When Pang Xuelin published a paper in the Annals of Mathematics before, he was reported by the media.

This time it is even more exaggerated, what a prodigy, genius, future Fields Medal winner, all kinds of exaggerated titles are thrown on Pang Xuelin's head without money.

There are even scholars who follow the trend on the Internet and specifically popularize the origin and significance of the BSD conjecture to the public.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the million-dollar award from the Clay Institute, which has risen to 1.5 million dollars due to inflation, close to 10 million yuan.

Such a huge prize has also sparked a lot of discussion.

In pressing, some people have asked the question, how to evaluate Pang Xuelin's work to prove the BSD conjecture?

One of the answers was topped out.

In principle, there is no one qualified to evaluate Pang Xuelin's work, and BSD conjectures that it is still in the peer review stage, and it is believed that the results will be available in the next few weeks. Of course, the academic community generally tends that Pang Xuelin's paper is correct, and even if there are problems, Pang Xuelin's proof ideas and the mathematical methods proposed in the paper have great potential to be tapped. If this paper is verified, then Pang Xuelin will definitely win the Fields Medal issued by the International Mathematical Union three years later, and he will become the first Chinese Fields Medal winner, and the third Chinese Fields Medal winner after Yau Chengtong and Tao Zhexuan. Pang Xuelin is only 23 years old this year, and he will only be 26 years old in three years. The youngest Fields Medal winner in history is the French mathematician Jean-Pierre Serre, who won the prize at the age of 28. To sum up, if Pang Xuelin really proves the BSD conjecture, it will be an unprecedented achievement! “

That night, a video of Pang Xuelin's class was recorded by a student and uploaded to Station B.

In the video, Pang Xuelin quoted classics to tell the history of algebra development and the origin of group theory, which was both popular science and interesting teaching methods, which made many netizens addicted, especially at the end of the video, there was also a scene of Ai Ai teasing Pang Xuelin.

This video sparked a large number of netizens to watch and quickly detonated the Internet.

After reading it, I was anxious about my IQ. The world of mathematics is really not a place for ordinary people, everyone is hanging, and the one on the podium is no exception! ”

"Pang Shen's lectures were so interesting that they succeeded in making me interested in mathematics."

"Abstract algebra, I still can't forget the fear of being dominated by algebra and numbers in my college days."

"I'll go, Pang Shen is so handsome, he successfully aroused the old man's girlish heart!"

"There's a big easter egg at the end, the mixed-race girl is so beautiful!"

"What the hell is the end? Pang Shen was molested by his sister like this? ”

"Ahh......h This girl, let go of Pang Shen and let me come! ”

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The trend on the Internet continues, and in reality, Pang Xuelin is not at peace.

Walking on the road, he will be recognized by students onlookers, and at night, reporters even appear downstairs in the teacher's apartment where he lives.

Fortunately, the security guards of Jiangda were more powerful and arrived in time, allowing Pang Xuelin to get rid of the reporters' encirclement and interception.

Pang Xuelin originally thought that such a storm of public opinion would last for a day or two at most, and then it would slowly cool down.

But on September 13, a headline article in The Times once again pushed Pang Xuelin to the forefront.

This time, The Times interviewed Andrew Wiles, a professor at Oxford University and a proover of Fermat's theorem.

In the interview, Andrew Wiles spoke highly of Pang Xuelin's work, saying: "This paper is surprisingly perfect, so far I can't find anything debatable in the paper, and I hope to have a face-to-face conversation with Pang as soon as possible, which will help the mathematical community understand the core idea of this paper." “

Andrew Wiles' statement was transmitted back to China, once again arousing large-scale public attention.

Tao Zhexuan supported Pang Xuelin before, and there were many rumors, thinking that Pang Xuelin was Tao Zhexuan's student, and Tao Zhexuan's statement was suspected of favoritism.

But Andrew Wiles's statement made the doubts disappear in an instant.

Less than two hours after Wiles's statement was transmitted back to China, Jiangcheng University posted an announcement of the academic report on its official website.

According to the announcement, Pang Xuelin will give an academic report on the BSD conjecture in the auditorium of Jiangcheng University on September 20, 2019, and invites international mathematics scholars to participate.

There was also a registration link for the report in the notice, and 500 tickets were sold out in less than a day.

Of course, this kind of ticket is not something you can grab if you want to, and the registration link needs to fill in the applicant's various information, research fields, etc., and then reviewed by the School of Mathematics of Jiangcheng University, and after the review is passed, the electronic tickets for the report will be issued.

As for big bulls like Tao Zhexuan, Deligne, and Wiles, naturally there is no need to be so troublesome, and the Jiangcheng Academy specially sent them an invitation.

The participants were all arranged in a five-star hotel near Jiangda, and Mr. Liu even sent an invitation email to Perelman, who was in seclusion, but whether he would arrive was another matter.

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September 20, 2019.

The international mathematical community has focused on the auditorium of Jiangcheng University.

Hundreds of top mathematicians from all over the world gathered in Jiangcheng to witness this historic moment.

The world's major media, Xinhua News Agency, Reuters, Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, CCTV, BBC, CNN, etc., have sent strong reporting teams to wait outside the auditorium of Jiangcheng University, hoping to get first-hand information.

In the past few days, the mathematical community has been surging, some people have recognized Pang Xuelin's proof, and some people have raised doubts, so whether it can be recognized by the international mathematical community depends on Pang Xuelin's performance at this report meeting.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Pang Xuelin came out of the apartment in a suit and leather shoes, and the door opposite also happened to open. ”

In the past few days, because of the ubiquitous reporters, Pang Xuelin was so disturbed that he had to stay at home, and even stopped his abstract algebra class to prepare for this report.

After Liu Tingbo learned about Pang Xuelin's situation, he specially asked Qi Xin, who lived opposite Pang Xuelin, to help take care of Pang Xuelin's daily life.

Of course, this so-called care is only to help Pang Xuelin bring food, or buy daily necessities.

Therefore, the two are much more familiar than they were at the beginning.

Pang Xuelin smiled and nodded, "Thank you!" ”

The two went to the auditorium side by side, and when they came to the outside of the auditorium, Qi Xin went directly to report to help receive the participating scholars, and the reporters waiting at the door of the auditorium saw Pang Xuelin, like a shark smelling blood, and suddenly surrounded him.

"Professor Pang, how sure are you about today's report?"

"Professor Pang, if you get a $1.5 million grant from the Clay Institute, have you figured out how to spend it?"

"Professor Pang, some scholars think that there is a problem with your paper, what do you think?"

"Professor Pang, is that girl your girlfriend just now?"

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Pang Xuelin just smiled faintly and kept silent, he had already experienced this kind of scene once in the three-body world, so he was not unfamiliar.

Soon, the on-site staff found the abnormality and came up to help Pang Xuelin relieve the siege.

Pang Xuelin came to the backstage of the auditorium, and Liu Tingbo and others had been waiting for a long time.

"Xiao Pang, how are you preparing?"

Pang Xuelin nodded and said, "Don't worry, Dean Liu, it's no problem!" ”

Liu Tingbo said: "Okay, then you can rest here first, the guests are about to enter, I will go to receive it now." ”