The Military-industrial Scientific Research System of the Academic Master Chapter 774

Chapter 774: Shock in the Mathematics World

In fact, Tian Gang was not the only one who was curious about Chang Haonan.

New Jersey, United States.

In the editorial office of the Annals of Mathematics of Princeton University Press.

Shortly after arriving for work, Richard Hamilton walked into the office of senior editor Mikael Lagerstedt.

“Professor Hamilton?”

The latter raised his head and was a little surprised when he saw the identity of the person:

“How did you…”

“Of course it's because of the paper you gave me for review a few days ago.”

Hamilton sat across from Lagerstedt and took out a manuscript from his briefcase:

“I came to Princeton to attend a conference, so I brought it to you on the way.”

In the 1990s, review comments were still in the parallel stage of online and offline review. There were not many people like him who wrote review comments by hand and then sent them back to the editorial department.

From the time I sent the review invitation to the other party, less than a week has passed since I was fully prepared.

In addition, the author also wrote about the Poincaré conjecture, so he decided to submit it directly to several big guys in the field of differential geometry for review.

I found that I seemed to be able to understand it.

Ragstedt thought in annoyance as he opened the manuscript Hamilton had brought.

Lagerstedt suddenly felt a little regretful.

But there are still not many cases where it is delivered in person.

“Such articles from unknown research institutions and unknown scholars should be more cautious and handed over to some lesser-known second- and third-rate professors for review…”

After finding this paper in his mailbox, he read it again.

Serious mathematicians, no matter how good they are, would not do such a bad job.

Thinking of this, Ragstetter's expression was a bit ugly.

As an editor of a mathematics journal, he graduated from the Princeton Department of Mathematics with a master's degree, but he knew that he was not an academic person, so he became an editor.

“I knew...there must be something wrong with a paper that even I can understand..."

In other words, it was written by Minke.

The paper with serious problems should not be sent to the reviewers.

The editorial department itself is responsible for pre-reviewing the submitted manuscripts.

Lagerstedt quickly took it into his hands:

“Is this… so fast?”

Generally it means that there is a serious basic error somewhere in the article, so that there is no need to read the following content at all.

For a mathematics paper, especially a mathematics paper that can be published in a mathematics journal, this review speed is... very abnormal.

Then I saw—

If an inaccurate article is really sent for review, or it is sent to a big boss like Hamilton, it will be a huge blow to him, and even to the reputation of the entire Annual Mathematics Journal.

In particular, the author of the paper also claims that his research will help solve the Poincaré Conjecture.

Suggestion for publication.

"ha?"

Lagerstedt, who had already done enough psychological preparation, didn't even react for a while.

After being dazed for a while, he raised his head and looked at Hamilton opposite:

“You mean...this paper can be published directly?”

The latter was also stunned.

Lagerstedt has been an editor of the Annals of Mathematics for almost thirty years, and he can ask such nonsensical questions, just like Perelman suddenly asked him whether 1+1 is equal to 2.

His first reaction must be - there must be some other deep meaning behind this.

But after thinking for a long time, Hamilton could not think of any other meaning besides the literal meaning, so he could only nodded:

“Strictly speaking, it is recommended to be published directly. I am only one of the reviewers. Doesn't the final decision rest with your editorial department?”

“No…I mean…”

Fortunately at this time, Lagerstedt's IQ gradually began to regain the high ground:

“I mean, I didn't expect you to give review comments so quickly.” “Speaking of this, I am very interested in this author.”

Hamilton sat up straight and said solemnly.

“So...this article can really promote the proof of the Poincaré Conjecture, as he said?”

Lagerstedt also gradually relaxed.

“That's right.”

Hamilton nodded, then suddenly smiled.

"What's wrong?"

Lagerstedt's heart was filled with doubts again.

“Nothing, I remembered something interesting…”

Hamilton waved his hand.

In fact, he was thinking of the parody of Fei Ma's words at the end of the paper.

Mathematics is boring to most people, but not necessarily to mathematicians.

At least Hamilton didn't mind adding some witty language to his paper.

“Ahem—”

After slightly adjusting his tone, he cleared his throat and continued:

"The two proofs given in this paper are two tools that the differential geometry community has been looking for. Although they cannot be directly said to be the key to unlocking the Poincaré conjecture, they are at least a step forward in a possible direction. "

“I think Perelman will be very interested in this article. Before returning to Russia last year, he was studying the use of Ricci flow to prove the Poincaré conjecture.”

Hearing this name, Lagerstedt was also a little helpless:

“I originally thought about sending the paper to Professor Perreman, but I was worried that he would not reply to us for a long time...”

Grigory Perelman's character is quite eccentric, fitting many people's stereotype of the “weird Russian genius”.

“It doesn't matter, he will always see it.”

Hamilton waved his hand, and then returned to the previous topic:

“What I just wanted to say is not the content of this article itself, but the author's way of writing the paper, or the way he thinks.”

Lagerstedt did not reply, but showed a puzzled expression.

"This article is an expansion based on the theory of Ricci flow. Although it cannot be regarded as establishing a completely new theoretical framework, it still involves some new concepts and new methods. Logically speaking, it should take a long time to complete Understand.”

Hamilton paused here, but continued:

"But when I read this paper, I almost didn't feel any obstacles to understanding. You must know that combinatorial Ricci flow is the most cutting-edge research field in the field of differential geometry. Even if I, or Perelman, want to explain It is also quite difficult to understand a brand new result..."

Lagerstedt nodded to show that he understood what the other person meant—

No wonder he thought he could understand it before.

“The author seems to know where we readers will encounter difficulties in understanding. Almost every step he writes in the paper explains these links accurately.”

Hamilton held his chin in one hand with a serious expression:

“This reminds me...the teacher, to be precise, the enlightenment teacher.”

"What's the meaning?"

Hamilton took a deep breath and replied:

“Only people whose thinking level is much higher than that of readers can write articles in this way.”

Lagerstedt's pupils shrank suddenly.

If someone else says this, then that's it.

But this is Richard Hamilton.

The thinking is higher than him, what kind of monster is that?

For a while, the two people in the office were speechless.

After a while, Hamilton spoke again:

“The wonderful proof that Fermat did not write has made mathematicians around the world work hard for more than 300 years.”

“I'm worried that if we miss this opportunity, we will be delayed for another 300 years...”

(End of this chapter)

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