Fields Medal Year
After exchanging ideas with the academicians from the School of the Big Mathematics Department, Shen Qi still gained some insights.
The following activities will be organized by the Chinese Mathematical Society typically include the same three events: awards ceremony, lectures, and academic symposiums.
The Chinese Mathematical Society has three major brand awards: the Hua Luogeng Mathematics Prize, the Chern Prize in Mathematics, and the Zhong Jiaqing Mathematics Prize, which are the three major mathematics awards in China.
The Hua Luogeng Mathematics Prize is awarded to Chinese mathematicians aged 50 and above and is considered Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Chern Prize in Mathematics is awarded to young Chinese mathematicians, Shen Qi has already received this award.
The Zhong Jiaqing Mathematics Prize is given to current or recently graduated graduate and doctoral students, and the evaluation criteria are based on the quality of their mathematical papers.
Calculating combat strength and achievements over the past few years, no Chinese graduate or doctoral student can match Shen Qi's academic writing skills.
In principle, winners of the Zhong Jiaqing Mathematics Prize must be enrolled in a domestic university. Shen Qi received his undergraduate degree in the Mathematics Department and his doctorate from the Princeton Mathematics Department. He was nominated for the "Zhong Jiaqing Mathematics Prize Award" by the Chinese Mathematical Society based on four papers published in four major mathematics journals in the past two years and his proof of the Riemann Hypothesis.
At the Zhong Jiaqing Mathematics Prize ceremony, Shen Qi won the gold medal without any controversy.
Although Shen Qi studied at American universities for his master's and doctoral degrees, that's no longer a problem. Nobody is nitpicking; the "Zhong Jiaqing Mathematics Prize Medal" was simply awarded to Shen Qi by force.
According to media reports, Shen Qi has qualified for a 45-minute presentation at the International Congress of Mathematicians in October this year. With his proof of the Riemann Hypothesis, Shen Qi has a good chance of competing for this year's Fields Medal.
Once Shen Qi wins the Fields Medal, other Math Prize will no longer hold much appeal for him.
By the time he turned fifty, he had won the Wolf Prize and the Abel Prize, achieving a "grand slam" in mathematics. That would have been the end of Shen Qi's life.
Therefore, before the Fields Medal was presented, various mathematics organizations were very enthusiastic about awarding prizes to Shen Qi. If you don't give Shen Qi prize now, he might not care about it in the future.
At the Zhong Jiaqing Mathematics Prize ceremony, Shen Qi, holding the gold trophy, delivered a brief acceptance speech. "Thank you to the Chinese Mathematical Society recognizing my abilities, thank you to Yenching University for nurturing me, and thank you to the motherland for its trust. Great achievements are built on small steps; I will continue to strive. Thank you."
System notification: "New achievement! The host has won the Zhong Jiaqing Mathematics Prize. The base reward is 350,000 Academic Excellence Points, multiplied by the Mathematics Talent Coefficient of 2.0, resulting in a final reward of 700,000 Academic Excellence Points. Remaining Academic Excellence Points: 7,377,510. Please confirm."
Progress towards Math Level 14:
Condition 1, 20/20 million, progress 0.0001%.
Condition 2: The number of Math Prize at or above Level A is 0; there are five Level B Math Prize: the Chern Prize in Mathematics, the Zhong Jiaqing Mathematics Prize, the Ford Prize, the Breakthrough Prize, and the Clay Research Award. Progress: 0%.
Condition 3: No students have published papers in the Top Four Journals yet; progress is 0%.
The progress under condition one can be increased to 37% immediately, but it won't work for Shen Qi now. All three conditions must be met simultaneously for him to upgrade to the "almost invincible" Math Level 14.
With the International Congress of Mathematicians in October drawing ever closer, the Fields Medal every four years, has become the hottest topic in the Mathematics Community both at home and abroad.
Since the first Fields Medal in 1936, the IMU has never publicly disclosed the internal selection details of each Fields Medal.
Mathematics enthusiasts worldwide only know three publicly available pieces of information about the Fields Medal:
I. A maximum of four Fields Medal may be presented each year.
Second, each winner must be no older than 40 (the only exception being Andrew Wiles).
Third, the laureates have made significant contributions to mathematics.
Apart from the three publicly stated pieces of information that have been officially acknowledged by IMU, all others are merely rumors circulating among the public.
For example, if you want to win the Fields Medal, you should first Ramanujan Prize.
The mathematician invited by IMU to give a one-hour high-level lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians is the most likely to win this year's Fields Medal.
To be eligible to compete for this year's Fields Medal, one must have given a speech for at least 15 minutes at the previous or the year before this International Congress of Mathematicians.
