A Friendly Match
The male editor asked a question as soon as he walked in.
That's a great question, a brilliant question, an excellent question!
After a slight hesitation, Shen Qi replied fluently, "Words are no proof; I'll write it down for you."
"Please." The male editor casually picked up a whiteboard marker and handed it to Shen Qi.
There was a whiteboard in the conference room. Shen Qi wrote down an equation and said, "Here, H is semi-smooth, meaning it satisfies Δk > ΔK', where K' is a sufficiently large index. Further, we can see that the convergence rate is q-superlinear."
"That makes sense." The male editor nodded, then shook his head. "But it's debatable."
"Then please enlighten me, teacher." Shen Qi lowered his posture and humbly asked for guidance. There were many hidden talents in the academy, and he must not act rashly before figuring out the other party's identity.
The male editor picked up a pen and wrote his formula on the whiteboard, using the formula to connect with others.
Pred(dk)
=-[▽Φdk+1/2dk...
Shen Qi shuddered, his neatly styled hair becoming messy again. The male editor had written... lambda calculus.
Lambda calculus has wide applications in mathematics, physics, linguistics, and Computer Science. The male editor's use of it here is brilliant, truly brilliant.
I never expected this kind of calculation logic, but he actually thought of it and applied it with unparalleled skill and incisive insight.
Shen Qi remained calm and continued to observe.
...≥ρ/4‖dk‖^2
The male editor wrote down three lines of formula, seemingly talking to himself. "Worth discussing."
"I've learned my lesson," Shen Qi said, cupping his hands in greeting, instantly understanding.
Intelligent people don't need many words to communicate; everything is contained in formulas.
"Got it?" The male editor smiled, calm and serene.
"Understood." Shen Qi nodded, not daring to disobey.
System: "Mathematical experience points +1."
Shen Qi Sun Yat-sen University. He... he only wrote three lines of equations, yet he increased my math experience points by 1.
A master, an absolute master!
After Shen Qi reached level 7 in mathematics, gaining experience points through daily accumulation became very slow.
However, within just a few minutes of meeting the male editor, Shen Qi gained 1 point of math experience.
Terrifying!
I, Shen Qi, have been following Fatty Sun for so long, and I've only gained a dozen or so math experience points.
And he made me gain experience points in no time.
Without a doubt, this male editor has a crushing advantage over me in mathematics!
He's at least level 10!
Not a master, but a near-master!
The Big Mathematics Department of Yenching University is indeed not a place that unauthorized personnel can trespass into.
Although Shen Qi was inwardly surprised, he remained outwardly calm. "Student Shen Qi has learned a great deal. Thank you for your guidance, teacher. May I ask your esteemed name?"
"Nian Ruiming," the male editor said.
"Editor-in-Chief Nian..." Shen Qi stared intently, and sure enough, it was Editor-in-Chief Nian. His demeanor and skill were unmatched. He wasn't just an editor; he was the big boss among editors—the editor-in-chief.
Although Shen Qi had never met Nian Ruiming in person before, he had heard of the name before; it was printed in the "Mathematical Herald".
The mathematics community at Yenching University, and indeed the mathematics community in China, is not very large.
Nian Ruiming recently published a paper in JAMS, the Journal of the American Mathematical Society, which publishes two issues a year, one in the first half of the year and one in the second half, with each issue containing no more than 10 papers.
Getting published in the Top Four Journals is definitely more difficult than getting published in Nature, Science, and Cell.
Shen Qi's ability to follow international and domestic mathematical developments and publish papers in JAMS further demonstrates that Editor-in-Chief Nian possesses master-level expertise. Is this really necessary? I haven't even finished my first year of university; I'm just a complete newbie. Are you really going to use Editor-in-Chief Nian to intimidate me?
"So Shen Qi, do you know how to make the changes?" Nian Ruiming asked.
"Understood." Shen Qi might disagree with his reviewers, but he had to respect Nian Ruiming.
Yangyang reviewers spent several months writing three lengthy review comments, but they still couldn't persuade Shen Qi to yield to the experts' authority.
