Chapter 413 We Are Such Good Gay Friends!

Princeton University.

The impact of Edward Witten's departure was too great, and many people were confused about it.

Edward Witten is a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He also teaches courses at Princeton University and serves as a doctoral supervisor. He also participates in several mathematics projects at the Institute for Advanced Study and is a core leader among them. He is inseparable from many jobs. drive him.

Now that Edward Witten has left suddenly, there is no buffer time for many things.

First there are courses, projects and conferences.

The courses offered by Edward Witten cannot be interrupted, and other people need to take charge of the classes. However, his courses are very profound and complex, and not just any person can come. Mathematicians who study related fields must be found to replace them.

The project is relatively good, and if it cannot be carried out, it will be temporarily suspended.

In the next two weeks, there will be two academic report meetings, one of which is an awards meeting within Princeton University, and Edward Witten is one of the important judges.

These tasks are already a headache, and they also need to face inquiries from relevant government departments.

Edward Witten is one of the top mathematicians. He is the kind of person who is paid close attention to by the country. Every time he goes abroad, he must record it, including the destination of the trip, what exactly he went to and the time.

Edward Witten left suddenly, leaving them to deal with the people from the state department.

But how to explain it?

Could it be that Edward Witten left without saying hello?

This is also a headache.

Princeton's administrative department immediately held a temporary meeting and quickly determined the response method. At the same time, they immediately sent people to find Edward Witten. Not only did they bring him back directly, they at least had to have people follow Edward Witten. Where exactly is he and what is he doing?

…

Edward Witten came too suddenly.

Yanhua University felt that it was very sudden. The standards for treating a scholar of Edward Witten's level were definitely different. The school had no preparations and responded in a hurry.

The university's administration also responded quickly, finding several professors who knew Edward Witten to receive him, and then arranged temporary housing for him, but they soon discovered that the arrangement was too early.

Edward Witten did not go to the university's conference hall or anything like that. Instead, he went to the staff dormitory with Zhao Yi, and then stayed in there and never came out.

The person in charge could only temporarily change the strategy and ask someone to tidy up the room opposite Zhao Yi's dormitory so that Edward Witten and Zhao Yi could live across from each other, which would make academic exchanges more convenient.

This decision won the favor of Edward Witten, but he still stayed in Zhao Yi's house and did not come out.

The two couldn't wait to communicate.

Their communication did not avoid other people, because there were many people following them, so Zhao Yi simply opened the door so that everyone who followed could participate in the communication.

Zhou Li, Hu Zhibin and others listened for a long time, and they couldn't understand the complicated mathematical problems involved.

If they just didn't understand, it would be fine. What surprised them was that the two of them seemed to be talking about theology and philosophy instead of normal mathematical exchanges?

"2 to the Nth power, there is the secret of the nature of the universe!" Edward Witten said solemnly.

"That's right, let's solve the mystery together!"

"I can't wait."

"..."

"I am now very sure that 2 to the Nth power is directly related to mass. Quality is a product of high dimensions, so if there are high-dimensional creatures, maybe it is composed of '2 to the Nth power'?"

"To be precise, it is some kind of high-dimensional substance directly related to '2 to the Nth power'."

"Maybe it's the quality?"

"If mass is a product of higher dimensions, that's certainly true. But I think there are other possibilities."

"Don't you believe in M ​​theory?" Edward Witten looked surprised and incredulous.

Zhao Yi said calmly, "I have always reserved my opinion. And it has nothing to do with our discovery."

Edward Witten took a deep breath and said, "Continue what you just said. If there are high-dimensional creatures, they may be composed of 2 to the Nth power, so it can be inferred that its height is unmeasurable."

"Height? Multidimensional height, maybe just a point."

"Of course, that's why it's unpredictable and meaningless, just like God. In the movie, God is a vague concept. Sometimes he appears similar to a human being, and sometimes he looks like a giant. He doesn't have an exact height, but he Having the ability to create all things may be a manifestation of higher dimensions.”

"Can God create all things? In our country's mythology system, it is Nuwa who created human beings."

