Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 456: Chapter 277: Geniuses and Ordinary People are Different

The announcement from Yanhua University about Zhao Yi giving a lecture led to dissatisfaction among many outsiders.

They felt that Yanhua University had gone a bit too far.

In order to promote the school, they even planned to hold a presentation on Goldbach Conjecture within the school. In fact, even if it were a second-level conjecture or other achievements, Yanhua University would not be up to par.

Top-level achievements like the Goldbach Conjecture usually have their first-choice of venue at the world’s top universities or international academic conferences.

For mathematics, Preferred venues are Princeton University and Oxford Research Institute.

For domestic presentations, the preferred venues are Shuimu University or Capital University. Compared to Yanhua University, both in terms of scale and influence, they are a level higher.

That’s what made people unhappy.

Shuimu University and Capital University were the most dissatisfied, they felt that Yanhua University seemed to be challenging the status of higher education institutions.

Zhao Yi won awards at the mathematicians’ conference, completed several papers on the three-dimensional seismograms, made a near-step proof of the weakened Twin Prime Conjecture, and verified new particles through computer methods in the field of quantum physics. The top research achievements in the country all came from Zhao Yi, and each one of them boosted Yanhua University’s reputation.

Now, there are top students from various provinces who have expressed that they would prefer to apply to Yanhua University, rather than Shuimu University or Capital University. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

This is the influence of continuous achievements.

When Yanhua University appears in the news every time, it gives people the impression that only Yanhua University can produce top-level achievements, while Shuimu University and Capital University only have a reputation and haven’t achieved any top-level results.

But what about the reality?

Yanhua University has only one Zhao Yi, but one Zhao Yi is enough to outshine a large number of top professors.

That’s the frustrating part.

Shuimu University just established the Mathematics Science Center this year at great expense, led by none other than the world-renowned Fields Medalist Qiu Chengwen. However, when Zhao Yi completed the proofs of Goldbach Conjecture by two methods, Qiu Chengwen seemed to lose significance.

There are two hypotheses in mathematics that have attracted the most attention and are of great significance: one is Fermat’s Last Theorem, and the other is the Goldbach Conjecture. As Andrew Wiles completed the proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem, he was recognized as the world’s number one mathematician.

Zhao Yi proved Wiles’ mistake, pulling Wiles down from his pedestal, while he himself used two methods to prove Goldbach’s conjecture, and no one in the world would dare to claim that their level of mathematics could match Zhao Yi’s.

Such a figure...

How come he chose to study at Yanhua University!

The leaders of the admissions office at Shuimu University and Capital University started to reflect, and there is no doubt that when it came to competing for Zhao Yi, they did not pay enough attention to him, and treated him as just a top high school student, but still at the student level.

Had they known that Zhao Yi could reach this level in just one year, they would have spared no effort at that time, even if it meant having the president or vice president personally step in to recruit him...

Regrets are of no use!

There is no doubt that making presentations on top-level achievements will help the school’s reputation and influence in the world.

In fact, at first, Yanhua University had not decided to let Zhao Yi give a lecture in the graduate building, or rather, they had no decision-making power.

This was proposed by Zhao Yi.

He never considered giving lectures at other universities.

Many people suggested that Zhao Yi should lecture on a larger stage with a greater impact, including some professors in the school such as Zhou Li, Hu Zhibin, and others, who shared similar views.

Zhao Yi still declined.

For an ordinary scholar, having research results would definitely lead one to expect a bigger stage to showcase oneself and have more top-level people recognize their achievements.

But he just doesn’t need that.

Things like big stages and influence are not important at all; even if he didn’t give the lecture, his achievements would still be recognized worldwide.

This is determined by the nature of the research.

Also, it has to do with the proof process. Wiles’ Fermat’s Last Theorem proof had him give three lectures at the Newton Research Institute.

Why?

Because most people couldn’t understand it, he needed to explain it in detail so that those with the ability to understand could understand.

Zhao Yi’s proof didn’t require that, as he didn’t use his own proof method or any very complex mathematics.

Most top mathematicians, as long as their foundational knowledge is sufficient, only need to spend a day to understand his paper.

This is also the reason why he could be certain that his paper would be published in the next issue after completing the submission.

When mathematical researchers can easily understand the content, naturally, there is no need to give lectures on larger stages, because the results themselves are world-class, and there is no need for special recognition.

This is the difference between Zhao Yi’s proof of Goldbach’s Conjecture and Wiles’ proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem. He is not worried about any controversy that might arise like the one with Wiles’ proof.

So, the lecture is really just a formality.

Since it’s just a formality, it can be done anywhere.

Yanhua University is very good.

It’s close to home, the environment is familiar, and there won’t be too many disapproving people coming. Those who want to listen can come and listen, those who don’t want to can forget about it. Most importantly, it doesn’t waste time, and he can still continue to enjoy college life.

College life is the most important thing.