Research starts with PhD students

Chapter 79 The workers actually sympathized with the capitalists!
Zhang Shuo's refusal stunned everyone around him.

Zhou Jianbin, Deng Qiang, Sheng Zhenhua, and people from the Second Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology all looked at him with incomprehensible eyes.

That's a personal donation of one million, which is equivalent to giving money away openly, and it's such a huge sum of money.

One million, what does that mean?

Generally speaking, if the project funding is high, the individual will earn more. The funding is indeed used for scientific research, but if you want the horse to run, you have to let it eat grass. Part of the funding is to be given to the individual, and the other part can be "deducted" from it.

For example, if you report more indirect expenses, the excess will belong to the individual after approval.

As long as the project can be successfully completed, even strictly managed scientific research funds will not be pursued too much.

But generally speaking, projects can only scrape out a small amount of money. For example, for a project worth 100 million, it is very good if you can "squeeze out" 10. Some projects may even run out of funds.

Some projects are much better.

For example, the fiercely competitive "Young Elite Scientists" program implements the "lump-sum system", which means that all funds are given to the project team, but the management is a bit stricter.

But no matter what kind of project it is, it is extremely difficult to make 100 million from it by conventional means.

A million-dollar bonus...

Why refuse?
How can I say no!
Sheng Zhenhua was surprised, but there was also gratitude in his eyes, because Zhang Shuo affirmed the strength of their institute.

He also secretly regretted it in his heart.

If Zhang Shuo was in the Institute of Science and Technology, they could have easily gotten the project. Why didn't they sign Luo Yongjun at that time?

Why didn’t you make up your mind to let Zhang Shuo come to the Institute of Science and Technology?
Du Bin was also surprised.

Young people nowadays are all about money, and he originally thought that a personal donation of one million would be enough to get Zhang Shuo to agree.

I didn't expect that you really don't want to?
He hoped that Zhang Shuo would accept it because the research itself involved mathematics, not pure programming, and the project involved a problem of computational accuracy.

There is no upper limit to this question.

For example, if the exact solution of a partial differential equation is 100, if someone else calculates it, the exact solution may be in the range of 50 to 150, but if Zhang Shuo does it, the exact solution may be in the range of 80 to 120.

The Institute of Science and Engineering is also strong, but in terms of understanding of research itself, it can never compare to Zhang Shuo, who completed the research.

Not to mention, Zhang Shuo himself is an algorithm genius.

The fact that the Computing Center of the Institute of High Energy Physics took the initiative to cooperate with him on two projects is enough to prove a lot.

After Zhang Shuo clearly refused, Du Bin did not mention this issue again.

As they walked, he talked to Zhang Shuo about the difficulties of the project. "Professor Zhang, you are the one who researched this algorithm. You also know that it involves a problem of calculation accuracy."

“This is not a pure computer algorithm, it’s more about computational mathematics.”

"We hope to get a more accurate calculation program and embed it into the system. The higher the calculation accuracy, the smaller the deviation."

He did not specify what kind of system.

Zhang Shuo also understood that it should be related to the rocket or aircraft simulation system.

Electronic simulation systems do require very high computing precision to more accurately simulate and predict the trajectory of rockets or aircraft.

Zhang Shuo gave a suggestion, "The Institute of Science and Engineering is very powerful and has done many large projects. If you have high requirements for calculation accuracy, you can find a few computational mathematics experts to join the research and complete the core algorithm part."

Sheng Zhenhua immediately followed up, "We are also planning to find a few computational mathematics experts, such as Professor Li Weihua from the college, who has been focusing on the research of elliptic and parabolic PDE equations."

Du Bin nodded, without commenting too much, and said, "Professor Zhang, this is what I think. You should also join the project."

Zhang Shuo was about to say something, but Du Bin waved his hand and continued, "You don't take responsibility for the work, don't take responsibility, don't join the contract, and only have the title of consultant. The Second Hospital will provide you with a personal subsidy of 20 yuan. What do you think?"

Not doing your job, not taking responsibility, not joining the contract, and still getting 20 for nothing?
There is no free money in the world!

Zhang Shuo knew what Du Bin meant. Whenever there were any difficult problems in research, he would need to step up as a consultant.

He frowned and thought about it carefully, and finally nodded, "Professor Du, if you put it that way, I can't refuse."

"Ok."

"Then I'll just be a consultant, but let me make it clear in advance that Dean Sheng can't blame me for not doing anything, right?"

The last sentence was directed to Sheng Zhenhua.

Sheng Zhenhua immediately patted his chest and said, "Professor Zhang, don't worry, you don't have to do anything, our project team can handle it."

"When the research is completed, you will have a share of the results!"

"Just put up a title!"

……

"so……"

"You don't have to do anything, and you can still get 20 yuan by submitting your results to the Institute of Science and Engineering?" In the computer room, Luo Yongjun and Sun Xingli stared at Zhang Shuo and asked.

Zhang Shuo shook his head helplessly. "No way. We can't push it. The other party is the Second Academy of Aerospace, and their electronic simulation system is indeed very important."

"Professor Du Bin said he didn't need me to do anything, so how could I refuse?"

“I really don’t want to take this money.”

Luo Yongjun and Sun Xingli almost cursed when they heard this.

Zhang Shuo explained, "This money is not taken for nothing. Even if I don't take responsibility and don't enter into a contract, I still have to do the work after I've been paid. I'm just a consultant. If there are any problems they can't solve, can I just ignore them?"

