Chapter 114 A Scientific Research Project that Really Costs a Lot of Money

Xu Chuan attended the party. He came with the idea of ​​coming to know and communicate with other top mathematicians.

But he underestimated what he had done before.

Now wherever he goes, people basically come up to say hello to him, ask for autographs, take photos, etc.

In addition, many mathematics professors came to ask him questions and whether he would choose to study abroad in the future, and recommended a lot of various schools to him.

From Harvard to Yale, to Caltech to Berkeley, from Australian universities to Oxbridge, every school with a slightly more famous mathematics department has handed over business cards.

Perhaps in the eyes of everyone, this boy who has already proved a world-class conjecture problem at the age of eighteen is destined to win a Fields Medal.

And such an honor is not only his own, but also belongs to his alma mater.

After being tossed around a lot at the party, there was no time to chat with other mathematics professors about mathematics, so Xu Chuan simply skipped the party.

He had already seen a lot of girls in dresses staring at him eagerly, so in order to stay innocent in the world, it was better to escape as soon as possible.

As soon as I returned to the hotel room, my phone vibrated in my pocket.

Opening the door, Xu Chuan took out his cell phone and saw that it was his mentor Chen Zhengping calling.

"Hey, teacher."

Xu Chuan answered the phone and said hello first.

"Academician Zhang Weiping called me and said that you have proved the complete Weyl-Berry conjecture?" Chen Zhengping asked quickly on the other end of the phone.

"The certificate has been issued, but it has not been reviewed yet, so we cannot determine whether there are any defects." Xu Chuan said with a smile.

"The proof process has been confirmed by both Professor Deligne and Professor Fellman. There must be nothing wrong with it."

"I really didn't expect that you could prove the Weyl-Berry conjecture in just two or three days after proving the weak Weyl-Berry conjecture."

"When Zhang Weiping called me before, I thought it was someone with the same name who proved this mathematical conjecture. I was still feeling sorry for you at that time. After all, you have already proved the weakened form of the Weyl-Berry conjecture. "

"I didn't expect that when I finally figured it out, it was really you."

On the other end of the phone, Chen Zhengping couldn't help sighing.

A freshman student solved two world-class problems in less than a year. Even though they were mathematical problems under the same system, it is hard to believe.

If the paper hadn't been published yet, I'm afraid even Renren Daily and Xinwen Network would have publicized and reported on it.

As Zhang Weiping said, there is no shortage of Chinese for the Fields Medal, but China needs a Fields Medal.

Now that such a talented boy has emerged, I am afraid that the state machinery will launch a publicity campaign for him to prepare for the mathematics conference in two years.

Even if he doesn't get it in two years, it doesn't matter. He still has at least twenty years to make breakthroughs and contributions in this area, so as to win a Fields Medal for his motherland.

Thinking about it this way, it seems like he is going to lose this disciple?

After all, Xu Chuan is so talented in mathematics, there is no reason not to continue to study in depth in mathematics.

As for physics, although he is not very clear about how far Xu Chuan has learned in the past six months or so, compared with the achievements of solving world-class mathematical conjectures, even if he has completed university courses, even graduate students, and Ph.D. Even if I have studied all the undergraduate courses on my own, it is not even worth mentioning.

After all, it was a mathematical conjecture that could directly lead to a nomination for the Fields Medal two years later. Chen Zhengping still had some idea of ​​which was more important.

After thinking wildly in his mind for a while, Chen Zhengping came to his senses and asked, "When will you return to China?"

"It may take a while, ranging from a week to about a month, because the review process of the Weyl-Berry conjecture requires me to answer questions throughout the process."

Xu Chuan thought for a while and replied, mainly because the proof of the Weyl-Berry conjecture has not passed the review.

For this world-class mathematical conjecture, the review process is completely different from the previous proof process for the weak Weyl-Berry conjecture.

A complete proof of the Weyl-Berry conjecture requires at least six mathematicians to review it, just like Professor Wiles' proof of Fermat's conjecture.

During the review process, the prover needs to answer every question from the jury. Only if all questions are passed and the jury has no new doubts will the conjecture be published in a mathematics journal.

As for the time, it depends on the difficulty of the mathematical conjecture being proved, and whether the prover's proof paper is detailed enough.

Xu Chuan can guarantee that his proof process looks fine to him, but the length of time it takes is uncertain.

"Well, it doesn't matter how many days you stay. Just pay attention to your own safety there. If you don't have enough funds, don't worry. Just use it. Just remember to bring the invoice and receipt back. The school will reimburse you then."

On the other end of the phone, Chen Zhengping explained with a smile that proving the weak Weyl-Berry conjecture and proving the complete Weyl-Berry conjecture are two completely different concepts.

The former's influence in the mathematics community is probably a peak of six or seven thousand meters. Although it is difficult to climb up, there are still many people in the mathematics community who can do it.

As for the latter, the altitude directly rises to more than 8,000 meters. There are only a few people who can climb this level of peak.

"Oh, by the way, when will the complete proof of the Weyl-Berry conjecture be published? Which journal do you plan to publish it to?"

After a pause, Chen Zhengping asked again.

"I don't know yet, I haven't thought about it, and I haven't written the paper yet. After all, it was a sudden inspiration this afternoon, and it still needs to pass the review. Are there any questions, teacher?"

"As soon as possible, remember to publish in a journal with greater influence. The school is waiting for your paper to be published, and then it will apply for a bonus for you and recommend you to participate in the Ten Thousand Talents Plan, Excellent Youth, Distinguished Youth, etc. organized by the above Selection of plans.”

"Ten thousand people plan? Outstanding youth, outstanding youth?"

Xu Chuan asked with some confusion and curiosity. He seemed to have heard of these terms, but he didn't understand them very well. After all, he spent the second half of his life in the United States, and he couldn't go back when he was qualified to participate in these things.

