The caller turned out to be Professor Elon Lindenstrauss.

Qin Ke was surprised because these foreign professors generally did not like to make international long distance calls. Instead of direct voice conversations, they preferred text communication through emails, so that they would not easily disturb other people's normal lives.

"Professor Linden Strauss, good afternoon, I am Qin Ke."

Professor Linden Strauss's English with a Israeli accent came from the other end of the phone: "Qin Ke, we will have another chance to meet again next month."

Qin Ke's heart skipped a beat and he vaguely guessed the reason, but still asked cautiously: "Professor, you mean..."

Professor Linden-Strauss smiled and said: "August 12th is the mid-term academic exchange meeting of the American Mathematical Society. It is estimated that you and Ning Qingjun will receive the official notice and invitation letter to attend the meeting soon, because it will be

Thirty minutes ago, the American Mathematical Society decided to award you two the Cole Prize for Number Theory this year through a collective vote of fellow members. Remember to check your email, and I suggest you both prepare an acceptance speech."

Qin Ke was surprised and happy. He was not surprised to receive the Kohl Prize. Basically, after receiving the Mathematics Breakthrough Prize, everyone knew that this year's Kohl Prize in Number Theory must belong to him, but they did not expect Ning Qingyun.

Won an award too!

This is ten times happier than him winning the prize!

It can almost be said that Ning Qingyun was trained by him personally in mathematics. This kind of mathematician who watched his girl become better and better, and adjusted... ahem, watched her improve in some aspects.

Little by little concessions to the bottom line still gave Qin Ke a sense of accomplishment.

"Isn't it a bit surprising?" Seeing that Qin Ke didn't say anything, Professor Linden-Strauss guessed the surprise on the phone and smiled mischievously:

"Each session of the Cole Prize for Number Theory has a maximum of two places. Originally, it was only intended to be awarded to you because you had the highest number of votes, but Professor Faltings suggested, 'Since there are two places, prove it with Qin Ke.

Ning Qingjun, who made several conjectures such as the Polignac conjecture and the Zhou conjecture, and co-created the fourth-order transformation method of lime number theory and the hypergeometric mapping method of lime number theory. Why didn't she win the award? She was second in votes.

Yu Qinke', then more than a dozen professors stood up and seconded the proposal, including IMO Chairman Jeff Rowland, who all agreed with Professor Faltings' proposal, so a second collective vote was held, and the final result

As you can see.”

"Old Mr. Faltings..." Qin Ke felt warm in his heart. This old man was really a noble person to him and Ning Qingyun. If it weren't for Faltings, a senior mathematician from the United States who admired them very much, no matter in mathematics

Neither the Breakthrough Prize nor this year's Cole Prize for Number Theory will fall so easily to him and Ning Qingyun.

Thinking of the other big boss of the Philippine Prize on the other end of the phone, Qin Ke hurriedly said: "Thank you, Professor Linden Strauss, I believe you also included your vote and support."

"You're welcome, Faltings and I both have the same idea. We hope that you two can truly crack the mystery of the Riemann Hypothesis in the future and let us see the ultimate beauty of mathematics."

Qin Ke could hear that this was Professor Linden-Strauss's sincere words, and couldn't help but sigh at the purity of these mathematicians. It is probably because of their obsession with mathematics that they have achieved world-renowned academic achievements and have such high esteem in the world.

of fame.

"We will definitely work hard."

Qin Ke chatted with Professor Lindenstrauss for a few minutes. Just after he hung up the phone, before he had time to tell Ning Qingyun the good news, his cell phone rang again.

The person who called this time was also an elder, but not an elder in academia, but a real elder in the Xia Kingdom's education sector.

Qin Ke smiled and said: "Uncle Chen, good morning. I asked why the magpies outside the window kept chirping today. It turns out it was Uncle Chen who called to express your condolences to me."

"Flattery, you have such a mouth... It's really a waste not to pursue an official career." Uncle Chen smiled and shook his head: "By the way, Qin Ke, I just received the latest news, which is great news. Can you come?"

what news?"

Qin Ke blinked: "Uncle Chen, it's the best news that you took the time to call me and chat with me during your busy schedule. This treatment, tsk tsk, I don't know how many people will be envious, jealous, and hateful. Maybe even the principal of our school will

Jealous."

