Chapter 233 Nobel Prize in Mathematics

In the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute, a group of people urged Xu Chuan to treat everyone to a midnight snack to celebrate.

Xu Chuan smiled and agreed. Winning the Nobel Prize is a great joy for anyone.

Not to mention a midnight snack, even a month of midnight snacks is nothing.

But before that, he had to call home.

He didn't know about others, but he knew his parents and sister. Even though it was late at night, they were definitely waiting for his call.

Holding the phone, Xu Chuan found the familiar number in the address book and dialed it.

The ringing lasted for several seconds before the call was connected.

"Hello, Chuan'er." A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone, with excitement and some trembling.

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Dad, I haven't slept yet."

"Everyone in the village is celebrating at home, how can you sleep? What are you doing today? You can't get through the phone after winning the award, and people are calling home."

Talking about what happened today, Xu's father was excited and flushed. He was drunk, excited and proud.

Although he had not received much education and only graduated from junior high school, he knew about the Nobel Prize.

This is the most famous award in the world. I didn't expect that his Xu family could produce such a great mathematician!

No, it should be said to be a great physicist. No, that's not right. It should be said to be a great scientist.

Father Xu remembered that someone told him in the evening that there seemed to be no Nobel Prize in mathematics. Xu Chuan won the Physics Prize.

But in his memory, his son studied mathematics. He didn't know how he won the Physics Prize.

But who cares.

Nobel Prize, any one of them is a glory that brings honor to the family and makes the ancestors' graves smoke.

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "I was doing research in the lab today. My phone was on silent, so I didn't receive the call. I just learned about this news."

On the other end, Xu's father was silent for a moment, then said with concern, "Don't work so hard. You've become a great scientist now. You must take care of your health. You're still young and there's still a long time to do research. Don't rush."

Hearing Xu Chuan say this, Xu's father knew that his son must have stayed in the lab for another whole day.

He has this kind of personality. When he is serious about doing things, he won't rest unless someone calls him.

It was like this when he was studying before, but it was okay at that time. The pressure of studying was not great for him.

After this, Xu's father always felt that his son was suppressing something in his heart. He called him several times, but he was always busy.

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Well, I know, don't worry"

Before he finished speaking, another loud and rough voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Is that Chuanzi? When will the great scientist come back? The village is waiting for your wedding candy." """

Hearing this voice, Xu Chuan couldn't help but smile and replied loudly: "Uncle Yimin is here too."

"Of course he must be here. A great scientist has emerged in the village. We should celebrate it." Han Yimin laughed and came to Xu's father, chatting with Xu Chuan.

The events in Xujia Village are just a microcosm.

Xu Chuan won the Nobel Prize, and the glory is not just his.

Nanjing University, on the afternoon of the day when the list of winners was announced, a big red banner was hung just above the school gate, and the words on it wrote the glory of the school.

[Warmly congratulate our 2016 graduate and our professor 'Xu Chuan' for winning the Nobel Prize in Physics! ]

Xu Chuan's name was specially marked on the banner.

For Nanjing University, this name has brought them too many honors.

Crawford Prize, seven millennium problems, Fields Medal, Nobel Prize.

Each one is an epic honor.

Especially in the academic environment in China, the significance is extraordinary.

More importantly, these glories are all things that Shuimu and Peking University have never achieved. Every time, it is a naked show-off.

Nanjing University, once the No. 1 college in Asia, seems to be regaining its glory. How can this not make the people of Nanjing University happy and proud?

On the other side, Xingcheng.

At the gate of Xingcheng No. 1 Middle School, a gorgeous banner was also hung in the most conspicuous place.

A school that can produce a Nobel Prize winner is undoubtedly a successful school.

What's more, this is the first Nobel Prize and Fields Medal double winner in history, and the youngest winner.

As one of the four famous schools in Xingcheng, No. 1 Middle School, which has been suppressed by Changjun Yali for a long time, is proud to show off again today.

They! They have cultivated a Fields Medal winner and a Nobel Prize winner. This is a great achievement that cannot be covered by any number of Tsinghua and Peking University students.

Especially for Old Tang Gaoyuan.

When he heard the news, after a brief confusion, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

This kid, I didn't expect it.

When he was studying physics, he jumped to mathematics, solved various problems, and won the Fields Medal.

I didn't expect that he would win the Nobel Prize in Physics while studying mathematics.

But it really fits his style. No matter in which field, he has the most outstanding and top talent.

When some people are happy, naturally some people are unhappy.

In Beijing, Sun Heng, who had already returned by high-speed rail, heard a ringing phone call.

Sun Heng took out his phone from his pocket and looked at the incoming call. It was his friend.

After answering the call, an envious voice came from the other end.

"Old Sun, you are so rich this time! Last time I heard that you joined Professor Xu Chuan's project. Today, Professor Xu won the Nobel Prize. He is the first person in history to win both the Fields Medal and the Nobel Prize. Wow, you actually joined the project of such a top boss."

Before Sun Heng could speak, a series of words came from the other end of the phone.

Hearing his friend's words with a strong tone of envy, Sun Heng was stunned for a moment, his heart was shaken, and he quickly asked: "Xu Chuan, that kid, hey, Professor Xu won the Nobel Prize?"

The friend on the other side was also stunned for a moment when he heard Sun Heng's words, and his attitude was a little subtle: "You don't know, do you?"

"Yesterday was the time when the Nobel Prize in Physics was announced. Professor Xu and another American won this year's Physics Prize."

"In addition, Old Sun, you should be nicer to Professor Xu. It's better to change the way you address him. Although he is young, he is a real top-notch expert."

"The first Nobel Prize and Fields Medal double winner in history, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the first person in today's academic world. You might be fired for this attitude."