Nian Ruiming only spent a few minutes writing three lines of formulas on the whiteboard, which impressed Shen Qi.
Mathematics is more complex than any other subject, yet it is also the simplest.
"Show me the changes." Nian Ruiming smiled and tapped the whiteboard lightly.
"Good."
Shen Qi picked up the whiteboard marker again and wrote:
Ared(sk)-o(‖sk‖^2)=...ηPred(sk)
After finishing writing, Shen Qi explained, "Here, η is taken as η2."
"Alright, no problem. η-transformation, Xiuwen, Shen Qi." Nian Ruiming said, showing some appreciation for Shen Qi. This kid understands things quickly, has high comprehension, and is a talent.
"Repair." Shen Qi answered sincerely. If you lose, you have to admit defeat. A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle.
"Actually, your reviewer's comments were fine. I just extracted the core points from his three versions of comments and showed them to you," Nian Ruiming added.
It's easy to say, but the difficulty of mathematics lies in extracting core ideas and core logic.
Shen Qi knew what to do next: revise the paper and publish it as soon as possible.
In conclusion, the trip was worthwhile. Shen Qi met a master and exchanged academic ideas with him.
"I'll say goodbye to Editor-in-Chief Nian and immediately return to my dorm to revise my paper. I'll finalize it within two days and then upload it to the <Mathematical Herald>'s submission system." Shen Qi prepared to leave the editorial office.
"Shen Qi, you're a freshman this year, nineteen or twenty years old?" Nian Ruiming asked seemingly casually.
Shen Qi replied, "I just turned nineteen, so I'm counted as twenty, making me twenty-one by the traditional Chinese age reckoning."
"Young and promising." Nian Ruiming nodded.
"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed. Some people have already earned their doctorates by the age of twenty-one." Shen Qi was filled with shame. "And me? I've accomplished nothing, and I live in constant anxiety."
Nian Ruiming encouraged me, saying, "Take it one step at a time, build a solid foundation, and don't be impatient. If someone becomes an overnight sensation in mathematics, it usually only takes a few short years to reach the top. Look at me, before I was thirty, I was just an unknown nobody, and it wasn't until after I was thirty-five that I started publishing papers in the Top Four Journals."
"That's pretty impressive, isn't it, Editor-in-Chief Nian!" Ever since he stepped into the editorial department of <Mathematical Herald>, Shen Qi hadn't had a chance to show off even a little bit. On the contrary, Editor-in-Chief Nian had shown off several Sun Yat-sen University- scale things, doing so subtly and elegantly.
The Mathematics Department's "King of Pretending" forum is full of talented people from all walks of life. Having seen many big shots, Shen Qi became increasingly apprehensive. "What am I, the King of Show Offs? At most, I'm just the King of Show Offs among the freshmen in the Mathematics Department."
"Shen Qi, your paper, 'Analysis of Generalized Nonlinear Complementarity Problems with Linear Inequality Constraints,' far exceeds the academic capabilities of a first-year student. Don't you have any thoughts on this?" Nian Ruiming seemed to be reminding Shen Qi of something.
"What thoughts could I possibly have? Just a nobody, nothing of note." Shen Qi was lost in thought.
"For the Mathematics Department thesis defenses, this paper is probably the best one you can get. It might not even have the same academic value as your paper," Nian Ruiming said with a faint smile.
"Editor-in-Chief Nian, you mean..." Shen Qi suddenly realized, his confusion instantly vanishing, replaced by a strange impulse. "That's right, the thesis! Can I apply to defend my undergraduate thesis in the Mathematics Department now? Editor-in-Chief Nian is right, everything should be done step by step, laying a solid foundation. So I'll get my bachelor's degree in mathematics from Yanda University first, and then plan for the long term, taking it one step at a time."
"Shen Qi, you're not under my jurisdiction. You'll have to ask your Mathematics Department professors and head for this kind of thing." Nian Ruiming pointed to the ceiling.
Shen Qi said goodbye to Nian Ruiming after taking all his research materials and headed towards the stairs. The Mathematics Department's office was on the second floor.
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