Research starts with PhD students

Chapter 199: Bonus is not important? It will be completed soon!

"Using an electromagnetics laboratory to apply for an experimental project with funding of over 100 million yuan?"

"It's impossible!"

"If it's another laboratory, Zhang Shuo, plus a very good laboratory and scientific research team, there is hope, the Electromagnetism Laboratory."

"Don't be ridiculous, there is no hope, not a single ounce of hope..."

It’s not that Yao Qiming didn’t believe that Zhang Shuo could apply for a large project, but he had no confidence in the electromagnetics laboratory.

His reaction was a bit exaggerated, but it was indeed the most realistic opinion.

After Zhang Shuo left, Yao Qiming thought about it and felt that it was not a joke.

Is it true?
"Professor Zhang Shuo, are you really planning to apply for the project in the name of the Electromagnetic Laboratory?"

"Can it succeed?"

"That's of course impossible...but what if?"

Yao Qiming still hopes that "just in case" something happens. If he can apply for a project worth over 100 million yuan, the electromagnetic laboratory will become completely different and will directly become a "provincial" or even "national" scientific research institution.

At the same time, the laboratory will also achieve leapfrog development.

As the head of the electromagnetics laboratory, even if he loses the title of 'director', he will have the opportunity to participate in new projects and conduct large-scale research. Plus, with the title of 'former laboratory director', his personal status will also rise.

The temptation is too great.

Yao Qiming thought about it for a long time and simply went to the Correlated Matter Laboratory. After explaining the situation, he and Yang Zhengkun went to the Center for Condensed Matter Physics Research and found Academician Xiao Hai and Professor Wei Wei.

"Zhang Shuo said that he wants to apply for a project with over 100 million yuan in funding in the name of the Electromagnetic Laboratory?"

"Theoretical verification... isn't that just a collaborative research with us? This research does require a lot of funding, but it's hard to apply for it."

"impossible!"

Xiao Hai judged and said, "Professor Zhang Shuo is working with us to conduct many basic experiments. We will also cooperate to conduct larger experiments in the future, which will require a lot of funds."

"It's normal for him to apply for a project if he wants to complete this research, but even if we combine our two laboratories, it's impossible to get it."

"Electromagnetism Laboratory..."

There is nothing more to say.

Provincial and national laboratory joint efforts cannot apply for experimental projects with funding of over 100 million yuan, so it would be strange for a school-level "teaching assistance" laboratory to be able to apply for one.

Yao Qiming also nodded and agreed, "I thought so too, it's just that the matter is a bit strange, so I came to ask."

"Looks like that's it."

"Professor Zhang Shuo hopes to be able to apply for it, but his wishful thinking is a bit unrealistic..."

In fact, he was still a little disappointed, but he didn't show it.

It's like buying a lottery ticket, with some hope of winning, but then being told by professionals that it's 'absolutely impossible', which is somewhat depressing.

What if, it’s gone too!

"Oh~~~"

Yao Qiming could only sigh.

……

Zhang Shuo was not aware of the discussion between Xiao Hai, Yang Zhengkun and others. The next day, he received a message from the Science and Technology Engineering Bureau regarding the detection of explosion fragments.

The researchers conducted detailed inspections on the collected explosion fragments, but unfortunately did not find anything special. However, after analyzing the remnants of the explosion and other characteristics, they believed that the explosion itself had many similarities with a hydrogen bomb explosion.

So the explosion analysis report believes that the explosion may involve some type of nuclear fusion reaction.

Nuclear fusion generally refers to the deuterium-tritium reaction, or the deuterium-deuterium reaction, which is a reaction in which isotopes of hydrogen fuse together to form helium nuclei and release energy.

But the definition of 'routine' is 'experiments or discoveries that can be made'.

In fact, the combination of small atoms to form larger atoms is called a fusion reaction.

According to the "strong force splitting" theory, it can even be considered that quarks combine to form protons or neutrons, or that quarks dissipate to generate energy, which in turn triggers a violent energy reaction, and mass is directly converted into energy.

Zhang Shuo read the explosion analysis report carefully but did not come to any meaningful conclusion.

There is still too little research at present. If we want to understand the details of the reactions that occur during the explosion, further research is necessary.

However, it is very dangerous to conduct experiments rashly.

