Chapter 171: Reporter Interviews, Application Seminars, Embarrassing Mathematics Academicians: Why Don't You Stop?
At the end of the Science and Technology Awards Conference, the members of the leadership group had already left early.
The atmosphere of the venue became more lively.
Media reporters are also allowed to enter the lobby and do their own work at will.
Many scholars who are confident in their research projects are waiting to be interviewed by reporters, and even in the award-winning projects, there are those who are noticed and those who are not.
There are a few projects that are very much in the spotlight.
For example, it's like a big physics project, and there are some medical science projects.
Often, mathematical research is the least concerned, because a lot of mathematical theoretical research work is divorced from reality, and even if it is spoken, it is difficult for ordinary people to understand.
Today is an exception.
More than a dozen reporters walked towards Wang Hao, and even had a feeling of chasing stars.
The number of more than a dozen people does not sound like much, but in fact, there are no more than fifty reporters who can enter the lobby, in other words, more than one-third of the reporters are rushing towards Wang Hao.
Even the official media cares a lot about traffic, and no media wants the reports they publish to go unnoticed.
Wang Hao is the source of traffic.
In this lobby, few scholars can compare with the attention that Wang Hao has received, including the two old academicians who won the highest science and technology awards, and few people pay attention to them in the ordinary community.
The reporters all went to interview Wang Hao, and the other scholars could only look at it with a wry smile.
Of course, there were other scholars who were interviewed, but there were hundreds of people in the room, and it was nice to have a reporter interviewing them.
Zhu Peng and Wang Hao stood together, and they were about to leave together.
When he saw a lot of reporters coming over here, especially walking towards him, Zhu Peng subconsciously felt that he was here to interview him, he waved his hand with a smile, and then saw a group of reporters surrounding Wang Hao next to him.
He was just pushed out of the way.
Zhu Peng put down his hand embarrassedly, moved a few steps to the side, and then simply walked away, swearing again in his heart, "I will never be with Wang Hao next time......
Reporters surrounded Wang Hao.
Because they are all official media, they didn't rush to ask questions, and a reporter from CCTV took the lead in asking, "First of all, congratulations to Professor Wang Hao for winning the first prize in natural science, how do you feel at this time?" ”
Wang Hao's face didn't move, and he said four words lightly, "I'm very excited." ”
He was really excited when he presented the award, but now he is much calmer.
Looking at that calm appearance, coupled with the excited words on their lips, the reporters felt very weird, and they also wondered in their hearts, 'Maybe it's because they knew the news too early?' ’
A reporter also asked, "Can you tell me when you learned about the award?" ”
Wang Hao finally had an expression, and he said a little depressedly, "You ask this, and I have something to say." I don't even understand why I won the award myself, everyone else knew it earlier. ”
"Now this gossip is terrible, I went to the Science Foundation, and several people told me that I had won."
"When I came in the morning, I wasn't sure I had won the first prize, and everyone else knew. In this award, I suggest that the official should keep it secret, at least to ensure that the news channel is fair? ”
"Why don't I just announce it, why don't I know?"
The surrounding reporters all laughed when they heard it, and they naturally understood what Wang Hao meant.
The science and technology awards are only announced on the spot, but because there are many people involved in the selection of the awards, especially top academicians, there will definitely be some news that will be revealed.
But the same is true at the international level.
Some of the top academic awards, some of the winners are locked in early, and the relevant top scholars will know about the winners, but the winners themselves will not know because they will not be notified in advance.
Later, a reporter asked, "Professor Wang Hao, you won the first prize in natural sciences with "Finding the Infinite Columnar Mathematical Transformation Method", which is a research on the correlation analysis method of number theory. So do you think this is your best research? ”
"The best research?"
Wang Hao thought about it carefully, pursed his lips vigorously and said, "Probably not, I don't know which research is better, but the most impressive thing is the research related to Mersenne primes." ”
"Why?" The reporter asked with interest.
"It's fun to explore the unknown." Wang Hao explains, "This study uses mathematical methods to analyze numbers that others can only find by luck. ”
"It's critical. Every discovery of the Mersenne prime gives me a sense of accomplishment. ”
Wang Hao said very seriously, and he also gave an example, "It's like buying a lottery ticket." To buy a lottery ticket, we assume that it all depends on luck without any human intervention, but if you can use mathematical methods to analyze the results of the lottery and buy the corresponding numbers to win, will you feel a sense of accomplishment? ”
A group of reporters nodded along with him.
Needless to say!
You can win the lottery just by analysis, and the sense of achievement and harvest are directly full.
Wang Hao added complainingly, "It's a pity, GIMPS is poor, otherwise, I would have to let the server in the computer lab run 24 hours a day." ”
“……”
Many reporters didn't understand the meaning too much, but the content of the complaint seemed to be a little unfriendly?
Pinch this one!
A reporter continued to ask, "Ten days ago, you posted an argument on the NS equation on your blog, which attracted the attention of the international mathematical community and became the focus of the mathematical community. Is your current research related to the NS equation? ”
Wang Hao nodded and said, "The research I just completed is the NS equation problem. ”
He said solemnly, "Here, let me emphasize again that the NS equation solution set is smooth, at least at the conventional value. ”
"Bachmaster's interesting work shows that the output of the NS equation is unstable when the solution set is allowed to be coarse, but this does not negate the smoothness of the exact solution set of the NS equation."
