"China's 23-year-old math genius makes history! The BSD conjecture proof has been unanimously recognized by the mathematical community, and Pang Xuelin is expected to receive a huge prize from the Clay Institute of Mathematics in the United States! ”

The New York Times was the first to publish the headline on its official website.

Immediately afterwards, the media of various countries followed up one after another.

BBC: "Chinese geniuses have conquered the international mathematical community, and BSD conjecture proofs have been recognized by top scholars in mathematics such as Faltins, Deligne, Wiles, Gross, and Coates. ”

Asahi Shimbun: "The son of the dragon shines in the world, and China is about to give birth to the youngest Fields Medal winner in history." ”

Chosun Ilbo: "Chinese genius tackles world-class math problems, Pang Xuelin is suspected of having Korean ancestry." ”

Uh, looks like there's a strange stuff mixed in.

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Compared with the slightly subtle praise of the media in other countries, the reports of the domestic media are even better.

Xinhua News Agency: "At the great moment, the proof of BSD conjecture by Pang Xuelin, a genius mathematician in China, was officially recognized by the international mathematical community!" ”

People's Daily Online: "Remember this day, September 20, 2019, a historic moment in the Chinese mathematics community, the name Pang Xuelin will resound all over the world!" ”

The Paper: "Pang Xuelin shows greatness, this 23-year-old mathematical genius is crowned king!" ”

"I'm coming, I'm conquering!"

Tencent reprinted the title of Observer.com on the front page of its official website.

In the report, the reporter wrote: "Today, China's young mathematician Pang Xuelin held an academic report on BSD conjecture proof at Jiangcheng University, and Pang Xuelin's perfect proof process conquered many top mathematicians at the meeting, and the scene resounded with five-minute applause. After entering the question session, none of the top mathematicians who participated in the meeting raised their hands to ask questions, which is extremely rare in any academic report. Top mathematicians such as Faltins, Denieri, and Wiles spoke out on the spot, saying that the proof paper of Pang Xuelin's BSD conjecture has passed the expert review process of the world's top mathematics journal "Annals of Mathematics" and will be released next month. This means that the international mathematical community has officially recognized Pang Xuelin's work, and Pang Xuelin will become the second mathematician to solve the seven major problems of the millennium after Perelman......"

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Compared with the excitement of the media, the Internet is in an unprecedented carnival.

If before, the Chinese people were still worried about whether Pang Xuelin's proof could be recognized by the international mathematical community, then at this time, everyone breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. The discussion about Pang Xuelin and BSD conjecture in the major post bars and forums has swiped the screen again, and the posts that saw Pang Xuelin before were hung high by netizens, digging graves and whipping corpses.

Those students of Jiangcheng University who participated in the report meeting were proud to share what they saw and heard at the report meeting with the majority of netizens.

"You don't know the shock, everyone in the audience stood up and applauded, including those top bulls, these characters who only appeared in textbooks in the past, are applauding the mathematicians of our country, that kind of pride, there are no words to describe it!"

"I'm going crazy, I'm trembling when I'm typing excitedly, I can only say, Pang Shen today, a battle to become a god!"

"This is the role model of our young generation, you don't know how handsome Pang Shen was when he gave a speech on stage, and when Faltins, Deligne, Wiles, Gross, and Coates expressed their approval of Pang Shen one after another, I couldn't control my tears at all! I don't know why, excited, so excited! “

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At the same time, a Weibo post written by a Chinese scholar who attended the meeting was also widely retweeted and discussed by netizens.

He wrote on Weibo: "The report meeting is over, and I am still excited, and I can't help myself. It is said that it is better to be famous than to meet, Pang Xuelin's report meeting has opened the eyes of mathematicians around the world, at least I have never seen such a scene. Before the start of the presentation, many mathematicians who attended the meeting attended the presentation with questions. “

However, in the presentation, Pang Xuelin perfectly explained some of the problems in the paper that were passed or ambiguous, and completely filled up some subtle flaws in the BSD conjecture, which is a textbook-level proof, with rigorous logic and exquisite conception, which can be called a masterpiece. It is precisely because of this that in the following question session, the venue fell into a cold field. To be honest, there are not a few academic seminars I have attended, and this is the first time I have seen such a scene. ”

"Pang Xuelin is only 23 years old now, and I have no contact with him, but according to the level shown in this paper, it is difficult for me to imagine what kind of height he will go to in five years, ten years later, and what kind of shock will he bring us!"

"I am fortunate that our country can produce such a mathematical genius, and I hope that a genius like Pang Xuelin will not be a flash in the pan!"

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In the "NEWS Network" of Yang Ma that night, it took nearly three minutes to broadcast this news.

This morning, Pang Xuelin, a young mathematician in China, held an academic report at Jiangcheng University to show the proof idea of the BSD conjecture to the mathematical community, which was highly recognized by the international mathematical community. The paper will be published in the Annals of Mathematics, a top international mathematics journal, on the first issue of next month. To this end, our reporter interviewed Professor Pang Xuelin! ”

As soon as the picture turned, Pang Xuelin's figure appeared on the TV.

"Professor Pang, your proof of the BSD conjecture has been highly recognized by international peers, I would like to ask how you feel now?"

"It's calm, in fact, after the publication of the paper, the BSD conjecture is over for me, and today's report is just a supplement to this paper."

The reporter said: "Then aren't you worried that this paper will not pass peer review?" “

Pang Xuelin smiled: "For me, only when I am 100% sure that the paper will be released, and if the paper is published, then the research will come to an end, and it doesn't matter whether everyone agrees with it or not, because the truth is there." Of course, I am also very glad to have so many colleagues in the field of mathematics participate in my presentation today, and I will do my best to explain my academic views to you, and I am glad that you have recognized my work. ”

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After the report meeting, this tide of public opinion lasted until the eve of the National Day, when it was replaced by the news of the 70 th anniversary of the National Day and the military parade.

But Pang Xuelin has become a national idol, walking on the school road, students come to ask for a group photo, and when he goes to the street, he even arouses people to watch.

He had to live in seclusion, except for occasional classes, most of the time he stayed in his teacher's apartment at Jiang University, and occasionally went back to his grandparents' house.

During this period, his parents, who were traveling abroad, called him several times and encouraged him.

Pang Xuelin originally thought about whether to let his father come back early and hand over the flying blade materials to his team to study.

But think about it, forget it, this year is the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of my parents, and the two planned a trip around the world that lasted for three months.