Chapter 238 Large Hadron Collider?
Hands really have minds of their own!
His actions were faster than his brain, and as soon as he sat down, he subconsciously grabbed the big white legs.
Well, it’s useless to explain.
Xu Qingzhou sighed, but he thought he was thick-skinned. Facing Song Yao's angry eyes, he was not at all intimidated. He lightly brushed his claws across her calf, causing her to move uneasily twice.
Moreover, in addition to washing, she seemed to have also rubbed something like body lotion on her legs, which made them smooth and tender and felt very comfortable to touch.
Xu Qingzhou touched it for a while, and when he was satisfied, he said slowly: "Actually, you don't have to go and wash your feet. It makes me look like a pervert who just covets your legs."
He didn't say anything else: Besides legs, I also want other things, such as little bears or something.
He swallowed the words in his throat to avoid being kicked by Song Yao.
However, he still found that it would be fine if he didn't explain. Once he explained, Song Yao looked at him with more complicated eyes. She twirled the corner of her clothes and asked tentatively, "Do you like the original flavor?"
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Now it was Xu Qingzhou's turn to be confused: "What have you usually watched?!"
Song Yao pursed her lips and said nothing. Jiahui had indeed sent her some strange little bits of knowledge, but most of them were self-taught.
Teng Xiaojuan and her friends often discussed these things in the dormitory. Although she did not participate, she was also influenced by them.
Know that these boys may have some strange hobbies.
"What I mean is, if touching legs is a must-do procedure, and you wash your feet when you get home, and then let me play with them, ugh, touch them, that's very weird and perverted."
Song Yao thought about it and it seemed to be true.
A year ago, her motto was "I won't fall in love before I graduate from college", but now she takes the initiative to wash her feet for Xu Qingzhou to touch.
How perverted!
Song Yao blushed and turned away, not daring to look at Xu Qingzhou: "Then let's not do it again in the future."
"Hey~ It's not that you can't touch it."
I almost dug a big hole for myself.
Xu Qingzhou secretly thought that it was a close call, and helped Song Yao come up with a solution, saying: "You can let me touch you after you take a shower, so that it won't seem so perverted."
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Song Yao turned her head, stared at Xu Qingzhou with her eyes slightly wide open, and clenched her fists clenched.
Haha, after all, this guy is a pervert, and a shameless pervert!
The next day, School Beauty Song went to class, and Xu Qingzhou went directly to the Peking University Library. The task at the research institute had already been assigned.
According to the original plan, the next calculation needed to be completed within 8 days, but Xu Qingzhou was very fast and finished the part he was responsible for by Wednesday noon.
In the following days, he focused his main energy on the Polignac conjecture.
Compared to the twin prime theorem, there is much less information on the Polignac conjecture.
There was no way. Before Xu Qingzhou solved the twin primes, even the weakened form of the Polignac conjecture, that is, the case of k=1, had not been proved. Naturally, not many people studied the more difficult form.
However, with the publication of the Twin Prime Theorem, the Polignac conjecture will surely come into everyone's attention and attract more attention.
On Thursday, Xu Qingzhou opened the library's database and searched for the latest papers on the Polignac conjecture again.
Sure enough, it was much more than when he was studying the twin prime theorem.
《Correction of the Upper Bound of the Twin Prime Theorem》
"Quantitative Description of Uncertainty and the Twin Prime Theorem"
Ten minutes later, Xu Qingzhou's eyes darkened and his gaze remained on a paper published in a core journal - Xu Qingzhou: The Legendary Life of Searching for Twin Prime Numbers.
Wow, that’s interesting.
Just looking at the title you can tell it's very promising.
He pointed to the article without hesitation.
【Abstract: Young mathematician Xu Qingzhou is recognized as one of the most legendary mathematicians. Xu Qingzhou was born in Chengdu and is currently studying at the School of Mathematics of Peking University. Studying such an experienced and unique young scholar will help reveal the subtle relationship between the system, society and science. 】
[On April 2015, 4, Mathematical Inventions received a letter titled]
1. Child prodigy
Xu Qingzhou was born in 1996. Both his parents are grassroots workers.
