Research starts with PhD students

Chapter 37 You must learn from Zhang Shuo!
Zhang Shuo listened to Qi Zhixiang's advice and started writing the paper.

"Target Solution Transformation of the Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation" is just a fast calculation method for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation, but it has certain application value, especially when it comes to experimental analysis of particle physics.

After the paper is published, people in related fields will save a lot of time.

From a personal perspective, it is always good to have one more paper, and papers in Zone 2 can also be included in the resume.

In addition, there are system tasks.

【Task 2】

[Research project name: Target solution transformation of nonlinear Schrödinger equation (difficulty assessment: D). ]

【Progress: 12.311%.】

[The task can be canceled. Currently, the number of scientific research coins required to cancel the task is 0. ]

[The remaining progress requires 9 scientific research coins. ]

After establishing the research task, Zhang Shuo once again confirmed that the knowledge from his previous life had nothing to do with the system task judgment. He only needed to take out the knowledge to complete the research task.

A D-level mission is just a small research, but a small research does not mean that the application value is low.

In terms of application, difficulty means nothing.

For example, an extremely difficult mathematical research, even if it is A-level, may end after the research is completed and have no academic or application value.

It is a fast method for solving an equation, but it has high application value and can be expanded to cover several other similar nonlinear equations.

Attending classes, writing papers, and daily leisure.

The life of a PhD in mathematics is so boring that Liu Chengjie doesn’t even have to write a thesis.

Apart from classes, it’s daily leisure time.

"Oh, I really envy Huang Kai. I also hope that Teacher Luo can find a direction for me. Studying wave equations is also good..."

"I have no idea what to do now."

"Do you think Mr. Luo can give me some direction?"

"What do you think I should study?"

Liu Chengjie asked questions as he walked.

"It depends on Professor Luo!" Zhang Shuo shook his head. He had also taught students, but they were all doctoral students in the Department of Physics. The students just discussed experiments, participated in experiments, and analyzed data. The research direction was very clear.

It is not clear what direction a PhD in mathematics will choose. Maybe it is to find a nonlinear equation to study?

Many of them are like this.

They went to the computer room in the laboratory building to attend the weekly discussion meeting between doctoral students and their supervisors.

A discussion meeting is a meeting between doctoral students and their supervisors. They can ask any questions they have and the supervisors will provide certain guidance.

Luo Yongjun has used the computer room as his office. The computer room is large and convenient, and he does his daily research here, including meeting with graduate students and doctoral students.

Sun Xingli also shamelessly stayed in the computer room for a long time.

Luo Yongjun didn't care. It would be boring for him to be alone. With Sun Xingli around, he had someone to talk to. Sun Xingli's level was quite good, and they could discuss certain issues together.

Seeing Zhang Shuo and Liu Chengjie, Luo Yongjun raised his head and greeted them, "Here they come..."

Sun Xingli raised his head and glanced, then his movements trembled, his expression immediately became serious, and he picked up the mouse to operate on the computer.

Zhang Shuo found it a bit strange. He walked over and turned on the computer he usually used. He also glanced at the screen of Sun Xingli's computer and found that it was the homepage of a browser?
He pursed his lips indifferently, opened the news website and read it for a while, and soon he started writing his paper.

Sun Xingli leaned over and asked with a grin, "Are you doing research again? Writing a paper again? Can't you take a break?"

"Have you been resting recently?"

Zhang Shuo replied in confusion.

"You consider writing a thesis as a rest?" Sun Xingli really couldn't understand.

Zhang Shuo shook his head without explaining. He had indeed taken a break for some time and was enjoying the relaxing student life, but Sun Xingli didn't see it.

Luo Yongjun suddenly asked, "Are you writing a paper on the Schrödinger equation? I heard about it. It's a fast calculation method, right?"

"Correct."

“How many districts can I vote in?”

"Zone 2, right?" Zhang Shuo explained. "It can barely make it to Zone 2, but I expanded it to cover several equations similar to the Schrödinger equation, which expanded the scope of application."

"District 2, that's great."

Luo Yongjun commented with admiration, then turned around and continued to instruct Liu Chengjie, "What do you think?"

"No ideas!?"

"Absolutely nothing? You've been studying for almost a year!"

Liu Chengjie asked weakly, "Teacher Luo, can I find a nonlinear equation and study the existence of solutions?"

“That’s Master’s degree content!”

Luo Yongjun was very dissatisfied. “The existence of the solution is too narrow. If we study other properties, the difficulty will be too high.”

"Think about it again!"

He said as he glanced at Zhang Shuo.

Zhang Shuo has published papers in top journals and zone 2 journals, but this student actually wants to get into zone 4 by paying money?
He shook his head and said patiently, "Think about what you like to study. Mathematics, hobbies are very important."

"Look at Zhang Shuo. He just did it as a hobby. I didn't even ask him to do anything, but he completed his research."

"You should learn from Zhang Shuo!"

"Find a direction that you like and study what you like. I won't mention Zhang Shuo's algorithm paper. This paper, a fast solution to the Schrödinger equation, has application value. Professor Qi from the Higher Institute gave it a very high evaluation!"

"This kind of research is not difficult. The problem is that you need to think more. If you want to get it, you can..."

"Look at Zhang Shuo..."

Luo Yongjun said a lot of things in succession.

Liu Chengjie still pretended to listen attentively, and kept muttering in a low voice, "Maxim, I'll kill you, Maxim..."

Luo Yongjun paused and scolded, "What are you talking about!"

"Maka is dead..."

Liu Chengjie suddenly realized something and quickly changed the subject. "Maxim is a person's name. Zhang Shuo was discussing with him a paper in a high-energy physics journal."