"Well, these are national-level organizational plans. Don't worry, they will only do you good and not bad."

Chen Zhengping smiled and briefly explained to Xu Chuan what the Ten Thousand Talents Plan, Outstanding Youth, and Outstanding Youth were.

"So that's it. Then I'll write the paper as soon as possible."

After briefly listening to the instructor's introduction, Xu Chuan nodded and replied.

To put it simply, China, which is currently developing rapidly, is in urgent need of a group of talents who can break through key technologies, develop high-tech industries, and promote emerging disciplines.

However, these talents are not currently available, abundant or sufficient in China. Therefore, the country launched the "Hundred Talents Plan" in 1994, the "****" in 2008, and the "Ten Thousand Talents Plan" in 2012.

In addition, "xx scholars" and "local talent introduction plans" in various places have also sprung up to launch "talent recruitment" campaigns.

The Ten Thousand Talents Plan, whose full name is the "National Special Support Plan for High-level Talents", also known as the "National Special Support Plan", is a support plan for domestic high-level talents.

The overall goal is to select and support about 10,000 outstanding talents, leading talents and young top-notch talents in the fields of natural sciences, engineering technology, philosophy and social sciences and higher education in a planned and focused manner in about 10 years starting from 2012.

This will then form a domestic high-level innovation and entrepreneurship talent team development system that complements and connects with the plan to introduce overseas high-level talents to support the country's scientific and technological development.

As for outstanding youth and outstanding youth, they refer to the ‘National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars’ and the ‘Science Foundation for Outstanding Young Scholars’.

These two programs, referred to as "Outstanding Youth" and "Excellent Youth", are the two most eye-catching talent projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Selected projects can receive scientific research funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Distinguished Young Scholars are under the supervision of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, covering all fields of natural sciences, with 200 students admitted each year. It is also very difficult, and the age limit is under 45 years old;

The age limit for outstanding young students is 38 years old for men and 40 years old for women. The number of students below 400 per year is all natural subjects.

Whether it is the Ten Thousand Talents Plan or the Outstanding Youth and Outstanding Youth, these people are the pillars and outstanding talents of the country. They play a vital role in the development of the country and are the hope and future of the country.

Of course, there will be no shortage of corresponding support and benefits, such as scientific research funding, bonuses, material support, etc.

After chatting with his tutor for a while, Xu Chuan hung up the phone and started organizing documents and writing papers.

Judging from what he learned from his mentor, things like the Ten Thousand Talents Plan and the Excellent Youth Program are not of great significance to him. The benefits are probably more scientific research funds and bonuses.

But as a scholar, it is good to be recognized by the country.

As for scientific research funding and bonuses, to be honest, researching mathematics generally does not require much scientific research funding.

What really needs scientific research funding is high-energy physics and materials physics, but these research projects often start with a million-dollar scientific research funding, and there is no upper limit.

For example, in his previous life, his research on the Higgs field and the origin of particles burned more than two billion meters of gold in one year, and on average, seven million meters of gold were burned every day.

Therefore, the scientific research funds provided by things such as the Ten Thousand Talents Plan and the Excellent Youth Project may be a lot in the eyes of ordinary people, but for the things he wants to study, it is just that.

As for other things, such as political benefits, forget about it. He has no interest in politics and has never thought about joining politics.

After spending more than an hour sorting out the manuscripts and information, Xu Chuan took a bath and fell asleep.

After all, I have an appointment with Professor Artur Avila tomorrow morning. If I stay up late, I will inevitably have difficulty getting up the next day. It will be too rude to be late.

There was nothing to say all night. At around six o'clock the next day, before dawn in the deep winter, Xu Chuan had already climbed out of bed.

It has to be said that exercise is the best way to improve physical strength and energy. More than a year has passed since his rebirth, and his physical fitness has been greatly improved. Sleeping for about six hours a day is enough to ensure that he is energetic throughout the day. .

After a simple running exercise and washing up, Xu Chuan went to the Princeton restaurant to have breakfast.

Although the exchange meeting on the fifth day did not include a report meeting or an evening party, the exchange meeting was not over. There would still be three meals and an exchange venue in the auditorium, but it was just not as rich as the previous two days.

"Hi, Xu, good morning."

In the restaurant, Xu Chuan was selecting food when a somewhat rough voice sounded in his ear.

Looking up, he saw Professor Artur Avila, who had a thick short beard, also picking breakfast on a plate.

"Morning, Professor Avila."

Xu Chuan smiled and greeted him, and the two stood side by side.

"Xu, try this, it seems to be fried with potatoes and eggs, it tastes very good, and this roll, it seems to be called scallion roll, I heard it is a delicacy in your country, very fragrant."

Straightening the plate, Professor Avila enthusiastically recommended various delicacies to Xu Chuan.

But to be honest, Xu Chuan was not very interested in the various delicacies he recommended.

On the one hand, he lived in Princeton for more than ten years in his previous life.

On the other hand, you have to know where he came from, a world-ranked food kingdom, where any of the eight major cuisines can make you have a non-repetitive meal for 365 days a year.

Competing in food?

Don't be funny, the whole world is not enough to compete.

As for the American food, there are basically only a few breakfast items, such as sandwiches, omelets, potato pancakes, muffins, bacon fried eggs, etc. This is nationwide. The whole United States basically has these things in the morning.

In contrast, China's breakfast is so diverse that I don't know where it is.

Noodles, buns, rice noodles, fried dough sticks, glutinous rice chicken, bean skin, dumplings, rice cakes, sweet wine, Shaomiao, scallion pancakes

Forget it, I can't give examples.

Anyway, there is no comparison at all.

When it comes to eating, Xu Chuan has enough confidence in his motherland.

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