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Chapter 208 Crazy Report! Million-dollar Bonus? Zhang Shuo: Anything else?

The Chinese Mathematicians Conference has ended.

The media reported extensively on the conference, and public opinion was all centered around the "NS equation demonstration" conducted by Zhang Shuo and his team.

Zhang Shuo is the protagonist of the report, and the names of Luo Yongjun and Li Weihua also frequently appear in some detailed reports.

"At the recent Chinese Mathematician Conference, Zhang Shuo led the demonstration of the solution of the NS equation and proved that there is a strong solution to the NS equation in the global range, and the solution has existence, uniqueness and smoothness."

"The Ns equation problem is one of the seven emerging problems of the millennium published by the Clay Mathematics Institute, and it is also the mathematical problem with the widest coverage of applied engineering."

"The solution to this important problem marks a significant advance in the study of basic mathematics."

"In the research on the Ns equation, in addition to Zhang Shuo, the team also includes Professor Luo Yongjun and Professor Li Weihua from Soochow University, who also took the stage and gave reports at the conference."

"Zhang Shuo has been studying the Ns equation for two years and has made significant achievements, including numerical simulation of the Ns equation, which has a great influence in application. He also won the Fields Medal, a major award in mathematics, for this."

"Now he has led the team to complete ..."

Many media outlets have made similar reports, and some media reporters have interviewed Zhang Shuo or related personnel and directly reported the incident in text or pictures.

The following day, First Media also reported the results on its prime-time news channel.

The report even called it "the greatest basic mathematical achievement since the new century."

This is not an exaggeration at all.

There have been many important basic mathematical achievements since the new century, including the weakened twin prime conjecture, the Poincare conjecture, and research in algebraic geometry, topology, and other fields with significant influence.

Among them, the proof of the Poincare conjecture is comparable to the NS equation problem.

Both are among the seven great mathematical problems of the millennium.

The Poincare conjecture is more related to the field of pure mathematics, including the study of topology and three-dimensional geometry in mathematics, and is also related to physics, the geometry of the universe, and so on.

The proof of the Poincare conjecture has far-reaching implications for cosmology and physics. It is related to the knowledge and understanding of three-dimensional space and can help humans better understand the topological properties of space.

These have little to do with ordinary people, nor with applications.

The Ns equation is different.

The Ns equation is related to a large number of applications and is of great significance. A large number of scholars are also studying its properties, and the mathematics and physics communities are arguing about it endlessly.

Just one of the items, fluid prediction, has attracted many scholars to conduct related research, including the butterfly effect, chaos theory, and the problem of singularities, all of which have generated a lot of research and controversy.

Now all this is no longer necessary and the problem has been solved perfectly.

The media's crazy reporting also shows how much importance the relevant departments attach to this.

After attending the conference, Zhang Shuo quickly returned to Soochow University. When he was at the airport, the school sent a special car. When he got in the car and arrived at the university gate, he saw a large group of people waiting there.

This even includes officials within the province.

Soon after entering the school, he met an important figure, Mr. Zhu from the province. Mr. Zhu expressed admiration for their research and personally promised to present the provincial special science and technology award. He started by saying a personal bonus of 500 million yuan and 1000 million yuan in special science and technology support funds.

At the same time, the team will be awarded a bonus of 100 million.

After Teacher Zhu left, Zhang Qiu Sheng, on behalf of the school, decided to award a total of 100 million yuan in bonus to Zhang Shuo and his team.

After finally dealing with the provincial and school leaders, Zhang Shuo returned to the research institute building, and the phone started ringing non-stop. Department of Science and Technology, Institute of Mathematics of the Academy of Sciences, Mathematical Society, every department and institution called to congratulate him.

The Science and Technology Department also promised to give special rewards. The specific extent of the rewards is not clear, but there will definitely be bonuses in the future.

Sun Xingli was right next to Zhang Shuo, he just came to join in the fun.

