Research starts with PhD students

Chapter 55 This guy is really a lunatic!
"genius!"

"confidence!"

"That means he has great ambitions and plans in his heart!"

Xue Hongtao pulled up a chair and sat down, standing on tiptoe, commenting, "You can't treat Zhang Shuo as an ordinary doctoral student. You've watched the CHEP report video, right?"

"That was just a report. Actually, this meeting was really great!"

"I also have a video on Weibo where Zhang Shuo pointed out the errors in Agostini's research!"

"Who is Agostini?"

"If we make a comparison, this person can compete with mathematicians such as Peter Scholz and Terence Tao. They are both extremely rare super geniuses."

"By the way, he almost won the Nobel Prize in Physics, but unfortunately, the Nobel Prize for the God Particle was only awarded to a theoretical physicist."

"Who would dare to question such a genius? And Zhang Shuo directly pointed out the problem..."

Everyone in the conference room looked at each other in bewilderment. They asked Xue Da Nao to talk about Zhang Shuo, but there was no need to flatter him to such an extent, right?
A PhD student is almost being hyped up as the smartest person in the world.

Return Peter Scholz and Terence Tao...

"Why don't you talk about Einstein?"

Thomas Tian muttered in his heart, waved his hand and said, "Professor Xue, Professor Xue, that's enough, that's enough, we got it."

"You arrived in the early morning yesterday, right? Go home and catch up on your sleep!"

Xue Hongtao paused with a hint of reluctance, shook his head and said, "Okay, you guys continue with the meeting, I'll be leaving then."

After saying that, he stood up and walked out.

After walking out of the administrative building, he waved his fist and gave himself a thumbs up, "Xue Hongtao, you are awesome!"

"Successfully passed!"

In the conference room.

A group of people continued to browse their phones.

Not long after, Meng Hao, the vice president of the School of Science, pushed the door open and walked in. He asked Tian Jun, "Director Tian, ​​you are talking about the issue of public opinion, right?"

"Yes, public opinion is boiling!"

Thomas Tian sighed and shook his head.

Meng Hao said, "Dean Jiang also talked to me this morning. Zhang Shuo's plagiarism was confirmed by the Academic Committee. I was present at the time."

"What Dean Jiang meant was, just say whatever you want to say. Our identification process is reasonable and compliant, so what are you afraid of?"

The others who listened nodded.

In fact, they did not comment on this opinion, but since President Jiang had spoken, there was nothing wrong in doing as he said. After all, he was President Jiang.

Thomas Tian also nodded and said, “Okay, then we will release the investigation information.”

He agreed verbally, but he didn't agree in his heart.

Tian Jun also has experience in dealing with public opinion.

In his opinion, the release of key information must be done with extreme caution. It is better to continue dragging on and saying nothing than releasing information that is likely to cause public controversy.

President Jiang is old and has no idea about the current public opinion issues!
……

The official account of Donggang University finally stopped being silent and released the details of the investigation into Zhang Shuo’s master’s thesis being found to be plagiarized.

To put it simply, the core content of Zhang Shuo's master's thesis and an SCI paper published by Donggang University doctoral student 'Huang' are almost the same.

The time when 'Huang' published his paper was four months earlier than when Zhang Shuo submitted his graduation thesis.

Just like what He Tianjun judged, after the information was released, it did not calm the public opinion at all, but instead it seemed to be getting more and more intense.

People in the academic circle immediately found the key point, "Plagiarizing a newly published paper?"

"Or is it a Region 4 SCI paper that is hard to find even if you try?"

"And it happens to be a paper published by a doctoral student from our school?"

Other details were also uncovered.

The author of the SCI paper is Huang Hui, a third-year doctoral student at Donggang University.

Even though the information released only mentioned "Mr. Huang", the truth could not be concealed because many students and teachers of Donggang University already knew what happened.

The questioning voices on the Internet turned into, "Did you plagiarize the paper published by a doctoral student in our school four months ago?"

"Zhang Shuo must have watched this senior student copying, right? As soon as the paper was published, he downloaded it and copied it, and completed his master's thesis in a very short time!"

Anyone who has experience writing a master's thesis will know at a glance that there is not enough time.

Therefore, the voices of doubt in public opinion did not decrease, but became louder instead.

At the same time, other voices were heard.

Huang Hui is a female PhD student who has just published a Zone 2 SCI paper on differential geometry.