"The Second Academy of Aerospace is Party A. Would they take the initiative to give money to someone other than Party B? Isn't it because they hope that the algorithm they make will be more accurate? At the very least, they hope that the project can be completed smoothly."

"But think about it carefully. I am the one who did the research. If Dean Sheng encounters any difficult problems, he will probably come to me for help. How can I not help?"

“So I agreed.”

"Alas, there is nothing I can do..."

Zhang Shuo sighed and shook his head.

"From what you said, it's true."

"Where in the world is there free money?" "If it were me, I would probably do the same as you..."

Luo Yongjun and Sun Xingli were talking together, and suddenly they felt something was wrong. They looked at each other and reflected seriously.

You took 20 yuan and are still reluctant?
The school-funded project that Luo Yongjun was working on had a total funding of only 3 yuan; Sun Xingli signed a contract to sell himself to the school, and the first young scholar funding he received was only 15 yuan.

How could such math poor people as them actually sympathize with a math capitalist who casually took a 20 yuan prize and didn't have to take any responsibility?
Damn...

The workers actually sympathize with the capitalists!
Is this something we should consider?
……

In the afternoon, Zhang Shuo went to the Institute of Advanced Mathematics.

The office allotment in the High Court is lavish.

At the entrance of the first floor is the administrative office, and on the other side is a large office, which can also be considered a public office.

Going further inside, there are 'Wang Hui's Office', 'Qi Zhixiang's Office'...

Go up the stairs to the second floor.

The first room I saw was 'Su Bingkang's Office', and the next one was the Dean's Office. Opposite the Dean's Office, there was a new sign that read 'Zhang Shuo's Office'.

"My office is right across from Academician Tan?"

Zhang Shuo said with a twitch of his mouth.

Tan Youming smiled and said, "This room has been renovated, so we can just use it directly. From now on, we will be opposite each other."

Wang Hui said, "The second floor is the best. Not many people come here. It's quiet and very suitable for doing mathematical research."

Zhang Shuo nodded, pushed the door and walked in.

The first impression of this office is its large area. It is nearly 30 square meters in total. There is a desk by the window, a large bookshelf behind it, and a sofa and a coffee table. It looks pretty good.

He sat down on the chair behind his desk and could see the scenery outside the window by turning his head.

It was a small forest.

There is also a stream flowing through the woods.

There is a stone path between the trees, with several benches on both sides, where men and women are sitting and talking.

If it's night time, maybe...

cough cough.

Tan Youming sat on the sofa. Wang Hui found a bag of tea from somewhere, boiled the water in the dispenser, and started brewing tea with a teapot.

Zhang Shuo also sat back on the sofa and chatted with Tan Youming and Wang Hui.

Tan Youming said, "You just signed a contract with the High Court, which states the funding for young scholars. The school will provide 15 yuan, and the High Court will provide 10 yuan, for a total of 25 yuan."

"Have you thought about what direction to research in?"

He was talking about the issue of project establishment.

The funding for schools and high courts does not mean giving the money directly to individuals. Instead, it requires the establishment of projects and applying for funding for the projects.

Zhang Shuo shook his head, "I haven't thought about it yet."

Tan Youming smiled and said, "You are indeed very busy recently, with the project at the Institute of High Energy Physics and the collaborative research with Agostini. But I suggest you do a pure mathematics project. You don't have to rush to complete it. You can do it slowly."

"In mathematics, your main field should be partial differential equations, right?"

Zhang Shuo hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

I have never done research in pure mathematics in my previous life, but I have been exposed to various fields of mathematics, including topology, differential geometry, group theory, Lie algebra, etc.

These are the mathematical tools used in the "Source Point Theory".

If I were to say which area of ​​mathematics I am good at, it would be mathematical equations and partial differential equations. The computational problems in physical experiments always involve partial differential equations.

Partial differential equations are also the most widely used branch of mathematics.

Tan Youming continued, "I'll give you a suggestion. In the field of partial differential equations, you can first study incompressible fluids. This is a general direction."

“Starting from incompressible fluids, the scope of subsequent expansion is also very wide.”

Incompressible fluids are indeed a general direction.

Almost all scholars who study partial differential equations will come across incompressible fluid problems.

Research in this field covers many aspects, one of which is the well-posedness of the incompressible fluid dynamics equations, studying the mathematical rationality of these equations and the existence and uniqueness of solutions.

Well-posedness is the basis for ensuring the validity of the mathematical description of the physical model and is crucial for understanding and predicting fluid behavior.

In addition, the mathematical theory of boundary layer is also an important direction in the study of incompressible fluids.

The boundary layer refers to the thin layer of fluid close to a solid surface and plays a key role in fluid dynamics.

Studying the mathematical theory of boundary layers can provide a deep understanding of the flow behavior of fluids near solid surfaces, which is of great significance for flow control and optimization in many engineering applications, such as aviation, water conservancy, machinery and other fields.

In the study of incompressible fluids, the most famous one is one of the seven millennium mathematical conjectures, namely the Navier-Stokes equations (NS equations).

Zhang Shuo also immediately thought of the NS equation problem.

After Tan Youming and Wang Hui left, he also tried to create a task -

【Task 3】

[Research project name: Demonstrate the existence and smoothness of solutions to the NS equation (Difficulty assessment: A). ]

【Progress: 0.002%.】

(The task can be canceled. The current number of research coins required to cancel the task is 0.)
(The remaining progress requires 9000 scientific research coins.)
"9000..."

“It’s really difficult!”

Zhang Shuo stared at the number of scientific research coins required and fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)