Research starts with PhD students

Chapter 175: Former master and disciple, now strangers!
To be precise, the research completed by Zhang Shuo's team constructed a "mathematical correlation model of electromagnetic force and gravity."

In the "Source Point Theory", there is also a study of the relationship between the four forces.

At the beginning of the research, he already knew the "weakening relationship equation between electromagnetic force and gravity". The "weakening relationship" means that the correlation is very weak, and this theoretical research may be wrong.

Current research is to improve the weakening relationship and turn it into a direct connection between forces.

This relationship is expressed using a mathematical model.

Just like the description of electrons by the Fermion Hubbard model, the team's research completed the construction of the relationship between the two basic forces. Of course, the parameters are not just the two forces, but also many other physical factors.

Everyone knows how significant the results are.

Even without considering the issue of theoretical verification, they have completed the first model of the relationship between forces in the field of theoretical physics, and the academic achievements are also very significant.

After the excitement, Zhang Shuo directly gave everyone a bonus of 50,000 yuan.

Others got 50,000 yuan, and I got 100,000 yuan. All the money came from the project funds. The support funds provided by the Science and Technology Department were for this purpose.

Bonus is the most direct incentive.

Tang Haiyi and Guo Ping had just started working and their salaries were not high. Liu Mingkun's salary was slightly higher, but all he had added up was just over ten thousand. Receiving a bonus of 50,000 in one go made all three of them very excited.

The research is done, the bonuses are paid, and then it’s time to wrap up.

Several people completed the report and paper with extremely high efficiency. Zhang Shuo also submitted a report to the higher-level science and technology department. While reporting on the research results, he also "applied for publication".

He was worried about the confidentiality issues involved in the research.

The research is purely theoretical and generally speaking there is no confidentiality issue, but it will definitely enter the experimental stage in the future and it is possible to develop applied technology.

When the relevant department staff of the Science and Technology Department received the report materials and saw the review application, they were a little surprised and simply went directly to find Du Yuansheng.

Du Yuansheng was directly responsible for Zhang Shuo's project. After seeing the information and indirect information, he felt that Zhang Shuo was a little too cautious.

Generally speaking, there is no confidentiality requirement for theoretical research.

Theory is theory, and theoretical research is not necessarily correct, it just has the possibility of being correct. Even if theoretical research is correct, it is still too far away from verification and technological application.

This is like some theories in physics, such as the fermion Habb's model, which can describe the electronic behavior of superconducting materials, but can the superconductivity mechanism be studied with a mathematical model?
By studying the superconductivity mechanism, can we develop highly practical superconducting materials?

That is of course impossible.

To be cautious, Du Yuansheng consulted several professional scholars, who also believed that there was no need to keep it confidential.

In the afternoon, Du Yuansheng talked about this with his leader. "Professor Zhang Shuo's research has made progress and has shaped a complex mathematical model relationship between the two basic forces."

"I don't know much about this either. I asked Academician Yan and Professor Zhang Bin of Shuimu University. They were very surprised when they heard about my research results... It seems that they don't believe that basic forces can have a relationship."

"Professor Zhang Shuo has also applied for publication. Is he worried about confidentiality issues? However, theoretical materials should be publishable."

The leader nodded and commented, "There should be no problem with the theory. There are many theories in the world, but few of them are developed by us. There is no point in keeping it secret. Let more people see it, participate in the research, and promote the theory, so that it can have a greater influence."

Du Yuansheng talked to his leader and the matter was over.

He actually expected Zhang Shuo to publish in influential journals. The Science and Technology Department supported Zhang Shuo's theoretical research, which caused quite a bit of discussion in the professional circle.

Because research is theory.

The Science and Technology Department supports applied research, so it feels surprising to see a physical theory appear in so many engineering projects.

If it can be published in a highly influential journal, it means that the research has produced results quickly. To a certain extent, it also means that the decision of the Science and Technology Department is correct and the financial support has paid off.

……

After Zhang Shuo submitted the information, he no longer paid attention to it because the International Congress of Mathematicians was about to begin.

The school sent a team of eight people to participate.

In addition to Zhang Shuo, Luo Yongjun, Sun Xingli, Qi Zhixiang and Wang Hui, there are Professor Gao Jixian from the School of Information and two administrative staff members, Zhou Jianxin and Wang Dong.

Qi Zhixiang is the oldest. He has experience in participating in mathematicians' conferences and will serve as the team leader.

Zhou Jianxin and Wang Dong will be responsible for helping to arrange the itinerary, taking care of the daily life of the group and handling other matters.

This is mainly because Zhang Shuo has a high probability of winning the award.

Zhang Shuo before winning the award is completely different from the one after winning the award. He will definitely become the focus of media attention, which may bring some unnecessary trouble. It is best to have a dedicated person to handle it.

The group set out in the morning.

After changing planes at Donggang International Airport, we arrived in Hanoi, where the conference was held, after more than four hours of flight.

