Chapter 1039 Isn’t it even more than the Fields Medal?


    ?At nine o''clock in the morning, as the music sounded, the host came on stage, and the nine-day 24th International Congress of Mathematicians kicked off.


    There is actually no difference in the procedures between international conferences and domestic conferences.


    The first step after the opening was that Wu Wenjun, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Conference, and Jacob Paris, Chairman of the International Mathematical Union, took the stage to deliver speeches respectively.


    Furthermore, this section takes a lot longer than before—


    You must know that the reason why as many as 4,000 people attended the conference this time was not just because the host China sent a large delegation.


    ?Third-world countries with certain mathematical research capabilities, such as India, Brazil, and Turkey, have also sent more scholars than before.


    ?Especially because Jacob Paris himself is from Brazil, and he wrote a lot about the special nature of this conference.


    After all, although Rio de Janeiro failed to win this competition and did not even make it to the final round of voting, as long as there is a start, sooner or later the International Congress of Mathematicians will be held south of the equator.


    Since his rebirth, Chang Haonan has interacted with foreigners a lot, so his English proficiency has improved by leaps and bounds compared to before.


    But despite this, it is still a bit sleepy to listen to large sections of content that has nothing to do with technology.


    He forcibly suppressed the desire to yawn and looked to the left and right.


    I found that other people seemed to be similar.


    Perelman, who was sitting on the other side, had already taken out a notebook and lowered his head not knowing what he was writing.


    "often."


    Charles Feiffman, who was sitting next to Chang Haonan, suddenly came over.


    "Um?"


    ?Chang Haonan was a little surprised.


    After all, the two of them are not familiar with each other.


    But he still turned his head slightly to look at the other party.


    “Did you know that at this conference, the odds of winning the Fields Medal are both 1:1.01 between you and Professor Perelman?”


    1:1.01, which is already the lowest value among normal odds.


    It’s basically equivalent to the bookmaker thinking this is a sure thing.


    But Chang Haonan really had no interest in the gambling industry. After hesitating for a moment, he touched his chin:


    "I have no idea."


    …”


    Three words, Feifman, who originally wanted to bring up other topics, was completely silenced.


    A few seconds later, he finally recovered:


    “Don’t you want to know who is on the nomination list? I have a friend…”


    Only halfway through speaking, Chang Haonan shook his head:


    "In no mood."


    ?This time, only one word was used.


    ?Seeing this scene, Pierre Deligne, who was sitting a little further away, immediately covered his mouth and his shoulders kept shaking.


    Obviously, Fefferman has used similar topics to seduce these potential Philippine Award winners and then carry out pranks not once or twice.


    ??But this time when he met Chang Haonan, who was in need of food and salt, he was exhausted before he even had time to sing.


    Fortunately, at this time, Professor Paris on the stage entered the closing stage in time, which relieved the embarrassment here.


    And the atmosphere of the entire venue was pushed to its climax——


    Because after the opening speech, there is an exciting awards ceremony.


    According to convention, the first award should be the Newanglinna Award.


    ?However, this time, due to the intervention of the Clay Mathematics Institute, the one at the top became the Millennium Mathematics Award.


    In fact, it stands to reason that awards that are not selected by the International Mathematical Union (IMU) should not be awarded at such an important time as the opening ceremony.


    But there is no way, the influence of the Millennium Mathematics Prize is too great.


    ?If it is placed later, even in the closing ceremony, it will give people the feeling that it is the finale.


    It is better to put it at the front generously to show that its status is not as good as the following ones.


    Anyway, this is not a permanent award, this time it is a special event.


    It’s impossible to award the award four years later, right?


    In short, Chang Haonan and Perelman became the first people to take the stage to receive the award.


    USD 500,000 per person.


    For people who are engaged in mathematics, it is definitely a huge sum of money.


    ?However, because the winner of this award was determined more than a year ago, there is no surprise. The most excited person in the audience was Langton Clay as the presenter and sponsor.