After following Zhang Shuo all the way, he was almost drooling with envy, "One after another giving money, how much money does it cost!"

"It would be great if you gave it to me..."

“I’m still a little short of funds!”

Sun Xingli was really envious. He applied for the Outstanding Youth Project, but the funding was only 80 yuan. He thought it was not bad at first, but after comparing it with Zhang Shuo, he found that it was best not to compare.

Li Liu Shuangyue handed over two cups of coffee.

Sun Xingli took a sip and asked with envy, "Zhang Shuo, what do you feel about this trip? All the schools in the province have given out bonuses."

Zhang Shuo lay on the chair a little tiredly. He took a sip of coffee and shook his head helplessly, "I don't want to do this either. It's too troublesome. I don't like dealing with people in situations."

"..."

Sun Xingli grinned hard and almost cursed out loud.

Zhang Shuo received a large bonus, and he also distributed some of it to his team. Luo Yongjun and Li Weihua each received a bonus of 30 yuan.

In fact, it would not matter if they gave more. The school and the province gave the team a total of two million in rewards, but Zhang Shuo still decided to use the remaining money as project funds. Giving it out all at once might not have a good impact.

After all, the research time was too short, only one year.

Three hundred thousand is enough.

Luo Yongjun and Li Weihua used to live the life of poor professors.

Luo Yongjun is relatively better.

Li Weihua almost burst into tears when he heard about the bonus. It was not easy for him to apply for 10 yuan in funding before, but now he has no worries about funding and can get a bonus of hundreds of thousands of yuan. He doesn't know how to describe his mood.

Achievements, honors, money...

After joining Zhang Shuo's project team, everything became beautiful.

……

There are also many reports in the international media that the impact of the ns equation problem is so great that it is no longer just worth describing with an award.

Even the Fields Medal cannot measure the problem of the ns equation.

This is a much more influential problem than Fermat's conjecture, which was enough for the Fields Committee to make an exception and award Andrew Wiles a Fields Silver Medal (Wiles was over 40 years old).

But when there was a lot of coverage, many people looked to the Clay Mathematics Institute.

The Ns equation problem is one of the seven great math problems of the millennium released by the Clay Mathematics Institute, and each problem will receive a $100 million prize.

Last time, Zhang Shuo proved that in finite value cases, that is, the solutions of the NS equations covering all applied engineering fields are smooth.

At that time, many people discussed that Zhang Shuo had solved the NS equation problem to a certain extent.

Now it is the perfect solution.

"Will the Clay Institute's million-dollar prize be handed out? What excuse will they make this time?"

"Don't say you don't approve, right? I heard that the Clay Institute sent a team of professors to attend the Chinese Mathematicians Conference, and even Professor Fefferman went."

"Why hasn't the Clay Institute released the information yet? Are they trying to shirk their responsibilities?"

There have been many doubts in public opinion, which has brought great pressure to the Clay Institute.

In fact, the Clay Institute was a little slow to react. Several professors from the institute had just returned from attending the conference, and it was a holiday so they were not working. They had to wait until the next working day to confirm that Zhang Shuo's proof was complete.

At this point, public opinion was about to explode.

Many people were watching the Clay Institute to see what they were going to say, and some even suspected that the Clay Institute had already "spent" the bonus it had prepared.

The Clay Institute quickly released information to the public, confirming that the NS equation problem had been solved.

"We have reviewed the report and believe it is sound."

“I would like to thank Zhang Shuo’s team for solving a major problem for the mathematics community, and congratulate them on completing such an important research.”

"After discussion, we all agreed that Professor Zhang Shuo should be awarded a $100 million prize, which he deserves."

The Clay Institute's announcement did not discuss how the bonuses would be distributed.

In fact, there is still controversy internally, because Zhang Shuo refused to attend the award ceremony, so giving him the bonus would feel like giving away money.