5 minutes passed.
After Xu Qingzhou finished reading it, there was only one thing in his mind: This tastes so right!
When did he say that he saw the Goldbach-Polignac conjecture and Fermat's Last Theorem in "100,000 Whys"?
I have been looking for something since I learned to read, and I have quickly finished reading the elementary textbooks left by my relatives.
The content is profound and thought-provoking.
If it weren't for the fact that he is the real person, people might have regarded this "Xu Qingzhou" as an idol.
Why do you say this tastes right?
There's nothing I can do. I've seen this kind of article countless times in my previous life.
For example, one time he went to a restaurant to eat.
Two days later, an article appeared with the title "Top physicists say: This is where inspiration comes from."
In the picture, he was sitting there in a daze.
For photos like this, the difference between how netizens treat ordinary people and scientists becomes apparent.
The photo shows an average person - this person seems to be an idiot.
The photo shows the contemplation of a scientist - a wise man.
The article content at that time:
He kept staring at the iron chain in the restaurant, feeling that it had the same origin as the two quantum entangled photons. If one end of the chain moved, the other end would also be affected.
TM's.
He was really just in a daze at that time!
"Whoo~"
Xu Qingzhou suppressed his memories, closed the article he was thinking about, and continued looking up information.
Half an hour later, Xu Qingzhou saw the names of many familiar mathematicians, some of whom supplemented and improved his proof, and some of whom studied the Polignac conjecture. Unfortunately, none of them were in-depth, and their research directions could only be regarded as extensions of the twin prime theorem, and there were few articles that were of reference value.
Among the useful papers, he focused on one called "Mertens' Theorem and Prime Number Theorem".
The author of this paper is an old acquaintance of Xu Qingzhou, Professor Yajil.
The teacher of the Indian guy I met in Cambridge who said he wanted to prove the twin prime conjecture was from the Institute of Advanced Mathematics of the Imperial College of India.
In the paper, they first introduced the Mertens constant by calculating the reciprocal of prime numbers, and then obtained a more accurate expression for the Mertens constant by applying the calculus technique to the Euler product of the zeta function.
This is indeed a good way to study the distribution of prime numbers.
At the end of the article, Professor Yagier expressed optimism that they are continuing to make progress and if they are lucky, everyone may hear the good news that the Polignac conjecture has been solved within a year.
Xu Qingzhou tapped his pen lightly, finding it very interesting, and planned to continue calculating along the direction of this paper.
He wasn't worried about being proven first.
Mathematics is sometimes like a long-distance race.
Polignac's conjecture is the end point, and the process of the competition is the process of proving Polignac's conjecture. Sometimes you think you have seen the end, but when you take another step forward, you may suddenly discover something.
Shit, he ran the wrong way!
Besides, in academia, everything is based on strength. If the other party can really prove it in advance, he doesn't mind giving a thumbs up and saying: You are awesome.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, when Xu Qingzhou was calculating, he received a call from Professor Gu. He walked out of the library with his phone and called Professor Gu back.
Professor Gu said on the other end of the phone: "Xiao Xu, your application for the Ten Thousand Talents Plan has been approved."
"So fast?" Xu Qingzhou was surprised. He originally thought it would take at least one or two months, but he didn't expect it to be over in just ten days.
Professor Gu said with a smile: "With so many old guys recommending us, the higher-ups have to give us some face. Besides, you have so many achievements. It would be disheartening if you were blocked just because of your age."
"Thank you for your help, Professor Gu." Xu Qingzhou nodded and thanked him.
Professor Gu said: "If you can produce more results, it will be the best way to thank me."
"Of course, of course." Xu Qingzhou agreed with a smile.
On the other end of the phone, Professor Gu paused for a moment before asking, "Last time you said you wanted to try the Polignac conjecture. How's the progress?"
"Just at the beginning." Xu Qingzhou admitted honestly. The Polignac conjecture is much more difficult than the twin prime theorem. He is still in the stage of collecting information and thinking about the direction, and has no specific ideas yet.