"I've proven it. In the case of conventional values, the output of the NS equation is bounded convergence, even if it is only an approximate solution. ”
"In addition, I relied on the methods of function theory and functional analysis to analyze the values of variables, and I was able to derive ......"
"Ula Ula ~~"
A large number of professional terms came out of Wang Hao's mouth, making the reporters next to him dizzy, and some reporters standing in the back row hurriedly left silently.
The reporter standing at the front pretended to listen carefully, and then took a gap and hurriedly said, "Professor Wang Hao, that's it, I'll interview other people first." ”
A reporter pretended to be and even interviewed Zhu Peng.
Zhu Peng was very happy to find that a reporter had an interview, so he heard the reporter ask, "This professor, what kind of research are you doing?" ”
……
Zhu Peng returned to the hotel with Wang Hao with a complicated face.
The award ceremony was still very tiring that day, they just rested in the hotel, and the next day Zhu Peng went to the Science Foundation to deal with things related to the project.
Wang Hao went to Capital University.
Professor Wu Hui said that Capital University is going to hold a seminar on applied mathematics, and the topic is the application of the NS equation.
When he arrived at the gate of Capital University, Wang Hao met Academician Wu Hui.
Wu Hui was with several professors, and they came more than ten minutes in advance, waiting for Wang Hao.
After Wang Hao arrived, everyone walked in together.
Wu Hui and Wang Hao walked at the front, and also introduced, "This is an applied mathematics symposium led by Academician Zhang Hongxin, not a formal meeting, just a study together." ”
"It's mainly because of the research of Buckmaster some time ago."
"Many people began to worry about the unreliability of the NS equation, and Academician Zhang Hongxin organized a seminar with the purpose of theoretical analysis to make the research in the application field confident."
"This time, we will demonstrate the specific NS equation types and values for the thirteen main applications, and we will also carry out a series of calculations to cover the content of these thirteen main applications."
"At the very least, it is necessary to prove that even if you are looking for an approximate solution, the deviation is in a fixed range."
Wu Hui said and looked at Wang Hao, "This is your proof, the NS equation is bounded convergence under rough values, but you only proved that the output is bounded convergence, and the range of fluctuations is not determined." We need to demonstrate the range of fluctuations to ensure that there are no problems with universal application. ”
"Although it is not possible to prove that the NS equation solution set is smooth, at least it is necessary to ensure that there will be no problems in the application."
Wang Hao listened patiently, hesitated for a long time, and then said, "Academician Wu, I wanted to talk to you yesterday, but now I still say it...... I don't think this argument makes any sense. ”
"Why?" Wu Hui stood still and looked at Wang Hao full of doubts.
Others also approached to take a look.
Wang Hao said, "Because I have proved that the exact set of solutions for the application of the NS equation is smooth. ”
Wu Hui said, "I know your argument, but it only negates Buckmaster's research, and the bounded convergence of the output of the crude value NS equation does not mean that the original equation solution set is smooth." ”
Others said, "yes, we're doing an application argument, not just for Buckmaster, but his research is still worrying." ”
"While you have shown that the approximate output of the NS equation is bounded convergence, it is not certain how much the fluctuations will be."
"The smoothness of the NS equation is a problem of the century, and it is better to demonstrate it in detail in its application."
"When we do basic mathematics, the ultimate goal is to support application, not just theory!"
"Professor Wang, don't underestimate this meeting, it's very important!"
Listening to the voices of the people around him, Wang Hao didn't know what to say for a while, he had clearly stated that he had proved the smoothness of the NS equation, why should he argue for it?
He felt like he was almost convinced, but when he thought about it, something seemed wrong.
Never mind!
There are many of you, and you are right.
……
The seminar was held in a small conference room.
Because it was only a symposium, the number of participants was only a few dozen, but each one of them can be said to be the top scholars in the field of partial differential equations.
Among them, there are only four academicians of the Academy of Sciences, all of whom are fifty-five to sixty-five years old, and they can continue to work at an age that can be said to be Taishan Beidou Di.
The others also have the title of professor of mathematics, and most of them come from various top universities, and a few are from the Institute of Mathematics of the Academy of Sciences.
Wang Hao saw a lot of familiar faces, but some people couldn't name them after only seeing them once.
The seminar officially began.
Because it is just mathematicians discussing mathematical problems together, there is no such complicated process, and the organizer of the meeting, Academician Zhang Hongxin, directly explained the situation, "We are discussing the concerns about the application of the NS equation in the near future. ”
"We need to use theoretical mathematics to support the application, and this seminar is different from the past, the relevant information will be open to the public, and the main work is to carry out the calculations of various parts."
"We've summarized some of the data problems of the application, and we'll divide them into thirteen groups to calculate them for a variety of different situations."
Next up is grouping.
Grouping is based on personal wishes, familiar people must be willing to be together, and some people are not assigned to the group, so they are regarded as supplementary personnel, that is, which group needs manpower to which group.
