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Chapter 488 Morningside Mathematics Award

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To say that Shinichi Ueda’s most notable achievement in the mathematics world is undoubtedly the 512-page paper proving the ABC conjecture!
Similarly, it is also Ueda Shinichi's most proud achievement.

But as mentioned before, his 512-page paper used some brand-new mathematical methods, and even the "object" of the research was brand-new!
As a result, in today's world, except for himself, no one can fully understand the theoretical content expounded in his long dissertation.

This is very painful!
No one can read it, which means that no one can prove the correctness of Ueda Shinichi's solution.

Therefore, the ABC conjecture is still an ABC conjecture, not an ABC theorem!

Ueda Shinichi's paper of more than 500 pages was published at the beginning of the millennium, but more than 20 years later, it is still in such a predicament.

During this period, Ueda Shinichi also thought of various ways to promote the "inter-universe Teichmüller theory" he proposed in his thesis, but his status in the international mathematics community was not enough, and he failed many times.

Ueda Shinichi knew that he had to do something.

Just in time, his junior brother Ida Ichiro came to him and told him about the $200 million "bet" between him and Cheng Nuo.

Ueda Shinichi understands that this is an opportunity!
A chance to show his strength to the world.

Taking advantage of this enthusiasm, once he succeeds, his status in the mathematics world will naturally rise rapidly.

At that time, if it is not his turn to speak, many people will rush into the embrace of the great theory of "Inter-Universal Teichmüller Theory".

So this time, Ueda Shinichi did not hesitate to end himself and come to this muddy water.

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Hua Guo, Tsinghua University.

Dean Ding came to the Institute of Mathematics in a hurry.

Pushing open the office door, seeing Cheng Nuo leisurely drinking coffee and reading materials, he couldn't help shaking his head and smiling.

"You have such a big heart, what a mess it is outside, and you are still so leisurely?"

Cheng Nuo got up, moved a chair for Dean Ding to sit down, "The fact is already like this, no matter how much I do, it can't change anything. Since Ueda Shinichi dares to accept this challenge, let him Just go and try."

"But to be honest, I don't believe Ueda Shinichi will complete this challenge." Cheng Nuo pointed to himself, "Because even I myself can't solve the BSD conjecture without creating a new theorem , then Ueda Shinichi is even more impossible!"

Dean Ding smiled brightly, "You are so confident!"

"It's not that I'm too confident, but I believe that Ueda Shinichi is not as good as me in BSD guessing!" Cheng Nuo shrugged and said casually.

Cheng Nuo's words were not without purpose.

In terms of difficulty, the BSD conjecture itself is more difficult to prove than the ABC conjecture!
What's more, Cheng Nuo successfully proved the BSD conjecture, which was recognized by the world's mathematics community.As for Shinichi Ueda, he has not yet been recognized by the mathematics community.

Regardless of the qualifications brought by age, Cheng Nuo is now better than Ueda Shinichi in every aspect.

"You!" Dean Ding smiled, and then his face became serious, "Your struggle with Ueda Shinichi this time, after these few days of fermentation, is not only on the personal level, but has risen to the level of At the level of the mathematics circles of the two countries."

"So I came here to discuss with you whether we should take any countermeasures!"

Cheng Nuo and Ueda Shinichi.

Cheng Nuo is the No.1 of the "Golden Generation" recognized by the Huaguo mathematics community.

Ueda Shinichi is also one of the mainstays among the older generation of mathematics circles in the island country.

It can be said that, to a certain extent, the two can represent the mathematics circles of their respective countries.

Therefore, the confrontation between the two has been considered by the outside world as a tentative contest between the mathematics circles of the two countries.

Who is strong and who is weak, they are also very curious.

After Dean Ding reminded him, Cheng Nuo also reacted.

Indeed, this counterattack is still necessary.

But what should we use as a counterattack point?

Cheng Nuo frowned and thought about it, when suddenly he had a flash of inspiration.

He looked at Dean Shang Ding's gaze, and the corner of his mouth curled up, "Dean, I think ABC's guess is an interesting thing."

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Time to enter May.

After two months of rest, Cheng Nuo became busy again.

But this time, apart from Zhang Wei, Cheng Nuo welcomed two new colleagues.

One is Taboo, who is at the same level as Zhang Wei, and the other is Professor Zhang Hua, who just won the Cole Prize, the world's highest award in number theory, this year.

These three people, together with Cheng Nuo, will conquer the ABC conjecture in the coming period.

And at the same time.

The "Morningside Mathematics Award", which represents the highest award for Chinese people, also announced the nomination list for this year.

Cheng Nuo's name was on the list.

The Morningside Mathematics Award is the highest award of the World Congress of Chinese Mathematicians, so it is also known as the "Chinese Fields Medal".

The award is intended for Chinese mathematicians under the age of 45 who have made outstanding achievements in basic mathematics and applied mathematics.

The award is given out every three years, and this year is the seventh.

The Morningside Mathematics Awards include one Gold Award and three Silver Awards.

But this award is for all Chinese mathematicians, not just Chinese mathematicians.

Therefore, in the past, three of the four mathematicians who won the award were almost all Chinese mathematicians of other nationalities.

In particular, the Gold Medal of the Morningside Mathematics Award is firmly held by foreign mathematicians.

This matter embarrasses the mathematicians in Huaguo.

But this year, it’s different!

Originally, at the beginning of the year, the name Cheng Nuo was not included in the nomination list of the Morningside Mathematics Prize Organizing Committee.

As for the candidate for the Gold Medal, they had already reached a consensus internally and planned to award it to an Australian-Chinese mathematician.

Even the medals engraved with the names of the gold medal winners have been prepared for production.

But at this time, Cheng Nuo's sudden appearance disrupted the rhythm of the organizing committee.

Cheng Nuo proved the BSD conjecture and fully met the age and award conditions.

With Cheng Nuo's current achievements, the organizing committee couldn't figure it out. If Cheng Nuo didn't give this award to Cheng Nuo, who would have the qualifications.

Therefore, we could only re-draw the plan and prepare to award the gold medal to Cheng Nuo.

Cheng Nuo also got the news.

At that time, he and Zhang Wei were discussing the next research plan in the office. After hearing the news, the three congratulated Cheng Nuo.

Cheng Nuo was not surprised.

What he cares about now is not the Morningside Mathematics Prize, but the Fields Medal.

Although the Morningside Mathematics Award is known as the "Chinese Fields Medal", it is still only an award in the Chinese circle, and it is incomparable with world-class weighty awards such as the Fields Medal.

(End of this chapter)