Edward Witten spoke enthusiastically.
At least Edward Witten seed genuinely thrilled about Peter Schultz's arrival.
Not just because this mathematician's involvent could accelerate their research, but more importantly, because he now had a like-minded colleague at the institute.
Although Huaxia's culture is quite inclusive, there remains a stark difference between Western and Eastern cultures.
"I think there's no rush for any of that. If possible, I'd like to first discuss the paper with you. That's the primary reason I arrived early. I have a few questions—detailed questions—focused on the derivation of the first-principles section." Peter Schultz said earnestly.
"Are you sure you don't need to rest first? You've just arrived at Xilin. Have you adjusted to the ti difference?" Edward Witten asked with a frown.
"No problem at all. I took a nap on the plane from the Capital, so I'm genuinely feeling refreshed now." Peter Schultz replied imdiately.
It seed that this German mathematician was indeed full of energy at the mont. He showed very little sign of travel fatigue, which impressed Edward Witten.
If Edward himself had to endure a nearly twenty-hour flight, it surely wouldn't be possible to maintain such a high level of energy.
So, the two of them simultaneously turned to Qiao Ze.
"Well, the small eting room on the eighth floor is perfect for discussions." Qiao Ze said.
...
anwhile, on the third floor of the Mathematics Research Institute, a discussion seminar about a problem in Qiao Algebra was in its preparatory phase. Many assistant researchers had just walked into the eting room, and others stood by the window for so air, accidentally catching sight of the three figures chatting downstairs.
The sight of Qiao Ze and Edward Witten descending together to greet soone was remarkably rare—perhaps never seen before—and it quickly captured their attention.
"Hey, everyone, co over here! Take a look—who's that foreigner chatting with Professor Qiao and Professor Witten? He looks so familiar!"
"Who? Why are you making such a fuss? Wait... familiar? Isn't that Professor Schultz?"
"Yes, it's Professor Schultz. At the 2018 Mathematicians' Congress—I was still pursuing my Ph.D. back then—my advisor took along to gain so exposure, and I even attended his presentation."
"Professor Schultz has co to our Xilin?"
"Move aside, let snap a photo first."
"What's the rush? If he's here, won't there be more opportunities for photos later?"
"Is this a temporary visit? Could he really stay for long?"
"Why would he visit temporarily? There haven't been any major symposiums around here lately, and it's almost New Year's. Besides, if even Professor Witten can choose to stay permanently, it wouldn't be surprising if Professor Schultz stayed permanently too, right?"
...
Of course, the academic giants wouldn't take notice of these assistant researchers' idle discussions.
By the ti they entered the building, the photo of the three mathematical giants exchanging pleasantries outside the Mathematics Research Institute had already circulated across the institute's internal group chats.
For the average researcher, this news was, no doubt, sowhat explosive.
After all, Peter Schultz was absolutely not an ordinary mathematician. Before Qiao Ze made his dramatic debut, Schultz could be said to be the most gifted contemporary mathematician and was highly regarded by many academic heavyweights. Let's put it this way: Schultz's work on the Langlands Program wasn't sothing that most mathematics professors could even engage with aningfully.
Exploring connections between number theory, algebraic geotry, and group representations requires delving into highly specialized functions. Researching these areas cos with significant barriers to entry, and in Western academia, only the top-tier math departnts devote resources to such topics.
It's like how, over the years, there's been chatter of people working on Goldbach's conjecture, others on the Riemann hypothesis, and even so on the mass gap hypothesis. But in the mathematics world, you've hardly ever heard of anyone daring to ride the coattails of the Langlands conjecture...
Primarily because engaging with a scholarly field ultimately requires first understanding what the field is saying.
To comprehend these theories, one must first master Galois representations and automorphic forms, grasp what Langlands groups are, and understand the broad functional equation roots of L-functions. Only then can one tackle the concept of Langlands correspondence, which links every Galois representation with a corresponding automorphic representation.
This correspondence is usually established by comparing the L-functions of both representations.
Anyone capable of understanding all that probably doesn't need to ride anyone's academic coattails anymore—their intelligence likely places them among the top tier of humanity's eight billion minds. They would essentially have grasped the underlying rules of mathematics and wouldn't harbor any misplaced ambitions.