But some professors believe that the prize is to reward scholars who solve problems, and it is a bounty for the problem, not to promote the Clay Institute team.

Regardless of internal views, everyone knew that the bonuses had to be paid quickly or other problems would arise.

For example, some media interviewed Zhang Shuo and asked about the bonus from the Clay Institute, only to learn that Zhang Shuo did not receive any bonus.

At that time, the Clay Institute will feel the pressure of public opinion again, and even their authority will be affected.

It is still very attractive, and it is a bonus earned based on one's own ability, which is different from provincial or national awards.

The news released by the Clay Institute has a great influence and has been reported by many media.

The news soon came out in China. Bonuses and rewards are different. Getting a reward for a problem from the Cray Institute is completely different from getting support from a provincial school.

The money is well deserved.

In the large office on the first floor of the Supreme Court, Wang Hui, Qi Zhixiang, Ye Shuyuan and others were talking, "Have you heard about the news from the Clay Institute? One million US dollars, equivalent to 100 million RMB..."

"What a huge sum of money that is!"

"This is a purely personal bonus, not funding, and it also represents honor. I feel that honor is more important than the bonus itself."

"Yeah, I'm so envious."

“It was the first time I realized that doing mathematical research could actually make money.”

"Money is not my thing. I'd better continue to be a poor mathematics professor..."

A few people went to the Source Theory Research Office chatting and laughing.

Zhang Shuo had been in the office since morning and hadn't come out since then. They knocked on the door and a voice shouted from inside, "Come in! The door is not locked!"

Wang Hui opened the door.

A few people standing at the door saw Zhang Shuo sitting at his desk. His desk was littered with messy manuscripts, and each sheet was filled with something written on it, as if it was buried deep in a pile of manuscripts.

Tang Haiyi and Guo Ping were both sitting at their desks, thinking hard about something.

They just looked up and then continued to immerse themselves in their work.

Wang Hui, Qi Zhixiang and others were stunned and were a little afraid to speak for a moment.

Finally, Wang Hui called out, "Zhang Shuo, we are here to tell you that the Clay Institute has recognized your proof and decided to award you a million-dollar prize."

"Ah."

Zhang Shuo nodded and said, "I understand. Thank you."

He seemed to have not recovered from his work yet, and just said thank you subconsciously. After a long while, he seemed to realize that the door was still open, and then he raised his head and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Uh~~~"

Wang Hui, Qi Zhixiang and a few others looked at each other, and then simply closed the door.

They came to congratulate Zhang Shuo, but he didn't seem to care, or he was very focused on his work and didn't want to be disturbed.

Qi Zhixiang was silent for a long time, then sighed, "I now understand why Zhang Shuo succeeded. It's this spirit that is incomparable."

"Yeah, if it were me, having just completed such an important research and solved such a big problem, I would definitely accept the invitation to travel around..."

"By then, there will surely be many universities, including foreign universities, that will invite me to give lectures and visit. I can stand out and make money at the same time. How great is that."

"That's what Wiles seems to be doing... I'm so envious..."

"Zhang Shuo is actually still in the mood to do research, and he's so focused."

"It's just a feeling, I can't envy you."

As the few people were talking, they saw Luo Yongjun walk in from the door. He shouted with a smile on his face, "Did you know? The Clay Research Institute has sent a message!"

"They recognized our proof and said they would offer a million-dollar reward!"

Qi Zhixiang said weakly, "I understand."

"We all know it."

Luo Yongjun came over and continued with a smile, "I just heard from my students that the Clay Institute had solved a major problem they were offering a reward for, and we offered a $100 million reward. That can be considered earning foreign exchange, right?"

"The most important problem in mathematics, of course."

"I think this is not the end, it's just the beginning. You all know Zhang Shuo's ability. What's his level?"

"Do you know what Academician Qiu Chengwen said at the Mathematicians' Congress? He said that Zhang Shuo will be able to complete important research in the future, perhaps solving other conjectures..."

