Chapter 417: Inaugural Issue
The next day, when Pang Xuelin put the draft in front of Perelman, Perelman looked at Pang Xuelin with some incredulity and said, "Are you really done?" ”
Pang Xuelin nodded and said with a smile: "You take a look first, and if there is a problem, we will change it." ”
Perelman nodded, took the paper and looked at it.
After a long time, he showed a look of sudden realization on his face, let out a long sigh of relief, and said, "Pang, congratulations, you have succeeded again." ”
Pang Xuelin smiled: "Shouldn't it be said that it is us?" ”
"We?"
Perelman looked at Pang Xuelin in bewilderment.
Pang Xuelin smiled: "The whole proof process of Hodge's conjecture still continues your train of thought, it can be said that you have completed more than ninety percent of the work, and I just helped you make up for the last kick." ”
Perelman shook his head and said: "Pang, this is different, your critical kick is the key to the key, without your critical kick, I may not be able to complete the proof of the Hodge conjecture in my life." ”
Pang Xuelin smiled and said: "That's it, Grigory, the proof of Hodge's conjecture this time should be that we cooperate, how about it?" I'm going to leave this paper to you, and we're the co-authors. ”
"But ......"
Before Perelman could say something, Pang Xuelin directly interrupted him: "Okay, Grigory, it's decided, this paper will be written by you, it must be completed within half a month, and we are considered co-authors." Now that the proof of Hodge's conjecture has been completed, you will have to focus on teaching, and if you have time, you can give lectures to undergraduates, relax, and maybe take our understanding of mathematics to the next level. ”
"That'...... Let's go! ”
Perelman hesitated for a moment, then agreed.
Pang Xuelin smiled and said no more.
In the next half month, Pang Xuelin focused on the compilation of the first issue of Exploration magazine.
Shi Yi, Yang Heping, and Andrew White's paper on the dynamic APT was also submitted as scheduled.
Plus the paper he wrote earlier on the theoretical mechanism of superconductivity.
This issue of Discovery magazine is more than 200 pages long, and nearly two-thirds of it is occupied by these three papers.
The proof of the Hodge conjecture is one of the most outstanding academic achievements of the century, worth more than a Fields Medal.
Dynamic APT technology is a revolutionary achievement in the field of biology, which can promote the development of molecular biology to a deeper level of atomic biology.
Not to mention the paper on the theoretical mechanism of superconductivity, all future academic research on superconductors will be based on this paper.
Pang Xuelin is fully confident that this issue of Discovery Magazine will be an instant hit.
The remaining articles are also commissioned by the big guys, such as Wen Xiaogang's review on superconductors, Kirton Walker's review on King Long batteries, and Pang Xuelin's own inaugural speech and personal interviews, which can be described as full of dry goods.
The global academic community has been looking forward to the inaugural issue of this issue of Exploration magazine for a long time.
Since the announcement of the official establishment of Research by the Jiangcheng Institute for Advanced Study three months ago, it has quickly caused a sensation in the global academic community.
Everyone understands that the Chinese geniuses, who have set off countless storms in the academic world in the past two years, have begun to turn their attention to the field of academic discourse.
Compared with the Nobel Prize, in a sense, top journals have a greater influence in the academic world.
It can even shape the direction of a country's discipline.
Why are English-speaking countries so strong in academia today?
In addition to the relationship with the strong higher education in the United States and the United Kingdom, the two top journals "Nature" and "Science" have contributed a lot.
Behind the emergence of "Exploration" is the growing power of China, which has every chance to break the monopoly of these two top journals on the academic world.
Therefore, Chinese scholars have a completely welcome attitude towards the appearance of "Exploration".
Because Pang Xuelin made it clear that the "Exploration" series of magazines will be published in Chinese and English simultaneously, and the content of the two versions is completely identical, one externally and one internally.
If the Chinese submission is successfully accepted, the Discovery Publishing Group will help the contributor translate the Chinese paper into English free of charge, and if the English submission is accepted, the same will be translated into Chinese by the Discovery Publishing Group.
This kind of translation work, Pang Xuelin directly handed over to MOSS.
With the help of system-rewarded quantum computers, MOSS is now gradually taking the form of strong artificial intelligence.
A lot of the scientific computing work of the Qiantang Laboratory has the participation of MOSS behind it.
With its gatekeeping, there is almost no possibility of translation errors.
Time passed day by day, and before I knew it, it was the day that scholars around the world had been looking forward to.
July 1, 2022.
Princeton, USA.
Early in the morning, as soon as Dligne entered his office in the Annals of Mathematics, he saw several scholars from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, looking around Henderson, the secretary of the office.
Deligne couldn't help but be a little surprised: "What are you doing here?" ”
At this time, Henderson raised his head and said: "Professor Deligne, come and take a look, the inaugural issue of "Exploration" contains several heavyweight papers, one of which is a proof of the Hodge conjecture that Pang Xuelin and Perelman worked on......"
"Hodge's conjecture is being proven?"
Deligne couldn't help but be taken aback.