Four years ago at the International Congress of Mathematicians, Shen Qi was just a freshman in college and a nobody in the Mathematics Community. It was impossible for IMU to invite a freshman to the International Congress of Mathematicians.
According to IMU's official announcement and rumors, Shen Qi meets some of the necessary conditions for competing for the Fields Medal. If he does not win the Fields Medal this year, the only reason would be that Shen Qi's qualifications are limited.
Including Shen Qi, four Chinese mathematicians under the age of 40 have qualified to give a 45-minute presentation at the International Congress of Mathematicians this year.
Gong Changwei graduated from the Mathematics Department at Yenching University and is currently a professor at Columbia University, specializing in number theory.
Yun Wei graduated from the Mathematics Department at Yenching University with a bachelor's degree and from Princeton with a doctorate. He is currently a professor at Yale University, specializing in Algebraic Geometry.
Xu Yang received his bachelor's and master's degrees in the Mathematics Department and his doctorate from Princeton. He previously worked as a lecturer at MIT and is now Changjiang Distinguished Professor at Yenching University. Like Yun Wei, Professor Xu Yang's research focuses on the popular field of Algebraic Geometry.
Shen Qi received his undergraduate degree from Yenching University, his master's and doctoral degrees from Princeton University, and just received his PhD from Princeton. He claims to major in Mathematical Physics and Algebraic Geometry in algebraic geometry, but he has become famous in the Mathematics Community because of his "hobby" number theory and the Riemann Hypothesis.
The Four Prodigies of Yanjing University School of Mathematics mentioned above almost make up half of China's young mathematicians.
Based on a far-sighted strategic need, relevant departments have mobilized all available resources to promote the four outstanding students of Yenching University, hoping that one or even two of them can win this year's Fields Medal.
Four outstanding students from Yenching University swept all four spots for this year's Fields Medal?
Wake up, this is impossible.
Even Yun Wei and Xu Yang are competitors, as their research fields are highly similar, making it difficult for them to win the Fields Medal at the same time.
Shen Qi was the youngest and least experienced of the four great talents.
But Shen Qi is the one on whom the Chinese people place the highest expectations, after all, he is the one who proved the Riemann Hypothesis, the Millennium Prize Problem, and is at the height of his popularity.
If you lack experience, make up for it with hype.
After receiving the Zhong Jiaqing Mathematics Prize, Shen Qi was interviewed by CCTV Radio Science and Education and CCTV Radio English Channel.
CCTV Radio's Science and Education Channel broadcasts to the domestic audience, while the audience of CCTV Radio's English Channel is people from English-speaking countries all over the world.
Globally, there are not many influential Chinese media outlets, only the English channel of CCTV Radio and a few other foreign language channels, as well as the English version of China Daily.
In the Western upper class and among the general public, the most influential media outlets are still the mainstream media in Europe and America.
The IMU is headquartered in Germany, and more than 70% of its members are from Europe and America. Most of the review experts it hires are mathematicians from Europe and America, and the mainstream media in Europe and America have a certain influence on the IMU.
Shen Qi has been interviewed by mainstream media outlets in the United States, such as CNN and Discovery Channel. Chinese mainstream media should certainly contribute their efforts, after all, Shen Qi is a Chinese mathematician.
The interviews on CCTV Radio's English channel are all in English, and the foreign reporters they hire have previously worked at the BBC.
Overall, it felt a bit strange that Shen Qi had to speak English throughout his interview with Chinese television.
He also knew that this was to meet the needs of global publicity and promotion, so he cooperated fully with the English interview conducted by CCTV Radio's English channel.
It is unrealistic to expect that a single Riemann Hypothesis will lead people all over the world to learn Chinese and adopt it as the world's number one language.
"My English isn't very good, and I hope that one day I can give any interview and attend any event in my native language. That's my wish," Shen Qi said in an interview.
"Then you need to solve the remaining five Millennium Prize Problem. I think IMU will definitely adjust Chinese to be the first language of the conference," said a foreign reporter from CCTV Radio's English channel. He then asked Shen Qi, "Dr. Shen, you have won two of China's three major Math Prize and three important international Math Prize. According to relevant media reports, you have been nominated for this year's Ramanujan Prize. It seems that your status in IMU's eyes is continuing to rise. We all know the rules of the game. The Fields Medal Ramanujan Prize a few months ago. What does that mean?"
"The Ramanujan Prize? According to some media reports? Which media outlet reported that? I don't know anything about it." Shen Qi was puzzled. Was he being forced to accept an award again? Was this some kind of publicity stunt by an international organization?