After chatting for a while, the old gentleman changed the subject to another side: "Can you tell me what your plans are next? Are you planning to take up a post at Princeton, or are you planning to return to China?"

Xu Chuan thought for a while and said: "If nothing else happens, I should still study at Princeton for a while. As for the future, I should choose to return to China."

Hearing this, Mr. Qiu's eyes lit up and he quickly said: "How about I invite you to join me at Shuimu University?"

"Some time ago, Shuimu University approached me and asked me to go there to launch a training program for leading talents in mathematical sciences. If you are willing, I invite you to come with me."

Regarding this invitation, Xu Chuan smiled and declined: "I may disappoint you. I have already promised my alma mater. If I return to China, I should take up a professorship at my alma mater."

He refused the old gentleman's invitation without hesitation.

He knew the old gentleman's purpose of inviting him, but he did not want to participate in the "battle for hegemony" in the domestic mathematics community.

In the domestic mathematics community, he must have more or less understanding. In order to control the huge resources and interests, there will be various struggles.

Of course, disputes between schools can happen everywhere. Is there no school at Princeton?

Obviously, the Princeton School is one of the largest mathematical schools in mathematics today.

Academic struggles and disputes between schools are normal and can even promote the development of science to a certain extent.

The premise is healthy competition.

But the domestic school dispute has, to put it harshly, become deformed.

It is undeniable that many domestic mathematicians who are at the top of their game are dedicated and unswerving in the development and promotion of Chinese mathematics.

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For example, the person in front of me has established mathematics research centers in seven universities including Mizuki University, Dongda University, and Zhejiang University, and established the Yanqi Lake Institute of Applied Mathematics to cultivate young talents and serve as the director.

Salary per penny.

But to put it bluntly, the serious school disputes in China have interfered with the development of domestic mathematics to a great extent.

Especially for the development of the younger generation of mathematics students.

Xu Chuan doesn't want to get involved in these nonsense, even though with his current achievements, it can be said that he has reached the pinnacle of the domestic mathematics community.

But in China, ability is not the only factor that determines everything.

So instead of getting involved in the brawl, it's better to go back to Nanda.

The mathematics department at NTU is indeed very weak, but there, he can conduct research without interference.

Compared to places like Shuimu and Peking University, Nanda is a bit purer, like a piece of white paper that can be written on at will.

More importantly, although NTU is weak in mathematics, it is strong in physics.

His purpose in learning mathematics is ultimately to combine it with physics to promote the development of physics.

...

The party and dance are over, and this mathematics report is basically over for everyone else.

But for Xu Chuan, all this has just begun.

At the end of the report meeting, his paper will officially enter the review process.

This review will be conducted by six top mathematicians in algebraic geometry and topology together with the Clay Mathematics Institute.

The list of reviewers is Faltings, Alain Conne, Qiu Chengtong, Mori Shigefumi and others.

The six reviewers are all Fields Medal winners, and many of them have won top mathematics awards such as the Wolf Prize, the Albert Prize, the Crafford Prize, etc. The lineup is luxurious and fully worthy of the Seven Thousand Questions of the Hodge Conjecture.

Jubilee puzzle.

It is actually quite difficult for the mathematics community to filter out this review list.

In accordance with the double-blind principle and the avoidance of relatives principle for paper review, Deligne and Witten, the two most suitable reviewers, were first eliminated.

After all, they are Xu Chuan's mentors and should not appear in this review list.

But to be honest, there are no more suitable reviewers in the mathematics community than these two.

Professor Deligne is a disciple of Mr. Grothendieck, and his achievements in the field of algebraic geometry can be said to be the first person in the world of mathematics today.

More importantly, he has been engaged in studying the standard conjectures left by Mr. Grothendieck. The Hodge conjecture is a part of the standard conjectures.

Therefore, if we want to talk about the most suitable reviewer, Professor Deligne is undoubtedly the most suitable among them all.

Secondly, as the seven millennium problems are century problems in mathematics, Princeton should not be too involved in the review of this proof paper.

For example, Fefferman, Robert Langlands, Xincon Burgan and other top bosses.

After all, this is the highest honor, and the principle of avoidance of relatives prevents the mathematical community from selecting mathematicians from Princeton for review.

After excluding these top experts, it is indeed difficult to select suitable reviewers.

As for the Clay Mathematics Institute, in fact, only one special correspondent was arranged to come over to do auxiliary work.

Although they formulated the seven millennium problems, they really can't help much when it comes to top-notch mathematics.

Fortunately, there are many experts in mathematics, especially in the two popular fields of algebraic geometry and topology, and there are still many people who can hold this job.
Chapter completed!