God of black technology

When the plane landed at the airport in a strange country, Wang Yun was a little dazed.This is the first time he has come to the United States. The last time he went abroad should be when he went to Chiang Mai, and the last time he was accompanied by a teacher.But now, he is alone from China to New York, USA.

He checked the information and found that Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey, and it only takes one hour from New York to Princeton.That is to say, he didn't know whether Yuan Chengde had arrived, so Wang Yun walked out of the airport while pulling his suitcase and soaking up the sunshine.He looked around, and after a while someone patted him on the shoulder, turned his head - he saw Luo Zhendong's crooked face smiling evilly and said to him, "Hey, brother, I didn't expect you to come to Princeton too Reading."

Opening his hands, Luo Zhendong seemed to give him a big hug.Wang Yun was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly avoided.

He saw Yuan Chengde smiling wryly behind Luo Zhendong, "I originally wanted to pick you up alone, but I didn't expect this guy to follow me when he saw me leaving the school."

Luo Zhendong sneered, "If I were you, would you dare to drive?"

Emmmmm......

Why does Wang Yun feel that Luo Zhendong is getting worse and worse?Looking at Yuan Chengde's helpless eyes, Wang Yun didn't speak either.Luo Zhendong pointed to the classic car in front of him and said, "Let's go, I bought this."

"Are you sure there is nothing wrong with this car?" Wang Yun froze for a moment, squinting his eyes and looking at the car in front of him.

"Don't be disgusted." Luo Zhendong said with a smile, "My classic car is amazing."

"It is indeed possible." Yuan Chengde said, "Let's go, let's go up first."

Sitting in the car, Wang Yun felt nothing. Luo Zhendong started the car and started driving towards Princeton.He asked while driving, "By the way, Wang Yun, why did you come to Princeton all of a sudden? I thought you wouldn't come to Princeton before you graduated from your undergraduate degree... You won't have graduated from your undergraduate degree, have you?"

"It's so fast." Wang Yun said dumbfounded, "I'm here as an exchange student, and I have to find Professor Witten when I go to Princeton later."

"Professor Wei... Wei Teng?" Luo Zhendong took a breath, "You contacted the tutor of Ph.D so soon?"

"Not really." Wang Yun thought for a while, "It's a preparatory graduate student, trying to complete the project within one year."

"Boss, I'm shivering in Princeton. There are too many monsters here, and my IQ is not enough." I didn't expect Luo Zhendong, who has always been a sophomore, to be able to say such words , Yuan Chengde also nodded slightly aside and said, "Princeton is a well-known gathering place for monsters in the United States. Whether it is a genius or a monster, they are all very terrifying."

"Also, Princeton pays great attention to academic theory, and almost never asks what significance the theory has for reality."

"Have you seen a beautiful mind? Do you think Professor John Nash is a monster or a genius? But unfortunately, when we came to Princeton, Professor John Nash had passed away. But don't underestimate Princeton, you may walk on campus. Behind you are some Fields Medal or Nobel Prize winners. If you walk into the library, maybe sitting next to you is a master of Deligne's weight."

Hearing what you said, I suddenly panicked. It would be very embarrassing if I could meet my boss just by walking in the school.

"I suddenly panicked. How did you get here in Princeton for half a year?" Wang Yun was very puzzled. If you can meet so many amazing people just by walking around the campus, then wouldn't the students...

"You think too much, as I said long ago, Princeton is a paradise for monsters and geniuses." Yuan Chengde touched his chin and said with a smile, "In short, you will know after staying here for a while. This is A very strange feeling, but…”

Yuan Chengde looked at Wang Yun for a long time before saying, "You are really dishonest."

"???" Wang Yun looked at Yuan Chengde confusedly, "What's wrong with me?"

"You turned out to be Professor Edward Witten's graduate student, you didn't tell us about it."

"Oh, I'm actually not sure about this." Wang Yun scratched his head, not because he didn't want to say it, but because he didn't know what the great god was thinking.

"Don't make trouble, after you go to Princeton, go to Professor Witten, who doesn't know that you will be his graduate student." Luo Zhendong smiled and said, "But to be honest, our Princeton students still often talk about you. Yes. You are so talented that the monsters in Princeton are very surprised. Of course, some students think that you just solved two small mathematical conjectures, until the current optimal solution of your NS equation turns out, To have countless Princetonians admiring you is horrific."

"Some people say you are the second Witten, and some say you are the second TAO. In short, you are not in Princeton, Princeton already has your legend."

Why does he have a feeling that brother is not in the world, and the world is all about brother's legend.

However, thinking about Wang Yun, he felt a little happy.After all, it is a very happy thing to be able to amaze the students of a monster gathering place.

After driving for more than an hour, the car came to the main gate of Princeton, which is in front of Fitz Randolph.

Yuan Chengde saw this door and said, "Wang Yun, do you know that there is a saying about this door."

"This is..." Wang Yun was stunned for a moment, looking at the very small door, "Did we go by the wrong door?"

"No, this is the main entrance to Princeton."

