Chapter 238: Just One Step Away

Xu Yuan stood in front of Mr. Yang's office. He raised his hand and knocked on the door, and immediately heard two words coming from inside.

"Please come in."

Hearing this, Xu Yuan did not hesitate and immediately pushed the door and walked in.

Mr. Yang, who was sitting in front of the computer looking up information, raised his eyes and saw that it was Xu Yuan who came in, and a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face.

He immediately stopped what he was doing, stood up and greeted them with a smile.

"I have a rare guest here today."

"If you, a busy man like you, can come here, there must be something going on."

"Sit down and talk."

Although he and Xu Yuan did not meet many times, they were always very cordial.

At that time, he heard that someone in the school had just entered university and published an academic paper in the Annals of Mathematics.

When my love for talent arises, I will give special opinions.

Maybe he didn't take it too seriously at the beginning, but as time went by, Xu Yuan quickly grew into a master of mathematics.

It also enabled the domestic mathematics community to successfully enter the international stage.

Even in important fields such as aerospace, Xu Yuan can be seen.

There is nothing wrong with saying that he is a busy man.

He was undoubtedly very happy to see such talented people emerging in the country.

You should know that when he returned to China, in order to allow the country to have more outstanding scientific research talents, he specially persuaded several friends to come back with him, including Yao Qizhi, who was in charge of the School of Computer Science.

Now that there are outstanding young talents like Xu Yuan, we can only feel happier and prouder.

After listening to what Mr. Yang said, Xu Yuan was a little surprised. After all, the person standing in front of him was a 90-year-old famous physicist.

However, he sat down in the chair opposite the desk before speaking.

There was a warm smile on his face.

"I came here to interview you without any prior notice. I don't know if I disturbed Mr. Yang."

"It doesn't matter."

"I often have younger generations coming here for academic exchanges." Old Yang raised his hand and said.

At his age, it is definitely unrealistic to carry out high-intensity project research.

What's more, he has also won all the honors in the physics field.

The most suitable thing to do is to provide more guidance to the younger generation and cultivate outstanding physics talents.

Therefore, every week there are juniors who come to discuss and exchange ideas with him, many of whom are from other universities.

Xu Yuan listened to everything the other party said, and the next second he stopped keeping the other party in suspense.

State your intention directly.

"It's like this, Mr. Yang. Actually, I came here today to ask you some questions about physics."

"Oh, really? You are planning to study physics in depth?" Mr. Yang was immediately delighted.

It is no secret in the domestic scientific community that Xu Yuan has high talents in many subjects.

Especially some time ago, it became very popular in the field of materials, and the paper was featured on the cover of the current issue of Nature.

If Xu Yuan studies physics in depth, his future achievements will definitely not be much lower.

After all, with a strong mathematical foundation, studying physics will be more efficient.

So the thought stayed here, and before Xu Yuan could continue speaking, he couldn't wait to take over the conversation.

"That's great news. With your talent, if you really study it for a few years, you might win the Nobel Prize in Physics."

When Xu Yuan heard this, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, knowing that the other party had some misunderstanding.

Although he was willing to learn physics, it was obviously unlikely for him to study a subject in depth for several years.

As for the Nobel Prize, I didn't even think about it.

Having won the Fields Medal, the Nobel Prize in mathematics, he has no regrets.

Besides, as he is involved in research projects in the aerospace field, he is no longer a pure theoretical mathematician or physicist. Even if he has achieved great research results in the field of physics, I am afraid that he will not be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics overseas.

In addition, he has a separate page in the family tree, and overseas awards do not have much appeal to him.

When his thoughts reached this point, he quickly explained: "I haven't thought about that much yet."

"Let's not talk about this for now. Tell me your question. What aspect of physics is it about?" Mr. Yang saw what Xu Yuan was thinking, smiled, and took the initiative to bring the topic back to business.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan quickly took out a piece of draft paper from his pocket, stood up and handed it to the other party with both hands.

When he took it, there was a slight embarrassment on his face.

The content on this draft paper was exactly the Abelian category formula he studied that day.

It has wrinkled a lot when put in my pocket.

Mainly because I returned to Yanjing and rushed here right after breakfast today, so I didn’t have time to tidy up.

Fortunately, after taking it, Mr. Yang didn't care about anything. Instead, he focused his eyes on the content above, and his expression suddenly became serious.

As this is his area of ​​expertise, he is naturally familiar with the above formula.

I uttered a low cry subconsciously.

"This is the content of Abel's gauge field theory. Are you very interested in quantum mechanics?" The last sentence was asked to Xu Yuan while raising his eyes.

"It's mainly related to my mathematical research, and I want to spark some inspiration." Xu Yuan roughly explained.

