Russia's mathematics level is absolutely the top in the world, and there are many mathematicians in their country.
One of them is a strange man, whose achievements in mathematical research are very high. He should have made greater achievements, and with his achievements, he could have both fame and fortune.
But for him, these things are only fleeting. He has always kept his original heart and devoted himself to research, all out of his love for mathematics.
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In today's academic circles, there are only a handful of people who can concentrate on academic research regardless of fame and fortune. This eccentric is the famous Russian mathematician grigory perelman.
Unlike many people, perelman showed his love for mathematics since he was a child, and he became obsessed with numbers at the age of 4.
Children of the same age are playing games. Except him, he either reads books or plays crossword puzzles with his father.
Perelman's family condition is not very good, but his parents are both engaged in math-related work, so their family also has a certain inheritance.
After going to school, perelman showed his talent in mathematics and won the highest score in the International Olympic Mathematics Competition at the age of 16.
His positive performance has attracted the attention of some American universities. They want perelman to come to the United States for development, but he is not so interested in going abroad.
At that time, Russia was still a part of the Soviet Union, and the mathematics education in the Soviet Union was very good. They trained many mathematicians in the middle and late period.
Perelman is constantly studying mathematics in China, and it is undoubtedly the most difficult way to choose differential geometry as his research topic.
At that time, he had shown his innocence and his usual life was very simple. In addition to his normal life, he devoted himself to studying mathematics.
Perelman doesn't pay attention to his image. Everything comes naturally.
Later, he solved many math problems in America. Many colleges and universities wanted him to teach on their own side, but he refused.
In his opinion, he prefers a free life. He just needs to be himself. As for research, he just wants to get a sense of accomplishment.
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In 2002, perelman successfully solved the famous Poincare conjecture, which shocked the academic circles. Numerous honors came to him, but he refused.
The prestigious school still refused to give up, hoping to bring perelman to his own school, but he refused their request.
"Millennium Prize Puzzle" is seven mathematical puzzles published in the United States in 2000, and the prize for each puzzle is $654.38+$00000.
He had rejected the outstanding mathematician award before, and after solving the famous Poincare conjecture problem in the history of mathematics, he also won the honor of Fields Prize, which has a very high position in mathematics. I didn't expect him to refuse again.
At the same time, he refused to accept millions of dollars. Some media want to interview him, but he often refuses. For perelman, he doesn't want anyone to disturb his life.
Some people even ridiculed perelman for not accepting the prize because of "travelling expenses", because he has been living in poverty for many years. A supermarket employee said that every time he went to the supermarket for several years, he only sold a loaf of brown bread and a pack of macaroni, plus yogurt.
Did you never buy fruit at all, but only adjust it cheaply? Is it true that perelman won't receive the prize because of the travelling expenses?
The organizing Committee of mathematicians declared "impossible, because we promised to help him pay all the expenses!" " "
After solving this Poincare conjecture, he gradually faded out of people's sight.
That makes sense. As a matter of fact, perelman rarely appears in public view, and he is always slovenly. Even attending some important occasions, you can't tell from his appearance that he is such a powerful mathematician.
As the professor at Oxford University said, "He is really not interested in money!"
Facing the media, he also left a sentence like this: "Bonuses really don't appeal to me. For me, the biggest reward is to prove my theory. " This sentence really makes the world feel ashamed. It is really rare to care about fame and fortune only by hobbies.
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Because of his lifestyle, his mathematical research also had some influence. After all, he has been isolated from the outside world for too long, and many of his studies cannot be discovered by the outside world immediately.
Perelman, a freak, is also very rare in the history of mathematics. He really likes the study of mathematics and thinks about mathematical problems all day. His thinking is beyond the understanding of ordinary people.
However, perelman is not a difficult person to get along with. Although his personality is too withdrawn, he is friendly and caring, and everyone who has been with him likes his personality.
Fewer and fewer people can devote themselves to research. Perelman is undoubtedly a wonderful flower in academic circles. For example, he spent more than ten years proving Poincare's conjecture.
During this time, he isolated himself from the outside world, and almost all his thoughts were thinking about this problem.
Whenever perelman disappears from people's sight, the outside world is also curious about what he is doing. His life is still simple, and he still keeps his own style. Maybe he is thinking about a famous math problem, or maybe he is thinking about his own life.
This style of doing things makes perelman the most mysterious master of mathematics today. Just his published papers and his own research results can already show how high his mathematics level is.
Even more frightening is that there are still many studies that people don't know. If we can get to know perelman better, we may find more achievements.
If you want to use modern words to describe him, otaku should be the most appropriate. When he lived at home, his mind kept thinking about many famous math problems.
Perelman is a hermit. He has achieved so much, but he can still maintain himself. Such a person deserves respect.
To be fair, most people didn't share perelman's love for mathematics. He showed interest in mathematics at such a young age, which is undoubtedly related to the Russian education method.
More importantly, many people don't have his persistence. He decided to do mathematical research since he was a child, hoping to get better results in this field.
He has been doing himself all these years, and even if he is troubled by fame and fortune, he still insists on his original heart.
In mathematics research, he not only faces great pressure from the outside world, but also faces the problem of loneliness. It is difficult to overcome these difficulties and concentrate on mathematics.
People can't always love something and pursue something like him.
In the future, perelman will not make any changes. He will always be himself, but he will surely create more achievements.
In the life of seclusion, there will certainly be other research results, which will be of greater help to the development of mathematics, and the outside world will always pay attention to this mathematical miracle.
He alienated outsiders, but never alienated mathematics!