The Hodge conjecture is one of the seven major problems of the millennium, and its importance in academia is undeniable.
Although it has long been rumored in the academic community that Perelman has been working on the Hodge conjecture, no one expected that this conjecture would be solved silently.
"Show me the paper."
Deligne said.
Henderson raised his head with some hesitation: "Professor Deligne, we only have one ...... in the mathematics department."
As soon as Henderson said this, the scholars at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, who were around him, also looked at Deligne.
This big guy is awesome. But if you want to take advantage of the situation to pressure others to read papers exclusively, don't even think about it.
Deligne instantly understood everyone's gaze, and said to Henderson: "You are stupid, why don't you just copy a dozen copies of his paper and send it to everyone?" ”
Immediately, Henderson patted his head and remembered that there was a better way.
Deligne smiled: "The original is here and will be delivered to my office later." ”
Ten minutes later, Henderson delivered the inaugural issue of Discovery magazine to Deligne.
Discovery magazine is printed on 16-carat coated paper, which also exudes a faint scent of ink.
Flipping through the front page of the magazine, there was a frontispiece written by Pang Xuelin.
"There is a famous poet in Chinese history who once said that the road is long, and I will go up and down to seek.
The general idea is that the road to the pursuit of truth is difficult and long, but I will persevere, and spare no effort to pursue and explore.
No matter how our human society develops, no matter how far our science and technology have progressed. Truth is always a light on the path of human civilization.
Pursue the truth, dig the truth, and seek the truth.
It is a goal that all human beings, especially as scholars, need to pursue tirelessly throughout our lives.
Science originated from human curiosity, and our ancestors first looked beyond the world we live in, and he opened up a light of wisdom for us to pursue truth.
Today, the vast majority of our cognitive systems are constructed from scientific truths.
Over the years, we have developed a set of effective research methods.
As the recorders and writers of nature, the real vision of scientists is to penetrate all kinds of chaotic natural phenomena and get a glimpse of the true nature of affairs.
Discovery magazine was founded with this goal in mind.
Explore the nature of nature and the universe, and pursue the light of truth.
We welcome submissions and subscriptions from interested scholars from all over the world. ”
"That's a good frontispiece."
Deligne smiled, then flipped to the page of the Hodge's conjecture and looked at it carefully.
At the same time, New York, USA.
Scientific Publishing Group, Office of the Editor-in-Chief of Scientific Journals.
Dr. Jacob Schmidt, Editor-in-Chief of Science Magazine.
Dr. Jacob Schmidt looked thoughtfully at the magazine in front of him.
To William David, the deputy editor-in-chief who was sitting opposite, he said: "Our opponent is very fierce, and as soon as he makes a move, it is three heavyweight papers, and this time, not only the condensed matter physics community will explode, but also the mathematics and biology communities will explode." ”
William Davide nodded and said, "Hehe, that young man is indeed not to be underestimated. He just started to set up the Qiantang Laboratory some time ago, and it only took a long time to pull so many people over. This paper on dynamic APT can be said to be a different way, and if they really do it, I am afraid that they can win another Nobel Prize in chemistry. Shi Yi, Yang Heping, and Anderson White are really lucky. ”
Jacob Schmidt smiled: "It should be said that China has that talented boy, and that is the real luck." I am afraid that after today, the world's top scholars may be more eager for the Qiantang Laboratory. ”
Everyone can see that these heavyweight papers have the shadow of Pang Xuelin behind them.
As long as you join the Qiantang Laboratory, you don't have to worry about funding, and you have the opportunity to cooperate with Pang Xuelin.
Isn't life in the world the word fame and fortune?
Even those top academics are no exception.
Wherever it can bring them fame and fortune, they will gather.
Corton Walker, Shi Yi, Yang Heping, Anderson White, Perelman, Cao Yuan......
Numerous examples prove this beyond a doubt.
At the same time, a similar scene is happening in thousands of research institutions around the world.
Even scholars who had not subscribed to Discovery magazine before heard the news from their peers and sent subscription applications to the journal.
At the same time, the recruitment mailbox of Qiantang Laboratory once again set off a wave of application craze.
As for the domestic academic circles, after the inaugural issue of "Exploration" came out, it was even more boiling.
No one expected that Pang Xuelin would release such a big move.
The three papers, namely the theoretical mechanism of superconductors, the proof of the Hawk conjecture and the dynamic APP technology, are all Fields Medal or Nobel Prize-level achievements.
And these results appeared in the same issue of the journal at the same time, which is an unprecedented scene in the entire history of science.
At the same time, the response from academia quickly spread to the world's major media outlets.
"The seven major problems of the millennium are in the next city, and Perelman and Pang Xuelin cooperate to overcome the Hodge conjecture."
"The inaugural issue of Exploration magazine was officially launched, and the three top papers set off a storm in the academic community."
"The Qiantang Laboratory has shown its super strength, and China's talented teenagers are once again leading the new scientific and technological revolution."
