I am devoted to scientific research, but you want to trick me into having a love relationship?

Chapter 660 I Want to Build a Mathematical Sanctuary

In the office, an elderly man and a young man were leisurely drinking tea.

"That kid was lamenting yesterday that being in a foreign country is never as comfortable as being in his own country. It's just a pity that there aren't any places in China that are good for pure mathematical research."

Gu Zhizhong said with some regret.

"It will definitely happen in the future."

Xu Qingzhou is optimistic about this.

The year he died suddenly, the mathematical community in Xia State was already quite advanced, a time of great intellectual ferment.

With him around in this life, things shouldn't be any worse than in the last.

"I remember you said before that you would expand the research institute in the future, and it should include mathematics, right?"

"I have this idea."

Xu Qingzhou said in a deep voice, "Mathematics is a powerful theoretical discipline. It is not only the 'language' and 'tool' of other disciplines, but also a key way of thinking for humanity to understand the essence of the world and break through the boundaries of knowledge. It is crucial for breakthroughs in disciplines such as physics and chemistry."

"My idea is to build a mecca for mathematics, relying on research institutes and universities such as Kyoto University and Tsinghua University."

Transform the research institute into a research institute, with sub-institutes for mathematics, physics, chemistry, and so on.

"The holy land of mathematics"

Gu Zhizhong looked out the window, his gaze drifting into the distance, filled with anticipation. Xia Guo had indeed made remarkable achievements in mathematics in recent years, especially with the emergence of a Fields Medal winner like Xu Qingzhou.

However, the core paradigms of modern mathematics (such as set theory and topology) are dominated by the West, resulting in a brain drain of top talent and a lack of a sustained research team in China.

Looking abroad, there's Göttingen in Germany, St. Petersburg and Königsberg in Russia, and the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton.

The Xia Kingdom needs a sacred place for the study of mathematics.

At 11:30 a.m., Xu Qingzhou came out of Gu Zhizhong's office and sent a message to Song Yao asking when it would end.

Song Yao was also at Peking University that morning, and came over to confirm the details of the thesis with Li Daiyue.

Song Yao: I'll be right there.

He thought for a moment, then asked, "Would you like to go for a walk by the lake?"

I've been spending all my time at the research institute these days, and by the time I realized it, the signs of early spring were already evident, with tender buds sprouting from the bare branches of the willow trees.

Song Yao replied with "OK".

The Fifth Student Canteen.

Xu Qingzhou waited at the intersection for 5 minutes before the two girls came into view.

"Professor Xu." Zhang Qiong waved and greeted Xu Qingzhou.

Seeing Zhang Qiong's listless expression, Xu Qingzhou couldn't help but say, "How did you become so weak in the kidneys?"

"Xiao Yao~"

Unable to argue with Xu Qingzhou, Zhang Qiong had no choice but to seek help from Song Yao.

"speak nicely."

Song Yao glared at Xu Qingzhou; this guy just couldn't say anything nice.

Zhang Qiong said irritably, "I'm just tired. Try staying up for two consecutive nights to look at the data and see if you feel the same way."

"Then it's better not to die."

Xu Qingzhou dared to say that if they really had to endure this, Song Yao would rather smash her head than die suddenly. "Let's go, let's eat first, there will be more people later."

The three of them found a place to sit down.

Zhang Qiong painfully recounted her miserable life: "Graduate students are truly like nuclear-powered oxen and horses, working 996, even more terrifying than office workers."

“They earn 1000 yuan a month but do the work of millions.”

Xu Qingzhou couldn't help but say, "You should be grateful if you have 1000. Many cattle and horses don't even have that much money."

Xu Qingzhou was used to this kind of thing. This situation was relatively rare in universities like Peking University and Tsinghua University, where the professors were all competent. It was most common in schools that were neither particularly prestigious nor less prestigious.

Graduate students not only have to do jobs, but they also have to endure all kinds of psychological manipulation.

