Research starts with PhD students

Chapter 238: World-class achievements! Founding a new school!
"Genius is unfathomable."

Blount Robinson expressed his inner feelings in one sentence.

Zhang Bingqing and Tang Hua also have the same sentiment, the difference is that they are experiencing something "unpredictable".

Zhang Bingqing felt that he could not understand Zhang Shuo's way of thinking. After the other party had an idea, he directly led the team to conduct research.

Shouldn't this kind of design-based research repeatedly demonstrate the feasibility before deciding whether to do it?
Moreover, it is not a good idea for the Institute of Nuclear Physics to conduct research directly, right?

There is never enough time!
Tang Hua also lamented that "genius cannot be understood".

Although they all thought so, deep down they believed that the research was impossible to achieve, and even if it was possible, it would be impossible to produce research results in the short term.

So they just sent a few people to help instead of participating in the research themselves.

"Even if I participate in the research, it will not be completed in a few days. Professor Zhang Shuo still has to go back and do it..."

“By then, we won’t be able to continue participating.”

Isn't this a waste of time!
Of course, in reality, they have very little time. There is no urgent research to do, just some daily work.

The researchers who were sent to help had completely different views from Tang Hua and Zhang Bingqing. When they first learned about the research content, they also thought it was impossible to achieve.

However, work still needs to be done.

When they actually got involved in the work, they found that the complex calculations completed by the team, combined with the design made together, actually reduced the impact of high-pressure and high-temperature plasma on the outer wall material from a theoretical level.

This discovery stunned many people, and at the same time filled them with surprise.

After completing one calculation, the next one will come. A large number of calculations combined together make the design of each part more "scientific".

They all felt that they had learned a lot, as they could actually make complex internal design corrections through such calculations.

"Turning the angle of this material actually has this effect?"

"Theoretically, the impact is reduced. Even at the same high temperature and the same amount of ion impact, the material's tolerance will be improved."

"The calculation result is indeed like this, is it true?"

"Magnetic field adjustment is also effective. The magnetic field equipment is still a little outdated and the control is insufficient, but micro-adjustments can also play a role..."

Several researchers were surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, they felt it was normal.

It’s not that others can’t think of this kind of design adjustment, but each small adjustment involves very complex calculations, and the performance improvement of a single position is very small.

When the internal design was first done, there must have been many scholars involved in the work, but they may have felt that the design of some parts would not improve much even if a large amount of computing was done, so they ended up using a 'simple' design.

However, combining many small improvements together can create a big improvement.

In the process of work, they also became very positive.

The opportunity is so rare now.

One is that I was doing research with Professor Zhang Shuo, and it would be very prestigious to talk about it, as if it was raising my own status.

What’s more, there are so many gains to be made, I would feel sorry for myself if I am not proactive!
……

In two and a half days, Zhang Shuo led the team to complete the internal design and transformation plan of the small tokamak device.

This took half a day longer than expected, mainly because the calculations were rather complicated, and using a large amount of krypton coins to solve it was not worth it. Anyway, there were so many people, so it didn't matter if it was delayed for half a day.

After completing all the calculations, Zhang Shuo summarized the transformation plan and wrote a detailed report with Xue Baikun and others.

During all the research work, the team stayed in the office doing computational analysis.

After finishing, Zhang Shuo went out for a walk. He planned to check other devices to determine what kind of devices to introduce and improve later, including the electronic system, because he wanted to improve on the original device in order to measure the "strength".

Tang Hua also knew that Zhang Shuo had gone to the equipment room, so he simply went over to find him.

Zhang Shuo's expression was serious, even a little solemn. The person following him kept recording what Zhang Shuo said, looking like he was working very hard.

Tang Hua walked over and took a closer look. He had a rough idea in his mind. He felt that Zhang Shuo's team had not made much research progress, but he still hoped that they could find a way to increase the maintenance time of the device.

"That's simply impossible."

Tang Hua sighed inwardly and asked, "Professor Zhang Shuo, what are your plans for the next step?"

He added, "This is the current situation of the device. If your research needs are very high, it probably won't work."

"How about this, apply for a large-scale tokamak device construction project?"

Tang Hua's eyes lit up after he finished speaking.

He has been focusing on research in the field of nuclear fusion. As he is older, he has not gone to work in other institutions, but he still hopes to get support to build a large tokamak device.

