Rebirth of science and technology academic master

Two little old men who are famous all over the world were walking slowly.

"Yeah, Qin's talent is really amazing." Witten said with a smile: "It's a pity that he spans too many fields. Although he has made outstanding achievements in every field, if he can focus all his energy on mathematics, , then he definitely hopes to become the greatest mathematician in the history of the world. If he puts all his energy into physics graduate school, he will become the greatest physicist in the 21st century and have the opportunity to rival Newton and Einstein!"

Qin Yuanqing's talents in mathematics and physics are absolutely astonishing and monster-like. In mathematics, he has established himself as the first person in contemporary mathematics with the proofs of conjectures. In physics, although I only solved the Yang-Mills theory and proposed the unified theory of strong electricity, I have read Qin Yuanqing’s papers on the proof of Yang-Mills theory and the unified theory of strong electricity, and participated in Qin Yuanqing’s papers that shocked the world of mathematics and physics. No one will deny Qin Yuanqing's achievements in physics during academic lectures.

The paper is flawless and has rigorous logical thinking. So far, no one has been able to raise substantive questions. Even if some so-called famous scholars raised so-called questions, professional researchers took the initiative to refute it, and Qin Yuanqing did not need to explain it himself.

Yang-Mills theory has achieved theoretical perfection and is impeccable. The unified theory of strong electricity is a great pioneering work. Relying on this great achievement alone, Qin Yuanqing has been considered by many to be the number one person in contemporary physics. Many people have even called Qin Yuanqing the greatest physicist in the first half of the 21st century.

Look at the Nobel Prize Award Committee. Because Qin Yuanqing solved the Yang-Mills theory and proposed the unified theory of strong electricity, he had to break the rules, destroyed the procedures that had been followed, and directly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics to Qin Yuanqing. , which also allowed Mr. Yang to win his second Nobel Prize in Physics medal.

Sometimes academia is like this. It doesn't matter how many papers you publish, nor how many achievements you make. As long as you make a great enough result, you will be able to shine in the annals of history.

This is just like Newton proposing the law of universal gravitation, thus laying the foundation for the basic mechanical system and influencing an era. But when the apple fell on Newton that year, Newton was only in his thirties when he became completely great.

For another example, Einstein's greatest achievement is the theory of relativity. When he made this achievement, Einstein was less than 40 years old. He established himself as the greatest physicist of the 21st century, almost rivaling Newton.

Witten was a little regretful. If Qin Yuanqing focused all his energy on one research field, then Qin Yuanqing would have a great chance to become the greatest mathematician or the greatest physicist in human history, surpassing those predecessors in the long history of history. them.

If it were Witten, he would definitely choose to go all out and become the first person in history in a certain field.

"It's a pity that Qin was not able to be brought to Princeton University. Otherwise, I think the Princeton University would have been even greater because of him. We also worked happily with him. Maybe he would be inspired and achieve great results." Deligne laughed. Liao smiled and said: "Look at Shuimu University in China. It is developing very strongly now. Their new campus can be called the first modern university in the world, and the treatment is also very good. My disciple 'Francig' chose to go there. Mizuki teaches. Many old friends are envious of Mizuki."

"Witten, if you and Qin join forces, you might be able to theoretically use superstring theory and M theory, and even trigger a real third superstring theory revolution." Deligne said with a smile.

Witten was startled and looked thoughtful. When he woke up and looked up, Deligne had already walked away.

Regarding this old man's words, Witten still couldn't calm down for a long time.

In fact, he once had such an idea, but he quickly gave it up. The reason is very simple. Qin Yuanqing is not willing to come to Princeton, and it is impossible for him to go to Shuimu University. After all, compared to Shuimu University, Princeton is undoubtedly more suitable for Wei. Teng, this place made it easy for him and gave him a comfortable environment so that he could study with peace of mind.

Witten's calm heart felt as if a stone had been thrown into it, causing ripples that could not calm down for a long time. He even seemed to eat breakfast carelessly.

"Professor, has someone sent you an email?" As soon as Witten arrived in the office, a girl shouted to him, full of excitement and excitement.

This girl's name is 'Helvidia', she is from Switzerland and has been studying under Witten for four years.

Helvetia has an angel-like face and a devil-like figure, and is less than 30 years old now. She is known as the 'campus beauty' at Princeton University and has many suitors. Many Princeton University students do not hesitate to pursue her. I know how many duels have taken place.