"So... small?"

"That's right, it's that small." Yuan Chengde said with a smile, "This is Fitz Randolph Gate, and in front of it is the famous Nassau Hall in Princeton."

"There is an interesting thing about the Fitz Randolph Gate." Luo Zhendong said, "This gate was built in 1905, but for more than 60 years, most of the main gate has been closed. Only in the important The characters and students will only open when they graduate, but after the request of teachers and students, this door has been open, which symbolizes that Princeton is not an academic ivory tower that rejects society. But in fact, from the perspective of Princeton students, this door is also You can only walk twice during college, one is to enter the school, and the other is to leave the school after graduation.”

"However, this kind of saying is no longer fashionable now." Yuan Chengde pointed to Fitz Randolph's door, "Look, isn't there a student coming out here?"

"..." You Princetons are really particular, and you don't know much about Princeton Wang Yun.I only know that Princeton has been at the top of the list of American universities for one or two years, and it is definitely a university with a strong academic atmosphere.What Fitz Randolph Gate, what Nassau Hall he doesn't know at all.A thousand degrees, there are no such things.

"When I stop the car, let's take you to visit Princeton, by the way..." Luo Zhendong looked at Wang Yun, "Did you contact the teacher in the administrative department before you came?"

"I've already contacted you, and the materials have been handed in. I guess after arriving at Princeton, you can just apply for admission." Wang Yun smiled, "Where is the application?"

"It should be Nassau Hall, over there is the administration building."

"Well, we stopped the car and took you to Nassau Hall to go through the formalities first, and then I will take you around the campus." Yuan Chengde said so, Wang Yun scratched his head and said, "I was thinking of visiting Professor Witten first. .”

"You have a lot of things to do." After Luo Zhendong stopped the car, "Okay, let's go. Anyway, you have to visit the campus with us, so you go to go through the admission procedures first, and visit Professor Witten. I really envy you, you can I don’t know when I will have such an opportunity to visit a master of this level.”

Wang Yun got out of the car, patted Luo Zhendong on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice, "There will be bread, and there will be milk!"

"Get out!" Luo Zhendong waved Wang Yun's hand away impatiently, and Yuan Chengde said funny, "Let's go, the Fitz Randolph Gate is ahead, and you can see Nassau Hall through it."

With that said, Yuan Chengde walked in front, Luo Zhendong and Wang Yun walked behind side by side.

The main entrance was really too small, and it seemed crowded when two people walked in together.So in the end, Wang Yun walked last. After entering the Princeton campus, Wang Yun suddenly became enlightened.

Princeton is worthy of being an old-fashioned private comprehensive university, whether it is the atmosphere felt by the students in a hurry or the beautiful environment, it is extremely good.There are two undergraduate degrees in Princeton: Bachelor of Arts (AB) and Bachelor of Engineering (BSE). Its school motto is 'DeiSubNumineViget', which means 'she prospers in the name of God'.Of course, in addition to the formal school motto, there is also an informal school motto.

Yuan Chengde pointed to the Gothic building in front of him and said, "The administrative building is over there, let's go quickly."

Before arriving at Nassau Hall, the three of them entered the hall, and after asking around, they decided on the admission procedures and dormitory at the administrative department.

Finally, the people in the administrative department looked at Wang Yun inexplicably and said, "You are the exchange student king from Beijing University, right?"

Didn't you know about feelings during the formalities in class just now?Wang Yun looked at the administrator with a dumbfounded face, only to see the person continue to say, "After you have completed the admission procedures, Professor Witten hopes that you can go to see him."

I'll go... Wang Yun took a deep breath. He originally wanted to visit Professor Witten, but unexpectedly, Professor Witten also wanted to visit himself.

"Okay." Wang Yun nodded, "Thank you."

Walking out of Nassau Hall, he still had a feeling of being in the fog.I didn't expect that I would really see such a great person as Professor Witten.It gave him a very unreal feeling, and he squeezed Luo Zhendong's shoulder hard, "What the administrator said just now, is it true or not?"

"It hurts, it hurts..." Luo Zhendong's face was almost twisted together, "Of course what he said is true, so you are going to visit Professor Witten, so here comes the question, do you know where Professor Witten's office is? "

hmmmmmm…

That's a really good question, where is Professor Witten's office?

"Do you know?" Wang Yun looked at Yuan Chengde and Luo Zhendong, and both of them shook their heads. Professor Witten is a professor of mathematical physics. They study pure mathematics. It is really understandable not to know where Professor Witten is.

This is embarrassing, the three of them don't know where Professor Witten's office is, they just scurry around like a headless chicken. If Professor Witten can't be found, it means that this candidate graduate student will disappear. "Why don't we ask?" Wang Yun looked a little embarrassed at the scene, so he put forward his own idea.

"Be careful." Yuan Chengde and the others had no choice but to ask passers-by.

Fortunately, after spending an hour, they finally found Professor Witten's office.

Wang Yun took a deep breath, stood outside Professor Witten's office, and knocked on the door.