It is almost impossible for the Institute of Nuclear Physics, or for him personally, to apply for such a project.

Changing it to Zhang Shuo, no problem at all!
Zhang Shuo shook his head. "That's too much trouble. It will take a long time and cost a lot of money. My experimental requirements are not that high."

"The next step is to adjust the internal design according to the plan and add some detection devices. After the transformation is completed, I will bring people here to do experiments."

"what?"

Tang Hua was a little confused. "Plan? What plan? Have you completed the renovation plan?"

On the other side, Wu Xiaodong and several researchers were walking forward, also discussing work related to the transformation plan.

“The calculations are complicated, but the results are remarkable!”

“I am so lucky to be able to participate in such a study, and it only took two and a half days, which is a miracle.”

“Professor Zhang Shuo is incredible!”

Zhang Bingqing happened to be passing by, and seeing the few people laughing, he immediately asked, "What's the happy news?"

"Research!"

Wu Xiaodong couldn't help but exclaimed excitedly, "Professor Zhang Shuo is simply amazing!"

"Director Zhang, you know we only worked with Professor Zhang Shuo for two and a half days, and you would never imagine what we accomplished."

"What a great achievement! The modification plan for the interior of the tokamak device has been completed. I personally feel that it can definitely increase the tolerance threshold of the internal materials."

"And it's a huge improvement..."

"This is definitely a world-class achievement. I believe that future tokamaks will be built internally according to our design."

Others followed suit, saying, “Yeah, that’s amazing.”

"I followed it from beginning to end, and it's incredible when I think back. I still want to thank Director Zhang for giving me this opportunity!"

"Me too. I was also recommended by Director Zhang."

"Director Zhang is all about taking care of people!"

Zhang Bingqing forced a smile, patted Wu Xiaodong on the shoulder and walked away.

He didn't know what to do, so he walked along the corridor to the end, then looked out the window for a long time.

He suddenly stretched out his right hand and pressed it against his cheek.

"shoot!"

Even after a hard slap, I still felt a little unsatisfied.

He gritted his teeth and uttered, "How could I be so stupid to believe Tang Hua's lies!"

"That old man is already behind the times!"...

The internal modification plan of the small tokamak device has been completed.

Zhang Shuo has left the Institute of Nuclear Physics, and the next thing will be taken over by other people. They will carry out internal modifications to the small tokamak device according to the plan and transport some necessary equipment.

Of course, we still need to send someone to keep an eye on it.

Zhang Shuo handed the work over to Xue Baikun. Xue Baikun participated in the research of the plan throughout the whole process and was also familiar with theoretical things. It was enough to let him be responsible for contacting the Institute of Nuclear Physics and being responsible for the equipment transformation work.

If any problem occurs during the process, you can also contact him to resolve it.

This kind of research is also a major achievement.

At present, the internal designs of tokamak devices around the world are basically similar, even if there are some adjustments, they are not major.

What they have accomplished is a large-scale design modification, after which the impact of the same plasma on the material will be reduced.

As for how much it will be reduced, the theoretical value is more than 30%.

Thirty percent may not sound high, but it is actually a huge improvement.

For example, the original high temperature that the interior can withstand was 8 million degrees Celsius (a theoretical problem of superactive plasma, the actual impact temperature on the material is not high). Now that the impact on the material has been reduced, the tolerable temperature will exceed million degrees Celsius.

The small tokamak device of the Institute of Nuclear Physics could only maintain operation for three seconds. After the internal modification, the same temperature and pressure will no longer cause too much impact on the material, so the reaction rate can continue to be improved and the duration can be greatly increased.

Theoretically, the duration can be at least more than ten seconds.

This is a qualitative improvement in performance.

Although the research results are of great significance, the specific effects of the design modifications still need to be determined through experiments.

Now just waiting for the transformation to be completed.

After returning to Suzhou and Eastern China, Zhang Shuo still had a lot of work to do. His main job was not research, but to participate in the establishment and development of the Source Point Theory Research Center.

Establishment means officially announcing its establishment to the outside world. There must be a ceremony, and high-level teachers will also participate to show the importance of the theoretical center and Zhang Shuo.

The buildings of the Origin Point Theory Research Center have been completed, and some areas are still under renovation, but they no longer affect the overall situation.

Soochow University, Nanjiang Province, and even the higher authorities are very concerned about the construction and establishment of the Origin Theory Research Center.

