Chapter 491

If you want to say that Ueda Shinichi's most notable achievement in the field of mathematics, it is undoubtedly the 512-page paper that proves the ABC conjecture!

Similarly, it is also the proudest achievement of Shinichi Ueda.

But as mentioned earlier, his 512-page paper is a completely new mathematical method, and even the "object" of research is completely new!

As a result, in today's world, no one but himself can fully understand the theoretical content of his long thesis.

It's a lot of pain!

No one can read it, which means that no one can prove the correctness of Ueda Shinichi's solution.

Therefore, the ABC conjecture is still the ABC conjecture, not the ABC theorem!

Ueda's 500-page paper was made public at the beginning of the millennium, but more than 20 years later, it is still in such a predicament.

During this period, Ueda Shinichi also tried various ways to promote the "intercosmic Teichmüller theory" proposed in his paper, but his status in the international mathematical community was not enough, and many times he returned to no avail.

Shinichi Ueda knew he had to do something.

It just so happened that his junior brother Ichiro Ida came to him and told him about the "bet" of two million dollars between him and Cheng Nuo.

Shinichi Ueda understands that this is an opportunity!

An opportunity to show the world what he's made of.

Taking advantage of this popularity, once successful, his status in the mathematical community will naturally rise rapidly.

When the time comes, before it is his turn to speak, many people will rush to the embrace of the great theory of the "Teichmüller theory of the universe".

So this time, Ueda Shinichi did not hesitate to go down in person and come to this troubled water.

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Hua Guo, Tsinghua University.

Dean Ding hurried to the Institute of Mathematics.

Pushing open the door of the office, I couldn't help but shake my head and smile when I saw Cheng Nuo drinking coffee and reading the information over and over again.

"You kid has such a big heart, what's the chaos outside, are you still so leisurely?"

Cheng Nuo got up and brought a chair for Dean Ding to sit down, "The fact is that this is already the case, no matter how much I do, I can't change anything." Since Ueda Shinichi dared to take on this challenge, it would be nice to let him try it. ”

"But to be honest, I don't believe Ueda Shinichi will take on this challenge. Cheng Nuo pointed to himself, "Because, even if I am myself, I can't solve the BSD conjecture without creating a new theorem, so it's even more impossible for Ueda Shinichi!"

Dean Ding smiled heartily, "You kid is very confident!"

"It's not that I'm too confident, but I believe that Ueda Shinichi can't compare to me in BSD guessing!" Cheng Nuo shrugged his shoulders and said very casually.

Cheng Nuo said that this sentence was not without purpose.

In terms of difficulty, the BSD conjecture itself is more difficult to prove than the ABC conjecture!

What's more, Cheng Nuo successfully proved the BSD conjecture, which was recognized by the world mathematical community. As for Ueda Shinichi, it has not yet been recognized by the mathematical community.

Regardless of the qualifications brought by age, the current Cheng Nuo is better than Ueda Shinichi in every aspect.

"You!" Dean Ding smiled, and his face immediately became serious, "Your struggle with Ueda Shinichi this time, after the fermentation of the past few days, has not only risen to the level of the mathematical circles of the two countries. ”

"That's why I'm here to discuss with you whether I want to take any countermeasures!"

Cheng Nuo and Shinichi Ueda.

Cheng Nuo is recognized as the first person of the "Golden Generation" by the Chinese mathematics community.

And Ueda Shinichi, among the older generation of figures in the island country's mathematics community, is also one of the mainstays.

It can be said that, to a certain extent, the two can represent the mathematical community in their respective countries.

Therefore, this confrontation between the two has been regarded as a tentative contest between the mathematical circles of the two countries in the outside world.

They are also very curious about which one is stronger or weaker.

After being reminded by Dean Ding, Cheng Nuo also reacted.

Indeed, this counterattack is still very necessary.

But what should be used as a counterattack point?

Cheng Nuo frowned and thought, and suddenly a flash of inspiration.

He looked at Dean Ding's gaze, and the corners of his mouth curled, "Dean, I think, the ABC conjecture is an interesting thing." ”

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It's May.

After two months off, Cheng Nuo became busy again.

But this time, in addition to Zhang Wei, Cheng Nuo ushered in two new colleagues.

One is Yan Zhiwei, who is at the same level as Zhang Wei, and the other is Professor Zhang Hua, who just won the Kohl Prize, the highest award in world number theory, this year.

These three, together with Cheng Nuo, will overcome the ABC conjecture in the later period.

And at the same time.

The "Morningside Mathematics Award", which represents the highest award for the Chinese people, also announced the list of nominees for this year.

Cheng Nuo's name is impressively listed.

The Morningside Mathematics Prize is the highest award of the World Congress of Chinese Mathematicians, so it is also known as the "Chinese Fields Medal".

The award is open to Chinese mathematicians under the age of 45 who have made outstanding achievements in basic and applied mathematics.

The award is given every three years, and this year is the seventh edition.

The Morningside Prize in Mathematics consists of one Gold Medal and three Silver Medals.

But the award is open to all mathematicians of Chinese descent, not just mathematicians of Chinese descent.

Therefore, in the past, three of the four mathematicians who won the award were almost all Chinese mathematicians of other nationalities.

In particular, the gold medal of the Morningside Mathematics Award is firmly held in the hands of foreign mathematicians.

This incident was very embarrassing to the mathematicians of Huaguo.

But this time, it's different!

Originally, at the beginning of the year, the nomination list of the Morningside Mathematics Award Organizing Committee did not have the name Cheng Nuo.

As for the gold medal candidates, they have long made a consensus within themselves, and they are ready to award it to an Australian Chinese mathematician.

Even the medallion with the name of the winner of the Gold Medal engraved on it has already begun to be prepared.

But at this time, Cheng Nuo's birth disrupted the rhythm of the organizing committee.

Cheng Nuo proved the BSD conjecture and was fully eligible for age and awards.

With Cheng Nuo's current achievement, the people of the organizing committee can't think of it at all, if this award is not awarded to Cheng Nuo, who still has that qualification.

As a result, he could only reformulate his plan and prepare to award the gold award to Cheng Nuo.

Cheng Nuo also got the news.

At that time, he was discussing the next research plan with Zhang Wei and Zhang Wei in the office, and the three congratulated Cheng Nuo after learning the news.

Cheng Nuo was not surprised.

What he cares about now is not the Morningside Math Prize, but the Fields Medal.

Although the Morningside Mathematics Prize is known as the "Chinese Fields Medal", it is still only an award in the Chinese circle, and it cannot be compared with a world-class weight award such as the Fields Medal.