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Chapter 151: Not Worth a Penny Academician Wang Jin! Wang Jin: Firmly Oppose!
The new issue of Physical Review Letters, or rather, Zhang Shuo’s paper “Electromagnetic Force and Chaotic Force Fields” was published very low-key.

Not to mention the mass media opinion, even scholars in related fields did not pay attention to it because they had read the paper long ago.

To some extent, Zhang Shuo's paper was published long in advance.

Many scholars publish papers in academic journals in order to allow more people to see their research and to gain recognition from their peers.

Zhang Shuo did this in advance.

The relevant theoretical research was caught up in a public opinion storm, so he released it in advance so that people who were interested could take a look.

Those who really pay attention to the paper have already read the content and naturally will not pay attention to it anymore. Only scholars who truly subscribe to Physical Review Letters will read the content of the paper in the journal.

After the new issue was released, the media following Zhang Shuo did not pay attention to it immediately.

Later, after hearing some scholars talk about related content, the media noticed that the new issue included comments from Edward Witten of Princeton University.

This is incredible!
Edward Witten is not an ordinary theoretical physicist, or an ordinary Fields Medal winner. He is much more important than an ordinary Fields Medal winner or theoretical physicist.

Because he is internationally recognized as the number one in theoretical physics!
Edward Witten's masterpiece is the integration of all five string theories, which he used as a basis to demonstrate the superstring theory.

String theory is a branch of theoretical physics.

This theory was originally used to describe 'strings one by one' using 'Euler β function'.

After a period of research, five ways of describing strings emerged. Each of the five strings is independent and self-consistent, but they cannot be discussed together. After a long time, no one discussed them anymore.

Edward Witten caught up with this period, and then he announced that he had solved the string theory unification problem that had been troubling the world.

He used duality to unify five string theories and proved that the five string theories are essentially the same. Moreover, based on the original theory that strings exist in 10-dimensional space, he calculated an additional dimension - 11th dimension.

This is superstring theory.

Superstring theory has also become the only tool for natural explanation of various physical phenomena.

Edward Witten was thus deified.

Edward Witten is undoubtedly a god-level figure. He continued his research and published the M theory, and verified it mathematically, but there was no way to actually prove it.

Steven Hawking commented on M theory and believed that it might be the ultimate theory of the universe.

Edward Witten also used his knowledge of physics to solve many difficult mathematical problems, such as the knotting problem of curves in high-dimensional space.

He is also the only physicist to have won the Fields Medal.

Even without talking about his research contributions and only talking about some data, we can clearly reflect Edward Witten's influence. He has published more than 200 papers, which have been cited more than 50,000 times, and has long been ranked first in the field of physics.

Steven Hawking's paper has been cited more than 24 times, ranking th.

Edward Witten has long topped the list of various rankings of the influence of physicists.

Many people believe that the reason why Edward Witten did not win the Nobel Prize in Physics is simply because his theory was 100 years ahead of humanity and cannot be verified in modern times.

Some people think that he is Einstein's successor and can be compared with Newton.

and many more.

For one of the world's top theoretical physicists to serve as a reviewer of a theoretical physics research paper is definitely quite important.

His comments on the paper were that it was "the most outstanding theoretical physics research since the new century", "has unlimited prospects" and "may bring about a whole new theoretical discipline".

This rating couldn't be higher.

After reading Edward Witten's comments on the paper, it is easy to draw the conclusion that Edward Witten is full of admiration, respect and recognition for Zhang Shuo's research.

When the media confirmed the news, there were many reports in public opinion, "Edward Witten believes that Zhang Shuo's theoretical physics research has unlimited prospects!"

"Zhang Shuo's paper was identified by the foremost person in theoretical physics as the best research of the new century!"

"Zhang Shuo has been recognized by the modern Newton. His research will create a new discipline of physics!"

Edward Witten is not only a top physicist, he represents the school of string theory and has countless admirers all over the world. It can be said that he is a "god"-like figure in the field of theoretical physics.

He is the most authoritative person in the field of theoretical physics.

