Genius of the Rules-Style System

Everyone in the dormitory has his own thoughts.

The fact that Fan Lei received a bonus of 10,000 yuan was a big deal in the dormitory, but in the laboratory and research institute, it was not even worth mentioning.

Compared with the major HIV virulence gene Vif research project, the bonus of 10,000 yuan is really negligible. The institute decided to give Fan Lei a bonus only because he was a member of Zhao Yi's laboratory, not because of what he actually did. I got the bonus because I got a ride.

Zhao Yi didn't care at all. He didn't care about Fan Lei. When he knew that the institute had paid Fan Lei a bonus, he just smiled and didn't even take it to heart.

He has his own things to be busy with, but they have nothing to do with the lab project.

The laboratory has accepted several AIDS research projects, and the main project, the study of the virulence gene Vif, is the most critical. However, the main project has completed and submitted its report, and the rest of the work can be left to Ai Lixin, Zhang Wei and others.

Whether you are making a project report, attending any meeting, explaining or giving a speech on the project, you can let them do it.

Zhao Yi is the main person in charge of the project, but he is mainly responsible for the research direction, and he is not necessarily required to do a lot of work.

Just do other small projects incidentally, and just take the time to pay attention to them later.

Small projects like this are placed in research institutes just for associate researchers and assistant researchers to practice their skills. If there are no major discoveries, the higher-ups won't care too much.

In fact, just like in a hospital, new doctors also need to practice their skills, and the same goes for research work. They must try to do independent projects in order to quickly accumulate experience.

Working on a project with a researcher is not much different from being a doctoral or master's student. They are just assigned tasks, which means they have more experience.

So let Ai Lixin handle the small projects, and Zhang Wei, Liu Chengjie, and Yan Yi can handle them separately.

Zhao Yi put aside the research in the laboratory and began to focus on his own research.

Fermat's conjecture.

He has always wanted to do research on Fermat's conjecture. He had simplified Fermat's conjecture before, but when he was about to prove it, he still didn't have a good idea.

When discussing string theory, example energy and other issues with Edward Witten, he came up with the idea of ​​'positive and negative correlation'. Combined with Wiles' proof and some other people's content, he can find a direction of thinking. .

Now that other work is over, it's time to concentrate on studying Fermat's conjecture.

Fermat's conjecture is that when the integer n is greater than 2, the equation x raised to the nth power plus y raised to the nth power equals z raised to the nth power has no positive integer solution.

This problem sounds simple, but it is extremely complicated to solve.

Zhao Yi has thought about many directions and found that like Goldbach's conjecture, it is very difficult and almost impossible to solve it in the 'forward' direction.

The so-called forward direction means to prove it openly, whether it is using constructing functions, graphical analysis, or using complex curves to demonstrate, it will make the problem very complicated, and it will be too difficult to simplify it.

This is also an important reason why Wiles's proof paper will be more than one hundred pages long.

As long as we crack and analyze in the 'forward' direction, the problem will become more and more complex, and it will be very difficult to do logical theory.

Zhao Yi was inspired by the combination of 'positive' and 'anti' to prove. He thought of symmetry-related tricks, but mathematics was not what he was good at -

It's topology.

‘Forward’ fixes the n value to design a three-dimensional surface graphic.

This is the most basic method.

Many mathematicians will use a fixed n value to create a three-dimensional surface graph corresponding to Fermat's conjecture function, and then conduct a series of analyses, but basically nothing can be analyzed, because when three-dimensional graphs are involved, it becomes very complicated. Complex, if you study Fermat's conjecture in the 'forward' direction, you will often fall into the 'complex mode'.

Zhao Yi’s idea is to make a ‘reverse’ symmetrical figure and combine it with the ‘forward’ figure to form a new figure with symmetrical openings.

The new graphics will be very complex and difficult to express, but its geometric topology can be analyzed based on fixed points.

The main idea is to create a figure that combines 'positive and negative', and then analyze the geometric topology, and perhaps demonstrate new things.

Zhao Yi knew that his idea was not complete, but that was the case with complex mathematical research. It was impossible to think of all the methods at the first step, so research had to be done step by step.

Mathematics also tends to get complicated when topology is involved.

This is what worries Zhao Yi the most. He only had a basic understanding of topology before and had never really used it.

Therefore, you must find a lot of information, study and study at the same time, and then combine it to think about your own research.

Because there was no sure way to complete it, he continued to attend classes and study normally, and his life did not change because of research. However, most of the time, he was thinking about Fermat's conjecture and topology.

