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Li Ao incorporated a discrete curvature correction term into the original local boundary weighting scheme.

This means that the initial drafts of the papers in Physical Review Letters and the interim reports to the Department of Energy must be updated simultaneously.

Since this wasn't a huge task for him, he planned to finish it quickly before going back to rest.

But his casual remark not only left Isabella speechless, but also Arjun, Amber, and the others standing nearby were left speechless.

Having witnessed Li Ao's mathematical talent, everyone was now astonished to discover that his physical abilities were also extraordinary.

"It's so good to be young," Arjun exclaimed.

"Leo's physique is indeed perfect for projects," Carter sincerely agreed.

Whether it's a university research project or a collaborative project with a national laboratory, professors rely heavily on the assistance of doctoral students or research assistants.

This is both an opportunity for young people to gain experience and a way to ensure that the project can proceed on schedule.

After all, given the professors' age and schedules, staying up all night or even all night is not realistic, so the heavy responsibility of keeping up with the progress naturally falls on the shoulders of the younger generation.

As a doctoral student in her twenties, Ah Qiong originally thought she was good at staying up late, but compared to Li Ao, a seventeen-year-old high school student, she was far inferior.

Even among energetic undergraduates, it's hard to find many who can stay up all night coding and still be full of energy, and even revise their papers.

He seemed to have no need to sleep at all.

"Looks like I still need to increase my daily training," Arjun sighed.

Upon hearing this, Amber suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Li Ao: "By the way, speaking of training, I heard from David that you are still the main player of your high school basketball team and recently became the captain?"

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"Yes, in the South District, if you don't have a sports student status, it's easy to get bullied at school. Besides, being physically fit is also quite important for doing scientific research," Li Ao readily admitted.

As soon as she finished speaking, Isabella couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Leo, you actually play basketball every day?"

Everyone was stunned.

His mathematical papers were accepted one after another, and his programming and numerical calculation skills were approaching those of graduate students. As a result, he still managed to find time every day for high-intensity basketball training.

This is truly beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Indeed, geniuses often have a madness that is different from that of ordinary people.

"I'm really curious now, how many hours do you actually sleep each day?" Carter asked, his face full of curiosity.

Li Ao calmly and truthfully replied, "Everyone's constitution is different. My sleep quality is relatively high, and I only need four or five hours of sleep at night."

This casual remark instantly silenced the corridor, completely ending the conversation.

Everyone knows that not only is his academic talent outstanding, but his physical abilities also seem to be innate talents, which is incomparable.

However, this stark difference actually calmed everyone down considerably.

Since we are not even the same species, there is no need to feel pressured by being surpassed by Li Ao.

Professor Rudy walked ahead, listening to the conversation of the young people behind him, his smile growing wider.

He was no longer thinking about the upcoming celebratory lunch, but rather how to help Li Ao secure more rewards and benefits.

If we don't take advantage of this proximity to strengthen our relationships and increase our sense of belonging now, what will we have to offer in the future when we're trying to connect with Princeton and UI?

Are these top universities, like UC, vying for students?

Thinking of this, he stopped and turned to look at Li Ao, his tone becoming formal: "The discrete curvature correction term does indeed need to be included in the report, and you need to carefully review this part."

The current short article I'm preparing to submit to Physical Review Letters is limited in length and cannot include all the derivation processes.

"You can collaborate with your team to try to compile the specific algorithms and numerical methods into a long article and submit it to the Journal of Computational Physics."

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He paused, then added, "You'll be the first author of this long article. But don't rush it today; go back and get some rest first."

Li Ao might not be fully aware of the significance of the journal Lu Di mentioned, but Arjun and the others present were very familiar with it.

"This is a top journal in computational physics!" Arjun blurted out, and the group couldn't hide their excitement, even more so than when they saw the evaluation results of the plan that morning.

Being listed as an author on a long paper of this caliber is like adding a golden touch to one's academic resume, which is very beneficial for finding a job or applying for research grants in the future, and may even provide opportunities to access core research projects.

As for appointing Li Ao as the first author, everyone was completely convinced.

In academia, absolute strength is the best passport.

"Although the irregular boundary test set provided by Argonne Lab this time is special, both the local boundary weights proposed by Leo and the discrete curvature correction term are very ingenious and innovative, and their compilation is of great academic value."

Rudy added with a smile, then turned to Arjun and Amber, half-jokingly reassuring them, "You guys shouldn't see Leo as a role model. If a genius's path could be so easily replicated, would they still be considered a genius?"

Hearing the professor's words, everyone felt that something was strange, but they couldn't find a reason to refute it, so they could only shake their heads helplessly and stop trying to figure it out.

Li Ao was also quite surprised. He hadn't expected that before he could even submit the short article to Physical Review Letters, he would immediately have another first-author assignment in a top journal in computational physics.

The key point is that he originally had no intention of deliberately pursuing a large number of papers, but the task of writing various articles came one after another.

Helpless, he could only sigh inwardly, stepping forward to catch up with the others, planning to put in more effort to polish this long article.

At noon, Li Ao and his group had a celebratory lunch near Argonne National Laboratory.

During the meeting, Professor Rudy received a phone call from Dr. Harrison.

The phone call revealed that the review panel was very optimistic about their proposal, and their current overall evaluation was far ahead of all other teams.

This means that as long as the subsequent full reproduction and written defense are successfully passed, the next phase of computing resources allocated by the U.S. Department of Energy will surely fall into the hands of the University of Chicago project team.

This is undoubtedly excellent news, and it proves that the team's hard work day and night has finally paid off.

After returning to the University of Chicago in the afternoon, Li Ao went straight to his office in Eckhart Building with his laptop, intending to—

I mustered my energy and completed the updated content of the paper and report.

During the conversation, Emily also sent a message and congratulated him on his excellent performance in the Department of Energy's interim evaluation. She also shared the good news that she had successfully applied for a collaborative program with the University of Chicago.

Next semester, she will also frequently come here to participate in academic exchanges.

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