By then, many people will come to participate.

However, the establishment of the research center was just a ceremony. There was not much work that required Zhang Shuo's participation. Another task was more important.

If the research center wants to develop, it must make itself known to the outside world.

They plan to hold an international conference on source point theory research after the establishment of the research center, which will also be an international physics conference specifically on source point theory.

The conference will invite well-known domestic scholars in the field of theoretical physics, and domestic physics academic societies will also send several physicists to participate. At the same time, major universities will also send top physics professors to participate.

The conference will accept paper submissions from home and abroad. After preliminary review, the papers can be presented and published at the conference.

Zhang Shuo is the director of the Source Point Theory Research Center and the organizer of the conference. He also participates in the review of some papers.

These jobs are still very busy.

Even if there are other people to share the work, it still takes a lot of time.

However, Zhang Shuo was not opposed to the work. The Source Point Theory Research Center was formally established, and a large-scale international academic conference on the Source Point Theory was held. From then on, the Source Point Theory was determined to become a major school of physics, just like the string theory in the past. After it had a qualitative leap, an international string theory research conference was organized.

The current source-point theory is one step closer because the research is supported by new physical phenomena and their experiments have also discovered gravitational signals. To a certain extent, it can be said that the theoretical basis has been verified.

The source point theory will be referred to as 'source point physics' from now on.

The Source Point Theory Research Conference that is about to be held has a feeling of "establishing a school of thought", which is equivalent to announcing to the world that the "Source Point Theory School" has been officially established.

To establish a new school of thought!

He is the founder and leader of a new school, and he also hopes that the origin point theory can become the first theory in the physics community.

……

The International Research Conference on Origin Point Theory is hosted by the Origin Point Theory Research Center, Soochow University and Nanjiang Provincial Science and Technology Department.

After the news was released, it immediately attracted the attention of the international physics community.

Generally speaking, the number of scholars attending a conference on a new physics theory will not be large, because there are very few scholars studying new physics directions.

However, there are too many scholars interested in the source point theory.

There are a large number of physicists in China who are looking forward to the conference. At the conference, they will be able to better understand the source point theory, the physical directions involved, and extended research.

The same is true abroad.

However, some foreign universities and institutions are in an awkward situation because they are unable to send a team of scholars to participate in the conference.

One is that the other party did not send an invitation.

More importantly, some universities and institutions have previously announced their rejection of the origin theory.

Since they have announced their rejection of the origin-point theory, it can be said to be a direct negation of the theory, so naturally they will not attend any conference on origin-point theory research.

The Nuclear Organization is such an organization and also the most influential one.

Some scholars have publicly expressed their views that the origin theory is wrong, and now a relevant research conference is being held...

Going to a conference?
Isn't this just slapping yourself in the face!

Scholars also need to save face, especially some top scholars, who all care very much about face.

Tien Fabiano is such a scholar. He has repeatedly denied the source theory at internal meetings of the Organization for Nuclear Research.

Even though the direction of the organization had changed, he still led the team to study the theoretical correlation models between electromagnetism and gravity.

However, you definitely can’t say this to outsiders!
When asked, Tien Fabiano said directly, "I definitely won't go."

"How old is Zhang Shuo? He's in his 20s! He has done some research on a new theory and has achieved some results, but to say that he has founded a school of physics and even held an international conference specifically for it... isn't that a bit too much?"

"Yeah, we're working on his model too, so what?"

"It is totally unnecessary and meaningless to attend such a meeting."

"The model of the connection between electromagnetic force and gravity is a very good result, but we only need to do calculations based on the model and do not need to study any other theories. I cannot attend the conference on behalf of the nuclear organization."

The last sentence is correct.

The nuclear organization would not openly send a delegation to the conference, so he would naturally not attend the conference on behalf of the nuclear organization.

That's what Tien Fabiano said, but he didn't mean it.

The next day after learning the news, he opened the official website of the Source Point Theory Research Center and sent an email to the conference organizers to apply for attendance.

The difference is that attending the conference as an individual scholar...

"I won't be attending the conference as a representative. I'll just go there as a personal scholar..."

"Moreover, only by listening to the report with a critical eye and learning more theoretical information can we know what the specific problems with the source point theory are!"

Tien Fabiano had already thought of his words in advance.

(End of this chapter)