After a large number of reports were released, public opinion suddenly became heated. While many netizens praised the research, they also brought up Wang Jin as if it was an old story. "That academician who cannot be named thought that Zhang Shuo's theoretical physics research was worthless."

"Edward Witten believes that this is the most outstanding theoretical physics research in the new century..."

"Who do you listen to?"

As long as you have a little knowledge of Edward Witten, or even just search for this person on the Internet, you can vote with your feet on the above questions.

In the extensive discussion, someone concluded, "Wang Jin is worthless compared to Edward Witten!"

……

Conference room on the first floor of the Institute of Advanced Studies, Soochow University.

A group of people are having a meeting.

This is an internal meeting of the High Court. The purpose of the meeting is to help postdoctoral fellows and young scholars find research directions, provide living support, apply for funds, etc., that is, to provide assistance to young scholars.

Those who came to attend the meeting included researchers from the High Court and some administrative staff, including Yao Song, Zhong Jingfen and others.

Yao Song is in charge of project support on campus and is also an important figure attending the meeting.

Zhang Shuo, Luo Yongjun and Sun Xingli were all there. They could be said to be "newcomers" to the Institute of Advanced Studies and hardly participated in administrative work. The content of the meeting had nothing to do with them.

This is what Sun Xingli thought. He felt that he was also a young scholar and needed help.

So he was looking down at his phone and playing games.

Zhang Shuo supported his chin with one hand, seeming to be listening carefully, but his mind was thinking about his new home. His house was almost decorated, and he could add some furniture and appliances to renovate it.

Luo Yongjun kept checking his cell phone, seemingly making a very detailed plan.

Sun Xingli looked up and asked quietly, "Lao Luo, what are you doing?"

Luo Yongjun said, "I am currently researching where to go for the best value for money. I want to compare travel expenses and travel experience, give a score for each aspect, and conduct a comprehensive comparative analysis..."

Sun Xingli turned his head and looked at the form. He didn't know what to say for a moment. He was silent for a long time before muttering, "You got so much bonus this year. Do you have to do such complicated calculations when you go traveling? You can go wherever you want..."

Luo Yongjun rolled his eyes. "I earned my money through hard work. I'm not like you guys who can win the lottery."

Sun Xingli was speechless.

Whenever talking about money, Luo Yongjun always talks about lottery.

This probably became a source of worry for him.

Tan Youming, who was sitting in the middle of the conference room, glanced at the 'three deserters' and felt a little helpless. He felt that the three should not be allowed to come. After all, the meeting had nothing to do with them and they were just here to make up the numbers.

Fortunately, the three did not affect others, and the meeting was able to proceed normally. Tan Youming turned to look at Qi Zhixiang, Wang Hui and others, and nodded with satisfaction. The "old researchers" of the High Court were still reliable. Everyone listened very seriously and actively participated in the work.

Just as he was thinking this, he heard Wang Hui exclaim, "Something happened, something serious happened!"

"Zhang Shuo's paper has been published!"

Tan Youming was so angry that his face turned black. He just thought that Wang Hui was more reliable, but he didn't expect that Wang Hui was so absent from work that he actually interrupted the speech of Guan Yaosong, 'Deputy Director Yao'?

No matter how low-ranking Yao Song is, he is in charge of supporting funding for the School of Mathematics!

Yao Song doesn't think of himself as the 'deputy director'.

The researchers in the High Court were not to be trifled with, not to mention Dean Tan Youming. The other researchers were all specially hired by the school. Luo Yongjun on the other side was simply his nemesis, and Zhang Shuo...

I dare not provoke you anymore!
So even though he was interrupted, he still acted cheerful and acted like he didn't care at all. "Professor Wang, what's wrong?"

Tan Youming looked over with a dark face.

Everyone else in the conference room looked over as well.

Wang Hui realized something was wrong after he shouted it out, but he still said with surprise, "Zhang Shuo's paper has been published!"

"It's published, didn't you know about it long ago?"

"The problem is the reviewer!" Wang Hui said excitedly, holding up his phone. "The reviewer is Edward Witten, and he has a very high opinion of the paper. You will know when you read it!"

After Wang Hui finished speaking, a group of people started to slack off, and soon everyone knew why Wang Hui was surprised.