Wang Hao was not assigned to the group, he was also a free person, and several groups looked at Wang Hao, hoping that Wang Hao could join in.
They all know that Wang Hao's level of mathematics is definitely the top, especially in terms of calculation, young mathematicians are always more efficient than old mathematicians.
After the group was divided, Zhang Hongxin asked, "Does anyone have a problem?" ”
Everyone looks at each other.
Wang Hao hesitated, but still raised his hand.
Zhang Hongxin smiled and nodded towards Wang Hao, "Professor Wang, what is your problem?" ”
Wang Hao said seriously, "I thought about it and felt that I had to say it again, under the range of values for conventional applications, the exact solution set of the NS equation is smooth. ”
Zhang Hongxin nodded suspiciously.
He didn't quite understand what Wang Hao meant, and of course they also believed that the NS equation was smooth, but there was no definite proof, so they could only demonstrate it for the application.
Wang Hao continued, "This is not a simple opinion, but I have already proved it and submitted it, and it should be published soon. ”
He said it very bluntly.
However, no one else could have imagined that he had proved the smoothness of the solution set of the NS equations, and thought that he was talking about his argument for the Buckmaster study, that is, the argument that the rough values of the NS equation converge to be bounded.
Zhang Hongxin was silent for a moment, as if pondering the wording, and said, "Professor Wang, we are now making an argument on application, not to refute Bakmaster's research. ”
"That's right!"
Another academician, Shao Yuming, said, "Professor Wang, your argument is your argument, our argument is different, and we are the field of argumentation application. ”
"Although you think that the NS equation is smooth, the mathematics does not 'think', and there is no proof that it is indeterminate."
After he finished speaking, he added, "If we have so many people arguing together, it will be more professional and the scope of coverage will be greater." ”
He didn't say a word in his heart, 'It's just that you think our argument is meaningless?' Are you here for the seminar, or are you here to cause trouble? ’
Even if you win the first prize in natural science, you can't do that! ’
Many people in the conference room had the same thoughts as Shao Yuming.
They felt like Wang Hao was making trouble, the seminar was about to start, and their arguments were about to start.
What is this young man emphasizing?
He thinks......
He thinks it's his opinion that we're going to make an application argument!
Zhang Hongxin and Shao Yuming both felt that they had reined in their tempers, and they said to Wang Hao in a good voice that if it were someone else, they would have been driven out directly.
Isn't this here to make trouble?
We're only going to do the applied argument here, and you say the applied argument doesn't make sense?
It's too much!
Wang Hao was refuted by the two academicians, and then felt the strange eyes of other people, and he felt very depressed in his heart.
He kindly reminded him, and bluntly said that he had made a proof......
As a result, no one paid attention!
Never mind!
Wang Hao shook his head and simply sat aside, and did not officially participate in the work, he thought that if someone came to find it, he would help make calculations, and no one took the initiative to find it.
This argument makes no sense and is a waste of time.
I didn't leave on the spot, and I was already very face-saving.
Maybe it's because of what Wang Hao just said, or maybe it's because the difficulty of application argumentation is not high, and no one took the initiative to ask Wang Hao for help.
The calculations lasted nearly two hours.
Most of the scholars were very active, and when they felt tired, they took a break and continued to work, sitting together in each group, constantly discussing, calculating, and recording.
The meeting rooms all present a positive atmosphere.
Wang Hao sat alone by the wall, seemingly isolated by everyone, but he was also very leisurely, crossing Erlang's legs, drinking tea, and killing time while swiping his mobile phone.
The others occasionally looked over and couldn't help but tug at the corners of their mouths.
Perhaps, this is the generation gap?
The scholars who were busy with computing work didn't notice that there was a person at the door who called Academician Shao Yuming away with a strange expression.
Shao Yuming went out for more than ten minutes, and when he came back, his expression became very weird, he glanced at Wang Hao several times, and when he looked at Wang Hao, his face was extremely embarrassed.
He stood at the door for a long time, and seemed to have finally mustered up the courage to shout to everyone, "Everyone, stop for a moment!" ”
"Stop and listen to me!"
Everyone looked over.
Shao Yuming still looked at Wang Hao, cleared his throat, and asked softly, "Professor Wang, why don't you talk about it?" Is that the one you just said at the meeting? ”
"Huh?"
Things happened a little suddenly, and Wang Hao didn't react for a while.
"Forget it, I'll just say it."
Shao Yuming pursed his lips vigorously, bracled his face, and said, "That's the case." I just got the news, Professor Wang Hao, that there is a new research result, which is related to the NS equation. The results were published in New Advances in Mathematics with the ......"
"Prove the smoothness of the exact solution set of the NS equation at the range value."
Everyone else was in a state of stunned state.
"Ahem......"
He felt embarrassed when he said it, and his old face even turned red, "That's it, so, that's it......"
"This ......"
"We can stop this argument, or ...... it"
"This ...... It's not easy for everyone to get together, let's study the latest achievements of Professor Wang Hao together......"
(Ask for a commuter pass)
(End of chapter)