The opening ceremony concluded. If anyone, besides the seven winners of the major awards, had to choose Wu Tong as the brightest star of the day, it would have been the unconditional praise from the President of the International Mathematical Union, who had spoken at the International Congress of Mathematicians.
Mathematicians from all over the world have truly realized that this talented girl, who is almost sure to win the Fields Medal, is known internationally as Wu Tong, and her three major conjectures are her best medals.
After the conference, almost all the capable mathematicians immediately logged on to the ICM official website to download and read Wu Tong’s keynote report at the conference.
The clear-cut theme once again brought a shocking impact to mathematicians from all over the world. Just a few days later, after the twin prime conjecture, she also officially solved the Polignac conjecture?
"It's nice to meet you, young girl, Ms. Wu Tong!" Lavas, President of the International Union of Mathematicians, and John Bowles, President of the International Congress of Mathematicians, greeted Wu Tong with a smile. The word "Ms." was a sign of equal respect for Wu Tong.
They felt that calling Wu Tong MISS was too frivolous.
"Hello, Chairman Lavas, Professor Bowles!"
After exchanging greetings, Bowles smiled and instructed Wu Tong, "Forgive me. Because of your stunning success, I will temporarily adjust the time of your report to a one-hour report at 2:00 pm three days later in Conference Hall 1, so that everyone can listen to your wonderful report in more detail!"
"Thank you for your trouble and care!" Wu Tong expressed her gratitude amid the excitement of all the teachers and leaders, and her heart was also filled with joy. This was an unexpected honor for her.
After sending off the two leaders who had come specifically to meet Wu Tong, Zhou Wenping and Li Yisheng excitedly exchanged fistfights, remembering to be gentle as they patted Wu Tong's shoulder. This was their palm, not those thick-skinned, weak-kneed brats with only foolish strength.
Adjusting forty-five minutes to one hour is a qualitative change that leads to ascension.
The International Congress of Mathematicians is an open platform for progress. In addition to the ten-minute lectures for general scholars, any participating scholar can apply to join the group of their interest. It is a fun activity that anyone can participate in.
There is a big difference between a 45-minute report and an one-hour report. If a 45-minute report is given by internationally renowned scholars to report their achievements or new developments, then a one-hour report must be given by an internationally renowned or even top-level figure, or a special talent with outstanding high-quality contributions, and only then will they be invited to attend a high-quality report conference.
At each Congress of Estimation Mathematicians, there are 160 45-minute lectures divided into different groups, and only 20 people are invited to the one-hour lecture. This is an unprecedented honor.
"Congratulations, Wu Tong, congratulations!" Xu Chenyang, Professor Zhang Shouwu and other scholars he had just met, Academician Shen, President of the Chinese Mathematical Society, Professor Peng of Shandong University... all congratulated Wu Tong.
Wu Tong has taken a step towards the glory of reaching the top, which is the pride of the Chinese people.
Shen Yuehua made a deep note of Wu Tong's matter in his heart, and he would intensify the discussion after returning home. Wu Tong has already started with the Ramanujan Award in the international arena, and various subsequent awards are inevitable. However, up to now, Wu Tong has not been awarded any award in China. Isn't this making an international joke!
For such a special genius, the domestic culture of seniority-based promotion is most unacceptable.
Of course, even if he didn't mention it, the protective group at Peking University was already at work. In the domestic mathematics community, the Peking University School of Mathematics is still quite influential. It's no wonder the Peking University students are so proactive; their students' performance is truly astonishing and well-deserved of the numerous domestic awards they've received!
The awards given to this child aren't a testament to his brilliance, but rather to Wu Tong. The future of Chinese mathematics still depends on these young people. As president of the Chinese Mathematical Society, it's his responsibility to contribute to their success.
"Looking forward to your lecture in three days!" Before leaving, Terence Tao and others smiled and gave thumbs up in anticipation.
The Ramanujan Prize is a good start. They had all won it before when they were older than Wu Tong. Wu Tong broke the youngest age record for this award. In other words, if nothing unexpected happens, the youngest age record for awards in the mathematics world may be broken one by one by this little girl.
After greeting several top experts he had just greeted and getting to know the new winner of the Philippine Academy Award, Wu Tong was able to return to the hotel with his teacher.
The welcome dinner from 6 to 8 pm was naturally very lively. Wu Tong got to know many top scholars from home and abroad on this platform. The brief exchanges gave rise to many sparks of thought collision, which made Wu Tong look forward to the round-robin report meeting that would officially start tomorrow.
On the second day, Zhou Wenping arranged for Li Yishen to accompany Wu Tong, and the Chinese participants split into several groups, each attending the report meetings in the direction of their own interest. These reports can be said to be the sharing of the most cutting-edge results in various fields of mathematics, and the authors of the results themselves personally explain them. This is a rare learning opportunity. Many of them are at their own expense, or are sent by the school to study at public expense.
If you don't put in more effort, wouldn't it be a waste of the hard-earned opportunity? If you gain more, you will summarize your experience and maybe even publish in some good domestic journals. These are all resumes.
Many people were happy but also sad. After all, not everyone could be like that genius classmate who could solve a series of world problems right from the start and shock the world. Any boundaries could only be broken in front of her, and many people would think ahead for her.
They still need to accumulate and enrich their resumes bit by bit on their own, which is necessary for promotion.
Number theory, algebraic geometry, partial differential equations, dynamical systems and ordinary differential equations, mathematical physics... This International Congress of Mathematicians has a total of twenty groups, each with wonderful presentations. Nearly two hundred presentations are enough to dazzle those who don't know how to distinguish them.
Wu Tong obviously did not have no clear goal. It was obviously unrealistic to greedily want to listen to all the reports, as there were time conflicts between different groups.
She researched the topics that interested her in advance, and after excluding the history of mathematics and sections that she didn't need urgently, she made a full plan.
"Teacher Li, you can pick the sessions you like. I'll be at the conference hall and won't be going anywhere else, so you don't have to follow me around!" Wu Tong and Li Yisheng suggested. She and Teacher Li didn't overlap much in their presentations, so there was no need for Teacher Li to waste his time. Teacher Li was there to learn, too, so they shouldn't waste the opportunity on her.