"Teacher Luo, who is Maxim?" Luo Yongjun was stunned.

Sun Xingli suddenly said, "I only know one Maxim, Maxim Kontsevich, the prover of the Witten conjecture and the Fields winner."

"Shh!"

The three of them looked at Zhang Shuo together.

A Fields Medal winner went to discuss an analytical algorithm paper in the field of high-energy physics with Zhang Shuo?

It doesn't sound right!
Zhang Shuo quickly raised his hand, "Okay, I admit that my thesis has passed. I just don't want to say it in the dormitory."

The room suddenly became quiet.

Sun Xingli took a deep breath and gave a thumbs up in admiration, "Passed? Great! Both papers passed? That's amazing!"

"The Fields Medalist is also your paper reviewer!"

Luo Yongjun said excitedly, "So fast? It's passed, so it will be published soon! Normally it will be published within three months, it just depends on when the next issue will be."

“Advances in Mathematics is a monthly journal, but some months it is not published because we need to accumulate the number of papers…”

"'New Advances in Mathematics'? Not a paper on high-energy physics?"

Liu Chengjie was a little confused when he heard this, but he had already reacted and was thinking about telling Huang Kai when he got home so that he would be envious and jealous too.

Luo Yongjun's reaction was much greater than that of Sun Xingli and Liu Chengjie.

This is a great honor!
Zhang Shuo is his doctoral student, so after the paper is published, there will definitely be a lot of people asking questions.

At that time, I can say, "I also gave Zhang Shuo some guidance on this research..."

“Although not many people participated, but…”

He began to think of his lines.

After thinking about it for a long time, Luo Yongjun suddenly became serious, stared at Liu Chengjie sternly and said, "No one can tell anyone about this!"

Zhang Shuo wouldn't tell anyone.

Sun Xingli knew it a long time ago, but of course he wouldn't tell anyone.

All that's left is...

"Teacher Luo, I definitely won't tell you." Liu Chengjie made the promise with a depressed look. Does he look like the kind of person who talks too much?

Luo Yongjun nodded in satisfaction and shouted, "I'm going out for a while."

He said this and went out.

……

After Luo Yongjun walked out of the experimental building, he went straight to the Institute of Advanced Mathematics and found Zhong Jingfen in the administrative office on the first floor.

Wang Hui is in the corridor.

He followed Luo Yongjun into the office with curiosity, and heard Luo Yongjun ask, "The subsidy for the four major journals for doctoral students is still good as mentioned last time, right?"

Zhong Jingfen was stunned for a moment, then nodded and smiled, "Professor Luo, don't worry, if you publish in the four major journals, the High Court will definitely give you a bonus of 10 yuan."

"What about District 2?"

Luo Yongjun said, "The four major journals provide a subsidy of 10 yuan, and doctoral students publishing in the second zone of mathematics should also receive subsidies, right?"

"It doesn't have to be too much. It has to cover the publishing fee, right? The publishing fee for a more expensive paper in Zone 2 is more than 10,000 yuan."

Zhong Jingfen was about to say something, but Wang Hui quickly said, "Professor Luo, there is definitely no policy for papers in Zone 2. Publishing in the four major mathematics journals is an honor, and it is also difficult for doctoral students to publish in Zone 2. But just follow the normal process to apply for a scholarship."

Luo Yongjun said dissatisfiedly, "Professor Wang, this is not right, right?"

“You said that publishing in the four major journals is an honor. I asked the school, and they give doctoral students 15 yuan in subsidies if they publish in the four major journals. But the high court publishes less?”

"The high court shouldn't be worse than the university, right? Think about it, our high court is benchmarked against other scientific research institutions, such as the Donggang Mathematics Center."

"How can two mathematics institutions compare? They can only compare the number of papers published in the four major journals!"

“The four major journals have a high ranking because they publish a large number of papers. Am I right?”

Wang Hui nodded in astonishment. Could he still say it was wrong?

Many rankings of mathematics institutions are based on the number of papers published in the four major journals or top journals.

"Our high school doctoral students can publish papers in the four major journals. The question is, is this amazing? Should they be given more rewards?"

Wang Hui nodded woodenly, "You are right."

"Fine!"

"If a doctoral student really publishes in the four major journals, the bonus given by the high court is no less than that of the school. I don't have this power, but I can directly talk to the dean!"

"Professor Wang, just your promise is enough!"

Luo Yongjun left with satisfaction.

In fact, he just hits people regardless of whether they get any rewards or not. If there are any rewards, that's the best; if not, forget it. It is indeed difficult for a doctoral student in the second zone of mathematics to get extra subsidies.

The good news is, there is a payoff!

Wang Hui is a regular researcher at the High Court, so his promise is still valuable. Of course, it is unclear whether he can fulfill his promise, but if he can't, will Wang Hui dare to speak loudly to me in the future?

Luo Yongjun went back humming a little tune.

In the administrative office, Zhong Jingfen asked Wang Hui with doubt, "Professor Wang, will you really help him ask the dean for money?"

"I'm just saying."

Wang Hui didn't care at all. "It's impossible for a PhD student to publish in the four major journals anyway. There's no harm in saying a few good things."

"When you talked about District 2 just now, why did you emphasize that there is no policy?" Zhong Jingfen continued to ask.

"I'm afraid you'll suffer!"

Wang Hui said, "You may not know that the doctoral students he supervises are really going to publish a Zone II paper. This guy is here just for this!"

"Oh……"

Zhong Jingfen suddenly realized what was going on and couldn't help but give Wang Hui a thumbs up, "Professor Wang, you are right!"

"of course!"

Wang Hui raised the corner of his mouth proudly, "I knew it a long time ago!"

(End of this chapter)