Chapter 66: Manuscript Review
Zhou Wenping first corrected the proverb that made him feel uncomfortable. The beautiful sentences in Chinese tradition always lost their meaning when translated into English. He didn't make any more awkward remarks and went straight to the point.
"Oh, Zhou's conjecture has been proved? This is really interesting good news. Tao should also be very interested. Did you prove it? Oh, no, if you proved it, I don't need to communicate your name specially! Including your students!" Zhou Wenping also has a considerable reputation internationally. His manuscript should be treated with caution and given priority by the Annals of Mathematics.
The pride of a top journal also depends on the kind of people it appears in front of.
"Yes, it's not me, it's a 16-year-old, very outstanding girl, one of our Chinese people, a student of Beijing University this year!" Zhou Yongping has no regrets, it's not him who proved it. They will eventually grow old, and successors are the source of China's prosperity.
"Sixteen years old? A child of this age proved Zhou's conjecture? My God, this is an age that makes people crazy and envious. Is it another Tao?
OK, I understand. I also hope to see such a wonderful proof as soon as possible. The news of progress in mathematics always makes people happy. I would like to borrow a phrase from you Chinese people: I should drink a glass tonight. I am going to sober up the red wine! Cheers to youth! Cheers! I wish mathematics will always be young! "
"Cheers!" This gentleman's mentality is admirable. He did not correct it, and this sentence will be made public tonight!
Terence Tao, won the gold medal in mathematics at the International Mathematical Olympiad at the age of 13; received a bachelor's degree from Flinders University at the age of 16; received a master's degree from Flinders University at the age of 17; received a doctorate from Princeton University at the age of 21; became a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles at the age of 24; won the Fields Medal, the Ramanujan Award and the MacArthur Genius Award in 2006 at the age of 31; and won the Alan Waterman Award in 2008...
He also hoped that Wu Tong would be as brilliant as Terence Tao. If Peking University and Chung Hwa University could produce a Terence Tao, Chung Hwa University's position in the international mathematics community would be even more impressive!
Zhou Wenping hung up the phone, took the paper, and went to the office of the Dean of the School of Mathematics. Good seedlings need good soil and good treatment, which are what they should arrange as teachers.
On the other side, Andrew Wiles opened his computer and searched the preprint website arXiv, but unfortunately he did not receive the paper he wanted. The world of number theory was still so monotonous, not the new progress he expected.
The bad thing about this Chinese kid is that he doesn't have the habit of uploading to arXiv as soon as possible. If he has the chance to meet this young kid, he will definitely remind her of this.
He suppressed his curiosity and waited until the next day when the editorial department of Annals of Mathematics came to work. He then called them and urged them to find the paper and publish it as soon as possible. It was very likely that he would be able to see it in advance during the peer review process.
Are there a few number theorists in this world who are more experienced and knowledgeable about number theory than him?
After the paper was completed and submitted, Wu Tong received a message in his mailbox at night that the paper had passed the format review of the editor and would soon be reviewed by a professional academic editor, which is the external peer review stage [Under-Review].
She couldn't help but praise the coolness under the big tree, and she enjoyed the shade of the big tree.
She had checked before and found that at this stage, it seemed that the paper would be sent back and forth for revisions many times. However, perhaps because her paper was well written and Professor Li Yisheng helped to review it, she passed this stage easily.
However, the next external review stage will be the most stringent stage of SCI. The judgment of a proof cannot be determined in a short time, and repeated verification and review are indispensable. Therefore, Wu Tong is not too anxious about when the paper will be published.
Perhaps she will have to go through the "Revise" stage before it is published.
Wu Tong continued her regular study life. In her research on twin prime numbers, Wu Tong found some interesting clues when proving Zhou's conjecture, but they were still too scattered to be connected to form a bridge to the other side.
Wu Tong was not in a hurry and continued to study and think slowly.
Research is a process that may seem boring to the world, but those who are passionate about it enjoy it.
Time stepped into April. On the 15th, Wu Tong had just finished a materials course when her phone rang.
"Wu Tong, where are you?"
"Teacher Li, I'm in the School of Materials!" After being caught attending classes at the School of Physics, Wu Tong didn't want to attract too much attention, so he changed direction and went to the School of Chemistry and the School of Materials Engineering to audit classes. Wu Tong didn't study this subject as much as mathematics and physics.
However, she does not have an extreme preference or focus on any subject. She studies whatever she is interested in. These two areas, especially materials science and engineering, are more application-oriented.
Her original plan was to spend some time accumulating theoretical knowledge and then explore the scope of application when she had time.
However, after completing Zhou's proof, the enlightenment stone tablet gained nourishing power and added the absolute right and wrong judgment. Wu Tong immediately thought of this experimental application section. She borrowed some university chemistry, materials science, engineering and other textbooks from the library and studied them slowly. These two days, she had time, so she started to take classes in the college here.
She studies on her own, combining her personal understanding with the teacher's explanations and her own thinking, and the effect is undoubtedly better.
"You went to the School of Materials to attend classes again?" Li Yishen did not know whether to laugh or cry. They were very busy here, anxiously waiting for news from the Annals of Mathematics, but Wu Tong, the person involved, actually went to the School of Materials to attend classes calmly!
Could this be a genius? His interests are really wide-ranging. He just attended a class in the School of Physics and now he is exposed to materials science.
"Check your email. The editor of the Mathematics Yearbook should be updating you soon! Forget it, come to my office for a minute!"
"Okay, Teacher Li!" Wu Tong was very familiar with Li Yisheng's office, so he rushed over without any hesitation. On the way there, Wu...
Tong opened his mailbox and checked the status. Hey, he skipped [Revise] and the submission status had become [pleted-ept].
There is also a letter from the editor, [Hello, Ms. Wu Tong, your paper manuscript has passed the review of the Annals of Mathematics and can be included and published in the journal. We plan to submit your manuscript... Please...]
After taking a quick look at the things she was supposed to do, Wu Tong put away her phone and entered Li Yisheng's office. Once inside, Wu Tong discovered that there was not only Li Yisheng in the office, but also several people she didn't know very well, but their temperament and demeanor clearly showed that they were not ordinary people. Was Teacher Li entertaining guests? It seemed that she came at the wrong time!
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