This won Huang Hui a lot of supporters.

Now it is very clear that one of Huang Hui and Zhang Shuo must have plagiarized.

Huang Hui's supporters believe that since she was able to publish a Zone II mathematics paper, her mathematical level does not require her to plagiarize Zhang Shuo's short essay.

The paper Huang Hui published was a mathematics paper, and the paper suspected of plagiarism was also a mathematics paper.

Zhang Shuo’s latest research result is a computer algorithm, which was published in a physics academic journal. The two are not in the same field at all.

In the field of mathematics, why can't Zhang Shuo be a plagiarist?
This view made many top mathematics experts scoff, because Zhang Shuo's research results were mathematical computers, not pure computer algorithms.

However, ordinary people do not understand this, and some people simply support Huang Hui without thinking, and even raise various political banners.

Public opinion gradually turned to one question:

"Who has a higher math level, Zhang Shuo or Huang Hui?"

This question quickly became the core focus!
Many people have expressed their opinions regarding the two people's achievements, as if one party's high mathematical level can prove that the other party is plagiarizing.

……

Donggang University, Center for Mathematical Sciences Research.

Second floor, director's office.

Jiang Weizhi stared at Zhou Kaijun and asked seriously, "Kaijun, let me ask you again, is this matter really none of your business?"

Zhou Kaijun immediately shook his head and said, "It really has nothing to do with me. I don't know anything about Huang Hui's thesis. If I knew, how could I have approved Zhang Shuo's master's thesis?"

Jiang Weizhi's eyes softened slightly, and he continued to ask, "What about Huang Hui? She published a Zone 2 paper. It's rare for a doctoral student to have this level."

"I am not sure as well."

Zhou Kaijun immediately shook his head, "You should ask Zhang Ping about this. Huang Hui is his student."

He said this with a bit of relief in his heart.

When we decided to prove that Huang Hui did not need to plagiarize, we gave her some content and asked her to publish a second-tier paper. Otherwise, in the public opinion dispute over the mathematical level between Huang Hui and Zhang Shuo, Huang Hui would definitely have been defeated!

Jiang Weizhi nodded gently, "If a doctoral student can publish in Zone 2, it's enough to stay in school."

"If she is really talented, we can let her come to the Mathematical Sciences Center after she graduates."

“It’s certainly something we can consider.”

Zhou Kaijun agreed, forced a smile, said a few words to Jiang Weizheng, and left.

Jiang Weizi stared at the empty door and let out a long sigh.

He knew Zhou Kaijun was lying.

He has read Huang Hui's Zone 2 paper, which is about differential geometry. Zhou Kaijun's research field is differential geometry and topology. Huang Hui's mentor Zhang Ping's research field is the minimal model program of algebraic geometry. How could he possibly train a student who can submit a paper in Zone 2 of Mathematics SCI with differential geometry as his research subject?
……

When Zhang Shuo woke up, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon.

He glanced at his phone and saw a bunch of 'sympathy' messages, "Don't pay attention to what the public says. How can Huang Hui, the plagiarist, compare with you in math level?"

"Comparing her to you is simply an insult!"

"Everyone believes in you, and the school fully supports you..."

The last message came from Wang Duoju.

Soochow University does give its full support to Zhang Shuo. One of the important reasons why Donggang University is under great pressure is that Soochow University is very high-profile.

Several leaders of Soochow University were publicly interviewed and gave Zhang Shuo direct affirmation, saying, "Zhang Shuo's latest research results have been valued by international high-energy physics organizations."

"Both Fermilab and the Nuclear Organization are planning to develop a new algorithm based on Zhang Shuo's research to analyze particle collision experimental data."

“This kind of achievement is beyond the reach of most people.”

"Plagiarism? I don't believe it."

"In fact, when the incident broke out, we also knew about it. We held an internal meeting and discussed that it was impossible for such an excellent student to plagiarize."

"What happens at Donggang University has nothing to do with our Sudong University. They determined it was plagiarism, but we determined it was not."

“It doesn’t matter that they revoked Zhang Shuo’s master’s degree.”

"As far as I know, there are several scientific research institutions in China that hope Zhang Shuo will work there after graduation, and the data center of the Nuclear Organization has even extended an olive branch to him."

"We at Soochow University also hope to keep Zhang Shuo..."

With such a tough statement, one can imagine how much pressure Donggang University is under.