Edward Witten's comments on the paper were too high.

The best research of the new century?

Will it be possible to create a theoretical physics discipline in the future?
Zhang Shuo also heard the news. He explained with surprise, "I didn't know about this review either. I only knew that the reviewer was Edward Witten. I didn't expect the review to be so high..."

"As expected of the modern Newton, his level is really high!"

Luo Yongjun's expression froze when he heard this. He muttered softly, "Aren't you bragging a little bit?"

Others also felt weird.

In fact, Zhang Shuo was speaking the truth.

The influence of the source point theory in the previous life is definitely higher than that of the string theory in this life. This can be seen from the fact that many teams have invested huge amounts of money to verify it.

His research only extracts part of the expression of the basic framework.

Edward Witten was able to create a discipline of theoretical physics from simple mathematical expressions, and his level was indeed very high.

In contrast, others also thought that the research was good and the mathematical framework was beautiful, but they did not have such a clear view.

This is probably the difference in level and vision.

……

Project Review Committee Office.

Wang Jin sat in front of the computer with a gloomy face, checking the information related to himself on the Internet.

He felt like he was being attacked again!

"Wang Jin thinks Zhang Shuo's research is worthless, while Edward Witten thinks it is the most outstanding research of the new century. Who is right?"

"Vote with your feet and vote Wang Jin out directly!"

“Although Edward Witten is a foreign scholar, who dares to deny his level? Being the No. 1 in theoretical physics is no joke.”

"Compared with Edward Witten, Wang Jin is really worthless!"

"So, his comments on Zhang Shuo's research are completely irrelevant. Is he qualified to use this as an excuse to comment on the research direction of the CP group?"

Generally speaking, it is difficult to compare the levels of scholars in the same field. We cannot say that scholars who publish papers with higher levels have higher levels, nor can we say that scholars who have won awards have higher levels than those who have not.

If the gap is too big, the situation will be different.

Wang Jin is also a scholar who comes from theoretical physics research. His main research areas are the standard model of particles, quantum field theory, etc. The fact that he was elected as an academician at the age of over 50 proves his level of ability.

However, compared with Edward Witten, who is known as the contemporary Newton, he is nothing at all. Even though he has the title of academician, he is just a screw in the shaping of the standard model of particles.

Edward Witten is recognized as the first person in theoretical physicism and the person who led the string theory revolution. He was able to win the Fields Medal just for using mathematics as a tool to study physics.

The academic achievements of the two are simply not comparable.

This is the truth, and it doesn't sound good when it is said out loud.

Wang Jin looked at the comments online and his face turned red with anger. He stood up, picked up the teacup and threw it hard to the ground.

Others didn’t know how to persuade him.

If they knew that Edward Witten had such a high opinion of the research, they would definitely not say that their theoretical research had not been recognized by international peers.

In the final analysis, it was what Wang Jin said that made the reporters know, and it was Wu Jianning who told the reporters, so he couldn't deny it even if he wanted to.

Wu Jianning is the director of the Institute of High Energy Physics and a very influential figure at home and abroad.

This is the internal contradiction in the academic circle.

Public opinion on the Internet is boiling right now, and Wang Jin will definitely be greatly affected. The first thing to suffer is that his reputation may be ruined in the future.

In such a public opinion environment, "worthless" and Wang Jin's name are likely to be linked together.

Worthless, Academician Wang Jin.

It sounds quite smooth, and many people may say this.

Of course Wang Jin thought of it too.

He naturally knew that he was not qualified to compete with Edward Witten, and he also knew that in terms of public opinion, including the evaluation of Zhang Shuo's thesis, no one would stand on his side.

Even other people in the office no longer dared to talk about Zhang Shuo's theoretical research issues to outsiders, and even if they did, they could only admire him.

He was silent for a long time, then gnashed his teeth and shouted, "No matter who approves the paper or his theoretical research, this is how I see it!"

"This kind of theoretical research is totally worthless!"

"I served as the chair of the project review committee for one day and I firmly opposed the new direction of the CP group project!"

"Strongly opposed!"

(End of this chapter)