Sun Heng interrupted his friend on the other side before he finished speaking, and then quickly hung up the phone, his face a little green and red.

He had been fired a long time ago.

But what he couldn't figure out was why the Nobel Prize was awarded to such a young man.

Have the judges of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences gone crazy? Isn't the average age of Nobel Prize winners over 60 years old?

Why can a 21-year-old youth win the award?

Sun Heng's breathing was very rapid. Others envied him for being able to enter the Nobel Prize winner's project, but only he knew that he didn't get in at all.

He once had the opportunity to join the nuclear energy project, but because he didn't take it seriously, or because he felt that he had connections, he finally missed this opportunity.

Working under a Nobel Prize winner is definitely an opportunity that others can't even ask for, but he missed it.

In a flash, Sun Heng seemed to remember something, and his face turned pale instantly.

His mentor had told him that this opportunity was rare and asked him to pay more attention to it.

He didn't care at the time, thinking that it was just a gilded opportunity for his mentor to get him.

After all, in China, a country where seniority is ranked according to seniority, those deep-rooted ideas made him feel that the young man was nothing.

Even if the other party won the Fields Medal, he was only in his twenties after all. This was an age when the hair hadn't even grown up, and it was really difficult for him to pay attention to it.

But he forgot that as soon as the other party returned to China, he directly took control of a national key project.

What this means is naturally self-evident.

Thinking back to these things, Sun Heng suddenly felt a little scared and fortunate for escaping death.

He was very glad that although he looked down on that person in his heart and was very angry that he did not pass the exam to join the project team, he was fortunate that he did not conflict with the other party in that assessment.

If he relied on his connections and quarreled with the other party, it would be hard to say today.

At that time, he would not need to do it himself, and I am afraid that someone would take the initiative to offer a good intention.

After all, this is in China. He relied on connections to climb to this point. Naturally, there will be people who want to take the opportunity to get some relationship with that person.

On the other hand, Xu Chuan didn't think so much.

After calling his parents, he called his sister Xu Xiao again, fulfilled her wish, and promised to take her to the Nobel Prize ceremony. He smiled and hung up the phone and put away the phone.

As for the others, it was late at night, and they could reply to the message tomorrow.

However, as soon as the phone was put in his pocket, the phone rang again.

This time the call came from Princeton. The person who called him was Feferman, the head of Princeton's mathematics department.

Xu Chuan couldn't miss Feferman's call, so he answered the phone with a smile.

"Congratulations, Professor Xu Chuan."

Feferman's voice came from the phone, smiling and congratulating.

Even in Princeton, winning the Nobel Prize is an extremely glorious thing.

As of today, Princeton University has produced a total of 25, no, now it should be 26 Nobel Prize winners.

Of course, if Princeton's historical alumni, professors and researchers are counted, then this number will increase to 68.

In addition, there are 15 Fields Medal winners. Adding the two together, there are nearly 100 outstanding alumni.

But Xu Chuan is the first to win both the Fields Medal and the Nobel Prize.

More importantly, this is not only the first Fields Medal and Nobel Prize double winner in history, but also broke the record of the youngest double winner in history.

At the age of 21, he won both the Fields Medal and the Nobel Prize. This brilliant achievement is probably something that no one will be able to achieve in the next 100 years.

Xu Chuan smiled and replied, "Thank you, I'm happy too."

On the other side, Feferman smiled and joked, "Do you know what mathematicians in the outside world call your award?"

"What?" Xu Chuan asked curiously.

"Nobel Prize in Mathematics!" Feferman smiled and replied.

"Uh" Xu Chuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Nobel doesn't have a mathematics prize."

It is a well-known fact that there is no Nobel Prize in mathematics.

A popular rumor is that Nobel once had a feud with Swedish mathematics master Mitta-Leffler because of personal emotional problems, so there was no mathematics prize.

What's more interesting is that Fields, who later proposed the establishment of a mathematics medal, had a deep friendship with the master Mitta-Leffler.

Therefore, the establishment of the Fields Medal is often interpreted as Fields venting his anger on Mitta-Leffler.

Of course, these are just some folk stories, and there is no evidence that there is any grudge between Nobel and Mitta-Leffler.

In fact, as a leader in the Swedish scientific community, Mitta-Leffler actively participated in the work related to the Nobel Prize. With his strong recommendation, the Nobel Prize had its first theoretical physicist, Lorentz, and the first woman, Marie Curie.

However, it is a fact that there is no Nobel Prize in mathematics, which is also a regret for many mathematicians.

Feferman shrugged and said, "Of course we know, but you are the first to win the Nobel Prize in Physics for your achievements in pure mathematics."

"You have to know that although the extended application of the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem is used for astrophysical calculations, it is a pure mathematical tool, isn't it?"

Hearing this, Xu Chuan was stunned again, and said with a strange look: "No wonder Professor Stafano Mark, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, asked me to change the name of 'Extended Application of the Xu-Weyl-Berry Theorem', saying that it sounds a bit too much like a mathematical achievement."

Feferman laughed and said, "Hahaha, if I were you, I would ignore them and let mathematics take root in the Nobel Prize in Physics from now on."

Xu Chuan laughed He smiled and said, "I didn't pay much attention to this achievement before, and I didn't think about naming it, but after winning the Nobel Prize, it still needs its own name."

Fefferman smiled and said, "It's up to you, but in the eyes of the mathematical community, this is a mathematician who won the Nobel Prize, and your name can't change their minds."

After a pause, Fefferman asked, "By the way, do you have any research on the NS equation?"

Xu Chuan thought for a while and said, "I have some ideas, but I don't have time to study it for the time being. I have some other projects on hand now."

Hearing this, Fefferman said regretfully, "It seems that you probably won't return to Princeton. It's a pity. We are planning to hold a celebration party for you."

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "There will be opportunities in the future."