Qiao Ze rarely went through his entire line of thought like that.
But he wasn't really speaking for Xu Dajiang to hear; it was ant for Li Jiangao, who had been sitting there all along, looking at the paper.
In Qiao Ze's mind, Xu Dajiang didn't understand much about mathematics, a conclusion he drew from the level of Liu Chenfeng's expertise.
As for Li, his ntor, of course he knew mathematics. After all, he was a researcher of Group Theory, which was a tool used in the study of number theory. Moreover, he had made use of so Group Theory in solving this problem.
Indeed, for Xu Dajiang, the question he asked earlier was just an instinctive inquiry. He wasn't particularly concerned about what exactly Qiao Ze's thought process was.
His focus was clearly off; after hearing what Qiao Ze said, the question that blurted out was, "Oh, did Su suggest that you study this conjecture?"
Qiao Ze glanced at Xu Dajiang and then silently nodded his head.
"Look at how this situation has developed, but it's also good. Now there are many people researching Qiao Algebra, once these theorems are understood thoroughly, it might even be considered how they can be applied to number theory. That's a credit we should give to Su!" Xu Dajiang comnted with a beaming face.
Of course, he couldn't possibly speak ill of Su Mucheng.
Even though he had already received so recognition from Qiao Ze to a certain extent, being considered one of his own, dealing with Qiao Ze was always a difficult matter. It's not that Qiao Ze had not grown, but personality is, after all, very hard to change.
At least he wasn't as reticent as before.
He also beca more ticulous when explaining problems. If it had been in the past, it would probably just be do this first, do that next, and then the problem would be solved.
Nobody would dare to ask questions; to ask was to be foolish.
Xu Dajiang would never have imagined that it was precisely his off-topic train of thought that had once again been noted by Qiao Ze. The mind of the dean quickly started to wander off again, saying, "Alas, this paper really needs to be published in 'New Discoveries in Mathematics and Physics.' But who to choose as a reviewer? It's a pity, both Chen and Wang have passed away. Finding soone else as a reviewer just doesn't seem quite right. Alas..."
Xu Dajiang heaved a deep sigh, clearly distressed, but his eyes kept drifting towards Qiao Ze.
Well...
Even though he also felt that highlighting the Chinese language's role was crucial, without an English version of the paper, getting recognition in the international academic community would indeed be sowhat lacking.
Although Qiao Ze's proof process had made use of mathematical tools from superspiral algebra, the proof of such a difficult number theory problem was, after all, different from a new discipline. It truly signified an advancent in humanity's understanding of pri numbers.
When it cos to the significance of proving the conjecture, Dajiang could talk about it all day long, such as deepening number theory or even potentially affecting the field of computer security. With a deepened understanding of pri numbers, it might impact the field of digital signatures and encryption.
But this was unrelated to the paper itself.
Because the most important implication was the mathematical tools developed to solve this problem, which could inspire deeper mathematical research, and these happened to fall within the scope of superspiral algebra research.
So, in Xu Dajiang's view, this paper could be published directly in a bilingual Chinese and English version, debuting in the international edition of "New Discoveries in Mathematics and Physics."
Although Xu Dajiang spoke in a roundabout way, Qiao Ze clearly understood his intention instantly.
How to put it? It's like always being too forceful in acting; this dean made his thoughts obvious even when he beat around the bush, which made it easy to figure out based on his personality. To put it bluntly, despite his age, he possessed little guile.
The upside was Dajiang always had a clear goal and never hid his intentions, which made him quite endearing.
If one were to categorize him, he would belong to the type that is earnest and genuine.
He definitely had his petty monts, but at least he didn't harbor too many bad intentions of ensnaring others. He could be considered a good person.
So after thinking for a mont, Qiao Ze said, "I just wanted to solve the problem at that ti, so this paper wasn't written in standard academic format. It doesn't et the standards for publication. If you think it's necessary, soone can polish it, then translate it into an English version, and we can publish it together."
Upon hearing Qiao Ze's words, Xu Dajiang blinked, then glanced at Li Jiangao who was staring at the computer screen, and quickly understood what Qiao Ze ant. A triumphant smile spread across his face, and he clapped his hands and said, "That's a good idea, but why bother looking for soone else? Jian Gao, you need to take on this responsibility for your student."
"Huh? What's the matter?" Hearing Xu Dajiang ntion him, Li Jiangao lifted his head in confusion and looked at the dean. He had just been engrossed in pondering the elegance of a theorem's proof and had not been paying attention to what Qiao Ze and Xu Dajiang were discussing.
Xu Dajiang, full of excitent, explained, "Ah, it's nothing, just that Qiao ntioned that his paper wasn't written in the proper format."
Li Jian nodded and said in confusion, "Indeed, it's just a manuscript. What about it?"
"Qiao recently has been busy, so he needs soone to help polish his paper and also translate an English version. I was thinking, do we really need to bother soone else? As his ntor, can't you just take this on directly?" Xu Dajiang said with a pleasant smile.
Li Jian looked at Qiao Ze in surprise and said, "Are you that busy? This task could totally be handed over to Dou Dou, then you can simply revise it a bit, right?"
Xu Dajiang was so annoyed!
Why was it so difficult to deal with an honest person?
"I'm telling you, Jian Gao, what on earth are you thinking about all day? Can Dou Dou's revisions be as good as yours? Look, Dou Dou isn't talking back, can't you just be a bit more aware?"
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