"Ula Ula~~~"

Wang Hui finally couldn't help interrupting and complained, "That's Zhang Shuo, not you!"

"Zhang Shuo, you are my student!" Luo Yongjun immediately raised his head in his signature gesture.

"..."

"..."

A group of people looked at each other, and were really unable to refute!
How could such a good student be caught up by this tough guy?

The master and the disciple are two extremes!

One doesn't care at all, and the other is super showy and gives people a headache. It's so depressing.

……

Zhang Shuo continued to immerse himself in research, hoping to quickly complete the research on "global solution of the electromagnetic and gravitational correlation model."

This research is related to the experimental verification of the relationship between electromagnetic force and gravity, that is, it is related to the verification of the basic force relationship model and the verification of the source point theory.

Although the experiments conducted by the Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry have confirmed the origin theory to a certain extent, it was a big bang after all, and everything was covered up.

Zhang Shuo still hopes to verify it himself, which has always been his pursuit.

'Global solution of the electromagnetic and gravitational correlation model', the lowest difficulty requirement is only 300 research coins, and part of it has been completed. He hopes to complete the subsequent parts quickly.

At the same time, we must also take into account not wasting too much scientific research coins.

He was the one who took the lead in his work assignment, while Tang Haiyi and Guo Ping were responsible for the complicated calculation work. When problems arose, they would just use krypton coins to solve them.

If it was other research, he wouldn't spend money so frequently.

This study is different.

Zhang Shuo couldn't wait any longer. With the team's continuous efforts and the use of '氪币' to increase progress, they spent five days pushing the progress to 100%.

The research result was a set of exact solutions, and after submitting the task, he received an unexpected reward. After gaining a deeper understanding of the research, he also discovered two sets of approximate solutions related to the exact solutions through calculations.

Then there are three sets of solutions.

The demand for an accurate solution is relatively high, and the corresponding magnetic field strength reaches 11.8T.

This data is unacceptable because it is too difficult to create a stable magnetic field of 11.8T. When the magnetic field strength increases to above 3t, superconducting materials must be used to achieve it. When it reaches above 5t, it is an "ultra-strong magnetic field" that requires very high-end equipment to produce.

The stable magnetic field of 10t has reached or even exceeded the magnetic field strength of the high-intensity particle collision experimental pipeline.

Therefore, it is very difficult to manufacture a stable growth of more than 10t, and it becomes difficult to improve the equipment and conduct experimental verification.

However, there is a set of approximate solutions that require a relatively low magnetic field strength, with a value of only 4.8t, which does not even reach the level of a super strong magnetic field. It just requires higher particle energy, and the control of particles is relatively difficult.

However, it is still possible.

"For this experiment, the detection also needs to be more precise, after all, it is an approximate solution."

"Being in the earth's gravity environment, there may be some impact, but the impact will not directly affect the results. It is mainly a detection problem."

"We must try it. The probability of detecting a signal is very high..."

Zhang Shuo roughly made an assessment, and then tried to create a task -

【Task 1】

[Research project name: Experimental verification of the approximate solution corresponding to the electromagnetic force and gravitational relationship model (difficulty assessment: C). ]

[Completion of experimental device: 16% (difficulty assessment: B). ]

(The remaining progress requires 420 research coins.)
【Progress: 0.0003%.】

(The remaining progress requires research coins: 100.)
(The task can be canceled. Currently, the number of scientific research coins required to cancel the task is 0.)
"Success!"

The successful establishment of the mission means that the experimental verification is feasible.

Zhang Shuo suppressed the joy in his heart and analyzed it happily, "Difficulty, C level?"

"That is to say, experimental analysis is difficult, but not high, and the probability of success in an experiment still exists."

"Equipment, Class B, not bad!"

"Equipment is the next key task. Once it is completed, we can verify the origin theory and the relationship between electromagnetic force and gravity..."

(End of this chapter)