Zhang Shuo's advice is, "Don't do similar experiments again before further research."

The Science, Technology and Industry Bureau also decided to keep the research confidential and archived, and instead decided to support Zhang Shuo's research on electromagnetic force and gravity.

Starting from the direction of the relationship between electromagnetic force and gravitation, we will continue to improve the basic force relationship model (source point theory), and then promote the theoretical development of the relationship between other basic forces.

Once the theory is relatively complete, the experimental design can be more perfect, and the risk will naturally be greatly reduced.

……

at the same time.

There is a lot of news about Zhang Shuo in the international mathematics community, all of which are related to the justification of the conventional value of the NS equation.

The Princeton Institute for Advanced Study and the Newton Institute have successively recognized the proof of the conventional value argument of the NS equation. In other words, Zhang Shuo's team's proof of the smoothness of the conventional value solution set of the NS equation has been internationally recognized.

The international mathematics community was also excited about this, and many scholars affirmed the great significance of the research.

The determination of the smoothness of the conventional solution set of the NS equation represents the reliability of the NS equation in the application field.

This is very important.

When the NS equation is used to solve a problem and the result is found to be inconsistent with the actual situation, some people will doubt the credibility of the NS equation, but now it is determined to be a problem of "solving".

"If you find that your results don't match the physics, that's your problem, not the NS equations."

"The research of Zhang Shuo's team proves that the NS equations are completely reliable in the application field."

“The significance of this research is very significant!”

Many scholars have also popularized the significance of the smoothness argument of the solution set of the NS equation in public opinion.

Soon, there was another message.

The Clay Institute determined the proof of the smoothness of the solution set of the NS equations.

This news caused a lot of discussion because the Clay Institute only said that the proof had been confirmed, but did not mention the reward for completing the Millennium Conjecture.

The seven mathematical conjectures of the millennium were published by the Clay Institute.

There have been many discussions within the Clay Institute regarding the justification of the conventional value of the NS equation, and some scholars believe that "awarding the bonus" is controversial.

For example, Rost-Brand believes that "Zhang Shuo's team did not provide a complete proof, they just demonstrated the conventional value under natural boundary conditions."

"Regarding infinite values, whether there is a singularity remains a mystery." "Also, the research has not yet reached the conditions for the method bonus."

The conditions he was talking about were the requirements for completing the seven millennium mathematical conjectures.

Each solution to a Millennium Mathematical Problem does not win the prize immediately. Instead, it has to be published in a world-renowned journal two years later and gain widespread recognition in the mathematical community.

At this point, the Clay Institute's advisory board will review and decide whether to award the $1 million prize.

Regulations are regulations, and the actual situation may be completely different from the 'regulations'.

For example, Gregory Perelman's proof of the Poincare conjecture was posted directly on the Internet and was not published in any mathematical journal.

Carlson, then director of the Clay Institute, went to St. Petersburg to visit Perelman, but was turned away. Later, Perelman directly refused the bonus.

So, the Clay Institute’s bonuses cannot be given out whenever it wants.

Now that the Clay Institute has not mentioned the Millennium Mathematical Conjecture Prize, it has also caused some discussion in the international community, and some scholars even think that they are "trying to default on their debt."

"Zhang Shuo's team completed the proof of the smoothness of the solution set of the NS equation, which was generally recognized by international mathematicians, but the Clay Institute did not mention the prize money at all."

"Maybe they want to default on their debt, or someone wants to 'embezzle' this money?"

"Is it because Zhang Shuo is Chinese? They don't want to give the award to a Chinese?"

Of course, defaulting on a debt is unlikely.

The Clay Institute is an internationally renowned mathematics institution and they are very authoritative.

The prize money for the Millennium Mathematical Conjecture has always been in the fund. If the prize money is to be awarded, it is just a matter of taking it out. It has nothing to do with any individual.

The Clay Institute has taken note of the public opinion and issued a statement, "We are discussing the prize money for the NS equation problem of the Millennium Mathematical Conjecture."

"Zhang Shuo's team's research only involves natural boundaries and conventional value ranges, and has not demonstrated the case of 'infinite values'..."

After this news was released, it immediately aroused targeted discussions.

Many scholars think that they "deserve the prize".

