I just want to be a quiet scholar

Chapter 276 People are afraid of being famous

Shen Qi sent Ouye back to Columbia University, and exchanged academic issues with Gong Changwei by the way.

Returning to Princeton, Shen Qi sorted out his recent gains.

During the one and a half years of studying at Pudong University, he published five papers, three of which were published in the four major journals, respectively solving the Walsh conjecture, the Muller-Shen theorem and the Shen's impending theorem.

It can be said that these three papers in the four major journals and the resolution of these three important issues will be Shen Qi's capital to stay in the mathematics world for a period of time in the future, and it will be his very important academic capital.

Having received the Shiingshen Chern Mathematics Award, the Ford Award, and the Mathematics Breakthrough Award for more than a year in a row, Shen Qi's ambition was further stimulated, and he was eager to win a more resounding award.

The brand power of a single award is directly linked to the influence and authority of the awarding institution.

The Chern Mathematics Award is awarded by the Chinese Mathematical Society, the Ford Award is awarded by the American Mathematical Society, and the Mathematical Breakthrough Award is awarded by a foundation established by several rich men.

In the eyes of insiders in the mathematics circle, the influence and authority of the American Mathematical Society are relatively high.

The Ford Award is a small brand under the American Mathematical Society, and there are more than a dozen mathematics award brands under the American Mathematical Society. The most powerful brands are the Cole Award and the Steele Award.

Undoubtedly, the most influential awarding organization in the world is IMU, which has established the Fields Medal, Ramanujan Award, Newangrin Award, Gauss Award, and Shiingshen Chern Award.

The first two brands under the IMU do not need to go into details. The Newanglin Award is awarded to mathematicians in the field of computer science, and the Gauss Award is awarded to mathematicians in the applied field. The Chern Award and the Chern Mathematics Award are different awards.

The Chern Award is an international award that is awarded every four years. It is a lifetime achievement award. It is almost impossible for a mathematician under the age of 60 to win the Chern Award.

The other two big brands, the Wolf Prize and the Abel Prize, are awarded by the German Wolf Foundation and the Norwegian government. The W+A awards are also lifetime achievement awards. Milner, Wiles, These super giants of Deligne were all over 60 years old when they won the award.

Of course, there is also the Crayford Prize awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which claims to be as famous as the Nobel Prize. This brand is issued once every six years. There is no shortcut.

Shen Qi calculated that there are actually not many brand awards that he may win in the next few years, the Philippine Award, the Ramanujan Award, the Cole Award, and the Steele Award, just a few.

Still too young, this may be the biggest obstacle Shen Qi has encountered so far.

Speaking of academic capital, the Walsh conjecture, the Muller-Shen theorem and the Shen's impending theorem are enough for Shen Qi for several years, and the Riemann conjecture is enough for Shen Qi to live on for a lifetime.

"Proof of the Riemann Hypothesis Based on 'Twin Matching Method'" is only pre-recorded on arVix to prove academic originality, and for mathematicians all over the world to observe and taste.

The Riemann conjecture paper, which Ouye described as "half becoming a god", still needs to be officially published in journals or academic monographs.

The "History of Number Theory" written by Shen Qi has important dry goods, but there is still a certain amount of time before the publication of the book.

"So, for the first half, let's submit to journals." Shen Qi started to work, adjusting "Proof of the Riemann Hypothesis Based on 'Twin Matching Method'" into a standard journal paper format.

The workload is not big, just the fine-tuning of the format, and the content does not need to be changed.

Just after adjusting the format of the journal paper, Shen Qi received a call and a representative from IMU came to visit.

On the campus of Princeton, Shen Qi met Mr. Andre Weiser, the representative of IMU.

IMU is headquartered in Berlin, the capital of Germany. Mr. Wieser is a German-American. He was born in the United States and can speak fluent English, German and Hebrew.

There are quite a few Germans in the mathematical circle, both historically and contemporary.

Mr. Wei Ze personally sent an invitation letter to Shen Qi to show his importance.

Shen Qi opened the invitation letter and took a look: "In October, the International Conference of Mathematicians, 10 minutes of presentation time, thank you very much, Mr. Wei Ze, for your hard work."

"You deserve it, Shen." Weiser said a little enviously, "I used to be a mathematician, but now I mainly do management work. If I had to choose again, I would stay firmly in Munich as a professor of mathematics."

"You can do the same now, apply to become a professor, Mr. Wei Ze." Shen Qi said.

"I haven't been engaged in the front-line research of mathematics for ten years, and I almost forgot how to expand the double Fourier series. No college would hire a professor like me." Wei Ze handed Shen Qi a business card and said: "The first-line research is handed over to you, and we are responsible for the rear support."

Shen Qi took the business card and looked at it: "Mr. Wei Ze, do you still have another identity? Senior Manager of Springer Publishing Group?"

"IMU is very poor, and the Philippine award is only 15000 Canadian dollars. I don't get paid at IMU." Wei Ze smiled and said, "I have to survive. I need a job to support my family."

The senior manager of the Springer Publishing Group is considered a decent person. He has no problem supporting his family and can live a comfortable life.

The German Springer Publishing Group is a giant in the scientific literature publishing industry, and is as famous as the Dutch Elsevier Group and the British Nature Publishing Group.

Elsevier, which focuses on medicine and biochemistry, has well-known journals such as Cell, The Lancet, and Tetrahedron. People who are engaged in research in the fields of medicine and biochemistry have heard of or subscribed to these journals.

"Nature" under the British Nature Publishing Group is well-known, and Springer's almost covers more than 90% of important mathematics journals and monographs.

The four major mathematics journals are all entrusted to Springer to publish and distribute, and the English editions of series B of several core mathematics journals in China are also entrusted to Springer to publish and distribute to the world.

Collective operation and global operation are the trend of today's academic publishing industry.

Wei Ze revealed to Shen Qi that he was a senior manager of Springer, and it seemed that he wanted to talk about cooperation: "Shen, in fact, all your important mathematics papers are published in mathematics journals owned by Springer."

"That's why you are the masters behind the scenes." Shen Qixin said that you are the big BOSS. I subscribe to the papers I wrote, and I have to pay you. Of course, the subscription fee is generally paid by the school.

"No, we are assistants, or operators." Weiser shook his head with a smile and said, "Our core purpose is to serve front-line scientists. The capital at the forefront of the industry. Shen, you are a rising star in mathematics who is rapidly becoming popular, and we are very willing to cooperate with you in depth."

"Shen, you can definitely expand your academic influence. Publishing journal papers is only part of your job. You can also publish books and academic monographs, from editing and proofreading to printing and publishing, and then to global voice communication and sales operations. Ringer will provide you with the most professional service all the way. For more than 170 years, we have done this, and we have done it best."

"Mr. Wei Ze, you are an excellent salesperson." Shen Qi understood. No wonder Wei Ze didn't become a mathematics professor. Mathematics professors can earn a little money, but global academic copyright operations can't make much money.

"Society is developing and consumption attitudes are changing. In addition to traditional offline publishing operations, we Springer will also provide you with the best online services. And we have many high-quality partners all over the world. If you want, we will organize special lectures for you, such as world famous school lecture tours and other activities, which is also an important channel for you to expand your personal popularity and influence." Wei Ze stretched out his hand and made a handshake: "I look forward to it Keep in touch with your cooperation."

This partner can communicate with each other. No matter how good a university is, it is an academic institution after all, and a business operation with an academic nature needs to find a professional team with a global nature. Shen Qi shook hands with Wei Ze: "Okay, if there is a need, I will contact you .”

(End of this chapter)