Yanda Library

Even during the summer vacation, the Yanda Library is still operating normally.

Liu Yichen took the campus card, swiped it, and took Feng Lin into the library. After all, the atmosphere of studying at home was a little less, so Liu Yichen took Feng Lin to the library every day. In the library, there are all kinds of books.

It is a real ocean of knowledge.

There is still almost a month left before the start of the school year. Liu Yichen will not waste this month. He will try his best to improve other subjects to level 10.

Even when he was watching the Olympic Games with his family for the past two weeks, Liu Yichen did not give up studying. Influenced by Liu Yichen, Feng Lin also continued the habit of reading and studying, unlike other students who completely let themselves go after the college entrance examination.

Either watch TV to your heart's content, or sleep until you wake up naturally.

Being with good people will always make you better.

Although Yanda has already entered the summer vacation, there are still many students staying on campus, not to mention there are research institutions here. They don't have any summer vacation or winter vacation. They need to check information in the library.

Therefore, in the library, the learning atmosphere is the strongest. Liu Yichen took a copy of "University Physics" and read it with gusto. Although he chose the Mathematics Department of Yanda, it did not mean that he would only study mathematics.

You can learn other aspects of knowledge.

Feng Lin chose to major in international relations. She couldn't understand the formulas, symbols and analysis diagrams written by Liu Yichen. Under Liu Yichen's guidance, she read "Contemporary Western International Relations Theory". This book is

Old book, published by Fudan University Press. The author is Ni Shixiong, who is a big name in international relations.

While Liu Yichen was spending his days in the library, far away in the United States, in the editorial department of the Annals of Mathematics, editors were screening papers submitted by mathematicians from all over the world. As editors of authoritative mathematics journals, each of them

They are all PhD graduates from prestigious mathematics schools, and they still have basic mathematics professional abilities. Some papers with low standards or obvious errors will be rejected directly. However, they will screen out high-level mathematics papers and submit them to the deputy editor or editor-in-chief.

After review, these editors cannot directly arrange for publication of the paper, but invite famous mathematicians to serve as reviewers.

"Shit, you have the nerve to submit this kind of paper to our "Annals of Mathematics". Does the author of this paper think that we are idiots? Or are we professors at the University of Western Australia in mainland Australia? This is the level of professors? It's so disappointing. It seems

The level of mathematics in mainland Australia is just like that!" Editor 'Alan' patted his head and thought that he had seen a ghost. He reviewed four papers today, and there was no doubt that they were all worthless. Alan saw it at a glance.

There were a lot of mistakes.

Without hesitation, Allen clicked on the rejection of the paper and then attached the errors in the paper.

"Haha, what do these people think our "Annals of Mathematics" is? We are a century-old journal. I also read two papers today. One is a PhD in mathematics from the University of Tokyo. He is in the field of calculus. The result

I made a serious mistake. I really don’t know how a PhD in mathematics from a well-known university could make such a serious mistake!" Editor 'Jones' shrugged and said: "What's even more outrageous is that a university professor from Brazil promoted his own creation

God, you know, that was an engineering professor. An engineering professor dared to claim that he created a new calculus system. Newton and Leibniz were probably going to be furious from heaven.

Returned to the human world."

"What do you mean? I read a paper this morning. A philosophy professor from Tufts University thought he had solved the Riemann Hypothesis. The proof of the Riemann Hypothesis was just a piece of paper!" Hathaway said.

There is a wry smile here.

The Riemann Hypothesis is one of the seven major mathematical problems and is known as the brightest pearl in the crown of number theory. It has been more than a hundred years since Riemann proposed the Riemann Hypothesis. I don’t know how many famous mathematicians want to conquer the Riemann Hypothesis.

The result always failed.

The huge fame of the Riemann Hypothesis has attracted the interest of various civilian mathematicians, who have used various bizarre methods to prove that they have solved the Riemann Hypothesis.