But Helvedia's eyes were high and she didn't give these suitors any chance. Her idol was Qin Yuanqing, and she believed that her significant other should be a genius like Qin Yuanqing.

Good-looking skins are all the same, but interesting souls are rare.

That's the truth.

"Oh? Who sent me an email? Let me guess, someone asked me to be a reviewer?" Witten looked thoughtful: "Or is there another university that wants to invite me to give a lecture?"

Witten is no longer interested in these things. Since his fame spread around the world, he has had various titles on his head. He is also a reviewer for the four major mathematics journals, and a reviewer for the two major journals "Science" and "Nature". Contributor.

As for the number of people who invite him to give lectures at universities every year, I don’t even know how many.

"Professor, it's Qin!" Helvedia said in surprise, then printed out the email and gave it to Witten.

As a student of Witten, Helvedia is also his assistant, helping him manage emails. After all, as a little old man, Witten is really not used to things like email and the Internet, but his students are different, and they are just the most suitable.

"Oh? Could it be that Qin has made some extraordinary achievements and is holding another academic report?" Witten said curiously, then took a few pages and started reading.

When he saw that Qin Yuanqing invited him to work in China and study superstring theory and M theory together, Witten was stunned. He thought he had seen it wrong. He couldn't help but rub his eyes and read it carefully again, going back and forth. After reading it three times, Witten finally confirmed that Qin Yuanqing sent him an email not because Qin Yuanqing had made any great achievements and wanted to hold an academic conference, nor was he inviting him to give a lecture in Shuimu on behalf of Shuimu, but to invite him to Shuimu. Teach.

Suddenly, Witten struggled internally.

Witten can be said to have a family background. His father, Louis Witten, was a theoretical physicist who studied general relativity, and his mother was also an intellectual. Therefore, he lived in a well-educated family and enjoyed elite education since he was a child. He originally attended Johns Hopkins University and later transferred to Brandeis University for a bachelor's degree. Then he received his doctorate from Princeton University in 1976, and has almost spent his time at Princeton University since then.

His major achievements were achieved at Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study. He is proud of Princeton, he also likes Princeton, and he has deep feelings for Princeton.

He has never thought of leaving Princeton to teach elsewhere. In his mind, even the top three universities in the world cannot compare to Princeton.

But he had to admit that when Qin Yuanqing invited him to the Shuimu Institute for Advanced Study to jointly study superstring theory and M theory, he was moved!

Superstring theory and M theory are the causes that he has worked hard for throughout his life. He once wanted to win the Nobel Prize in Physics for this. He was once full of confidence and felt that as long as he gave himself time, he would be able to solve the problem of why he chose the 'Kabila-Yau space' with an absolute value of Euler's number 6 during the first revolution of superstring theory.

But after thirty years of hard work, it turned out that he was unable to solve this problem. Not to mention other contradictions, his hope of winning the Nobel Prize in Physics relying on his contributions to superstring theory and M theory is so far away and out of reach. After all, if such a profound theory wants to be included in the existing Confirmation in experimental equipment is almost impossible.

Don't say that overseas scientists don't care about the Nobel Prize, it's because China is utilitarian. In fact, overseas scientists also want to win the highest award in their respective fields. After all, scholars are not very keen on money and material enjoyment, but they are very concerned about their status in the research field.

Whether you have won the highest award in the field is a very important indicator. Among those who have also made great achievements, one has won the Nobel Prize and the other has not won the Nobel Prize. Then those who have won the Nobel Prize must be ranked before those who have not won the Nobel Prize.

Therefore, Witten has always had the desire to win the Nobel Prize in Physics in his heart, because he has always believed that he is a physicist, his real major is physics, and mathematics is just a hobby.

But now, Qin Yuanqing's invitation has become a glimmer of hope. Witten knows very well that if anyone in the world can solve the flaws and contradictions in superstring theory and M theory, it must be Qin Yuanqing and no one else.

If even the Qin, Yuan and Qing Dynasties couldn't solve it, then it can be concluded that no one will be able to solve it in the 21st century, and even in the next century, no one may be able to solve it.

On the one hand, there is Princeton, which he loves, and on the other hand, it is the career that he has worked hard for all his life, and now he needs to make a choice between the two. The 65-year-old Witten showed hesitation, struggling in his heart, swaying left and right. My whole heart was in confusion.

For a moment, Witten was unable to make a choice.