Liu Lu (Chinese: 刘路; born 2 April 1989) is a professor of mathematics at Central South University in Changsha, Hunan, where he is China's youngest full university Professor. As a 22-year-old undergraduate student Lu proved that Ramsey theorem for infinite graphs (the case n = 2) with 2-coloring does not imply WKL0 over RCA0, solving an open problem left by English logician David Seetapun in the 1990s (Liu (2012)). For this he was instantly promoted to full professor in the department where he was studying, and awarded a prize of 1 million renminbi. Some established professors were critical of his appointment voicing concern that he was too young, had no teaching experience and that the appointment was mostly designed to get media attention to Liu's university.[1][2][3][4]
Liu Lu | |||||||
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| Born | April 2, 1989 | ||||||
| Alma mater | Central South University | ||||||
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| Fields | Mathematics | ||||||
| Institutions | Central South University | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉路 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘路 | ||||||
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References edit
- ^ "Math wiz's rise to professor raises eyebrows". chinadaily.com.cn. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ^ "China´s math prodigy Liu Lu appointed university researcher CCTV News - CNTV English". Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ^ "22-year-old Liu Lu, China's youngest professor | EYE ON CHINA - China in Chinese Eyes". Eye On China. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ^ "In the Name of Genius - Beijing Review". Bjreview.com.cn. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
External links edit
- Liu, Lu (2012), "RT22 does not imply WKL0", The Journal of Symbolic Logic, 77 (2): 609–620, arXiv:1602.03784, doi:10.2178/jsl/1333566640