Anyway, every year in the United States alone, at least ten people claim to have proved the Riemann Hypothesis. Some people even openly claim on talk shows that they have conquered the Riemann Hypothesis. The Clay Mathematics Institute should award a prize of US$1 million.

To himself, the Fields Medal should be awarded to him.

Civil science does not only exist in China, but also exists all over the world. Unfortunately, every time this happens in China, many people will stand up and ask the Chinese people to reflect on why such ridiculous things happen in China.

China, why has rigorous science gone astray in China?

Anyway, whatever happens, it seems to be a phenomenon unique to China, requiring people to reflect!

The editors of the "Annals of Mathematics" complained crazily that this was one of the joys of their daily work.

"Annals of Mathematics" is one of the four major mathematics journals in the world. There are dozens of mathematics papers submitted from all over the world every day. However, only a few can pass the preliminary screening of the editors, and they are submitted to reviewers after being reviewed by the deputy editor and chief editor.

There are even fewer human ones, which is why the "Annals of Mathematics" only publishes one issue every two months, and only a hundred articles can be published in the "Annals of Mathematics" every year.

But even so, sometimes it is not always possible to publish an issue in two months. Delays are common because the quality of the papers is not enough and the number of papers is not enough to publish one issue.

"Hey, this paper is interesting. It is about Zhou's conjecture about Mersenne primes!" Hathaway suddenly exclaimed, with a look of curiosity: "Zhou's conjecture was very popular in the study of Mersenne primes. Back then,

My doctoral thesis was about research on Zhou’s conjecture, but unfortunately I was not able to prove Zhou’s conjecture in the end!”

Hathaway showed interest and couldn't help but look at the author of the paper: "This Liu is actually a freshman in the Mathematics Department of Huaxia Yan University. It's really disappointing!"

Hathaway's face showed disappointment.

There is a consensus in the world that China is a big country in mathematics, but it is not a powerful country in mathematics. Although they have produced several famous mathematicians, they are not enough to be ranked as a powerful country in mathematics.

"China? They can also show off their power imo. As for universities, haha~~" Allen said disdainfully: "Their best college students majoring in mathematics will come to the United States after graduation. Only mathematics majors at American University

It is the best. The Department of Mathematics at Princeton University is the mecca of mathematics, undoubtedly No. 1!"

"Alan, you are right. I know that Xu just received a doctorate from Princeton University this year, but he is engaged in algebraic geometry research. As for the freshmen of mathematics at Yanda, haha~~" Jones shrugged, his words self-explanatory.

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Although Hathaway also looked disappointed, as a qualified editor, she still had basic professional qualities. Although she looked down on it, it did not prevent her from browsing the paper. As a Ph.D. student who studied Mersenne primes,

Hathaway's research on Mersenne primes was carried out by several editors. She was scornful at first, but the more she read, the more she became fascinated. After reading this paper online, Hathaway seemed to realize something. She would

This paper was printed.

"Hathaway, it's time to get off work. I'll treat you to a cup of coffee. There's a recently opened coffee shop that tastes very authentic!" Jones said to Hathaway. He had a good impression of Hathaway and wanted to try it.

In pursuit of Hathaway.

"No, Jones, I have to work overtime. I just read this paper. I didn't read it in too much detail. I think I have to read it in detail. This is a wonderful paper." Hathaway said, and then walked away.

Go to the printer to get the printed paper.

Jones showed surprise. As editors of the "Annual Review of Mathematics", they work for five hours a day, two and a half hours in the morning and two and a half hours in the afternoon. They only have to work five days a week and have two weekends off.

The annual income is more than 100,000 US dollars, but it is enough for them to become middle class, live in a villa and drive a car, and live a pleasant life.

They rarely work overtime and can read as many papers as they can. If they don't finish, they will read them tomorrow.

"Hathaway, that's just a paper written by a freshman from Huaxia University. How good is it? Do you think a freshman from Huaxia University can solve an important mathematical conjecture? Don't be ridiculous. It's not that I look down on them. Theirs

There is a problem with teaching. They can't calm down and are too impetuous, but academic research needs to be calm. Look at Perelman, this is the real math master, what research in mathematics should be like," Jones advised.

road.

