Great Country Academician

In the office, Wei Teng held the manuscript paper in his hand without moving for about ten minutes before he came back to his senses.

But after he regained his senses, he didn't speak, but sat down at the desk with the manuscript paper, took out a stack of manuscript paper from the drawer, and started to check the data on the manuscript paper with a pen.

Although the calculation of the 'Proton Radius Mystery' on this manuscript paper has not been completed, it can still be seen that the author's thinking is quite subtle.

The author constructed a new method in this manuscript, which is named "On the New Calculation Method of Proton Radius and Its Extended Significance". Positive and negative electrons can be generated to re-analyze this physical phenomenon, and consolidate the view that the intrinsic nature of the proton is the closed electromagnetic field of the quantized vortex.

This is a brand-new method. Although the calculation method on the manuscript paper is only for the radius of the proton, Wei Teng is keenly aware that it should be able to be extended to general particles.

Such as electrons, neutrons, fermions and other particles.

But it is a pity for Wei Teng that these things on the manuscript paper are only semi-finished products, which are still far from a complete calculation method.

But this is enough. The ideas and methods in it, as well as the research on particle physics reflected in it, are enough for him to see the author's talent in physics.

These are things that an ordinary physicist may not necessarily be able to study after spending a lifetime.

The boy brought by Deligne deserves his praise.

No, not right~

Staring at the manuscript paper in his hand, Wei Teng suddenly came back to his senses.

The things in his hands are not all of the boy, they are only a small part of his achievements, and his greater achievements are in the mathematics field.

Although the core of his research is not mathematics, as a scholar who has won the Fields Medal, he must know of any major discoveries or achievements in the mathematics world.

In the past two years, the most important achievement in the entire mathematics world is the Weyl-Berry conjecture proved by the young man in front of him.

At the age of eighteen, proving a world-class mathematical conjecture and having such in-depth research in physics is simply a freak.

It's just like what Deligne said, if he and Deligne are both geniuses, then this boy is a monster.

There are very few people who can do in-depth research in mathematics and physics at the same time.

This is why he has never found the right student to carry on his mantle. His string theory and M theory and many other achievements require advanced mathematics to be fully understood.

Thinking, Wei Teng's eyes fell on Xu Chuan.

Perhaps, the young man brought by Deligne really has the ability to inherit his mantle, this is indeed a monster.

He is a very decisive person. Now that he has made up his mind, he will not hesitate to accept this student.

After solving the matter of the double tutors, Wei Teng said: "The calculation method of the 'Proton Radius Mystery' on these manuscripts has not yet been completed. How long will it take you to complete it?"

Xu Chuan thought for a while and said, "If the focus of study and research is shifted to this direction, it may take about two to three months."

Xu Chuan said a relatively conservative time. In fact, if he goes all out, he can complete the calculation method of the 'proton radius mystery' at most half a month.

It was also the first thing he did when he came to Princeton.

Because in July, he will go to the European Atomic Energy Testing Agency with his mentor. Maybe he can use this opportunity to apply for a proton collider or a particle collider to complete the data verification and completely solve the "proton radius mystery". question.

Wei Teng nodded, and said: "I think you already have a complete idea, so I will make it harder for you."

After a pause, he continued: "If you can complete this calculation method within forty-five days, I can take you to the LHC and apply to borrow the proton collider there to see if it can be used." Check your calculation data to completely solve this problem."

Hearing this, Xu Chuan was overjoyed, and quickly said: "Then I will trouble the instructor, and I will complete the calculation method of the 'Proton Radius Mystery' as soon as possible."

With Wei Teng coming forward, it can be said that borrowing the proton collider from the European Atomic Energy Experimental Agency is a sure thing.

The status of this tutor among the many professors and researchers at LHC, not to mention the top three, can also be ranked in the top five.

On the side, Professor Deligne said: "Go back and prepare well. You will join Princeton's intense study in the next time. I hope you can find a way in both mathematics and physics. I will talk to Wei Teng again. chat."

Xu Chuan nodded, bid farewell to the two instructors and turned to leave.

After Xu Chuan left, Edward Witten took a sip of coffee and said, "Speaking of what happened this time, it's really not in line with your personality. I didn't expect you to bring your student here and let him follow him physically. A mentor."

