Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

“To Langton Clay and his wife Lavinia Clay, to the Clays, to the members of the Lehmans, to all the mathematicians who came to this historic occasion. ”

“Twenty-three years ago, at a conference in Paris, the Clay Institute of Mathematics announced awards for seven of the world's most famous challenges. Although we don't need that, it doesn't make real mathematicians more excited about mathematical performance. ”

“But that doesn't mean it doesn't matter. ”

“On the contrary, it documents for our children the outstanding great problems of the twentieth century. Its role has also generated more enthusiasm for mathematics in the non-mathematical world. In particular, it has always served as a beacon, attracting the interest of young people, children and students in evolving mathematics and mathematics-related issues. ”

“Whether it's for real love or for that million-dollar bonus. ”

French Academy.

The large auditorium is a bit crowded.

Because of Lehman's presumption of an award ceremony, almost the entire French mathematics community's top scholars, as well as members of major mathematics organizations, were invited to stand here.

Prior to the millennium, this was the center of mathematics in Europe and the world, and it was the dream of countless mathematicians to be able to speak here.

Even today, the glory has long faded due to the overall decline of the European mathematical community, and many things have not changed.

Standing on the podium, facing a solemn venue, Professor Carlson paused for a moment before continuing in a solemn tone.

“Niels Henrik Abel wrote in his memoirs that in order to solve a difficult problem, it must first be expressed correctly…”

“… in particular, correct formulaic expression. ”

“What we can see is often not as shallow and understandable as we think, just as we all know theorems, and each theorem is full of centuries of hard work and effort, and the dedication of countless generations of scholars, and it is in this accumulation that our disciplines are able to move forward. ”

“On this thorny road, we have gained a lot, and as Professor Ark's work has revealed to us, we have learned the mystery of the zero-point distribution of the Lehman function and the profound mathematical significance behind it - 'Geometry and Algebra Unity’. The birth of this theory has reshaped algebraic geometry beyond the millennium and even redefined our understanding of numbers and geometry. ”

“Perhaps it may take us decades, if not more, to build a new building on the land he has opened. But the first step towards a new world has been taken, and we are confident that someone will see that day for us. ”

The long awards are finally over.

Older Professor Carlson bowed slightly and thundered under the stage.

In a round of applause, the ark walked from side to side and took the $1 million check from Professor Carlson's hand, revealing a smile that met the expectations of the other party and shaking his hand politely.

“Thanks.”

Of course it's good to have money.

Though a million dollars may be a little less than yesterday's 10 billion dollar project, if the mosquitoes are smaller, it's meat too. Who would hate to spend more?

At last, this difficult task was accomplished, and Professor Carlson's face was relieved.

He felt that there was no one in the world who was inferior to himself.

Clearly it was a money delivery, but it was also a million grand prize, and the winners were harder than one.

Holding the canoe's hand tightly, Professor Carlson spoke with excitement.

“Any award-winning testimonials? Just say what you think. ”

Award-winning testimonials?

After hearing Professor Carlson's words, the Ark thought seriously for a while, and an embarrassing smile appeared on its face.

“If you feel… like you said it last time, just like you did last time. ”

It was submerged in applause, and that statement seemed to be heard only by Professor Carlson.

Seeing his old face, which gradually became red due to the increase in blood pressure, as well as the look on his face trying to beat people but smiling, the ark suddenly got a little lucky. Luckily, this applause was big enough, and he didn't get to the microphone before...

……

Also in the evening, in the ballroom of the French Academy, the French Mathematical Institute co-hosted a dinner with the Clay Institute of Mathematics. Whether or not you're at the awards ceremony during the day, almost all the mathematicians with heads in Paris haven't missed it.

During the dinner, the ark met many old friends it had not seen for many years.

Especially Professor Helfgott, who is a high school teacher in Paris.

The mathematician of Peruvian French nationality helped him in his study of Gothenbach speculation. Especially the proof of that weak Gothenbach conjecture, which inspired him in fusing the two mathematical tools of screening and circling.

Since Gothenbach's speculation was resolved, the Ark has rarely published articles in the field of mathematics, so the two have not communicated in years. But even though there were fewer meetings, the two were still there.

On this occasion, Professor Helfgott was quite enthusiastic and talked to the Ark for a long time. And the Ark heard a lot from him about Professor Grotendik's prenatal life, as well as some rumors about Professor Abel.

“We make a hypothesis. ”

Helfgott: "Hypothesis? ”

I put a glass of champagne back on myself, and the ark smiled and said, “If there are aliens in this universe… of course, I mean, if. How can we establish good communication with species when they are completely different and difficult to come into direct contact with? ”

Professor Helfgott stunned for a moment and looked strangely at the ark.

“Did you find the aliens? ”

The ark stunned and laughed.

“How is that possible? Isn't that an assumption? Why do you think I found out? ”

Helfgott laughed and said, "Because every time a problem is thrown out by you, it seems like you've solved it in half. You're the one who won't leave the opportunity to others, am I right? ”

Huh?

Did you?

The Ark thought about it, and it seemed like it was really happening.

Although in his own view it took him a lot of effort to come up with those results, in the eyes of others, those mathematical propositions, which were originally difficult to calculate over the years, were taken care of by himself in months or even weeks, which sounded a little exaggerated.

Looking at the canoe with an embarrassing smile on his face, Helfgott laughed and drank a sip of red wine, and after a while he went back to that interesting question before.

“If communication must occur at the first moment of contact… I think it's mathematics. ”

The ark raised its eyebrows with interest.

“Oh?”

What a coincidence, they came up with something together.

“The key to the communication between the two civilizations is to find a common language, just like the cup in my hand, and if they don't use the cup as a container or drink, then there's no way to start the communication,” said Professor Helfgott after a moment of careful reflection, "Science is the means to solve the problems we face, and each of us may face a different problem, but one thing should be the same, and that is the tool to study science. ”

“Neither natural science nor applied technology can be separated from mathematics. ”

“So I think it should be mathematics. ”

Ark: “So if you were that alien, what would you do if you wanted to talk to me about lunch tomorrow? ”

Helfgott leaned against the chair and smiled.

“Me? I'll throw you two primes first… of course, not directly to you, but to multiply them together. If you can figure it out, at least... tomorrow's lunch isn't you. ”

“Interesting statement," amused by this humorous statement, the ark laughed and continued to ask, “What then? ”

Helfgott: "Then? Using a uniform measure of our distance from each other? And then the periodic table of elements? Specifically how to do this is a systematic discipline, I remember it's called cosmic linguistics. It seems that someone is studying this in the Paris Gourmet Master, but I am not familiar with that professor...”

“Anyway, I don't think it's a problem if we can have basic communication. I don't know if we can swap students after making sure we're not having lunch with each other. And as soon as cultural exchanges begin, we can understand each other. ”

Speaking of which, Professor Helfgott paused for a moment, shrugged his shoulders and continued.

“And the optimism is that if they decide to contact us and are able to find us on their own initiative, most of them already know something about us and may even have observed it for some time. Whether it's an electromagnetic signal or a postcard from us, if they really want to communicate with us, they'll definitely do something about it. ”

The ark stunned slightly and said with a smile.

“Honestly, you can write science fiction in your brain hole. ”

Helfgothaha laughed.

“Thank you for the compliment, but writing a science fiction novel is no fun to study mathematics, I'll leave the opportunity to others! ”