Research starts with PhD students

Chapter 56 Zhang Shuo: I don’t think I’m a math genius!
There are a lot of crazy people in academia.

The thoughts of a madman are unpredictable and impossible to understand.

Boorman-Agostini was such a madman that he was so confident that he thought there must be something wrong with the research he couldn't complete.

Then, we need to prove that there are problems with this research and it is impossible to complete.

This kind of confidence is hard to understand.

The problem is that the research conducted by Agostini is a very wide-ranging project - looking for baryon CP violation signals.

Those influential high-energy physics institutions will have research projects related to "baryon CP violation".

This research is valued, on the one hand, because it already has a clear theoretical and experimental basis.

The standard model of particles supports the existence of subtle differences in the decay of matter and antimatter, that is, the existence of asymmetry. At the same time, high-energy physics institutions have found clear CP violation signals in several types of mesons.

On the other hand, research is also very important and is directly related to explaining the existence mechanisms of the real world.

Why are all things in the world, from the smallest microorganisms on Earth to the vast starry world in the universe, made up of matter?

Why can only a small amount of antimatter be produced in the laboratory after all the hard work? Where does the antimatter in nature go?
Baryon CP violation can answer this question.

It is precisely because positive and negative particles do not follow the same physical laws that a large amount of positive matter is left behind in the collision and annihilation, thus creating a universe composed of numerous stars.

At present, major high-energy physics institutions are studying baryon CP violation, mainly focusing on the detection and analysis of two types of particles.

One is the Lambda superson.

One is the Corsi superson.

The two types of hyperons each have their own advantages, and the computational analysis methods for them are similar.

In other words, the analysis algorithm that Agostini developed for the decay of the Corsi hyperon can be used to analyze the Lambda hyperon with just a slight modification.

Now that Agostini has clearly stated that no CP violation signal can be found, there is obviously a 99% probability that his research has failed.

"Perhaps this guy couldn't stand the blow. After thinking it over, he still felt that he was fine."

"Then we have to prove that there is something wrong with the research itself!"

"Crazy, really unusual!"

Zhang Shuo's exclamation was mixed with admiration, because he also found the research very interesting.

Perhaps, the nature of human beings is destruction.

Think about...

If it can be proved that no baryon CP violation signal can be found in the study of hyperon decay, wouldn't it be equivalent to proving that all the investment and efforts made by those high-energy physics institutions in this direction have become meaningless?

"You can't think like that!"

“The purpose of research is to find the truth!”

"If we can prove it, we can stop them from doing useless work. Then, many people will express their gratitude from the bottom of their hearts, right?"

"That's not destruction, it's correction..."

Zhang Shuo immediately adjusted his thinking. He opened the system and tried to establish a task - to prove that research and analysis of hyperon decay could not find baryon CP violation signals.

The system has a prompt——

[Insufficient information, mission creation failed! ]

"Insufficient information?"

Zhang Shuo thought with doubt. He just wanted to verify whether the research could be completed, but unfortunately the system did not give a clear prompt.

He shook his head and wrote back to Agostini, “Fuhrman, your idea is very unique!

I'm very interested!

Do you have a clear direction or some ideas that might work?

We can discuss this.”

If Agostini had a clear idea or direction, he could have followed that in his research; otherwise, the research might not have been completed and would have been meaningless.

After Zhang Shuo closed his email, he contacted Cui Kaiwen from the Computing Center and obtained the platform authority account that the other party promised.

He logged into the information platform of the Institute of High Energy Physics, checked the results of deviation analysis of more than a dozen experimental data, and then started doing calculations.

These are analytical calculations.

By using the data from the experimental deviation analysis results and making a summary analysis, we can verify whether it conforms to the Liplos-Pamir equation.

The Liplos-Pamir equation is the basis of the 'source point theory'.

This is the most important.

……

At noon the next day, Zhang Shuo accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from Nanjiang Provincial TV Station.

Perhaps to highlight Zhang Shuo's identity as a doctoral student, the school arranged the interview location in a classroom, with a blackboard in the classroom as the main background, and a lot of mathematical formulas and symbols written on it. The interviewer was a female reporter in her 30s, Xu Yan, with a ponytail and sharp eyes, plus a blue suit, she looked very capable.

However, Xu Yan did not have the right to ask questions freely, as all questions were prepared in advance.

The two of them sat opposite each other.