"Speaking of creation. Because 2 to the Nth power represents mass. Maybe God just threw out certain characteristics, and all things and humans appeared."

"really."

Zhao Yi nodded in approval, "It sounds a bit incredible. But maybe it's just because we are three-dimensional, while God or other characters in mythological stories are four-dimensional or five-dimensional, and creation is easy for them." He thought. He continued, "But putting aside the factor of God, do we humans, no, microscopic energy, also want to pursue mass? I mean, 2 to the Nth power, pursue this value?"

"this……"

Edward frowned and thought, then picked up a pen and paper and kept calculating. After a long time, he raised his head and said, "Is this possible?"

"As long as it's not directly denied, it's a gain!"

Zhao Yi became a little excited, "If energy has a tendency, in other words, their existence is to break the boundaries of the three dimensions, then it can explain their combination, and it can also explain why the particles composed of energy are constantly moving. ."

"Pursuing higher dimensions?"

"right!"

"Ula Ula~~~"

Zhou Li, Hu Zhibin and others were sitting nearby and were a little confused. They couldn't understand any mathematical logic or anything like that, but they could understand some of the content, such as God, Nuwa, high-dimensional creatures, etc., what they were talking about Something?

Are these two people discussing mathematics, philosophy, or faith?

Some people say that ‘the end of science is philosophy, and the end of philosophy is theology.’ But seeing two top mathematicians discussing philosophy and theology together sounds really weird.

door.

Several people couldn't help but started discussing, "What on earth did they say? My English is not good, I seem to have heard something about God? Zhao Yi also said Nuwa, what is it!"

"Probably discussing philosophy!"

"I understand. They are talking about multi-dimensional space and so on. It seems that God and Nuwa come from high-dimensional space."

"This statement makes sense, but what does it have to do with mathematics? Aren't they doing particle mathematics research together?"

"Maybe they are calculating the coordinates of God and Nuwa?"

"Maybe? I just heard that '2 to the Nth power is very strange and mysterious'. Could it be that the coordinates they calculated are related to 2 to the Nth power? This is easy to calculate. I can memorize N within 10 ."

Zhou Li walked towards the outside. When he reached the door, he couldn't listen any more, so he yelled in a low voice, "What are you talking about? Stop talking nonsense, Zhao Yi and Mr. Witten are discussing the issue of multi-dimensional space."

Someone asked with interest, "The problem of multi-dimensional space? Can you explain it in detail? I think they said they have made a big discovery."

"Ahem."

Zhou Li straightened his chest and explained seriously, "That's it. They are trying to use mathematics to explain the method of God's creation. If you say this, you must think it is a myth. But you can understand it this way, that is, to study how to create things out of thin air. Make particles with mass, do you understand?"

"ah……"

"Yeah?"

"Is this really possible?"

Several people opened their mouths in surprise.

Zhou Li looked at the reactions of several people with an unmoving expression on his face, and felt a little complacent in his heart. "Sure enough, others can't understand it, which means I can understand the key point."

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the other side.

Zhao Yi and Edward were still discussing and researching seriously. They didn't know that their research would be considered to be "researching methods of creating particles with mass."

In fact, the two people's research is still theoretical. It can be understood that they hope that through the analysis of '2 to the Nth power', the two people's theories can be combined internally and externally, that is, through the bond of possible mass, the particles can be connected. Mathematical theory and M-theory.

Of course.

The core is to analyze the relationship between ‘2 to the Nth power’ and quality.

Edward Witten is based on M theory and studies content related to '2 to the Nth power' from the perspective of the mathematical structure of multi-dimensional space.

Zhao Yi is using the boundary theory of particles, or "energy theory" to be precise, hoping to find the existence of microscopic energy and its relationship with "2 to the Nth power", and preferably to communicate quality issues.

Both had new ideas on the first day.

Edward Witten believes that 'energy is the manifestation of mass' and that 'mass with the size of 2 to the Nth power is common in multi-dimensional space, but when released into three-dimensional space, it can explode with amazing intensity of energy and will definitely form something that can be observed experimentally or with the naked eye'.

