6月17日至19日，34岁年轻教授王虹在北京大学开展了为期三天的数学讲座，现场座无虚席，北大数院研究员韦东奕坐在教室第一排认真听讲。
A three-day math lecture series held from Tuesday to Thursday by Professor Wang Hong, a rising star in the academic world, drew packed audiences at Peking University, with renowned mathematician Wei Dongyi seated attentively in the front row.
来听讲的有的是北大数院的研究生，有的是隔壁清华的学生，还有的是访问交流的学者。据他们所述，此次王虹教授所讲的课题是“挂谷猜想”——调和分析与几何学中的百年难题。
The lecture, centered on an infamous geometry problem known as the Kakeya conjecture, attracted graduate students from Peking University and neighboring Tsinghua University, as well as visiting scholars from around the world.
参加了19日上午讲座的北大数院研究生陈同学称，王虹老师此次讲的是她研究挂谷猜想的解题过程，现场还来了许多外国的同学，课间休息时，王虹老师还耐心地为每位前来问问题的同学解答疑惑。由于该课题过于复杂，陈同学自己也表示“没有完全弄明白”。
一位前来访问交流的宾夕法尼亚大学数学博士告诉记者，现场来的人非常多，包括中科院院士田刚老师也来了，注册参加的同学老师们都快没地方站了。
北大数院研究员韦东奕也现身教室第一排认真听讲，并在课间与王虹交流数学问题。
Chinese mathematical genius Wei Dongyi, an assistant professor and researcher at the School of Mathematical Sciences at Peking University, was seen sitting in the front row and later engaged in animated discussions with Wang during intermissions.
据报道，王虹是一名“90后”数学教授，出生于广西桂林市平乐县沙子镇。她从小就展现出过人的聪慧和对知识的渴望。在父母的引导下，她在5岁时就掌握了一年级的知识，并因此直接跳级进入小学二年级。2007年，年仅16岁的她以优异的成绩考入北京大学地球与空间科学学院学习，后转系至数学科学学院，2011年获北京大学数学学士学位；2014年获巴黎综合理工学院工程师学位和巴黎第十一大学硕士学位，2019年获麻省理工学院博士学位。
Born in 1990 in Shazi town, Guilin city, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Wang from a young age has displayed exceptional academic talent. She mastered first-grade material by the age of five, resulting in her being directly admitted into second grade directly and skipping the first year entirely. In 2007, at the age of 16, she was admitted to Peking University's School of Earth and Space Sciences. She later transferred to the School of Mathematical Sciences, earning her bachelor's degree in 2011.
今年3月，纽约大学柯朗数学研究所的一堂课引起了关注（此前报道）。
教室里座无虚席，过道上、教室门口都挤满了站着听课的人，整个教室被挤得满满当当。讲台上，一位年轻的中国女性正在分享自己的最新研究成果。
放眼台下，有人眉头紧锁疯狂记笔记。
有的人抓耳挠腮，一脸生无可恋。
有网友把这些画面做成了表情包：台下的人听着听着就懵了……
图源：小红书@很饱的小c
许多听课的学生在社交媒体上分享了上课时的图片，表示这是“数学界的顶级画面”，尽管自己后面已经听不懂了，但全场屏息聆听，讲座结束后爆发出雷动的掌声。网友也纷纷表示“太厉害，太感动了！”
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Earlier this year, Wang proved the three-dimensional Kakeya conjecture. She resolved the problem — which had remained open for more than a century — alongside her colleague Joshua Zahl from the University of British Columbia.
It is considered a breakthrough that could have implications for imaging, data processing, cryptography and wireless communication.
科技日报报道提到，很多学者认为，王虹将成为最有机会获得菲尔兹奖的青年数学家之一。
至2022年，世界上共有65位数学家获得菲尔兹奖，其中2位为华裔数学家，分别是1982年获奖的数学家丘成桐和2006年获奖的数学家陶哲轩。
Following the publication of their paper, prediction markets now rate Wang as a top contender for the next Fields Medal — the most prestigious award in mathematics. The Fields Medal is awarded every four years to mathematicians under the age of 40 for exceptional achievements. To date, only two women have ever received the honor.
编辑：黎霈融
见习编辑：裴禧盈
来源：南华早报 普林斯顿高等研究院 中国青年报 广西日报 极目新闻
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