Chapter 219

The Fields Medal, the highest award in the field of international mathematics, no mathematician would not care.

Simon, of course, is no exception.

Two years ago, when Simon won the Wiblen Prize, the highest award in the world of geometry, he set his next goal at the peak of the Fields Medal.

This year is a quadrennial year for the Philippine Awards.

Does Simon have a chance to win a Fields Medal this year?

Yes, there is.

But truth be told, the chances aren't great.

Simon's achievements in the field of algebraic geometry are not insignificant, but there is no shortage of geniuses in this world.

In a list of the top 10 mathematicians who are most likely to win a Fields Medal this year, Simon is only ranked eighth.

There are seven people in front of him, and their achievements in the field of mathematics are all higher than Simon's.

And every year, there are only four Filipino Award winners.

If nothing else, this year's Fields Medal won't be Simon's turn.

Although Simon is sure, the next Philippine Awards will definitely have his name in the list of winners.

But if you can win the Philippine Award this year, then why delay it for another four years.

The 34-year-old Filipino Award winner, in any case, enjoys a higher status than the 38-year-old Filipino Award winner.

The BAB conjecture is an opportunity that Simon has found.

An opportunity to point to this year's Philippine Awards!

With the position of the BAB conjecture in the field of algebraic geometry, once Simon can successfully prove it before the award of the Philippine Prize, coupled with a series of achievements in the field of algebraic geometry before, it is enough to increase the probability of his award.

It's not that it's nine out of ten, but there is still a seventy or eighty percent chance.

There are still six full months left until the International Congress of Mathematicians in September.

Six months to prove the BAB conjecture.

Even for Simon himself, it was no small challenge.

But in order to win the Fields Medal, Simon decided to give it a try.

Moreover, recently, Simon has made a more gratifying breakthrough in the process of overcoming the BAB conjecture.

This gave Simon a lot of confidence.

Knock knock~~!

While Simon's thoughts were wandering, there was a knock on the office door.

"Please come in!"

An old man on crutches, with gray hair and a pair of reading glasses, pushed the door open and walked in.

Seeing the visitor, Simon hurriedly got up and helped the old man to sit on the sofa.

"Teacher, why are you here?" asked Simon, who poured the old man a glass of water, sat down beside him.

This old man in his sixties is none other than Simon's mentor, Professor Lucas.

Others don't know, but Simon clearly knows that if it weren't for Professor Lucas, he wouldn't be where he is today.

Many people wonder why Simon would choose to be a professor at the University of Bonn.

Not to mention in the world rankings, the University of Bonn is ranked outside the top 10 in the rankings of German universities alone.

Simon, who became famous at a young age, was willing to teach at the University of Bonn without hesitation.

You must know that at the beginning, many well-known universities in the world, such as Cambridge in Yingguo and Haval in the United States, extended an olive branch to Simon and promised some quite generous conditions.

But Simon was unmoved and chose to join the University of Bonn.

The reason for this is because Simon's mentor, Professor Lucas, is the dean of the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Bonn.

Professor Lucas, a great expert in the field of algebraic geometry, a Fields Medal winner, is a rare person in this world who is better than him in algebraic geometry.

But now that Professor Lucas is older, he has taken a back seat and is no longer engaged in research.

But the impact remains.

With a younger generation like Simon, and Professor Lucas, an older generation of mathematicians, the University of Bonn has a faint tendency to become the center of algebraic geometry in the world in a few years.

Simon was a little confused about his teacher's sudden visit.

In response to Simon's doubts, Professor Lucas smiled and said, "I just happened to be passing by, just came to see you." ”

Then, Professor Lucas glanced at the messy scratch paper on Simon's desk and asked, "How's the research on the BAB conjecture going?"

"I kind of got a clue. Simon replied with a smile.

Obviously, Simon is still satisfied with the current research progress.

"Work hard, whether you can win the Fields Medal this year depends on this time!"

"Teacher, I know. ”

"Oh, yes. Professor Lucas seemed to remember something, and after a little recollection, he said to Simon, "Yesterday I heard Professor Orn say that there is a very young mathematician in China who is also working on the proof of the BAB conjecture. ”

"Chinese mathematician?" Simon raised an eyebrow and asked, "Teacher, what is the name of this mathematician?"

Professor Lucas gently spat out two words, "Gu Lu." ”

"Gu Lu......" Simon's brows furrowed slightly.

The name, somewhat familiar, should have been heard somewhere.

It's just that I can't remember it for a while.

Professor Lucas reminded with a smile, "Minimal model program." ”

Oh yes!

Simon remembered.

Last year, a paper on arXiv that sparked heated discussions to solve the two major problems of the minimal model program was written by one of the authors named Gu Lu.

Moreover, if he remembers correctly, this Chinese mathematician named Gu Lu is only 24 years old this year.

"Is that him......" Simon muttered to himself.

Simon admits that the Chinese mathematician named Gu Lu was indeed a rare mathematical genius.

But that genius is a genius who has not yet grown up.

After learning that Gu Lu was also working on the proof of the BAB conjecture, Simon did not show any worry or fear.

Perhaps, in a few years, that Chinese mathematician will bring him some trouble.

But now......

Simon didn't think he was going to lose to a young man who was only twenty-four years old.

Moreover, in today's mathematical community, he and Gu Lu are not the only ones who carry out the work of proving the BAB conjecture.

I don't know how many people want to climb the peak of BAB Guess and become famous in one fell swoop.

In Simon's opinion, Gu Lu is also one of them.

And Simon's opponent is not only Gu Lu, but at least hundreds.

Gu Lu was just one of them, but Simon didn't take it to heart.

Over the years, Simon has met many competitors, but he has beaten them one by one.

Presumably, this time, there will not be much of a surprise.

Just silently, Simon kept the name Gu Lu in his heart.

Maybe the current Gu Lu can't pose a certain threat to himself, but in a few years, when Gu Lu grows up completely, he will have to be vigilant.

Simon knows that in terms of mathematical talent, this 24-year-old Chinese mathematician may not be weaker than himself!

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