Deligne smiled softly and said, "Aren't you the same?"

Hearing this, Wei Teng was silent for a while.

Yeah, so did he.

After knowing that Xu Chuan had become a student of Deligne, he also chose to accept this student, which was not in line with his character.

In the office, the atmosphere was silent for a while.

Suddenly, Professor Deligne said: "Do you know that I personally verified his proof of the Weyl-Berry conjecture, and I happened to be there when he proved the conjecture, and he was standing on the stage Without saying a word, he completed the proof cleanly, and at the moment he dropped the last point, I seemed to see the figure of my mentor."

Hearing this, Wei Teng was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "Are you sure?"

Deligne nodded and said, "At that moment, I did feel that way."

Wei Teng raised his eyebrows and said, "That's really an incredible compliment."

In the world of mathematics, if you want to praise a young mathematician, you will usually be called the successor of Grothendieck.

For example, Peter Schulz, the youngest full professor of W3 in the Germanic country, the genius who created the mathematical tool of "P·S Progression-Geometric Theory", is hailed as the successor of Grothendieck.

And those who can be compared with Grothendieck, looking at the modern mathematics of the 20th century and more than a hundred years ago, those with such a reputation can be counted with a slap.

Those with this reputation have made great contributions to the development of mathematics and even science.

For example, Felix Klein, yes, he made the bottle that the entire Pacific Ocean can't fill.

Or Henri Poincaré, recognized as the leading mathematician of the early twentieth century, considered by the mathematical community to be the last person with comprehensive knowledge of mathematics and its applications, even Pope Grothendieck, at a certain Not as good as him in some respects.

Deligne smiled, and continued: "No matter what, he is indeed a genius that is rare in a century, that's for sure. Maybe we can't do much, but before he fully grows up, there is still something we can do. Isn't it?"

Wei Teng nodded, and said: "Indeed, such a genius shouldn't be influenced too much by the outside world before the golden age of academics is over."

Coming out of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, Xu Chuan walked on the campus of Princeton University.

Coming here again, he must have mixed feelings in his heart.

But it didn't take long before he was stopped by someone.

"Hello, are you Xu Chuan who proved the Weyl-Berry conjecture?"

Hearing the voice, Xu Chuan was a little curious. Could it be that there is another Xu Chuan who proved Weyl-Berry's conjecture? When he looked up, he saw a young girl with blond hair and blue eyes. She seemed to be from Princeton University. student, but the memory in my mind has no impression.

"It's me, may I ask who you are?" Professor Xu Chuan stopped and asked curiously.

After confirming that the person in front of her was the one she was looking for, the girl showed a bright smile: "Nice to meet you, my name is Pashia Miris, and I am a doctoral candidate at Princeton University."

"Hello, I am also very glad to meet you, what can I do for you?" Xu Chuan nodded in greeting.

"Can I add you to Facebook?" Pasia Miris asked, pulling out her phone.

Xu Chuan was stunned for a moment, and just about to agree, he suddenly remembered that he hadn't registered an account such as Facebook or Twitter in his life, so he smiled embarrassedly and said, "I'm sorry, I seem to have Not registered with Facebook."

Hearing this, Pasia Miris looked a little surprised: "Do you need me to register one for you? Or, can you give me your email address?"

Although a little strange about the reason for this girl's visit, Xu Chuan didn't think too much about it, thinking that he met his fan girl or a student who wanted to communicate with him in mathematics, so he casually reported his email account.

In the United States, although the use of chat tools to communicate is quite widespread, the popularity is far less than that in China.

Even for Facebook, the penetration rate was only about 70% in 20 years, while in China, the penetration rate of Weixin was as high as 85% or more in 20 years.

Of course, this also has something to do with Weixin not having any competitors in China.

Here, people are more used to keep in touch with friends and get information and services by email.

American people are more accustomed to communicating a lot through emails than in China where everything is contacted through WeChat. People send and receive two to three hundred emails on average every day, and more than 80% of people have at least two or more active email accounts.

This seems unbelievable to Chinese people. Things like mailboxes are far less efficient in communication than instant messaging software. Why is America, which is obviously more developed, still clinging to this backward thing?

