Jiang Chengdong is not an expert in mathematics after all, so he can't personally verify the correctness of Duan Yun's paper, so the only thing he can do now is to ask the experts from the school to verify whether Duan Yun's paper is valid.

After making a round of phone calls, Jiang Chengdong got up and came to the small conference room next to the office with Guo Haitao.

Subsequently, Guo Haitao printed more than a dozen copies of Duan Yun's paper and waited for it to be reviewed by the faculty and staff of the Department of Mathematics who came to verify the paper.

Although Guo Haitao was a little anxious in his heart, he also knew that Duan Yun's paper was of great significance, and the procedures that should be followed must still be followed.

In addition, generally speaking, as long as the relevant responsible tutor approves the ordinary paper, it can be sent directly by the school to the relevant academic journal, and this time it is so exciting, more than ten senior experts and professors in mathematics are called to review at the same time, which is quite rare in the 100-year history of Huaqing University!

At this time, Jiang Chengdong sat in the center of the conference room, although his face looked calm, but his hand holding the thermos cup trembled slightly.

As a principal, he knew very well what a shock it would bring to the mathematical community if such a paper was published internationally.

What Jiang Chengdong values most is what kind of honor this thesis will bring to Huaqing University.

Solve any of the top 10 mathematical problems in the world today, and you can win the Fields Medal without any suspense.

The Fields Medal is an international mathematics prize established at the request of Canadian mathematician John Charles Fields, first awarded in 1936, and is often regarded as the Nobel Prize in mathematics (the Nobel Prize itself does not have a mathematics prize).

The Fields Medal is awarded every four years at the International Mathematical Union's (IMU) quadrennial International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) to two to four young mathematicians for outstanding contributions. Winners must be under the age of 40 by New Year's Day of that year and will each receive a prize of 15,000 Canadian dollars (CAD) and a gold medal

This award can be said to be the top award in mathematics in the world, known as the Nobel Prize in mathematics, and is a supreme honor in the academic community.

In today's Chinese academic circles, no one has ever won the Nobel Prize, whether in mathematics or other aspects, or an award of the same name, which cannot but be said to be a kind of sadness and helplessness in the entire Chinese academic community.

A few years ago, on the occasion of the 90 th anniversary of the founding of the Huaqing University, the then premier of the State Council once said: "Why did I ask pure mathematics before? If we want to engage in original innovation, we must pay more attention to basic research, and without solid basic research, it is impossible to have original innovation." The Fields Medal, the highest award in the international mathematical community, has not been won by anyone in China so far. Now that the IT industry is developing rapidly, what does the source code depend on? It depends on mathematics! We build big airplanes, but we still have to buy foreign engines, why can't we have a mathematical foundation? We've all cleared the materials. Therefore, universities should focus on the century-old plan, and indeed have a group of people who can sit on the cold bench. ”

It can be seen from this that the top level of the state has obviously always attached great importance to the Chinese academic circles, and has always given support in all aspects in terms of finance and treatment, especially under the slogan of 'rejuvenating the country through science and education', which has been vigorously advocated in recent years, scientific research has long become the most priority strategy at the national level.

Huaqing has always been a top university in China, but even so, it still faces competition and pressure in all aspects.

In recent years, the number of excellent papers published by domestic universities has become larger and larger, and even many second-rate universities that used to be unknown are now frequently publishing high-level papers in top journals at home and abroad, while Huaqing has not had particularly outstanding academic achievements over the years.

And if Duan Yun's paper is really confirmed, cracking Hodge's conjecture will leave a heavy mark on his principal's resume, and it will even become a solid ladder for him to step into a higher position in the future!

Half an hour later, the professors and experts of the Department of Mathematics who had been notified began to come to the conference room one after another.

Although many professors complained about being recalled to school during the holidays, the principal had to listen to his orders, after all, no one wanted to affect their future titles and treatment because of such a thing.

After more than 20 minutes, after seeing that all the experts from the Department of Mathematics had arrived, Jiang Chengdong gave Guo Haitao a look, and the latter sent the printed Duan Yun's paper to everyone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I know that you are usually busy with work and rarely have a leisure vacation, but this paper is very important, so I hope you will review it carefully to see if there are any errors and loopholes. Jiang Chengdong cleared his throat and said after seeing that everyone had got the papers.

"Forehead......" Everyone present nodded when they heard this, and then they lowered their heads and carefully looked at the paper sent to their hands.

"Hodge's conjecture!?" Almost all the mathematicians present couldn't help but exclaim in surprise after seeing the title of the paper, and at the same time their eyes quickly turned to Guo Haitao.

The next moment, these mathematicians quickly turned their attention to Guo Haitao.

Now they don't know that the author of this paper is Duan Yun.

But they know that this paper on the Hodge conjecture, if it is really correct, is definitely a big thing that can make a national sensation!

Everyone's faces began to become solemn, and someone had already taken out paper and pen and began to verify the paper.

The minutes began to pass, and the air in the conference room was a little serious and tense.

Half an hour passed.

An hour passed......

Last night, Guo Haitao spent three hours verifying this paper, and the level of experts in these mathematics departments was worse than Guo Haitao's, so it naturally took more time.

Many people already had shocked looks on their faces, and they had clearly not found the loopholes in the paper.

When it was time for lunch, Jiang Chengdong informed the canteen staff who stayed in school to send a box lunch.

But at this time, no one moved chopsticks to eat.

Because everyone is waiting for a historical moment in Huaqing University.

Finally, a bald professor sitting on the edge was the first to put down the pen in his hand, then got up and walked in front of Guo Haitao, stretched out his hand and said, "Old Guo, congratulations!"

"Congratulations!" a lecturer sitting on the other side also got up and said to Guo Haitao with a smile.