"Dynamic APP technology has caused earthquakes in the biological community. Biologists generally predict that this will be the next generation of microscopy after cryo-EM, which is expected to provide a new means for the dynamic analysis of the structure and function of biological macromolecules. ”
"Nobel Prize-level papers are in charge, and Discovery Magazine will challenge the top journal status of Nature and Science."
"It is precisely in the field of academic discourse that China is launching a strong challenge to the West, and the establishment of the Exploration Publishing Group is expected to be comparable to the Science and Nature Publishing Group."
As for the domestic media, both the reaction and the publication of the inaugural issue of "Exploration" are even more exaggerated.
Xinhua News Agency was the first to publish a commentator's article, in which it wrote: "Today, the inaugural issue of Exploration, which has been concerned by the academic community for a long time, was officially launched. Professor Pang gave us all a huge surprise, not only was the top conjecture Hodge conjecture, one of the seven major problems of the millennium, successfully overcome, but also Professor Pang Xuelin and Professor Perelman, and the emergence of dynamic IP technology is expected to bring new opportunities for the development of biology. The theory of superconductivity is a clarion call for future room-temperature superconductors. The establishment of Qiantang Laboratory and Jiangcheng Institute for Advanced Study has completed such a high-level research in less than a year, making original contributions to the construction of China's academic system in the new era, and the establishment of Exploration Publishing Group will undoubtedly become another landmark event for China's academic community to rank among the world's first-class level. ”
"I didn't expect the Hodge conjecture to be overcome, as an undergraduate graduate of the Department of Mathematics, I still haven't even fully understood the content of the conjecture."
"Graduate students don't understand either."
"It's the realm of the gods, and mortals retreat, don't you know?"
In Zhihu, someone asked how to evaluate the official release of Discovery Magazine, and one answer was topped to the top.
"I am a Ph.D. student at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and I can't describe my feelings at this time in words. The issue of discrimination against Chinese scholars in the academic world is not a day or two. The probability of making scientific research results at the same level in China and appearing on the CNS is more than ten percentage points lower than that of top universities abroad, which is why many scholars are willing to stay abroad and follow the top teams.
Today, a top-level journal that truly belongs to us Chinese has appeared.
When National Science Review came out in the past, I was looking forward to the day when NSR would be able to compete with Nature, Science's top quality journals.
However, in recent years, although NSR has performed well, the impact factor has also risen steadily, and it has firmly established itself in the top five in the world in the field of comprehensive journals.
However, there is still a lot of gap between it and these two giants in the field of natural sciences.
The emergence of Exploration has given me a glimpse of the dawn of China's top academic journals surpassing CNS.
If nothing else, just take a look at the top three papers in this issue.
Hodge conjectures that the solution of one of the seven millennial problems, will have a profound impact on the field of geometric and algebraic topology.
Among the many mathematical problems solved by Professor Pang Xuelin, it is enough to rank in the top two.
Dynamic APT technology.
I'm a biological dog, and if there really is such a device that can dynamically analyze the function and structure of biological macromolecules at the atomic level.
Then, the study of the structure and function of biological macromolecules such as proteins, RNA, and polysaccharides will be advanced to an unprecedented level.
In a way, this device is enough to change the current research ecology of the biological community.
As for the theoretical mechanism of superconductivity, it is needless to say that Professor Pang has single-handedly promoted superconductivity research to a new level.
All future technological progress in the field of superconductivity is inseparable from the guidance of Professor Pang's paper.
These three papers are only the results of the establishment of the Jiangcheng Institute for Advanced Study and the Qiantang Laboratory in one year.
What surprised me even more was that the scholars who made these results did not originate from Professor Pang's single-handedness, such as the Hodge conjecture was completed by Professor Pang and Perelman.
The dynamic APT technology was co-authored by Professor Shi Yi, Professor Yang Heping, and Professor Anderson White.
The theoretical mechanism of superconductivity was co-led by Professor Cao Yuan and Professor Pang Xuelin.
It's hard for me to imagine how many surprises Professor Pang and his Qiantang lab will bring us next year, the year after that, or even five or ten years from now.
History allows for the existence of scientific giants.
For example, Bohr, who founded the Copenhagen School in history.
Bohr himself not only played a major role in the development of early quantum theory, but his epistemology and methodology played a role in promoting and guiding the creation of quantum mechanics, and his famous principle of complementarity was an important pillar of the Copenhagen School.
Bohr's Copenhagen Institute of Theoretical Physics became the Center for Quantum Theory Research, making it the most powerful school of physics in the world at the time.
Today, Professor Pang is playing a similar role.
In the field of mathematics, the Ponzi school founded by Professor Pang Xuelin has now become one of the most cutting-edge research hotspots in the field of mathematics.
In the field of natural sciences, the Qiantang Laboratory and the Jiangcheng Institute for Advanced Study led by Professor Pang Xuelin have begun to flourish.
His invention of the Golden Dragon battery set off a new industrial revolution.
And he is only 25 years old this year, and it is hard for me to imagine what he will bring to our human civilization in another ten or twenty years.
I am glad that Professor Pang is from China, born and raised in China. ”