After reporting his email address to Pasia Miris, Xu Chuan took a step and was about to leave. Unexpectedly, the other party followed after he took two steps.

Xu Chuan was a little curious and asked, "Do you have anything else to do?"

Pasia Miris smiled shyly and said, "Excuse me, have you completed the admission procedures? If not, I can take you there."

Xu Chuan glanced at Pasia Miris, shook his head and said, "That's not necessary, I've already done it."

"Then, have you chosen your mentor? If not, I recommend you my mentor, Marian Mirzakhani."

"Marian Mirzakhani?" Xu Chuan glanced at Pacia Miris in front of him suspiciously. He naturally knew the name of Marian Mirzakhani.

This is one of only two women to win the Nobel Fields Prize in mathematics.

The other is Maryna Viazovska from Kiev, Ukraine, but her award-winning year is not now, but in 2022 in the future.

If you just look at today, Lian Mirzakhani is indeed the only woman who has won the Fields Medal in the field of mathematics.

In 2014, Mirzakhani won the Fields Medal for his "outstanding contributions to the dynamics and geometry of Riemann surfaces and their moduli spaces".

In one fell swoop, it broke the vacancy that there is no female Fields Medal winner.

But in Xu Chuan's memory, Marianne Mirzakhani does not seem to be a professor of mathematics at Princeton University, she works at Stanford University.

So he didn't understand why Pasia Miris came to him.

Of course, when this question was asked, Pashia Miris said without any hesitation: "If you want, I can ask my mentor to come and communicate with you in person, and transfer you to study at Stanford University."

Hearing this, Xu Chuan realized that the girl in front of him was here to poach someone.

"Thank you very much for your invitation, but sorry, I decline."

Xu Chuan shrugged and rejected the invitation directly.

What are you kidding?

Even if he hasn't chosen a mentor, he won't consider going to Stanford.

Although Stanford University is also one of the top five colleges in the United States, compared with Princeton, at least it is not one or two points behind in mathematics and physics.

Don't forget that there is also a Princeton Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and the combination of the two forms the Princeton School,

Since the rise of the World War II, the Princeton School has almost monopolized all the top mathematicians in the world. It can be said that basically any famous mathematician will come here to study and pilgrimage.

Here, he can learn far more than going to Stanford University. Is it out of his mind to let him give up the opportunity to study in Princeton and transfer to Stanford University?

Moreover, a Fields winner as a mentor did not appeal to him that much at all.

Not to mention that he has learned from two Fields Medal winners, but he alone has a probability of more than 90%, or more than 99%, at the mathematics conference two years later. Ertz Award.

Originally, it was only about 80%, but he expanded the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem in the first two months, extended it to the astronomical community, and used this theorem to extend a lot of results, including for Parameter calculation of various cosmic celestial bodies, etc.

This has added a lot of points to him, covering up his youth and the shortcomings of only being productive in this area.

Many awards in the mathematics world, such as the Fields Medal, the Wolf Medal, the Abel Prize and other top awards, do not pay much attention to data, they pay more attention to mathematical results.

Just like Grigory Perelman, the super giant who proved the Poincaré conjecture, before he won the Fields Medal in 2006, after he almost rejected all the mathematics awards awarded to him, the mathematics conference is still In 2006, the Fields Medal was awarded to him.

It's just a pity that this big guy still didn't go to the mathematics conference to accept the award in 2006, and later rejected the Millennium Problem Award issued by the Clay Institute of Mathematics, and rejected the reward of one million meters of gold.

Although the Weyl-Berry conjecture he proved is not comparable to the Poincaré conjecture in terms of difficulty and level, but a mathematical conjecture at the end of T2 and the top of T3 is still enough for him to secure a Fields Medal up.

The reason why it was not so safe before was that on the one hand, he was too young, and on the other hand, the 2018 mathematics conference could really be said to be a fight between gods and gods, with a gathering of top leaders.

Not to mention Peter Schulz, who won a Fields Medal.

There is also Aksa Venkatesh from India, Alessio Figali from Rome, Kaucher Birkar from Iran and many more.

These people are all top mathematicians, and almost all have made great breakthroughs in mathematics in their respective fields. It is as difficult as heaven to snatch a Fields Medal from them.