And now this top-tier mathematician was joining the Xilin Mathematics Research Institute? Might he even beco their future colleague?
This surge of urgency heightened imdiately—the relaxed attitude of imminent New Year celebrations vanished in an instant.
After all, if even soone of Schultz's caliber were to join the Xilin Mathematics Research Institute, the institute's future standing in the mathematics world was beyond imagining.
Who knows? Maybe the competition would extend beyond hogrown researchers to include new colleagues from abroad.
For the researchers already affiliated with the institute as full-ti mbers, Schultz's arrival wasn't entirely unexpected. When they drew lots for exchange trips to the University of Bonn, hints about Schultz had already surfaced. What caught them off guard was how eager Schultz seed—arriving before the New Year.
Once this news spread across the institute's hundreds of staff mbers, nothing could keep it under wraps. Not that the Xilin Mathematical Research Institute had intended to keep it hidden; the reason for the low-key approach was simply that neither Qiao Ze nor Li Jiangao were the kind to relish publicity. Moreover, before everything was finalized, the main focus was exercising caution.
Now that Peter Schultz had arrived, it didn't matter anymore.
Adding to this, many assistant researchers at the institute were previously affiliated with top Huaxia universities. Sothing as simple as showing off in their social dia circles would inevitably bring the news to the attention of forr colleagues. By the ti the three giants were still discussing papers on the eighth floor, Peter Schultz's arrival at the Xilin Mathematical Research Institute had beco known throughout Huaxia's academic circles.
Most universities wouldn't fret over such developnts, but for the mathematics-related departnts at Huaxing and Yanbei, this was absolutely a heavy blow.
The combination of Edward Witten and Peter Schultz was undoubtedly compelling in the global mathematics community. Anyone interested in math would likely be familiar with these two nas, especially the latter.
The youngest Fields dal winner naturally carried his own halo. And unlike Qiao Ze, Schultz's rise to prominence followed a trajectory more aligned with the general public's understanding—participating in four consecutive International Mathematical Olympiads at the age of sixteen and earning one silver and three gold dals.
Compared to Qiao Ze, Schultz at least spent three sesters completing his undergraduate degree and took a year to complete his master's. His tiline made sense within the realm of human comprehension.
In contrast, Qiao Ze's trajectory—less than a year of undergraduate study before advancing directly to a combined master's and doctoral program, culminating in solving a world-class mathematical problem within months to earn his Ph.D.—was downright mind-boggling. In other words, though both were geniuses, Peter Schultz was evidently more relatable to humanity.
In summary, the verdict was clear: for humankind, and for inhuman prodigies, the new generational talents were all concentrated at Xilin. With Edward Witten joining the mix, this ford the most stable geotric figure on any plane—a triangle. It might even be fair to say this surpassed known standards.
To think that Qiao Ze had previously tackled the Yang-Mills equations, solved the mass gap hypothesis, and contributed the graviton containnt conjecture—which enabled CERN to find the elusive graviton—and neither Witten nor Schultz had chosen to co to Huaxia. Not even when Qiao Ze developed superspiral algebra and transcendental geotry did they arrive.
But in October, Edward Witten abruptly announced his decision to join Xilin Mathematics Research Institute, and now Peter Schultz had quietly co to join the excitent. Could this an...
There's really no need for external speculation.
On New Year's Eve, the latest issue of "New Discoveries in Mathematics and Physics" and the "Mathematics Annual" provided the answer through a paper co-authored by Qiao Ze and Edward Witten. Qiao Ze was, of course, listed as the corresponding and first author, while Edward Witten occupied the position of second author.
The paper had only these two authors and notably lacked any references.
"Unveiling Intertwinent in Number Theory: A Study on Model Construction and Reasoning thods Based on the First Principle of Intertwinent"
What on earth is this?
Since when did number theory gain sothing called "intertwinent"?
And what is this "First Principle of Intertwinent" supposed to an?
Has Professor Qiao Ze, following his groundbreaking work in Qiao's Algebraic Geotry, unleashed yet another mathematical innovation to stir everyone's minds?
It's worth rembering that for the vast majority of mathematicians globally, the internal structure of Qiao's Algebraic Geotry has only been studied to a half-baked extent, and now this new concept threatens to outpace their ability to even comprehend?
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