The first paper by a novice being written like this is already pretty good. He’s read so unbearable papers before, and those were written by graduate students.
Theoretically, Qiao Xi is still an undergraduate, so considering that, this paper is impressive, at least surpassing many graduate students from Yujiang University.
"I’ve revised it again for you, no issues now, but where do you plan to submit this paper?"
"Elder Yuan suggested I submit it to ’Mathematica Slovaca’."
Qiao Yu nodded, it’s true that having a good ntor ans you don’t have to worry about such things.
"Sounds good, just follow Elder Yuan’s advice then."
"Or else what? Should I listen to you?" Qiao Xi rolled her eyes at Qiao Yu.
"Hmm, if you were to listen to , you’d submit it to the Mathematical Yearbook, I’m quite familiar with their editor-in-chief, might help you sneak it in. As far as I know, Frank hasn’t published any articles in the ’Mathematical Yearbook’ yet, let’s annoy him!"
Qiao Xi chuckled, then shook her head, and said, "Stop talking nonsense all day. That’s not how relationships work. I’m not submitting the paper for him to see, let’s take it step by step. Elder Yuan also said if I can really generalize the conclusion to a universal stage, I can aim for a top journal."
Qiao Yu shrugged, he couldn’t exactly call Qiao Xi stubborn, though from his perspective, she definitely seed a bit...
"By the way, Qiao Yu, Elder Yuan asked to talk to you."
"About what?"
"He asked to inquire whether the banner at Yanbei University that says ’Studying for the Rise of Huaxia Mathematics’ was just for show in front of him."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Yu imdiately beca serious, "Is that even a question? Others might not know, but you certainly do, right?"
Qiao Xi chuckled and said, "Exactly, so I told Elder Yuan back then, you were just showing off."
Qiao Yu looked speechlessly at Qiao Xi and then realized it’s not entirely a good thing for a mother to understand her child so well.
"Co on, Mom, is it really okay to undermine your son like that? You should’ve told Elder Yuan that I had such great ambitions since I was a child."
Qiao Xi chuckled, softly said, "Actually, you should have those ambitions. Your grandfather instilled quite a bit of that in you from a young age. But clearly, you didn’t absorb too much of it.
We used to just get by with basic needs, but now that you have the capability, I really think you should seriously consider this. Do you know the proudest mont for during this International Mathematicians Conference was?"
Qiao Yu replied, "Shouldn’t it have been at the award ceremony when I received the Fields dal?"
Qiao Xi shook her head and said, "Although I indeed felt quite proud then. But the mont that made the proudest was when Elder Yuan took around different sub-forums to listen to various lectures.
No, I should say... um, you should know that during the conference, many mathematicians who weren’t invited by the organizing committee gather in the lobby outside the venue and use a blackboard or screen to display their mathematical ideas, right?
I believe this practice is called ’blackboard mathematics.’
Qiao Yu nodded.
Although he didn’t spend much ti at the International Mathematicians Conference, so he hadn’t seen it firsthand.
However, he was invited to attend an International Algebraic Geotry Conference.
At that conference, he stayed for the entire duration, so he naturally knew this way of conducting things. In fact, there are many nas for this practice.
Like academic posters...
Simply put, it’s a poster session. You write your research findings on a poster, and when other mathematicians wander by and see sothing interesting, you can have a chat.
The people doing this include students as well as professors. So conferences even charge specifically for this activity.
You have to pay the poster session fee to set up your spot in the lobby during the conference to show off your mathematical ideas.
"Good that you know. When Elder Yuan took around, he told that previously very few Huaxia mathematicians chose to communicate in this way. Because in the international math community, and even among so of our own people in Huaxia, many still think Huaxia’s math research is barren. It can’t produce great figures.
So many don’t really care much about Huaxia mathematicians’ ideas. But Elder Yuan told , after you won the Fields dal, things beca different. During the International Mathematicians Conference, there were already Huaxia mathematicians setting up their screens.
And almost everyone had a crowd gathered around them. They were very curious about the progress of Huaxia’s mathematical research. Especially your Generalized Modal Axiomatic System, which sparked a lot of discussions.
Moreover, as Elder Yuan and I went from presentation to presentation, every session with the most audience this year was without exception when Huaxia mathematicians were presenting on stage.
When Elder Yuan told this, I felt the most proud. I thought, see, because of my son, many excellent Huaxia mathematicians now have more international mathematicians willing to listen to them speak. They’re all basking in my son’s glory!"
Qiao Yu gazed blankly at Qiao Xi. Alright, he could be sure his mom hadn’t been brainwashed by Elder Yuan, because while talking about this, her proud expression was almost overflowing.
But obviously, that wasn’t all. Before Qiao Yu could fully digest what Qiao Xi had said, his dear mom asked, "And do you know who the most followed and welcod young mathematician was at this conference, besides you?"
Qiao Yu thought for half a second and replied, "Surely you’re not going to say it was Senior Brother Chen, are you?"
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