"You brat, you talk nonsense. Do you think others are as heartless as you? Seeing my call will only make them extremely nervous." Uncle Chen said with a bit of emotion in his tone.

In fact, big shots like Uncle Chen are basically very deep in the capital, full of majesty, and intangible to emotions. Their status determines that they cannot express their emotions at will like ordinary people. Being in a high position often leads to

Come more loneliness and defensiveness.

A shameless guy like Qin Ke seems to be sleek and sophisticated, but he still retains the simplicity and passion of a student. There are no restrictions on his relationship with his superiors and subordinates. Their friendship is irreversible, just like an uncle and a nephew.

.

That's why Uncle Chen showed such a cordial side in front of Qin Ke.

Qin Ke said with a smile: "Well, who calls you my Uncle Chen? If it weren't for Uncle Chen, I wouldn't be so heartless."

These words made Uncle Chen's lips curl up: "Okay, no more nonsense, I received the news that you and Ning Qingyun both won this year's Cole Prize for Number Theory!"

Qin Ke, the best actor, was possessed, and his tone was extremely surprised: "Thank you, Uncle Chen! I'm so happy. If it weren't for Uncle Chen's strong support, how could juniors like me and Qingjun win such a grand prize?"

Qin Ke's words were half true and half false, and a bit exaggerated, but his gratitude to Uncle Chen was also true. Recently, more than a dozen internationally renowned mathematicians, including Mr. Qiu, have spoken out and publicly praised him and Uncle Chen.

Ning Qingyun, this must have been arranged by Uncle Chen to "build momentum".

This time, Ning Qingyun, whose strength has not reached the top level, unexpectedly won the Cole Prize in Number Theory, which is inseparable from such "momentum building". Otherwise, even if Mr. Faltings proposed it, it might not be passed in the voting process.

.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Don't put gold on your uncle's face anymore, your academic achievements are the key to winning the award." Uncle Chen pretended to be unhappy,

In fact, he was in a very good mood. He smiled and sighed:

"A few years ago, when Professor Zhang Yitang, a Xia-born mathematician, won the Cole Prize for Number Theory, I lamented that it would be great if our Xia-born mathematicians could also win such a grand prize. I didn't expect that it would not come in ten years.

You two have done it! A gap in our Xia Guo International Mathematics Award has been filled again. You two must continue to work hard, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and strive to come back with a Fields Medal next year. That will be really amazing.

Our mathematical community in Xia is completely proud."

Uncle Chen explained the matter of going abroad again, saying that everything would be arranged, and there was no need to worry about safety issues, and he could just go and get the prize.

After hanging up the phone, Qin Ke ran downstairs to find Ning Qingyun. The girl was in the kitchen preparing pizza for dinner with Qin Xiaoke, who had returned from school.

After hearing the news, Ning Qingyun still couldn't believe it.

"I...I also won the Kohl Prize in Mathematics?"

Ning Qingyun is still self-aware, and his mathematical level is still far behind that of many mathematicians in the world. He can only barely keep up with Qin Ke in the direction of number theory.

"Of course, you have to be confident. At least in the direction of the mathematical topics we are jointly researching, you will not be worse than any mathematician. To put it bluntly, there is no one in the world who can cooperate with me on mathematical topics and treat me well."

The only one who has been of great help is you."

Qin Ke really likes to do scientific research with his little cabbage. Now the two have almost the same mind. They can communicate with each other with just one look. Their cooperation is extremely tacit, and their personalities and academic styles complement each other.

Not to mention anything else, just the proof of Polignac's conjecture and the improvement of the two lime number theory processing methods. Without Ning Qingyun's help, Qin Ke would have spent at least one or two more years of time and energy.

Ning Qingyun was still a little dazed. She never thought that she could win the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics and the Cole Prize in Number Theory. These were awards that even her father could not win - of course, her father Ning Zongxun was better at it.

Physics, and I have been engaged in research on important topics that require strict confidentiality for a long time. The results cannot be made public, and naturally I will not win any international or even domestic awards.