    After all, although it feels a bit too licking to give out money and beg others to accept it, it is precisely because of Chang Haonan''s willfulness that the award he established can be tied with the Philippine Award.


    It is precisely because of this that at the end of his speech, Clay made a joke and expressed his hope that he could stand on the ICM podium for the second time in his lifetime.


    Aroused a burst of good-natured laughter in the entire venue——


    There are seven Millennium Mathematical Puzzles in total.


    There are only six left now.


    ??It’s not Chinese cabbage. It’s normal for no one to receive the second one in 30 to 40 years...


    …


    After the Millennium Mathematics Prize, it is finally the turn of IMU’s official awards.


    Following closely behind is the Newanglinna Award.


    ?The conditions for winning the award are the same as those for the Philippines Award, and the applicant must not be older than 40 years old.


    ??It’s just that the scope of the award is limited to mathematical fields related to computer science.


    In the end, Madhu Sultan, an Indian mathematician from MIT, won this year''s Naiwan Award due to his contributions in probabilistic verifiable proofs, inapproximability of optimal problems, and optimal error-correcting codes. Linner Award.


    After Sultan received the award, the applause did not last long.


    It’s not that the Newanglina Prize is unimportant.


    It’s not because everyone has any opinions about the winner himself.


    Instead…


    The main event is coming.


    Because in 2002, there were no other major awards such as the Chen Shengshen Award and the Lilawati Award, so the Fields Medal was directly after the Newanglina Award—


    The list will be read out personally by Jacob Paris and presented by important figures from the host country.


    Although, there are many awards that claim to be the "Nobel Prize in mathematics".


    But if you must choose the one with the highest recognition and popularity.


    ?That must be the Philippine Prize.


    ? ? Scholars who can win this honor have all played a huge role in promoting the development of mathematics and can even become a mainstay in the mathematics world.


    ? also means the recognition of his contribution by the entire mathematical community.


    Therefore, the moment Jacob Paris took the stage, the main conference hall, which could accommodate thousands of people, was as quiet as death.


    Many people, especially the popular candidates for the Philippine Awards, could not help but hold their breath.


    ?Perhaps in response to the enthusiasm of the audience, Paris raised his head and showed a kind smile.


    But for some reason, Chang Haonan saw something subtle in that smile...


    Naughty?


    As if a prank had succeeded.


    It is normal for people who engage in mathematics to be old and naughty.


    But in this case, you can''t go too far.


    So Chang Haonan couldn''t think of any other possibilities for a while, so he could only wait and see what happened.


    "Everyone, after discussions and deliberations with the International Mathematical Union and the board members of the German Mathematicians Union, we finally decided to set up and award the Gauss Prize starting from this conference to commemorate the outstanding role in promoting the field of mathematics. Carl Friedrich Gauss!”


    For a time, the whole house was in an uproar.


    In fact, at the 23rd International Congress of Mathematicians held in Berlin four years ago, the decision to establish the Gauss Prize had been adopted.


    However, it was established, and the specific year from which the selection and awarding would begin was not finalized at that time.


    Before this conference, there was not much news about this matter.


    ?So everyone basically believes that the selection of this award will not start until 2006.


    As a result, no one expected that Paris would directly launch a surprise attack.


    It wasn’t until a few minutes later that the heated discussion finally subsided, and everyone’s attention returned to the podium at the front.


    ?Everyone wants to know who will be lucky enough to be the first winner of the Gauss Prize.


    ?Paris also raised the envelope in his hand to his chest at this time.


    “Based on the nominations and voting by the Awards Committee, the winner of the 2002 Gauss Prize is…”


    Having said this, he paused deliberately, and then, under the gaze of thousands of eyes, he pulled out a piece of paper from the envelope:


    “Chang Haonan from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Gregory Perelman from Steklov Institute of Mathematics!”


    (End of this chapter)