In the office, Witten held the manuscript paper in his hand motionless for about ten minutes before coming back to his senses.
However, after he came to his senses, he did not speak. Instead, he sat down at his 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 has not been completed, it can still be seen that the author's thinking is quite sophisticated.
The author constructed a new method in this manuscript, which is named "On the New Calculation Method of Proton Radius and Its Extended Significance". Based on this method, we can analyze the γ-ray emission near heavy atomic nuclei.
It can produce positrons and negative electrons to re-analyze this physical phenomenon, consolidating the view that the intrinsic nature of protons is the quantized vortex closed electromagnetic field.
This is a brand new method. Although the calculation method on the manuscript paper is currently only for the radius of the proton, Witten is keenly aware that it should be able to be extended to general particles.
For example, on particles such as electrons, neutrons, and fermions.
But what makes Witten feel that it is a pity that these things on the manuscript paper are only semi-finished products, and they are still far from a complete calculation method.
But this was enough. The ideas and methods in it, as well as the research on particle physics reflected in it, were enough for him to see the author's talent in physics.
These are things that an ordinary physicist may not be able to study even if he spends a lifetime.
The young man brought here by Deligne deserves his praise.
No, that's not right~
Staring at the manuscript paper in his hand, Witten suddenly came back to his senses.
The things in his hands are not all of the boy's achievements. They are only a small part of his achievements. His greater achievements are in the world of mathematics.
Although the core of his research is not mathematics, as a scholar who has won the Fields Medal, he must know what major discoveries or results there are in the field of mathematics.
In the past two years, the most important achievement in the entire mathematical world is the Weyl-Berry conjecture proved by the young man in front of me.
At the age of eighteen, to prove a world-class mathematical conjecture and to conduct such in-depth research in physics is simply a freak.
It was just like what Deligne said. If he and Deligne were both geniuses, then this boy was a monster.
There are very few people throughout history who can conduct in-depth research in both mathematics and physics.
This is the reason why he has never found a suitable student to inherit his legacy. His string theory, m-theory and many other achievements require advanced mathematics to fully understand.
Thinking about it, Wei Teng's eyes fell on Xu Chuan.
Perhaps, the young man brought over by Deligne is really capable of inheriting his mantle, and he is indeed a monster.
He is a very decisive person. Now that he has determined his thoughts, he will not hesitate and accept this student.
After solving the issue of the dual mentors, Witten said: "The calculation method of the 'Proton Radius Mystery' on these manuscripts has not been completed yet. 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 in this direction, it may take about two to three months."
Xu Chuan gave a relatively conservative time limit. In fact, if he went all out, he would be able to complete the calculation method of the 'proton radius mystery' in at most half a month.
This was also the first thing he did after coming 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.
Witten nodded and said: "You must have a complete idea, so I will make it more difficult 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 you can
Check your calculation data and completely solve this problem."
Hearing this, Xu Chuan was overjoyed and said quickly: "Then I'll trouble the instructor. I'll complete the calculation method for the 'mystery of the proton radius' as soon as possible."
With Witten on board, it can be said that borrowing the European Atomic Energy Agency's proton collider is a sure thing.
This tutor's status among the many professors and researchers at LHC ranks not only in the top three, but also in the top five.
On the side, Professor Deligne said: "Go back and prepare yourself. You will join the intense study at Princeton in the next time. I hope you can find a path in mathematics and physics. I will talk to Witten again."
chat."
Xu Chuan nodded, said goodbye to the two instructors, then turned and left.
.........
After Xu Chuan left, Edward Witten took a sip of coffee and said: "What happened this time is really not in line with your character. I didn't expect that you would actually bring your own student over and let him follow me in physics."
A mentor.”
Deligne smiled softly and said, "Aren't you the same?"
Hearing this, Witten was silent for a moment.
Yes, so does he.
After knowing that Xu Chuan had become Deligne's student, he also chose to accept this student, which was not in line with his character.
The atmosphere in the office was silent for a while.
Suddenly, Professor Deligne said: "Did you know that his proof of the Weyl-berry conjecture was verified by me personally, and when he proved the conjecture, I happened to be present, and he was standing on the stage.
Without saying a word, he completed the proof cleanly and neatly. The moment he touched the last point, I seemed to see the figure of my mentor."
Hearing this, Witten was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "Are you sure?"
Deligne nodded and said, "At that moment, I did feel that way."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Witten raised his eyebrows and said: "That is really an incredible compliment."
In the world of mathematics, if a young mathematician needs to be praised, he or she will usually be given the title of Grothendieck's successor.
For example, Peter Schulz, the youngest w3 full professor in the Germanic country, the genius who created the mathematical tool "ps progressive-geometric theory" is known as the successor of Grothendieck.
As for 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 on the palm of a hand.
Those with this reputation have all made great contributions to the development of mathematics and even science.
For example, Felix Klein, yes, he was the one who made the bottle that could not be filled in the entire Pacific Ocean.
Or Henri Poincare, recognized as the leading mathematician of the early 20th century, is considered by the mathematical community to be the last person with comprehensive knowledge of mathematics and its applications. Even Pope Grothendieck, in a certain period,
Not as good as him in some aspects.
Deligne smiled and continued: "No matter what, he is indeed a genius that is rare to see in a century. That's for sure. Maybe we can't do much, but there is still something we can do before he fully grows up.
Isn’t it?”
Witten nodded and said: "Indeed, such a genius should not be affected by too much outside influence before the golden stage of academic pursuits has passed."
........
After coming out of the Institute for Advanced Study, Xu Chuan walked on the campus of Princeton University.
Coming here again, he must have a somewhat complicated feeling in his heart.
But before he had to wait long, he was stopped by someone.
"Hello, are you Xu Chuan who proved Weyl-berry's conjecture?"