The girl looked at Qin Ke with soft eyes, full of water. If Qin Ke hadn't led her on the road of mathematics, she would never have reached such a height.

If Qin Xiaoke hadn't been there, she would have wanted to kiss Qin Ke passionately.

Qin Xiaoke asked with curiosity and surprise: "Brother, Sister Ning, where does this Kohl's Number Theory Award come from? Is it more powerful than the Mathematics Breakthrough Award you won last time?"

Qin Ke nodded and said: "The prize is much smaller, only one hundred thousand US dollars, but it has a longer history, and its status and reputation in the international mathematics community is still slightly better than the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics."

The Kohl Prize is divided into the Algebra Prize and the Number Theory Prize. It is awarded every three years, but it will not be selected at the same time. Instead, one Kohl Prize for Number Theory and another Kohl Prize for Algebra will take turns.

It seems that Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun are lucky. They happened to achieve the most dazzling results in number theory this year. Otherwise, they would have to wait at least three more years before they could win the Cole Prize in Number Theory.

In order to celebrate this award, the three of them opened a bottle of champagne at dinner. The result was also very gratifying. Both girls were 70% or 80% drunk. Qin Xiaoke went back to the room to sleep, while Qin Ke took Ning Qingyun back to the hotel.

The master bedroom on the second floor is a great place for two to enjoy themselves.

…

Winning the Cole Prize in Number Theory made both Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun a little excited, and their scientific research enthusiasm was high. The mathematical modeling work of "Coating Research on Carbon Nanotube Fibers" came out in only about six days.

The final deduced results show that titanium dioxide and doped platinum dioxide as coating materials will not affect the original electrical and mechanical properties of carbon nanotube fibers, but can also greatly improve their durability and flame retardant properties.

Its durability is shown in that it can withstand more than 2,500 washing experiments and more than 300 days of high-intensity radiation experiments. Its flame retardant performance is even more remarkable, and it can withstand open fire burning for up to 8 hours without being damaged.

ignite and maintain the overall structure without deformation.

This far exceeds the qualifying requirements for the subject!

Because Professor He Liangfu was still busy with the final report on the topic "Improvement of Relaxor Ferroelectric Thin Film Materials", Qin Ke asked Ning Qingyun to directly contact Tian Tianjiao of the research team.

Although Tian Tianjiao looks relatively ordinary and rich, she is a woman after all. Qin Ke usually leaves such contact with women to Ning Qingyun.

Tian Tianjiao has led the research team to carry out arduous scientific research experiments for more than a month, because Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun have been only busy with mathematical modeling on the topic of "Improvement of Relaxor Ferroelectric Thin Film Materials" some time ago. It was not until six days ago that they

Asking her for the latest project information, Tian Tianjiao complained dissatisfiedly to Zeng Yangzuo, "You two juniors and juniors, you can't treat one with favoritism."

She knew that the "Improvement of Relaxor Ferroelectric Thin Film Materials" research group had achieved unexpected and excellent results, and that Qin Ke and Ning Qingjun's "computational materials science" had played an extremely critical role, so she had long been anxious.

I am really looking forward to the "rescue" of this academic couple.

——As for how she has always looked down on computational materials science? Now she just wants to shout "I'm not going to bully you if you are honest about the true fragrance theorem".

But no matter how much she overestimated the two scholars, she never expected that it only took Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun six days to send the mathematical modeling results to her email.

When Tian Tianjiao received a call from Ning Qingyun, the busy postdoc subconsciously said: "So fast? Is it the result of the first version of the deduction? How far is it from the qualification line for the project?"

Ning Qingyun said softly: "Judging from the deduction results of the mathematical model, it has exceeded the qualification line for the project. It needs to be verified by Team Leader Tian through experiments..."

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Tian Tianjiao was stunned, thinking that he heard wrongly, and asked again, and received a positive answer from Ning Qingyun, and then said excitedly: "I will arrange an experiment right away

Verification! You are waiting for my good news!”

She quickly stopped what she was doing and ran to the computer to open her email. When she saw the deduction results, her eyes suddenly widened. It took her a while to hold back a sentence: "Awesome... computational materials science, I'm afraid it will be in their hands."

It will flourish here."
To be continued...