Zhao Yi's situation was quickly discovered by others, and he probably asked several professors from the School of Science about topology.

"I heard that you are studying topology?" Qian Hong didn't know where he heard the news. When he met Zhao Yi when he returned to the dormitory, he stopped and asked.

"right."

Zhao Yi said, "I am thinking about whether topology can be used to prove Fermat's conjecture."

"Topology proves Fermat's conjecture?"

Qian Hong didn't know much about advanced mathematics, but she still had basic knowledge. Her mind was spinning over and over again, but she couldn't connect topology with Fermat's conjecture. When she came to her senses, she simply shook her head and felt Are you a little proud that you want to try to understand genius?

She smiled and joked, "It's different this time. I thought you would just stay in your room every time you did research."

"hehe."

Zhao Yi made an indifferent tone, but it was too advanced.

Qian Hong was a little confused. She nodded and said, "By the way, thank you. I have completed the framework you gave me last time and published the paper in an influential magazine in China. I am now ready to graduate."

She said with an easy smile.

"congratulations!"

Zhao Yi said congratulations from the bottom of his heart, but the atmosphere afterwards seemed a bit awkward, as if the two of them had nothing to say.

Ever since Qian Hong called Lin Xiaoqing last time, he didn’t know what was going on. Zhao Yi always felt that it was strange to see Qian Hong. He was wondering why Qian Hong and Lin Xiaoqing were familiar with each other, and the meeting was just to say hello between friends. .

Now I have spoken several sentences which is quite a lot.

The atmosphere became awkward, but not awkward, because the two were just looking at each other. To explain in detail, Zhao Yi kept staring at Qian Hong, and the expression on his face changed from a smile to a solemn one, seeming to become serious.

Qian Hong's expression also changed. She changed from smiling to shy, but she continued to raise her head firmly, because in her understanding, they were 'looking at each other'. She thought of many TV series and movies, where the male and female protagonists walked in the corridor. The plot of meeting each other.

Then, she felt a little hopeful, but also became very flustered.

"What is he going to say or do? What should I do?"

"Xiaoqing and I are familiar with each other, and we chat occasionally. We can barely be considered best friends? If she knew..."

"Yes, I can't do this, even if Xiaoqing knows..."

"She believes me!"

"But why did you refuse..."

Qian Hong's face turned red as a large number of complicated thoughts passed through his mind.

At this time, Zhao Yi finally spoke, "I've been wanting to ask you lately, have you finished writing "The Boundary Theory of Particles"? It's been several weeks, and I've received emails from the publisher twice."

"You have to hurry up!"

"It's already May, and my courses are almost over. If I can catch up with the publication in June, colleges and universities will order new books in July and August, and maybe I can sell a batch of them. It's all money..."

He was gesturing with his fingers as he spoke, with an anxious tone as if he was about to miss five million.

Qian Hong almost burst out of anger, his face immediately turned from red to blue, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You——"

"roll!"

After saying that, she strode away angrily, and after entering the room, she slammed the door hard.

Zhao Yi stared blankly on the spot and couldn't help but complain, "Women! Sure enough, there are a few days in every month."

"Looks like it's better not to provoke her recently!"

…

the second week.

The team of Zhao Yi Laboratory went to the conference center to conduct a project report meeting. The results were regarded as acceptance and the project was officially declared completed.

The HIV virulence gene Vif project was included in some media reports that day.

News of the completion of the previous project and the results of the published papers were only circulated in the medical research circle and did not appear in the public eye.

Now that the project is confirmed to be completed, it is an important research result of AIDS. It was Zhao Yi Laboratory that completed it, and it has been noticed by the general media.

Project-related content appeared in some news, and Zhao Yi's name was also mentioned at the same time, which made many people suddenly think, "It turns out that Zhao Yi also studies biology!"

"Zhao Yi is studying in the School of Life Sciences at Yanhua University. He is only a sophomore, but he already has his own laboratory and has completed many projects."

"This is the gap! I am also a student, but I am still working hard not to fail the class!"

"I'm working hard to pass the make-up exam..."

"The AIDS research project completed by Zhao Yi is very meaningful. The molecular-level analysis of the function of the virulence gene Vif is the best achievement in the world. It is helpful for the development of AIDS drugs and has made a great contribution to scientific research."

"But Zhao Yi still feels weird when he studies medicine!"

"yes……"

Public opinion is like this sometimes.

When discussing one thing, everyone expresses their opinions with great interest. Later, if the discussion becomes more frequent, the focus may change.