Zhang Shuo replied to messages from a few people who cared about him. Not long after he stayed in the dormitory, he heard a noisy sound coming from the corridor.

Gao Ming, the school's deputy director of administration, pushed the door open, took a look, and asked Zhang Shuo, "Can I come in?"

"Come in!"

Zhang Shuo was stunned for a moment, and then he saw a large group of people rushing in.

Gao Ming helped with the introduction.

The main figures among them are Academician Tan Youming, Dean of the School of Mathematics, and Sheng Zhenhua, Vice Dean.

It was the first time that Zhang Shuo met Dean Tan Youming.

Tan Youming has a black and white mixed hairstyle, a round face and low, sparse eyebrows on both sides. He looks a little funny but friendly.

He sat on the chair and asked in a gentle voice, "Student Zhang Shuo, how do you feel about giving a report in Brussels? I see you performed very well!"

Zhang Shuo smiled and said, "It's really good. We'll just have fun for the next two days. It's like we're going on a trip."

“You have a really good attitude!”

Tan Youming exclaimed, and then asked, "What are your plans for the next step in study and research? Have you ever considered studying pure mathematics?"

He hoped that the genius could enter the field of pure mathematics, while Zhang Shuo's research direction was mathematical computer science.

"Pure mathematics?"

Zhang Shuo thought about it for a moment and hesitated, "Maybe in the future."

Tan Youming became interested, "Which direction do you like?"

Zhang Shuo said, "I can't say I like it, but I might study geometry. I am very interested in theoretical physics, and geometry is needed to shape many theories."

"??"

Tan Youming was a little confused.

He understood.

For example, Einstein's general theory of relativity used Riemannian geometry as a precise mathematical tool.

However, a PhD student studying algorithms likes theoretical physics and is considering studying geometry in the future to help shape theoretical problems in physics?
This seems a bit complicated.

After Tan Youming and Zhang Shuo finished talking, Gao Ming asked, "Student Zhang Shuo, you've noticed this, right? There's a lot of controversy in public opinion right now. Many media outlets want to interview you, and the school also wants to ask for your opinion."

"But don't worry, the interviews are all with major media outlets, and the questions have been listed in advance."

Zhang Shuo nodded and said nonchalantly, "I'm fine, don't worry."

"Then we'll arrange it." Gao Ming said, "Tomorrow morning. You should have a good rest today."

After Gao Ming finished speaking, the group prepared to leave.

At this time, Huang Kai walked in from the door and stopped immediately when he saw this group of people.

Tan Youming immediately asked, "Are you Zhang Shuo's roommate?"

Huang Kai nodded.

"Then come with me."

Tan Youming called Huang Kai out and whispered a few words to him in the corridor.

Not long after, Huang Kai came back in.

Zhang Shuo asked doubtfully, "What did Dean Tan ask you to do just now?"

“He gave me a thousand dollars.”

"??"

"He told me to keep an eye on you, not to let other students disturb you, and to pay attention to your emotions and not be affected by public opinion..."

"Also, he asked me to bring you some food. He said it's best not to go out for the next two days. He also specifically told me to eat something good and to order some from outside the school."

Huang Kai said this with a sour tone.

"No need?"

Zhang Shuo shook his head. "I'm not that delicate. Why don't you just give me the money?"

"No, I must take care of you!"

Huang Kai immediately put the money in his pocket and said confidently, "President Tan said that the rest is my labor fee. This is work-study!"

"I'll go buy you some food right now!"

He said and ran away quickly.

Zhang Shuo shook his head with amusement, turned on his computer and found a new email.

When he saw the name, he was stunned. "Bulman Agostini?"

“This guy will email me!?”

He opened the email out of curiosity and saw that it said, "I corrected the algorithm immediately after returning and recalculated the data.

Unfortunately, nothing was output, just a straight line!
I discussed this with my colleagues and we found that we would not find anything even if we looked for other data, but I came up with a good idea in one night, and maybe you will be interested in it.

We can continue to analyze the data to prove that it is impossible to find the CP signal of baryons by studying the positive-negative Corch hyperon decay!

What about this idea?
If you are interested, please email us and we can study it together! ”

Zhang Shuo stared at the content of the email carefully, and after a long while he muttered, "Agostini... is indeed a madman!"

“Because the research can’t come out, you want to prove that this research is not good?”

"But it seems a bit interesting..."

(End of this chapter)