After all, he is not yet sure whether this method can completely prove the Hodge conjecture.

If I tell you everything now and fail later, it will be a waste of Mr. Yang's explanation and guidance. However, Mr. Yang just said this and did not ask any further questions.

Then he pointed to the seat next to the desk and picked up a pen and draft paper as he spoke.

"Come over here and see what you want to know. Since there's no one else around today, we can discuss this in detail."

……

Xu Yuan spent the whole morning in the office on the second floor of the Science Museum, listening to Mr. Yang's in-depth explanation of the relevant content.

I didn't quite understand and had some questions at first, but later on I was able to apply what I had learned to answer the questions fluently.

Even Mr. Yang couldn't help but glance sideways throughout the whole process, with surprise flashing in his eyes from time to time.

It was almost time for dinner when he stopped, feeling very emotional.

"Now I finally understand how your instructors feel. You are the most talented and intelligent physics student I have ever met."

"I really hope you can study more physics in the future and contribute to the development of the physics community."

When he said these two sentences, his eyes were fixed on Xu Yuan, as if he was expecting Xu Yuan to agree.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan had no choice but to nod: "I will, Mr. Yang."

really.

After hearing these words, the smile on Mr. Yang's face suddenly became much brighter.

Then he thought of something else and started talking about another thing.

"correct."

"There will be a small academic exchange meeting at the Science Museum this afternoon. The participants are all physics experts from various universities. You might as well stay and listen."

“You can also discuss your problems with everyone then.”

"No problem." Xu Yuan nodded and agreed.

Although he had gained a lot from this morning's communication, he couldn't wait to derive the Hodge conjecture.

But there is no rush for one afternoon.

Furthermore, discussing with some physics experts from domestic universities may provide some new ideas.

Besides, it was Mr. Yang who took the initiative to invite me, so there was really no reason to refuse.

It is worth mentioning that at noon, Mr. Yang did not let Xu Yuan leave, but instead invited him to have dinner at his master's residence.

Speaking of which, although Xu Yuan knew that the school had built three master residences, he had never observed them up close.

So faced with this cordial invitation, he finally chose to agree.

that's it.

In the small lecture hall of the Science Museum in the afternoon.

When more than a dozen physics experts from various universities arrived, they were quite surprised to notice Xu Yuan.

Obviously, he didn't expect Xu Yuan to appear here.

However, when they learned that Xu Yuan was also studying physics, they immediately became excited.

It seems that with Xu Yuan's participation, difficult problems in physics can be easily solved.

The entire exchange meeting lasted more than two hours, during which Xu Yuan also participated in the discussion, and with Mr. Yang's occasional explanations, we also gained a lot.

So after returning to his office, he immediately began to deduce and prove his point.

As I immerse myself in deep learning, the pen tip slides quickly on the paper to write a large number of formula symbols, and I can see that the progress bar on the panel is growing rapidly.

As the sky outside the window gradually darkens, the light in the office plummets.

Only then did Xu Yuan temporarily stop writing and come out of the deep learning state.

"This research direction is indeed correct. If I continue to deduce and prove it according to this idea, perhaps I will be able to complete the proof of Hodge's conjecture soon."

Thinking of the numbers on the panel before it disappeared, Xu Yuan's face showed a hint of joy.

The whole person murmured thoughtfully.

Because in just this short period of time, he has already reached 60% progress in proving Hodge's conjecture.

Even if the growth rate will slow down in the future, just give him a few more months.

It can still completely prove the Hodge conjecture.

By then, both the news and the proof process will cause the entire mathematics community to go wild.

At the same time, the domestic mathematics community and the Journal of Mathematics will also see a rise in international status and become top academic journals in the field of mathematics.

In the next few months, Xu Yuan's work location was basically fixed in Yanjing.

In addition to studying the Hodge conjecture every day, I also help Zhu Xuejun and his laboratory calculate orbits.

Perhaps thanks to the special design of the hypersonic missile's appearance, their progress was very smooth.

Although it is still some distance away from the test launch standard, it can be basically confirmed that Qian's theory can become a reality.

Soon with the arrival of the new year, in May, Xu Yuan's proof of Hodge's conjecture had reached 90%, and it could be said that he was only one step away from establishing the conclusion.

Coincidentally, at this time, before the good news from the mathematics community came out, there was good news at the Jincheng Aircraft Design Institute.

Accompanying Xijing Aero-Engine Group, the final version of the advanced turbofan engine was successfully manufactured.

Jincheng Aircraft Design and Research Institute's research and development of stealth unmanned bomber is finally nearing completion.

The date of the first flight test has been officially confirmed, and Xu Yuan, as the project chief designer, must attend.

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(End of this chapter)