Recruiting Mathematicians
"Oh, you are still a mathematician, and you actually use the quantifier 'many, many' to describe quantity." The pangolin named Kadofu said disdainfully, obviously still in the mood of being disturbed.
But what they said was honest with their bodies. These pangolins quickly traveled through the underground world and reached the surface.
The so-called "messengers" are naturally Zhang Yuan and other humans who came here specifically to recruit mathematicians.
Due to the cultural uniqueness of this virtual world, there have been staff members maintaining the cultural atmosphere of this world for a long, long time in the past.
It is not easy to naturally create such a mathematical culture. Among so many Gliese virtual worlds, there is only one like this. Some sociologists want to study how this excellent cultural atmosphere was born. Is it because of the suffering of the environment, or due to certain factors in history, or because of the wise men born in this world...
This world is a favorite research site for many cosmological sociologists.
The results of their investigation are naturally very complicated. Everyone has their own conclusion and cannot explain why.
Just like among ten thousand mediocre civilizations, some non-mediocre civilizations will be born by chance.
To use a more metaphysical explanation, in the process of overall entropy increase, local entropy decrease occasionally occurs. That's it for this virtual world.
All in all, in the past hundreds of years, humans have tried to teach them more advanced mathematical knowledge, sublimating elementary mathematical thinking skills into advanced mathematical thinking. It also teaches them basic business, laws and regulations, basic ethics, etc., which these Gliese people accept easily.
Now it finally comes in handy!
Zhang Yuan looked at the world with the setting sun and the fiery red clouds, and felt a lazy and comfortable mood in his heart. It was hard to imagine that in such an environment, an excellent mathematical atmosphere would be born.
"What a strange place."
Recruiting mathematicians also has to be voluntary. There is always a big difference between mental work and physical work. It is meaningless to arrest people by force.
A staff member nearby explained: "Professor Zhang, there are about 13 million Gliese people in this world. This holy mountain near the equator has gathered most of the outstanding mathematicians and many tribes who love mathematics. , will all move here. In addition, the food here is more abundant, and the total population is about 570,000."
"The best scientists here, about 8,000 of them, have all made mathematical achievements... They have also built a large museum dedicated to exhibiting mathematical achievements. So this is a race that values honor very much. "
Zhang Yuan nodded: "Understood, but I don't think we need to empty out all the heritage of this civilization. Maybe in a different environment, with more affluent living conditions and exposure to more new things, these pangolins will be It attracts attention and no longer loves mathematics. Therefore, most of the population still needs to stay here to maintain the traditional mathematical culture of this virtual world. We only recruit a small number of talents to try the water."
Zhang Yuan saw the bustling pangolins below, which seemed to bring back memories of a long time ago. He wondered what the real Gliese civilization was like...
They re-emerge on a new planet, maybe their life is more difficult, right?
Or maybe the situation is more difficult than imagined.
However, he came back to his senses the next second, looked at the group of mathematicians who had already arrived, and said loudly: "Hello, friends from the Gliese Civilization. The reason why we are here is because we have one thing in mind. Discuss with you."
All the pangolins raised their heads.
For these pangolins, mathematics is their belief and everything in the universe, so there is no such thing as "gods", so they do not blindly worship each other.
But the messenger is still a very respectable being. Because these messengers are so smart!
Most of the mathematical knowledge was passed down by messengers. Otherwise, they would still be immersed in trying to figure out Goldbach's conjecture using elementary methods!
But now, after coming into contact with advanced mathematics, they immediately know the profoundness and profoundness of it, leaving elementary mathematics aside.
The thinking of these pangolins is very simple. Whoever masters more advanced mathematics is a smart person, and it is natural for him to enjoy better treatment and obtain a higher status.
Zhang Yuan directly delivered an impromptu speech: "Everyone here may be very curious about why our species came to this planet and how much knowledge we have."
The pangolin below started discussing in a low voice: "Is he a mathematician?"
"Let's call it that..."
If Zhang Yuan had nothing good to say, they would simply not bother to listen. If they were professional politicians, these pangolin mathematicians would not give Zhang Yuan a good look just because he was a human being. A bunch of empty talk is just a waste of time.
"I can tell you... In the vast ocean of mathematics, even we humans have only mastered a handful. There are still many, many difficult problems in the world that have not been overcome. It can even be said that the more you know, the more you don't know. The more! Whoever masters all mathematics masters the entire universe."
"...In our civilization, knowledge is the primary productive force, but climbing to the peak of knowledge is not easy. There will be many difficulties and obstacles along the way. Sometimes when you feel tired, you will stop to rest, but rest is After a long time, they don't want to move. There are many such people, really many, and they cannot appreciate the beauty of nature at all."
"And mathematics is the crown of nature and the brightest pearl!"
This actually spoke to their hearts. When praising mathematics, isn't it praising mathematicians? Mathematics is the most awesome subject!
"…because the development of mathematics is not a step-by-step process, but a wave-like process. If the old work is not as 'interesting' as the new work, then there will be far fewer people who care. We are not living in an existence like philosophy' Fundamental Mathematical Problems' era. In the development of mathematics, it is more common to forget, underestimate, and misunderstand the work of others than to review, reflect, and learn from unknown but potentially extremely important work."
"Most mathematicians are trend followers, not creators. For those who live in the past and mistakenly believe that there is some kind of 'fairness' in mathematics, we would ask directly: Why don't many people read Andrei nowadays? ·Weil's algebraic geometry, but choose to use scheme? Andre Weil's set of tools can be used for many problems!"
"So, everyone in this field knows that it is actually very hard, and there is a high probability that they will not be able to make their works spread through the ages..."
This sentence resonated with many pangolins. They felt a little confused, thinking about their own confused life.
What are they trying to climb to the top of mathematics? Is it for fame, for some small human reward, or because you really want to go to the top of the mountain?
Zhang Yuan returned to his topic: "... Dear friends, this world is very big, and what is above our heads is called the universe! There are many more civilizations in the universe, some are friendly, and some are friendly. The civilization is unfriendly... Now we humans have formed a true interstellar alliance, inviting allies to roam the ocean of knowledge together. If you are interested in fighting for this path for your whole life, you can choose to join this alliance."
These words are obviously a bit profound. For these pangolins, they have a certain concept of what the universe is, because they can see the stars when they look up.
The teaching materials promulgated by humans also contain relevant astronomical knowledge systems. Although there are not many pangolins who like this aspect, most of them only like mathematics.
But there is no concept at all of things like the Interstellar Alliance.