The initial public opinion was about AIDS research, but because medical research is very complex, it is impossible to understand it without careful study, and most people will not care about complex scientific research issues. The topic soon returned to Zhao Yi and started talking. Which subject should Zhao Yi 'major'?

After most mathematicians reach the pinnacle of mathematical research, they will turn to research in other directions.

This is because it is difficult to produce results in mathematical research. Even for the top mathematicians, it is already very remarkable if they can have one result that can be recorded in history in their lifetime.

It is rare in history that a certain mathematician cracks several world conjectures or produces many top-level results in mathematics.

If you narrow the scope to within fifty years, you won't be able to find one at all.

This is because modern mathematical theory research has developed to its extreme, and with the help of computer computing capabilities, it has become very difficult to produce innovative and major mathematical results. Many mathematicians want to produce results, but cannot even do the most basic Can't find any direction.

Now Zhao Yi's mathematical research can be said to have reached its peak. He has two most important results, one is Goldbach's conjecture and the other is the three-dimensional tremor waveform diagram. In contrast, the progress in proving the weakened twin prime conjecture, The Kakutani conjecture and so on can only be regarded as second-level results.

After mathematical research reaches its peak, it is very difficult to come up with results.

Mathematics is the most difficult subject to produce results.

Therefore, many mathematicians simply switch to other subjects. With the top mathematics as a foundation, they can get twice the result with half the effort by studying other subjects. The most popular development direction is physics.

Physics, mathematics, regardless of family.

For example, theoretical physics is purely mathematics, and theoretical physics is also summarized as a subject of mathematics.

Many physicists are also mathematicians. Without sufficient mathematical foundation, it is impossible to become a physicist.

Therefore, most public opinion discussions believe that Zhao Yi's next main direction of attack is physics.

Zhao Yi felt baffled by the public opinion on the Internet. He was initially interested in seeing how the public's evaluation of the AIDS project turned into concern about his main research direction.

This is a bit strange!

Is it still prescribed to study something?

Zhao Yi couldn't help but complain a few words, and planned to continue reading the topology book in his hand. Unexpectedly, Qian Zhijin came over and asked him if he was interested in working in the Intelligence and Automation Laboratory again. He also added, "We have many directions. You can refer to the research and even join in.”

Zhao Yi was stunned for a moment before he realized. Qian Zhijin probably read the public opinion news and thought he really wanted to major in other subjects?

but……

Public opinion still makes sense!

Even if he chooses a subject as his main research direction, it should be physics, because he has the main task of winning the Nobel Prize in Physics.

informology?

If someone who was having a boring discussion on the Internet knew that Qian Zhijin persuaded him to major in informatics, I guess this guy would be sprayed to death by public opinion, right?

Zhao Yi read some discussion messages, and they seemed to know a lot about the academic circle. They listed several disciplines, including physics, chemistry, and even biological research.

Computer orientation is selectively ignored.

the reason is simple.

In high-end academic circles, computers and informatics are not considered ‘science’ but ‘technology’, and they can all be considered within the scope of ‘engineering’.

Zhao Yi is the top mathematician. It's not a big deal if he occasionally makes a computer result, but if he focuses on computer research, it will definitely be considered a waste of talent.

Qian Zhijin found that Zhao Yi was unmoved and laughed and said, "If it doesn't work, forget it. I know you are very busy. In fact, I am here to find you. I am Director Zhang from the Department of Physics of the Academy of Sciences. I want to ask if you want to join the collision." Machine team.”

"The collider team?"

"The higher authorities are allocating funds to build a collider. This is a huge investment in scientific research, several billions, or even more." Qian Zhijin seemed to be drooling as he spoke, "So I just wanted to ask you..."

"Not for the time being."

Zhao Yi thought about it and shook his head and said, "If it is doing collision experiments and data research, I can still help a little bit. Now it is about early investment, R\u0026D and construction, so I can't help much. I don't know much about physics."

"..."

Qian Zhijin felt like scolding her mother.

Don’t understand physics?

A figure who discovered the Higgs particle, published the theory of particle energy, and was considered to be the founder of a sect, actually said he didn’t know much about physics?

Then who dares to explain?

Qian Zhijin took a deep breath and held it in for a long time, "Okay, I'll answer him like this." His words were very forceful, as if he was speaking out of anger.

"Um."

Zhao Yi nodded strangely, wondering why Qian Zhijin spoke like this? After thinking about it for a long time, I still don’t know where I made the mistake…

I really don’t understand physics!