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

Chapter 701 I can't seem to find a reason to give up studying mathematics

With the media giving it their all, Xu Qingzhou, as the main character, was naturally very busy, needing to cooperate with interviews, and on October 14th, he also attended a celebration dinner.

The banquet was a grand affair.

Many familiar faces came from abroad, including mathematician Maynard, his doctoral advisor Professor Roberts, his senior fellow student Holn, and Mas Klinger, director of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, among others.

in the hall.

Soothing music played, glasses clinked, and scholars from all over the world chatted quietly, exchanging experiences and sharing their research projects.

After greeting Professor Roberts, Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao walked towards the middle-aged man with a Chinese face in the corner.

"Congratulations." Tao Zhexuan raised his wine glass.

"Thank you."

The three people gently clinked their glasses.

Song Yao didn't disturb the two of them and went to find senior Han Shiyi.

Terence Tao looked at the young man in front of him and said with emotion, "Congratulations on becoming the first person to win both the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Fields Medal, and also breaking the record for the youngest person to win a Nobel Prize."

"I don't hold the Nobel Prize record."

Xu Qingzhou shrugged and said that he did break the record for the youngest Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, but the real record for the youngest Nobel Prize winner is held by a girl named Malala Yousafzai, who was 17 years old and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.

"The Nobel Peace Prize is nothing but a political game."

Terence Tao's tone was filled with undisguised contempt.

Xu Qingzhou chuckled, raised his glass, and clinked it against the Chinese-American mathematician's, as if to acknowledge his agreement.

Besides studying mathematics, the person in front of me also enjoys commenting on current affairs.

For example, in 2016, he published a blog post titled "Trump's New Clothes and the Blue Eyes Mystery," in which he stated bluntly that Trump "is not qualified or capable of serving as President of the United States."

As it turns out, this person is better at math than politics.

After all, Trump is quite adept at playing the game, and he won the election again later.

However, Terence Tao is also right. In the eyes of a considerable number of scholars, the Nobel Prize refers to the most prestigious awards, namely the Medicine or Biology Prize, the Physics Prize, and the Chemistry Prize.

Although literary prizes are sometimes questionable, the winners are generally masters of exceptional writing talent who have a profound influence on the world.

The Nobel Peace Prize is just playing with abstract concepts.

It has a strong tendency to be used as a political tool, and every year when the Nobel Peace Prize is announced, a saying circulates: "The Nobel Peace Prize is the greatest irony of peace."

For example, it was once awarded to US President Obama, who had launched several wars.

Terence Tao took a sip of his drink and the topic returned to mathematics: "Alright, congratulations over. Now let's talk about mathematics. How's your supersymmetric zeta function theory going? Any good news?"

"Designing transition rules in the sieve process."

Xu Qingzhou gave a general overview of the jump rules, including theoretical feasibility verification, implementation path, and difficulties encountered.

"In other words, in the construction of the supersymmetric zeta function and the dynamic gap sieve method, it is necessary to use three major methods, namely experimental verification, symmetry constraints and parameter inversion, to ensure that every step of the mathematical model can be mapped to observable physical quantities, such as the band gap, photon frequency and material mechanical response. Only in this way can we avoid the theory becoming an 'exquisite mathematical sculpture'."

Terence Tao, as expected of a great mathematician, quickly figured out the problem Xu Qingzhou encountered and summarized it.

“That’s right. I hope that the distribution of zeros of the supersymmetric zeta function can be presented in other ways, rather than just through mathematical consistency verification.” Xu Qingzhou nodded.

Tao Zhexuan pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "I'm sorry, I don't have any good ideas at the moment. However, you might want to look into Majorana zero modes in topological quantum computing, which achieve a rigorous theoretical-experimental mapping and avoid the risk of distortion."

"The one that correlates mathematical topological invariants with experiments on the quantization of electrical conductance in semiconductor nanowires?" "Yes."

Xu Qingzhou pondered for a moment, then said, "Thank you for providing the idea. I will consider it."

Currently, research on the theory of supersymmetric zeta functions is indeed a bit slow. Now that lithium dendrites and the shuttle effect have been solved, he no longer needs to run back and forth between the three projects as before, and can devote more energy to them.

“I’m glad you haven’t given up on math.”

Terence Tao smiled. The young man before him was undoubtedly the most mathematically gifted person he had ever met. If the young man were to focus entirely on physics, it would be a great loss to the field of mathematics.

"My view has never changed: if a discipline can be considered a science, it must be expressed mathematically. I can't seem to find a reason to give up studying mathematics."

Just as the two were talking, the white-haired old man walked over.

"Hi, Tao, long time no see."

"haven't seen you for a long time."

The visitor was Professor Roberts, Xu Qingzhou's doctoral advisor at MIT.

Professor Roberts smiled and said, "I hope I didn't disturb you."

"of course not."

The dinner lasted until 8 p.m., and Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao took the research institute's car home.

As soon as she got home, Song Yao collapsed onto the sofa.

"Phew~ It's finally quiet in my ears."

Xu Qingzhou was also quite tired. As the main character of the banquet, he had a lot to take care of and had to greet all the guests who came and went.

As soon as he sat down, Song Yao leaned over him, saying, "Quick, let me absorb some yang energy."

Song Yao buried her head in Xu Qingzhou's chest, took a deep breath, and could feel the heat emanating from him through his shirt.

"Ha, so you're not even going to act anymore, huh?"

Xu Qingzhou smiled and pinched the girl's cheek.

She was wearing a white evening gown today, and as she lay on top of him, the gown was lifted up, making her figure appear even more slender.

It’s time to say it or not.

In five years, Song, the school beauty, has become more and more attractive.

Especially when she's wearing high heels, the contrast between her aloofness and clinginess is irresistible.

Xu Qingzhou sighed inwardly. After the excitement, sitting on the sofa with his lover in his arms, he felt inexplicably at ease.

Song Yao nestled in Xu Qingzhou's arms, closed her eyes to rest, and asked in a low voice, "Nobel laureate, how do you feel now that you've won such a big prize?"

"I guess that's how it is. Even though I have an extra title, I still have to do the work and the experiments. And yes, I'll still be bullied by you."

His purpose in doing scientific research was not to win awards, but to realize his scientific research dreams and enjoy the excitement of making achievements.

The essence of scientific research is exploration and knowledge seeking. It does not need to rely on awards to define its value. These awards are merely icing on the cake on the road of scientific research.

"Who bullied you?" Song Yao scoffed. She could understand Xu Qingzhou's thoughts. So what if he won the Nobel Prize? Life goes on. This guy is still a troublemaker.

(End of this chapter)