"I knew it." Professor Gu said leisurely on the phone, "Currently, there are three places that are closest to proving the Polignac conjecture."
"The James Institute for Mathematics at the University of California Berkeley, Professor Raffaella Patel in Germany, and the Institute of Advanced Mathematics at the Indian Institute of Technology."
“Are you also paying attention to this?”
Xu Qingzhou was surprised, remembering that Professor Gu mainly studied the theory of limits.
"Well, you're busy with the Physics Department every day, so I have to help you keep an eye on the situation at home and abroad."
Professor Gu scolded with a smile, paused for a moment, and then sighed: "Thanks to you, there has been a wave of research on the Polignac conjecture in the mathematics community."
The twin prime conjecture has been proved. At first glance, it seems that we only need to take one step forward to successfully win the crown. It really feels like it is within our grasp.
The honor and pride brought by proving a mathematical conjecture are self-evident to mathematicians.
"The pressure has suddenly increased." Xu Qingzhou smacked his lips, looked around, and tried to find a cool place, and finally stopped in front of a tree in front of the library entrance.
“It’s good to have pressure.”
Professor Gu said earnestly: "Although you have proved the twin prime conjecture and are ahead of most people in the field of prime numbers, you still can't relax."
Xu Qingzhou said: "Don't worry, I have already started preparing."
Professor Gu said "hmm" and continued:
"We have always had relatively little research funding for mathematics, but we still have some. I suggest that you set up a project on your own, so that it will be convenient for you to apply for the use of school equipment or other assistance."
"I have this plan too." Xu Qingzhou nodded. By establishing a project as a "Four Youth" talent, he could at least get support at the national level.
Although there is no specific idea, the process of proving the Polignac conjecture involves large-scale prime number screening, which will at least use the school's supercomputing center.
I can't just accept Professor Gu's favor and get equipment. It's not right or proper.
Professor Gu: "Also, you know the LHC, right?"
"Large Hadron Collider." Xu Qingzhou raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect Professor Gu to mention something in the field of physics.
In addition to the LHC, there are many international cooperation organizations, such as the International Space Station (ISS), the Global Change Observatory Mission (GCOM), etc.
The largest of these is the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).
What Xu Qingzhou wants to talk about most is this project.
Nuclear fusion research has always been a hot topic, and it is one of the dominant forms of energy for mankind in the future.
ITER was first launched by the United States, the Soviet Union, Europe, and Japan. Xiaguo joined it in 2006. However, in the next few decades, due to various factors, Xiaguo was subject to many restrictions and was almost kicked out.
Nuclear fusion
While Xu Qingzhou was lost in his memories, Professor Gu spoke on the phone:
"In mid-August, the CMS experiment will be held there. The Institute of High Energy Physics of the Academy of Sciences and our Kyoto University will both participate. Some time ago, Lao Ji and I thought about it and felt that this is a good training opportunity. I want you to go with the research team."
Although Gu Zhizhong was not very willing for Xu Qingzhou to study physics, as he felt it would distract his attention, the boy had already made the choice, so he could only support him and try his best to help him get opportunities to practice.
"Thank you, professor. I will cherish this opportunity."
Xu Qingzhou was very touched. Professor Gu really treated him as his own student.
The CMS experiment is a large-scale universal particle detector experiment on the Large Hadron Collider. Its purpose is to search for new particles, accurately measure particle properties, and explore the physics of heavy ion collisions.
He was once interested in the field of particle physics, but unfortunately due to lack of energy, he only dabbled in it briefly.
I can study it carefully in this lifetime.
There are not many opportunities like this one to participate in the Large Hadron Collider experiment and explore the mysteries of the microscopic world.
"Forget about thanking me. Just make sure you balance your studies of math and physics. Don't fall behind in math."
"Hehe, absolutely not."
"Okay, that's all I have to say. The old man has something else to do."
"Goodbye Professor."
(End of this chapter)
