Vera shook her head and said softly: "I just like to study these issues. As for whose contribution is greater... I think it's better not to divide it too finely."
For students he is familiar with, interviews are just a formality. He already knows what abilities his students have.
Even if it were put on him, it would be just the icing on the cake at best.
"According to the original agreement, I will help you apply for graduation. The graduation certificate will be sent to you around March or April. If you plan to study for a Ph.D. here, you'd better submit your application as soon as possible. I will also It’s easy to pass.”
Lu Zhou: "What about the topic of NS equations?"
However, when checking the paper, Lu Zhou noticed that Vera did not break down these things, but just skipped this part with the sentence "These-authors-contributed-equally-to-this-work".
The first is the topic of "Existence and smoothness of solutions to the three-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes equation".
"Is this really good?" After checking the paper from beginning to end, Lu Zhou cast a questioning look at Vera, who was standing across from the desk. "This is unfair to you."
After all, Qin Yue had done a lot, and Hardy was a bit suspected of taking advantage, but Vera was willing to share the credit equally with them, and as a mentor, he wouldn't say anything.
"Okay, if you insist."
After Christmas, the countdown to Lu Zhou's return to China has begun.
And what surprises people the most is that this time it was not Lu Zhou himself who took action, but three of his students...
There were less than three days left. Before returning to the country, he planned to finish the matters at hand first, so as not to have to worry about where to start when he comes back here after the new year.
According to general practice, the names of the three people are hung on the paper in order of contribution.
In addition to the topics studied in collaboration with Professor Fefferman, the "Kakutani Conjecture" topic led by Lu Zhou himself has also come to an end with the completion of the thesis.
Just at the beginning of this year, the Wolf Foundation announced the list of winners, and the most influential winner of the Mathematics Prize is Professor Fefferman.
Just the glory of a Kakutani guess.
Sitting in the office of the Institute for Advanced Study, Lu Zhou was reviewing the paper submitted by Vera.
Perhaps because the corresponding author named Lu Zhou, or perhaps because of the appeal of the Kakutani conjecture itself to number theory enthusiasts, the paper posted on Arxiv caused quite a stir in the number theory community.
"...Since you said so, I respect your decision." After hearing what she said, Lu Zhou stopped trying to persuade her.
“I thought so when I was young,” Professor Fefferman said with a smile, “but now I realize that no matter how interesting a math problem is, it should be done in moderation.”
As for Lu Zhou, he holds the position of fourth author and corresponding author.
After listening to Lu Zhou's instructions, Vera nodded seriously as always.
…
The next day, after Lu Zhou went to Nassau Hall to submit his application for vacation, he then went to the building of the Department of Mathematics at Princeton University and found Professor Fefferman's office.
Ordinary tutors may be reluctant to give up such achievements to students, but this problem does not exist for him.
As the youngest Fields Medal winner in history, Fefferman received the title of genius when he was young, and now he has been highly praised by the Lifetime Achievement Award in his later years. As far as his status as a mathematician is concerned, it can be said that he has no regrets in his life.
Professor Fefferman insisted: "Wait until January is over."
Many people call the proof of Kakutani's conjecture another victory of the "group construction method."
Since the establishment of the "NS Research Group", there has been only one discussion meeting on work allocation so far, and now he is about to leave Princeton temporarily. In order not to delay the research progress, he must explain the situation to his research partners.
And, determine the signature of the paper.
"Are you planning to return to China?"
"Forced so hard?" Lu Zhou shook his head, "I don't feel like I'm forcing myself. It's better to say that research itself is a fun thing."
For Lu Zhou, this can be said to be the most important research topic besides the study of plasma turbulence phenomena.
After a moment of pause, Lu Zhou put the paper on the table, looked at Vera and continued.
In addition to the signature of the paper, this kind of collaborative paper will generally indicate the specific work completed by each author in the paper. Especially internationally, major research institutions relatively value this part more than the simple ranking order of paper authors.
For example, he would attend most of the weekly discussion meetings as long as he was in Princeton, and he would also carefully read the reports on phased results.
After listening to Lu Zhou's words, Professor Fefferman nodded in agreement and said in a relaxed tone: "You really need a vacation to relax yourself. Few scholars will push themselves so hard in such a short period of time. Participated in so many studies.”
"Yeah, I know!"
Lu Zhou said speechlessly: "... That's because you have already obtained all the honors you can get."
Although he was not directly involved in the subsequent research, as their mentor, Lu Zhou had been following up on the progress of their project.
"How could it be? There are endless awards, not to mention I am still short of an Abel Prize," Professor Fefferman said with a smile, "Anyway, enjoy your life now, I won't know anything before February." Send you any email.”
According to academic practice, adding this sentence to the paper means that all authors have the same contribution in the paper, and no one is redundant.
At most, I just feel a little pity for her. She could have received a higher evaluation.
Excluding the help she provided to them, it is no exaggeration to say that Vera's contribution to the entire research project reached more than 70%, while Qin Yue and Hadi only contributed the remaining 30%.
Lu Zhou: "Yes, compared to Christmas, the Spring Festival is our holiday. I will probably wait until mid-February to come back after the New Year."
Although he has seen the entire proof process and there are no major problems, as their tutor, he has the obligation to help them check it carefully and eliminate some minor details before the paper is officially submitted.
Seeing that he had no intention of changing his mind, Lu Zhou could only shrug helplessly.
Looking at Lu Zhou appearing at the door of the office, Professor Fefferman quickly noticed the leave note in his hand, so he smiled and said.
And this also means that all authors in the paper are regarded as co-authors, regardless of whether there is an additional asterisk after their name.
On the morning of the 27th, there was still one day left before the flight back home.
Of course, as their mentor, he certainly has the right to take these results as his own, but as a boss with integrity, he will definitely not do so.
In the field of mathematics, the Wolf Prize can be regarded as an award similar to the Lifetime Achievement Award. It is mainly awarded to mathematicians over 40 years old in recognition of their long-term contributions to the mathematics community.
When he arrived, Professor Fefferman was discussing with his students the American Mathematical Society's academic meeting next month.