"Come in." A calm voice came from inside the door.

Pushing open the door, Wang Yun walked into the office.This is a relatively spacious office. Professor Witten is sitting in the middle, looking at Wang Yun.

At this moment, no one spoke.Wang Yun looked at Professor Witten, and Professor Witten did the same.

After a while, Professor Witten said, "Are you the king?"

"Yes." Wang Yun nodded, "Nice to meet you, Professor Witten."

"En." Professor Witten just responded lightly, then changed his sitting posture, put his hands on the desk, looked at Wang Yun and said, "Wang, I'm very curious."

"Professor Witten, please tell me." Wang Yun was neither humble nor overbearing. Although he admired Professor Witten very much, after all, he was a god-man, but——he didn't feel inferior.

Professor Witten didn't say much else, pointing to the seat in front of him and said, "Sit down first."

"Okay." Wang Yun sat on the swivel chair, and Professor Witten said, "I am very glad that you can come to Princeton. I think Princeton is the most suitable place for you. You are too abrupt in other places. A beast, once in a while showing a sharp edge, can scare the group of students. Only in Princeton, you can give full play to your talents."

Wang Yun smiled and did not speak, just quietly listening to what Professor Witten said.He knew that Professor Witten would not let himself listen to his praise.

And, for Professor Witten, he really has nothing to praise.

"Wang, I have a question. I've been thinking about it for a long time. I wonder if you can answer me?" Professor Witten's face was very serious, not as kind as before.

"Professor, please tell me." Wang Yun also raised his spirits and prepared to answer Professor Witten's question.According to his thinking, maybe Professor Witten will test him on superstring theory, or advanced theories about mathematics.If I answered badly and lost an opportunity in vain, maybe Professor Witten would be very disappointed with him.

"What is the end of science?"

No, Professor Witten, what is your problem?The painting style is not the same...

In fact, however, this is a very philosophical question.Wang Yun pondered, not knowing how to answer this question.Seeing Wang Yun frowning in thought, Professor Witten smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, Wang. This is an ultimate proposition. Newton said that the end of science is theology. Obviously, many people have put forward different opinions. Then this ultimate proposition is obviously not easy to answer.”

"If we look at it with dialectical thinking." Wang Yun said in a deep voice, "I think the end of science should still be science."

"Oh?" The corners of Professor Witten's mouth curled up slightly. "It's an interesting answer."

"Wang, you know I'm interested in you. Relax, I mean interested in your knowledge. So, have you decided on your mentor?"

"I thought my mentor would be you, Professor." Wang Yun also laughed.

Professor Witten looked at Wang Yun and nodded slightly, "I have a project here, or do you want to create a project yourself?"

"What is your subject?"

"Hilbert-Polya conjecture." Professor Witten said with a smile, knocking on the table, "I am trying to prove this conjecture using quantum mechanics. Wang, I know you are a talented person. If you have determined If you have completed your own project, you can tell me. Even if you don’t participate in my project, it’s fine. But I hope that you can complete your project as soon as possible. I have high expectations for you, and I hope You don't let me down."

"So, Wang, what is your choice?"

"Professor, I am very interested in your subject. Regarding quantum field theory, you are the master of it. You have solved this conjecture from the perspective of quantum mechanics. Although this idea was put forward in the last century, it has not yet been solved." Proved. Just, sorry professor."

Professor Witten smiled and didn't care about Wang Yun's words at all. He knew that students like Wang Yun would have their own ideas, which was not surprising.

In Princeton, it is not uncommon for professors who represent authority to be stopped by students.

"Can you tell me why you are interested in the Hilbert-Polya conjecture, but you don't study this topic?"

"When I was at Capital University, I had already decided on a topic as my graduation thesis." Wang Yunbin said politely, "It was studied as a Princeton graduation thesis."

"Oh?" as a topic for Princeton dissertation research?That would be interesting, you know, Princeton's graduation project is not an easy project to complete.Princeton has its own pride, if you want to fool the teacher, then it is a big mistake.

"Tell me." Professor Witten looked at Wang Yun, "I'm curious, what is the thesis you want to graduate from Princeton?"

Holding a pen, Wang Yun wrote a line of numbers on the paper——

【Xs+=(3Xs+1)2】

Handed it to Professor Witten. After a while, Professor Witten looked at the draft paper in his hand, put it down slowly and said, "Wang, are you sure this is your subject?"

"That's right." Wang Yun nodded.

"Kakutani Conjecture." Professor Witten frowned and said, "You really surprised me. I didn't expect that you would actually dare to choose such a topic as your graduation thesis. Then, Wang, can you tell me when you can finish this topic? ?"

"One year, one year, I want to try to see if I can complete this subject."

"One year?" Professor Witten tapped on the table lightly and said, "I can only give you half a year, Wang, you have only one year as an exchange student at Princeton, I think you should understand. You There is no one year to study this topic, and half a year is already the limit."

Wang Yun looked at Professor Witten, but didn't speak. He knew that Professor Witten must have something else to say next.