"The NS equations are mainly related to applications in various directions, and Zhang Shuo's research has proved the reliability of the NS equations in engineering applications and solved all the problems."

"The argument for infinite values ​​is not very meaningful. It is a pure mathematical theory that is 'inconsistent with reality' and a research that no one would care about even if it is proven."

"Besides, the argument for infinite values ​​is not even in the same direction as the current argument."

"That would be a completely new type of research, and maybe no one will ever complete it."

The latter statement is of course wrong.

The infinite value situation of the NS equation is highly correlated with the finite value situation, but the proof method used by Zhang Shuo involves "infinite value situation" which seems to be impossible to prove.

This is a question of method, not of problem.

In any case, whether Zhang Shuo should receive the million-dollar prize from the Clay Institute has caused a lot of controversy. There have been many domestic media reports, and many people have left messages on Zhang Shuo's Weibo.

Zhang Shuo was not affected and he continued with his experimental research and model analysis.

The basic experiments of the Correlated Matter Laboratory and the Condensed Matter Physics Research Center are very important. Even if we apply for a new project, we must cooperate with the two institutions in basic experiments.

These experiments will accumulate a lot of data to improve the analysis and research of the model.

If you want to do more advanced experiments, use some complex equipment and analyze core data, you can do it in a new project.

Although basic experiments were ongoing, Zhang Shuo did not need to participate directly. He only focused on the experiments and spent most of his time in the high school building.

Sometimes, it's in the office on the second floor.

Sometimes, it is in the Source Theory Research Office on the first floor.

Occasionally I would go to Luo Yongjun and Li Weihua's offices, but the latter's time was far less than the former's, so I would only ask about the research progress or simply give my suggestions, and leave everything else to Luo Yongjun and Li Weihua.

That day, Zhang Shuo went to the offices of Luo Yongjun and Li Weihua. After checking out the latest developments, he heard Luo Yongjun talk about the Cray Institute.

"One million dollars!"

"I'm beginning to suspect that the Clay Institute is trying to shirk its responsibility. We have completed the demonstration of conventional values. Isn't that enough?"

"Once we have completed the infinite value argument, we'll see what they say!"

From Luo Yongjun's words, one can hear his confidence in his argument.

This is actually true.

Both Luo Yongjun and Li Weihua are very confident in the infinite value argument.

Confidence still comes from Zhang Shuo.

Although Zhang Shuo does not participate in conventional research, there seems to be no problem he cannot solve, and he can always help find the next direction of argumentation.

The current demonstration is not progressing very fast, but there is progress every day.

As long as we keep going, it is only a matter of time before the demonstration is completed.

Zhang Shuo and Luo Yongjun talked about the news of Cray Research Institute for a while, and just smiled indifferently.

After he logged into his account, he found a lot of messages related to the Clay Institute, and even a number of media outlets reported on it.

Domestic media will, of course, favor Zhang Shuo.

Therefore, the reputation of the Clay Institute has been greatly affected in domestic public opinion. It is relatively better in the academic circle, but the general public has given the Clay Institute a reputation of "defaulting on its debts."

"They must be trying to default on their debt!"

"One million dollars is not a small amount. It seems that they just don't want to give the money, or they hope that Zhang Shuo will be another Perelman. If they refuse the prize money directly, they can save money..."

"That's what the United States is like. They probably didn't expect that it was Chinese scholars who completed the proof."

"If it was Westerners who completed the proof, it would be a different story."

"..."

Zhang Shuo read a lot of comments and some media reports.

He shook his head and smiled, and simply posted a microblog content, "The Millennium Conjecture Prize from the Clay Institute is not important to me and my team.

Proving the smoothness of the solution set of the NS equation is one of the most important problems for mathematicians.

I read some reports and discussions and I feel the need to emphasize one issue:
The proof of infinite values ​​of NS equation is also very important!
From a mathematical point of view, the proof can only be considered complete if the infinite value argument is completed; otherwise, the proof will have major flaws.

This is true in any area of ​​mathematics.

This is not only a pure mathematical problem, but also related to the reliability of the limit values ​​of the NS equation. Some special studies will encounter limit value situations.

My research group, including Professor Luo Yongjun and Professor Li Weihua, has been working hard on this, and I believe that we will be able to complete the demonstration of infinite values ​​in the near future."

(End of this chapter)