Hearing the voice, Xu Chuan was a little curious. Could it be that there was another one who proved Weyl-berry's conjecture? Xu Chuan looked up and saw a blond girl with blue eyes. She was not very old. She should be from Princeton University.
student, but the memory in his mind has no impression.
"It's me, who are you?" Professor Xu Chuan stopped and asked curiously.
After confirming that the person in front of her was the person she was looking for, the girl showed a bright smile: "Nice to meet you. My name is Paxia Miris, and I am a doctoral candidate at Princeton University."
"Hello, it's nice to meet you too. Do you have any questions for me?" Xu Chuan nodded and said hello.
"Can I add your Facebook?" Pasia Miris took out her phone and asked.
Xu Chuan was stunned for a moment. He was about to agree, but then he remembered that he hadn't registered a Facebook or Twitter account in his life. He smiled sheepishly and said, "Sorry, I don't think I have one yet."
Not registered with facebook."
Hearing this, Paxia Miris seemed a little surprised: "Do you need me to register one for you? Or can you give me your email address?"
Although he was a little surprised about the girl's purpose, Xu Chuan didn't think much about it. He thought he had met his crush or a student who wanted to exchange mathematics with him, so he casually gave his email account.
In the United States, although the use of chat tools to communicate is quite widespread, its popularity is far not as high as 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 over 85% in 20 years.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that Weixin does not have any domestic competitors.
Here, people are more accustomed to keeping in touch with friends and obtaining information and services through email.
Compared to communicating on WeChat for everything in China, Americans are more accustomed to communicating a lot through emails. On average, people send and receive two to three hundred emails every day, and more than 80% of people have at least two or more active emails.
email account.
This seems incredible to Chinese people. The communication efficiency of things like email is far less than that of instant messaging software. Why is it that the United States, which is obviously more developed, still clings to this backward thing.
After giving his email address to Paxia Miris, Xu Chuan took a step to leave. Unexpectedly, he followed after just two steps.
Xu Chuan was a little curious and asked: "Do you have anything else?"
Paxia Miris smiled shyly and said, "Have you completed the admission procedures? If not, I can take you there."
Xu Chuan glanced at Paxia Miris, shook his head and said, "That's not necessary, I've already taken care of it."
"Then have you chosen your mentor? If not, I recommend my mentor Mariam Mirzakhani to you."
"Marian Mirzakhani?" Xu Chuan glanced at Pasia Miris in front of him in confusion. He naturally knew the name Mariam Mirzakhani.
She is one of only two women to win the Nobel Fields Medal in Mathematics.
The other one is Maryna Viazovska from Kiev, Ukraine, but her award-winning year is not now, but in the future in 2022.
If we only look at today, Liane Mirzakhani is indeed the only woman in mathematics to win the Fields Medal.
In 2014, Mirzakhani won the Fields Medal that year for "outstanding contributions to dynamics and geometry under Riemannian surfaces and their module spaces."
In one fell swoop, the vacancy of no female Fields Medal winners was broken.
But in Xu Chuan’s memory, Mariam Mirzakhani does not seem to be a mathematics professor at Princeton University. She works at Stanford University.
So he didn't understand why Paxia Miris came to his door.
Of course, when asked this question, Paxia Miris said without any hesitation: "If you are willing, I can ask my tutor to communicate with you in person and transfer you to Stanford University to study."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Hearing this, Xu Chuan realized that the girl in front of him was here to poach people.
"Thank you very much for your invitation, but I'm sorry, but I refuse."
Xu Chuan shrugged and rejected the invitation outright.
Are you kidding me?
Even if he hasn't chosen a mentor yet, he won't consider going to Stanford University.
Although Stanford University is also among 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 Princeton also has the Institute for Advanced Study. The two merged to form the Princeton School.
Since the rise of the Princeton School during World War II, it 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 make a pilgrimage.
Here, he can learn far more than going to Stanford University. Is there something wrong with him in letting him give up the opportunity to study at Princeton and transfer to Stanford University?
Moreover, having a Fields winner as a mentor was not that attractive to him at all.
Not to mention that he has already apprenticed under two Fields Medal winners, he alone has a more than 90%, or more than 99%, probability of winning the Fields Medal at the mathematics conference two years later.
Erz Prize.
Originally it was only about 80%, but in the first two months he expanded the Xu-Weyl-berry theorem, extended it to the astronomical world, and used this theorem to extend a lot of results, including targeting
Parameter calculation of various cosmic objects, etc.
This added a lot of points to him, covering up his youth and the fact that he was only successful in this aspect.
Many major awards in mathematics, 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 old man who proved the Poincare conjecture, before he won the Fields Medal in 2006, he refused almost all mathematics awards awarded to him, and the mathematics conference still
The Fields Medal was awarded to him in 2006.
It's just a pity that this old man still didn't go to the mathematics conference to receive the award in 2006. Later, he refused the Millennium Puzzle Award from the Clay Mathematics Institute and refused the reward of 1 million meters in gold.
Although the Weyl-berry conjecture he proved is not as difficult as the Poincare conjecture in terms of difficulty and level, a mathematical conjecture at the end of T2 level and a top T3 level is still enough for him to securely win a Fields Medal.
Already.
The reason why it was not so safe before is that on the one hand, he is too young, and on the other hand, the 2018 Mathematics Conference can really be said to be a fight between gods, with top bosses gathered together.
Not to mention Peter Schulz, who is sure to win a Fields Medal.
There are also Aksa Venkatesh from Tianzhu, Alessio Figali from Rome, Kaucher Birkar from Yinlang, etc.......
These people are all top mathematicians, and almost all of them have made huge breakthroughs in mathematics in their respective fields. It is as difficult as heaven to get a Fields Medal medal from them.