"This kind of thing is either a strong force, a weak force, or an electromagnetic force, or it may be something common, such as a nucleus?" Edward Witten thought and explained.

Zhao Yi thought of the trend of microscopic energy changes and directly named it 'two-dimensional state'. "Perhaps, all unit energy hopes to 'evolve' towards the size of '2 to the Nth power', thereby breaking through the boundaries of three dimensions."

"In other words, if all unit energy hopes to break through the boundaries of three dimensions, it will 'evolve' towards the size of '2 to the Nth power'."

This statement made the two of them think for a long time. They spent all their time discussing and researching, and time was forgotten.

Six o'clock in the afternoon.

The person in charge of the reception came over to ask for dinner and said that a welcome meal had been prepared. However, Edward Witten refused with one sentence, "I will eat here. Please pack something and bring it over. I want two hamburgers."

Zhao Yi also waved his hand and said, "I also eat hamburgers. I haven't eaten Western food for a long time."

Their requirements are very simple.

The discussion between the two people never stopped. The person in charge didn't dare to interrupt, so they could only buy a few burgers. They also bought a dozen more, because the other people accompanying them couldn't leave the protagonist behind. Have a big meal, maybe have a burger together.

Edward Witten was immersed in discussions and research. He found that coming to Yanhua University to do research with Zhao Yi was indeed a very correct decision, and it was much more meaningful than doing research alone.

They can confirm each other, and when they express their ideas, the other can also help them think about it. Proving the ideas is secondary, mainly in terms of mathematical structure. Both of them are top mathematicians, and Edward is defined as 'the smartest in the world'. Between the two of them, when encountering difficult mathematical problems, Zhao Yi can often give the result directly.

Of course.

His logical framework and knowledge in other fields were also very helpful to Zhao Yi in demonstrating his ideas.

This is rare.

Edward Witten rarely sees people who can keep up with his own thinking. Now he is doing research with Zhao Yi. The process is really smooth and he feels very comfortable. They are both top geniuses, and Zhao Yi may be more There are some geniuses and richer imaginations, but in many fields of mathematics, the accumulation of basic knowledge is relatively poor.

So the two happen to complement each other.

"If only I had met Zhao Yi earlier, maybe I could have completed more research and even...prove string theory in my lifetime!"

This is a great dream!

With such a dream, Edward Witten keeps working hard on research work. He hopes that he can see that day. At the same time, he has also made a recent decision, "These days, I live here with Zhao Yi. Discuss and study with him. We are friends and have been friends for many years. I really wish we could stay like this for longer."

"Presumably, Zhao Yi thinks so too..."

Edward Witten thought about it, and his eyes changed when he looked at Zhao Yi, as if he was a good gay friend who had worked together for many years and had a perfect understanding.

Zhao Yi also enjoys doing research with Edward Witten. They are indeed good partners. They confirm each other's ideas and mathematical problems, making research faster and more inspiring.

However, he did not concentrate. While discussing with Edward Witten, he occasionally looked at the time.

Soon the time came to nine o'clock.

"The form of this column may be found in topological forms, special form transformations..."

Zhao Yi stood up after speaking.

Edward Witten was still listening and nodding. He looked at Zhao Yi with some doubts and heard Zhao Yi say, "Okay, Edward, that's it for today. Does the school have any arrangements for you? If you are tired, You can sleep here with me, there is a guest room on the left, please feel free to do anything else."

"I have something to go!"

"...??"

Edward was puzzled.

Zhou Li stood nearby and was a little confused. He waved to Zhao Yi, "What are you going to do?"

"It's nine o'clock!"

Zhao Yi said matter-of-factly, "Today is Friday. Xiaoqing should have finished her class. I will pick her up. We made an appointment."

"But, don't you think..." Edward Witten opened his mouth in surprise and spoke with confusion. He was interrupted before he finished speaking.

"What don't you think? I'm leaving first."

After Zhao Yi finished speaking, he hurried out and only added when he reached the door, "By the way, Edward, it's great to do research with you. I really wish I had more time."

"Kick, kick, stare..."

The only sound left outside the door was footsteps in the corridor.

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