"I'm doing alright. Although it's tiring, I can really learn something. The senior in the next group was exploited by his mentor, and after graduation, he was still used as a typical example of a loser and whipped into the juniors in the group meeting."

"You geniuses don't understand the suffering of us mortals."

"I can't refute that."

Xu Qingzhou showed an expression of agreement.

Zhang Qiong: "."

Can't we just have a pleasant chat anymore?! At noon, the cafeteria was packed with people, but thankfully the three of us had already finished eating and came out.

“We’d like to take a walk by Weiming Lake, would you like to come along?” Song Yao asked Zhang Qiong.

Zhang Qiong shook her head: "I don't want to be a third wheel. I pass by there every day on my way to the Economics Institute, and I'm already tired of seeing it."

"Xiao Yao, I'll be waiting for you at the East Gate on Saturday."

The two girls made a promise to go shopping on Saturday.

"it is good."

Zhang Qiong waved and left gracefully.

On the shore of Weiming Lake, pink and white mountain peach blossoms are like clouds and rosy clouds, and the magnolia tree branches are blooming with pure white petals. All things are reviving, and the originally bare branches are already covered with specks of green.

Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao walked slowly. They had both been busy these days, and now they were completely relaxed.

The shore was bustling with people taking photos, which made Xu Qingzhou feel somewhat dazed.

In early spring of 2015, when I came to the School of Economics to see Song Yao, the two of us often took walks like this.

"What are you thinking about?"

Seeing Xu Qingzhou gazing into the distance, Song Yao squeezed his hand.

"I just feel that time flies by; five years have passed in the blink of an eye."

"Yes, I'm an old maid."

Xu Qingzhou turned his head and glanced at the girl beside him. She had a beautiful face, a few strands of hair on her forehead fluttered in the wind, and her long eyelashes cast light shadows in the sunlight.

"No, she's grown into a young woman."

"Will you die if you don't drive?"

I mean you've matured.

"嘁~"

The two bickered for a few minutes as they walked.

Xu Qingzhou, remembering the important matter, asked, "What did Professor Li say?"

"The final empirical testing and case verification framework is fine, but she suggested that I add a difference-in-differences model."

"At the company, has anything changed since the new performance evaluation system was issued?"

"It's only been a week since it was implemented, how can it be so fast? But I think it should be useful. I used to worry about problems in the company because I was too controlling."

"Old ginger is still spicy."

Xu Qingzhou nodded slightly.

Although he had led teams before, he had no experience in managing a company, and research teams and companies are ultimately different, so he couldn't offer much specific advice.

"Enough talk, the magnolia trees over there are beautiful, let's go take pictures!"

"Row."

Midnight, in the lab.

First, optimize the current density and electrolyte concentration, then introduce gradient pores and pulse charging, and finally try magnetic field assistance.

Xu Qingzhou looked at the test data on the screen, nodded and said, "In the next stage, the optimization range of the porous host porosity (ε) is between 55% and 75%."

According to the model, for every 10% increase in mesoporosity, the mechanical strength decreases by 22%, requiring a balance between capacity and mechanical stability.

"Great. With your model, this experiment will be much easier to do than before."

Wang Wei sighed.

Take electrolyte concentration, for example. The experimental range can be continuously shortened through the model, which greatly saves the time of repeated experiments.

"However, the quantum spin-topology model alone cannot break through the chaos threshold of liquid lithium deposition. We need to simultaneously reconstruct the material genome and iteratively verify the platform. Alright, everyone, you've worked hard today. That's all for the experiment. It's getting late, so everyone should go back and get some rest."

Xu Qingzhou said this to several researchers in the laboratory.

For researchers, working overtime is a common occurrence.

After all, some material tests require at least 12 hours, so we can't just stop halfway through, take a nap, and then continue.

"Okay, goodbye Professor Xu."

"Goodbye."

(End of this chapter)