Xu Yan turned her head and glanced at the cameraman. He made an OK gesture, and she began to ask questions, "Student Zhang Shuo, can you tell me about your research published in the Journal of High Energy Physics?"

Zhang Shuo responded to the interview calmly. He nodded slightly and said, "The name of the research is Central Anchor Point Connection Analysis Experimental Data Simulation Deviation."

"The name sounds a bit confusing, but in reality, it is about analyzing the difference between real experiments and ideal situations."

"This research was originally published at an experimental conference of the Institute of High Energy Physics, and later I had a collaborative project with them on algorithm research."

“The paper published in the Journal of High Energy Physics can be considered a project paper.”

"This algorithm can help researchers control experiments more accurately. Real experiments are always subject to some interference, including equipment accuracy and experimental control. Studying the deviation between experiments and ideal conditions can be used as an effective tool for analyzing test data results."

"At the same time, comparative analysis may also lead to some new discoveries."

"For example, after analyzing more than a dozen small experiments, the Institute of High Energy Physics found two special situations: one is the fixed direction deviation of massive particles, and the other is the appearance of a region with few particles within the coverage area of ​​the particle collision area."

"I think both findings are worth further exploration and research."

This is where Zhang Shuo’s answer ends.

Xu Yan continued to ask, "It is said that the report you made at the CHEP conference was not about this research. Can you tell us more about it?"

Zhang Shuo said, “If we want to further study the experimental simulation deviation, for example, to determine some unknown physical phenomena, we must analyze large-scale experiments.”

"The results I published can only analyze small experiments. Large experiments involve more parameters, and the algorithm will be many times more complicated using the same method."

"The report I gave at CHEP was about a research idea for bias analysis in large experiments. This is what the report talked about."

Xu Yan asked with interest, "Have you figured it out?"

Zhang Shuo did not answer directly, but shook his head, "Now we only have the general direction, just like what I said in my report."

Xu Yan asked a few more questions, all related to research.

Zhang Shuo also said a few words casually.

Now comes the key.

Xu Yan pursed her lips and thought for a moment, then exchanged glances with Zhang Shuo before asking, "Now public opinion is focusing on your master's thesis. Can you talk about this issue?"

As soon as this question was asked, the school leaders watching at the door became nervous.

Zhang Shuo acted very relaxed. He said four words, "I didn't plagiarize."

He explained, “To be honest, I don’t know the details. I was already doing my doctorate at Soochow University at the time.”

"The school asked me to go back once, and Professor Meng, the vice dean of the School of Science, and other people I didn't know asked me a few questions, and then I was deemed to have plagiarized."

"In fact, the main content of my master's thesis was already completed. In the last six months, I just asked my supervisor Zhou Kaijun to revise the content, including some formatting and instructions. Anyone who has written a thesis should understand this."

Xu Yan nodded in understanding. She also studied for a master's degree in journalism, so she knew how complicated it was to modify the format and description of a thesis.

Zhang Shuo added, "Many people know about this, including my graduate school classmates and some familiar friends in school."

Xu Yan nodded and continued, "One last question. Some people are comparing you and Huang Hui in public opinion."

"An interesting saying is that if one of you has a higher math level, the other is a plagiarist. What do you think of this?"

Zhang Shuo laughed immediately after hearing this.

He couldn't hold back his smile, looked up at the sky, and then adjusted his mood before saying, "First of all, I don't think I'm a math genius."

"But I think it's an insult to compare Huang Hui with me!"

"I also read the news. It said that she published an SCI paper in mathematics zone 2, right?"

“So, the way to compare public opinion is to publish papers?”

"I personally think that there is no direct relationship between mathematics level and papers published. It does not mean that the more papers published or the more influential academic journals the papers are published in, the higher the mathematics level will be."

He said with disdain, "But if we must compete in publishing papers..."

"She'll be a complete failure!"

Zhang Shuo said this confidently, turned his head to look at the cameraman, and prepared to end the interview.

Everyone else began to ponder over Zhang Shuo's words.

Several leaders held a positive attitude towards the last answer, "Publishing many papers does not necessarily mean high quality."

“In the field of mathematics, many professors will never be able to publish in a top journal in their entire lives, but their level is worthy of recognition.”

Gao Ming frowned as he pondered the last sentence, "Will Huang Hui fail miserably in publishing a paper?"

He suddenly had an ominous premonition.

(End of this chapter)