Ever since Perelman proved the Poincare Conjecture, Jones' maverick character made Jones directly become his fan. His biggest idol is Perelman.

"No, no, Jones, you can drink your own coffee. I find this paper very interesting!" Hathaway took the 38-page paper and read it carefully from the beginning.

Jones muttered something to himself. He felt that Hathaway, a woman, deserved to be single until now. Such a woman was really disliked.

It's a pity that Hathaway didn't know what Jones was thinking. She looked at the paper with a calm mind. She held a pen in her hand and wrote down equations one after another on the scratch paper. As a person who studied Mersenne primes when she was studying for a doctorate, she had experience in this aspect.

Although his attainments are not as good as those of the big guys, they are more than those of mathematics professors in many universities.

"It's so exciting. I didn't expect that he solved Zhou's conjecture from this angle. I think he really solved Mersenne's prime number Zhou's conjecture." Hathaway spent more than two hours reading the paper from beginning to end, twice.

, she did not find a single error, which shocked Hathaway: "I didn't expect that a freshman from China could reach such a high level of mathematics. It's really shocking. Is this another terence chi-shen tao?"

Genius?"

terence Chi-shen Tao, also known as Tao Zhexuan, won the Fields Medal, the Ramanujan Medal and the MacArthur Genius Award in 2006 as a 31-year-old Chinese-American. He caused a sensation in the entire mathematics community and was regarded as an idol by countless young mathematicians.

, I don’t know how many people admire this math giant.

The legend of Tao Zhexuan has become familiar to many young people. For example, he participated in the International Mathematical Olympiad at the age of 10 and won the gold medal at the age of 12. When he entered middle school at the age of 14, he went to Flinders University to attend classes and won the Mathematics Award at the age of 16.

He received a science degree from Flinders University and a master's degree from the school at the age of 17. When he was only 17 years old, he came to the United States and studied under the Wolf Prize winner Elias Stein at Princeton University. At the age of 21

He received his PhD from Princeton University.

"The teacher is right, mathematics is a subject that emphasizes talent, not experience. Mathematics research relies on genius-like ideas and thinking, rather than rich experience!" Hathaway sighed.

Hathaway then responded to the author via email: "Dear Liu, the paper you submitted to "Annals of Mathematics" has been received and has passed the preliminary review. Please stay tuned for the latest progress of the paper."

After completing the email reply, Hathaway changed the status of the paper, passed the preliminary review, and submitted it to the next higher level for review.

After checking the time, Hathaway stretched, left the office with her bag, and went home from get off work.

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In Beijing, Liu Yichen turned on his computer and checked his mailbox. It was already three days later. When he saw the email reply from the "Annual Review of Mathematics", Liu Yichen showed a faint smile. It seems that the quality of the proof of Mersenne's Prime Number Zhou Conjecture is indeed good, and it was passed so quickly.

Preliminary review of "Annals of Mathematics".

He had checked the information. The review of the "Annals of Mathematics" was very strict, and most mathematics papers were rejected after failing the preliminary review.

Every year, there are many papers on mathematics, hundreds of thousands of them, but not many can actually be published in journals, and even fewer valuable mathematics papers.

Moreover, the impact factor of mathematics journals is because the number of citations is the least, so the impact factor of mathematics journals is often relatively small. For example, "Annals of Mathematics" is one of the four major mathematics journals, but its impact factor is 5.278, even if it has the highest impact factor

"Journal of Mathematics" only has 10.35, which is completely incomparable with other professional journals that have dozens or hundreds.

"The papers rewarded by the system are indeed good things. The products produced by the system must be high-quality. With such a paper, there will be no problem at all for graduating from the Department of Mathematics of Yanda, let alone graduating from an undergraduate degree." Liu Yichen secretly said.

After the paper passed the preliminary review, Liu Yichen seemed to be in a particularly good mood. He rode his bicycle with Feng Lin and went out to have sex.
Chapter completed!