It turns out that if you don't push yourself, you never know how much potential you have.

When all the work was done, even Lu Zhou himself was shocked by his own speed, and in a week, he sorted out this paper, which was no less than the proof of Polygnac's conjecture.

Of course, this also has something to do with the related work he has done before, and this week's work is just tidying up.

The paper is fifteen pages long, and the title is simple, with only one sentence - "The overall structure of group theory".

Of course, it is empty to talk about the method without talking about the function, and in order to prove the superiority of his own mathematical method in solving the problem of infinity, he specially found two "example problems".

One is the problem of the infinity of prime numbers, and the other is Wilson's theorem.

These two questions have almost become the touchstone of the number theory community, and just summarizing the various methods of proving these two propositions is enough to pull them out separately and write a paper.

Similarly, Euler's theorem and Fermat's minor theorem, originally Lu Zhou intended to pull these two propositions out to play, but these two propositions themselves already have a fairly concise method of proving group theory.

The latter, in particular, is so concise that it can be done in just three lines, and there is really no room for improvement.

Using his method again, it is a bit of a snake.

Finally, before the deadline, Lu Zhou uploaded the paper.

……

On the morning of October 20, Lu Zhou dragged his suitcase, boarded the plane with Academician Lu, and flew from Jinling to Shangjing.

The organizer of this year's academic conference is Beijing Normal University, and the organizer is naturally the Chinese Mathematical Society.

Because it coincides with the 80th anniversary of the birth of the Chinese Mathematical Society, the pomp and circumstance of this conference is particularly grand. Not only many domestic academic leaders attended the conference, but also some internationally renowned mathematicians and well-known international friends in related fields were also invited to attend the conference.

The location of accommodation is arranged in the Dilong Hotel next to Beijing Normal University, as an invited guest, the cost of accommodation has been borne by the organizer, and Lu Zhou only needs to pay a registration fee of 800 yuan.

However, this little money, his boss Academician Lu has already paid for him, so he doesn't need to worry about it anymore.

I have to say that it's still cool to do research with a boss who is not bad for money.

Of course, the premise is that you have to be good enough.

After arriving at the capital airport, the two dragged their suitcases and got into Senior Brother Yan's car.

After chatting all the way, after arriving at the hotel, Senior Brother Yan parked the car in the underground garage and followed the two of them to the elevator.

Looking at Senior Brother Yan who came over, Lu Zhou was a little surprised and couldn't help asking.

"Senior brother, are you also attending this meeting?"

Senior Brother Yan smiled embarrassedly, and before he could speak, Academician Lu spoke for him: "This kid is here to join in the fun, you don't have to worry about him." ”

Senior Brother Yan smiled and said, "How can you say that you are here to join in the fun?" Isn't this cheering for my junior brother? ”

When Lu Zhou heard this, he was immediately embarrassed, and said with a smile: "How can this be embarrassing?" I'm just going to give a presentation on the stage, not on any major research results. ”

Senior Brother Yan seemed to already know something, smiled and patted him on the shoulder, squeezed his eyebrows and said, "Be modest, Senior Brother, I will congratulate you in advance!" By the way, aren't you going to give a presentation on stage? Do you want to get a haircut or something? It looks like a spirit point, too. ”

Lu Zhou: "......?" ”

Academician Lu smiled next to him and didn't speak, and Lu Zhou's face was confused.

It always felt like these two people were hiding something from him.

It was as if he was the only one in the dark......

……

When he arrived at the hotel, Lu Zhou put his suitcase and went to the lobby to eat.

Today is mainly to report, get the admission pass, and it will officially start tomorrow on the 21st.

Until the 25th, the conference lasted for five days.

Because of the important conference, the whole hotel has been chartered by the Chinese Mathematical Society.

When he finished eating, Lu Zhou looked up and found that the average age of sitting in the venue to eat was around forty or fifty years old. He's a master's student in his early twenties, sitting here, scouring the entire restaurant, and he's the youngest except for the waiters at the hotel.

Hurriedly settled the dinner, Lu Zhou wiped his mouth with a tissue, got up and went back to the room.

However, just as he was walking towards the elevator, someone suddenly greeted him and walked over with a familiar smile.

"Hello, hello, you are Lu Zhou!"

"Yes, you're ......?" Lu Zhou glanced at him suspiciously, not impressed at all.

"Wei Siyang, Ph.D. student at Aurora University," holding Lu Zhou's hand, the young man smiled and complimented, "I saw your live report at the Princeton academic conference, but I didn't have a chance to chat with you at that time, I really admired the name for a long time!" ”

"Don't dare to be, where is the big name...... I'm glad I will," Lu Zhou smiled shyly.

Although he knew that he was very good, every time others praised him, he still couldn't help but be embarrassed.

Wei Siyang smiled and continued to introduce the old man behind him to Lu Zhou, "Let me introduce to you, this is Professor Ma Changan, my boss, a great expert in algebraic geometry, and a popular candidate for academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences for 17 years!" ”

This Professor Ma has a very distinctive face, with a long face, perhaps he has been in an administrative position, and his temperament looks a little majestic.

Hearing his student's introduction to him, Professor Ma Changan smiled and waved his hand, and reprimanded his student, "What a popular candidate, don't brag for me, you kid, the organization has not decided, but you have decided for me." ”

Although he reprimanded his student, it can be seen that he still likes this inadvertent sycophant.

After a pause, I saw Professor Ma look at Lu Zhou and smile, and continued, "I have been doing research for 30 years, and it is just a small achievement, not worth mentioning. It's you young people, young and promising, it's really admirable. ”

"Professor Ma, you have a good reputation, and there are still many things I have to learn." Lu Zhou smiled and said modestly.

"It's good to be humble, but I think it's okay to be proud of what you've achieved at such a young age." After a pause, Professor Ma smiled and continued, "I heard, you're working on the Polygnac conjecture? ”

The research projects of 10,000 people are basically made public, and they do not involve confidential content such as national defense. And even if it is confidential content, if the level of confidentiality is not high, it is not a secret to the bigwigs who do this business.

Moreover, there was nothing to hide in the first place, Lu Zhou said with a smile.

"Yes."

Professor Ma raised his eyebrows with interest: "Where has the research been?" ”

Lu Zhou smiled and said casually: "There has been some progress. ”

The review of major mathematical conjectures is generally very slow, and he doesn't think it's strange to see that it's been reviewed for almost two months now, even if it's two months later.

The "Annals of Mathematics" has not replied so far, and the official website is still hanging on the status of peer review, and he can't say whether he can pass the test or not, so he doesn't dare to rashly say that he has been certified.

Unexpectedly, hearing his statement, Professor Ma Changan's face showed a look of interest, and he said with a smile, "Oh? Looks like you've got an idea? ”

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Sort of." ”

Ma Changan smiled: "It just so happens that I also have some research on number theory, why don't you give me your paper and let's communicate?" ”

Lu Zhou was slightly stunned, and looked at the old professor's eyes with a hint of doubt.

In academia, it is a presumptuous request to see the unpublished work of others.

What's more, he is not his student, and there is no reason to accept his guidance.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Zhou smiled and declined: "There is no need to communicate, I like to study math problems alone, so I won't waste your precious time." ”