Chapter 564: Why not try the supersymmetric function theory?

The two returned from the institute and went straight back to Yandongyuan. They were too lazy to be busy, cold noodles, and finished lunch. After a 1-hour lunch break to relieve the fatigue caused by jet lag, they went out at 2:00 PM to visit their supervisor.

Mathematics Academy.

Xu Qingzhou planned to go to Gu Zhizhong's office. He originally planned to visit Academician Chu, but Academician Chu returned from a meeting in Switzerland last week and ran to Modu for a meeting this week.

The old gentleman is already over sixty, but he still can't sit still.

Xu Qingzhou couldn't help laughing. He had seen many old professors who only slept for 4 hours a day, and their energy looked even more abundant than young people.

After the sun came out at noon, the temperature rose rapidly, the summer heat grew stronger, and he could hear intermittent cicada chirps. Walking between the teaching buildings, he could occasionally hear the loud teaching voices of teachers.

At the door of the office, Xu Qingzhou hadn't knocked on the door yet, and Gu Zhizhong had already noticed him.

"Ho, you kid are back, come in!"

Gu Zhizhong took off his reading glasses, smiled, and got up to take the Dahongpao he treasured from the cabinet.

"Professor."

Xu Qingzhou walked in with a smile and handed over the small gift box, "This is a gift for you. Seeing that you like using fountain pens, I chose one in a handmade shop in Boston."

"You have a heart."

Gu Zhizhong took it happily and put it on the table on the side. Although he had always been unwilling to accept gifts, this was different from those who brought things to beg for help. It was a student's heart, so it was hard to refuse.

"Why didn't I see Senior Brother Meng?"

Xu Qingzhou didn't stand on ceremony either, sitting casually on the chair.

Gu Zhizhong sat in front of Xu Qingzhou with tea leaves, and while making tea, said: "Taking those few unpromising little guys to Modu to see the world."

Five years passed in a flash. Su Kewei is currently teaching at the University of Oxford, and Meng Bin should be in his second year of doctoral studies, and has become a capable assistant under Gu Zhizhong.

Soon, the office was filled with the fragrance of tea.

In five years, Gu Zhizhong had grown a lot of white hair on his temples, but his spirit was still strong, the kind that brought wind when walking.

"Thank you, Professor." Xu Qingzhou took the teacup and thanked him.

Gu Zhizhong said: "Taste how this tea is. Old Chu yells to make this jar of tea leaves every time he comes over."

Xu Qingzhou took a sip. Although he didn't understand tea, he could still taste the flavor: "The tea fragrance is long, and the fragrance remains on the lips. No wonder Academician Chu misses it."

Gu Zhizhong smiled faintly, stroked the tea water, took a sip, looked at the young man he hadn't seen for more than half a year, and asked: "You should have been to the institute, how is the progress?"

Xu Qingzhou put down the teacup and said with a smile: "Still installing equipment. If it goes well, it will be officially operational in September."

"Very good. You kid, developing too fast." Gu Zhizhong sighed.

He couldn't help but recall the first time the two met.

That was in the library of the Mathematics Academy, right? At that time, he saw this kid writing a paper. It had only been five years, and he was already the helmsman of a large research institute.

Having such a student under his hand, as a teacher, it is enough to say that there are no regrets in this life.

Gu Zhizhong was happy, but still couldn't help asking: "However, you really don't plan to develop in mathematics?"

Although Xu Qingzhou made amazing achievements in the field of physics, in his view, Xu Qingzhou was still born to eat this bowl of rice in mathematics. If he really ran to other fields, it would definitely be a big loss for the mathematics world.

"For me, mathematics is not only a powerful tool in research, but also an ancient and artistic discipline. Of course, it will not be left behind like this. It's just that I haven't thought about which field to study now."

Xu Qingzhou had considered the problem of mathematical direction before. From winning the Fields Medal to now, it has been almost a year since he did pure mathematical research himself.

Only after studying mathematics deeply can one understand the importance of mathematics.

Now, there are two choices in front of him.

First, challenge a new conjecture.

In the first echelon, the Hodge conjecture, the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture... pick one from these, or the Goldbach conjecture and the four-color problem in the second echelon.

He had no thoughts about others for the time being.

The second one is the supersymmetric Z-function theory he proposed at the number theory conference at MIT last December. Half a year has passed, and the papers related to this are still few and far between, and 90% of researchers have returned without success.

The universe of mathematics has no boundaries. Mathematicians are like adventurers, exploring every corner of the mathematical universe.

Once this theory he proposed is successful, the effect is estimated to be about the same as starting a curvature engine to jump to a galaxy from ordinary interstellar navigation.

Just from the difficulty, the supersymmetric Z-function theory is no less than the existing conjectures.

To put it figuratively, it's like he is the first person to climb Mount Everest now, needing to enter a field that climbers have never set foot in, while solving existing conjectures can be said to be moving forward along a fixed route, using the ice ladders and camps built by predecessors.

The former is like proving a new theorem in Euclidean geometry, while the latter needs to open up a new coordinate system and sort out a brand-new knowledge system.

Gu Zhizhong was silent for a while and said in a deep voice: "Why not try the supersymmetric Z-function theory?"

"I only proposed a conceptual thing... without a complete framework. To be honest, I don't even have confidence myself."

Xu Qingzhou spread his hands and smiled helplessly.

When he was researching with Tao Zhexuan at MIT, he studied for several days, but unfortunately, there was still no substantial progress, basically staying on the concept.

Gu Zhizhong was very optimistic, "This is already an amazing achievement. In the field of mathematics, sometimes, the art of asking questions is more important than the art of answering questions. After all, the development of mathematics requires imagination."

The two chatted for half an hour. Gu Zhizhong saw that it was already 3:00 PM, waved his hand: "Alright, I won't continue to entertain you, I have to go to the Q&A room for a while."

Although young professors can also do this work, the old gentleman is still used to staying there for an hour or two.

"Good, you go ahead."

Xu Qingzhou came out of the office with Gu Zhizhong, separated in the lobby of the Mathematics Academy, walked along Wusi Road towards the Weiming Lake, and waited there for Song Yao who went to the School of Economics to find Li Daiyue.

At this time, School of Economics.

The master and apprentice were also sitting and resting. After chatting about the recent situation, Song Yao said directly: "Professor, I want to apply for graduation next year."

According to the original speed, after finishing as an exchange student at Harvard, she still had to study for two years here at Jingda before graduating.

A master-doctorate combined program usually requires 5-8 years. Even if applying for graduation in 2020, it is only 4 years. This speed is already considered to be taking a rocket.

Fast graduation speed is not necessarily a good thing. In addition to learning knowledge, the graduate stage is also the best time to accumulate project experience.

But... maybe she was stimulated by Xu Qingzhou to stimulate her potential, she finished learning the subsequent content in advance, and now she shouldn't need such a long time, and staying in school doesn't make much sense.

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