Chapter 183: Confused Under the Tree, You, Me, and Him
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The next day, at two in the afternoon, at Yanbei University, in the century-old auditorium, Li Ying Hall.
The conference room, which could accommodate 333 seated individuals, was already packed with people.
Today was Sunday, and nearly all the professors from the Mathematics and Physics Colleges of Yanbei University were present, with a considerable number of professors from nearby Huaqing also making the trip specifically for this event.
But the main bulk that filled the lecture hall were still the massive body of students.
However, unlike at Huaqing, the students attending this lecture were predominantly full-time Ph.D. candidates, supplemented by graduate students, with only a handful of undergraduates. And the requirements were different as well.
The university had issued a special notice.
During the Q&A session of the lecture, if you did not understand the content discussed, do not randomly raise your hand to ask a question.
This action indirectly validated the crazy complaints coming from Huaqing the previous day, which seemed to have suffered a severe blow. With this precedent, Yanbei University chose to nip such possibilities in the bud from the outset.
This also officially proved that the rantings of the students from Huaqing yesterday were not insincere.
But it also sparked a rebellious spirit among many Yanbei students.
Could they truly not understand any of it?
They had to go and listen for themselves.
Zhang Hongcai had also considered changing it into a small press conference and moving from Li Ying Hall to Four Seasons Courtyard. Explore more stories at My Virtual Library Empire
But he feared that changing the venue at the last minute might upset Qiao Ze, so he let the idea go.
Even if Zhang Hongcai had nearly given up on pulling Qiao Ze over to Yanbei University, he did not wish to offend him, especially after seeing Qiao Ze's PPT last night and having a rough idea of the issues he was working on.
Just as he had said the night before, even if Qiao Ze had only proved that a general solution exists for the Yang-Mills equations in mathematics, he was sure to become one of the undisputed leaders in the Huaxia mathematical community in the future.
The use of the words "in the future" was simply because Qiao Ze was really too young.
Give him another five or six years to mature, and he would indeed become a bona fide leader.
At this point, the lecture had been underway for over half the time; in ninety minutes, Qiao Ze had already discussed most of the mathematical content.
The style was not much different from the one at Huaqing, still involving complex formulas and proofs.
It seemed that Qiao Ze disdained discussing the impact his research would have on the academic world or its vision for the future, treating the lecture purely as an academic exchange.
The result was naturally similar to the day before.
The majority of the material was still incomprehensible to the audience.
It did not matter whether they had read his papers published in "Mathematics Annual" or not.
In fact, even if the material had been put into text as a paper, many mathematicians with different research directions could not possibly understand it within a mere month.
The theories involved in any unified field are just too complex.
So the hall was very quiet, apart from the voice of Qiao Ze, you could literally hear a pin drop.
In the temple of knowledge, it's okay not to understand, but it's sacrilegious to profane.
That was until a formula appeared that sent shivers down everyone's spine.
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Xu Changshu couldn't help but shift in his seat, staring at the formula on the screen that ordinary people couldn't even read the symbols of when separated.
He was one of the few attendees who could keep up with the content of this conference today.
This was not only because he had deeply studied and pondered related issues and specifically read Qiao Ze's papers, but also because he had been in email contact with Qiao Ze for the past half-month, discussing this question in a series of exchanges.
He was certain that if this formula was extended properly, it could indeed solve a mathematical problem that had puzzled generations.
This also made Xu Changshu's eyes start to sparkle with excitement, and he couldn't help but want to say something.
Thus, he turned his head to the student beside him and whispered, "Zeng Guangzhi, did you understand this step?"
And unsurprisingly, his most brilliant student shook his head in confusion.
Xu Changshu smiled and murmured, "It's normal not to understand. This is the kind of conception that only a true genius could have. He used the spatial segmentation method mentioned in his previous paper and made a series of changes to arrive at this step. This is also why I must go to Xilin University of Technology."
After speaking, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "Mathematics is often like this; one person can sometimes be worth a team of ten thousand. I hope you make a decision soon, whether to follow me to Xilin or to stay at Yanbei. If you choose the latter, I've already spoken to Professor Cheng, and he's willing to take you on."
Zeng Guangzhi nodded blankly, then stared at the young face of Qiao Ze on the stage in a daze, finding life incredibly mysterious.
It was not uncommon for a mentor to leave halfway through a Ph.D. program.
But Zeng Guangzhi never thought it would happen to him.
When initially choosing a mentor, what he valued most was that Xu Changshu was young enough and had a high reputation in mathematics. As long as he graduated successfully, his future was bright.
But who would have thought the mentor would leave halfway?
Although Xilin University of Technology is also a 985 university, it simply doesn't compare in fame with Yanbei University.
And his mentor seemed excited, almost eager to get started.
Sigh...
Though his heart was filled with lament, Zeng Guangzhi still softly replied, "Okay, I understand, boss. I'll think it over carefully."
Meanwhile, Zhang Hongcai quietly said to the person beside him, "Academician Wang, I saw up to this point yesterday. Do you think there's any problem with his proof?"
The aging academician with white temples shook his head and said, "Young Zhang, you give me too much credit. How could I understand it so quickly in such a short time? But one thing I can confirm is that the Qiao-style Spatial Segmentation Method this young man has constructed is sound. Li and the others have already used Qiao Ze's method to attempt to solve several non-Abelian gauge field equations, and they have all obtained satisfying results."
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