The International Congress of Mathematicians is held at the central conference venue in Hanoi.

When they arrived near the central conference venue, the group checked in at the hotel, took a short rest, and then went to the venue to sign in together.

Zhang Shuo, Sun Xingli and Wang Hui walked together at the end. They met many scholars along the way, all of whom were unfamiliar faces in groups of three or four.

They know very few foreign scholars, and few people abroad can recognize Zhang Shuo.

When we reached the small square in front of the main conference hall, two familiar figures appeared on another road.

"Is it the one from Donggang University..." Before Sun Xingli finished speaking, Wang Hui whispered, "Jiang Weizhi and Zhou Kaijun."

Jiang Weizhi and Zhou Kaijun were walking together. They had already noticed Zhang Shuo and the other two and had looked in their direction several times.

Zhang Shuo also looked over.

He looked at Jiang Weizheng, then at Zhou Kaijun, frowned slightly, and then turned his head away indifferently.

"It's really Zhou Kaijun!"

Sun Xingli said this and looked at Zhang Shuo.

Wang Hui waved from a distance and shouted, "Academician Jiang," and Jiang Weizheng also nodded in this direction.

There was no further communication between the two sides.

Zhang Shuo shook his head and said, "I'm fine. It's all old news. Just pretend you don't know me."

Wang Hui said, "You are going to win the award. Zhou Kaijun must be regretting it now."

"If I were him, I would jump into the river and drown!" Sun Xingli said with a smile, "My own student, who was able to defeat Fields, turned out to be like this..."

Zhang Shuo didn't say anything, he had long since stopped caring.

Zhou Kaijun was indeed in a bad mood. When he hadn't seen Zhang Shuo, he could temporarily choose to forget about this matter, but when he saw him, he remembered it again.

He is Zhang Shuo's master's supervisor.

With a master's supervisor, we can't really say that we have a master-disciple relationship, but generally speaking, we are very close.

Zhang Shuo may be about to get Fields. What does it mean that he has a student who has won Fields?
Even Zhou Kaijun couldn't imagine it.

Jiang Weizhi kept a sullen face and said nothing all the way. He was not in a good mood either, but he could only feel disappointed in his friend. Whenever he saw Zhou Kaijun, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

In fact, they were the embarrassed ones when facing Zhang Shuo, especially when standing with other people. When they talked about Zhang Shuo, someone would always look at Zhou Kaijun.

Every time this happened, Jiang Weizhi didn't want to admit that he was Zhou Kaijun's teacher.

The two of them walked quickly into the venue, planning to sign in and go outside, preferably without meeting Zhang Shuo again.

When they arrived at the main entrance, they noticed a large group of people gathered together. In the middle was a middle-aged man with glasses and thinning hair. The middle-aged man was excitedly shouting, "Zhang Shuo, my student!"

"The students I brought up!"

"Why can you cultivate such outstanding students? This is a good question! Everyone knows that mathematics is the world of geniuses!"

“Qualifications are very important when selecting students!”

"At that time, I was recruiting PhD students, and many excellent masters lined up to apply for my doctoral programs. To be honest, Zhang Shuo was not conspicuous among them, but I took a liking to him at first sight. Why?"

"That's a feeling. I feel like he's a genius, much better than those masters from prestigious universities..."

"Ula Ula~~~"

Zhou Kaijun squeezed into the crowd and after listening for a while, he felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten shit.

"Is this guy Zhang Shuo's doctoral supervisor? The Luo Yongjun?"

"This person is shameless!"

"What do you mean he trained him? Zhang Shuo was obviously trained by Donggang University. Even if I didn't teach him much, he studied at Donggang University for so many years..."

"It's only been two years since I went to Soochow University, and I'm almost winning an award!"

"The villain succeeds!"

After Zhou Kaijun squeezed out of the crowd, he could no longer hold back and burst out in anger.

Jiang Weizhi was also very angry after hearing this, but he was not angry at Luo Yongjun, but at Zhou Kaijun, "Isn't this your fault? How could such a thing happen!"

"Don't worry about others!"

"Let's sign in and leave quickly..."

When Zhang Shuo and his two companions arrived at the venue, they passed by Jiang Weizheng and Zhou Kaijun.

Both parties pretended not to know each other.

However, because Zhang Shuo might win the award, the conference has attracted attention from many domestic media.

An interview team had placed cameras in various places, and the scene of the two sides passing by each other was still captured by the cameras.

A reporter noticed Zhang Shuo's arrival and immediately checked the camera lens, and discovered this interesting scene.

That evening, there were many reports on the conference in the media. Some reported that the conference was about to begin and Zhang Shuo had already arrived at the venue.

There are reports that the president of the Mathematical Union was interviewed and when asked about the Fields Medal winner, he continued to remain mysterious and said that it would be announced tomorrow.

One of the reports was about Zhang Shuo and Zhou Kaijun, and the title of the report was "Former master and apprentice, now strangers."

(End of this chapter)