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

Chapter 704 Invitation from the Mathematical Society

Actually, not to mention Lao Xu and his group, even Song Shisong and Zhang Junli have a lot of things to do.

Leaders offered their condolences and the media conducted interviews.

When Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao called home yesterday,
Old Song kept muttering to himself, "Before, I could at least go to the site and act as a consultant, but now I'm practically a national treasure at work."

A few days ago, the leader said to me earnestly, "Old Song, we're getting old and can't keep up with the young people. You must never do those dangerous things alone again."

That's understandable.

The vast Xia Kingdom has only produced three Nobel laureates.

Especially for scientists like him who have made significant technological breakthroughs.

If my father-in-law has an accident at work
Song Shisong was quite depressed at first, but he later came to terms with it.

He's over fifty years old, and his physical strength can't keep up with the younger generation. He can't help even if he wants to, so it's better to let go and hand it over to the younger generation.

After chatting for a few minutes, Wang Xiaping's head appeared on the phone screen. "Where's Xiaoyao? Hasn't she come back yet?"

"I probably won't be home for a while. Mom, I'm your own son, why are you so disgusted with me?"

"I found you, so who else would I dislike if not you?"

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Just then, we heard the door open.

"I'm back."

Song Yao's voice came from the doorway.

"Well, here comes your precious daughter."

Xu Qingzhou turned his head and saw Song, the school beauty, walking over in slippers.

"Call up?"

"Mm." Xu Qingzhou nodded.

Song Yao came over and, seeing it was Wang Xiaping, greeted her with a smile, "Uncle Xu, Aunt Wang, have you eaten yet?"

"just ate."

The disdain on Wang Xiaping's face vanished instantly, and she said with a smile.

I always thought Song Yao was pretty and well-behaved, and now she's even better.

Gentle and kind.

This kid also often says that Song Yao bullies him.

"You say that, and I'll go cook the dishes."

Xu Qingzhou tossed the phone to Song Yao, letting the two fake-smiling mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talk and build rapport, while he went to the kitchen to cook.

"I heard from Qingzhou that you've been very busy these past few days?"

On the phone, Wang Xiaping's voice was incredibly kind.

"Because the US side came to discuss cooperation, there's quite a lot of work to handle," Song Yao said gently.

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Nearby, Xu, the subway, the elderly, and Qingzhou.

He mouthed the word "fake" to Song Yao from the side.

"Work is important, but health is important too. Don't overwork yourself. Ask Xu Qingzhou to help you with some things."

"We're not tired, we'll take good care of ourselves."

As Song Yao spoke, she reached out a hand toward Xu Qingzhou's waist.

"Sigh~"

Xu Qingzhou grinned.

Wang Xiaping asked, "What's wrong?"

Xu Qingzhou bumped into a table leg.

Song Yao explained from the side.

Two days passed in a flash, and finally the weekend arrived.

"How is it?" Song Yao spun around in front of Xu Qingzhou.

"nice."

Xu Qingzhou was looking down at his Weibo messages. He had 99+ private messages, all containing all sorts of strange and unusual content.

"You said it's good without even looking at it!" Song Yao turned Xu Qingzhou's head around.

Song, the school beauty, opted for a fresh and clean style, wearing high-waisted jeans and a windproof jacket. As if to make it easier for Xu Qingzhou to see her, she turned her head left and right, her high ponytail swaying with the movement.

Xu Qing put down her phone, ruffled the girl's hair, and said, "She looks really good."

You've messed everything up!

Song Yao angrily slapped his hand away, tidied her hair, and still asked, "You really don't plan to go out?"

"I just want to stay home and be a useless person."

Xu Qingzhou lay on the sofa.

"alright."

Song Yao was helpless. Xu Qingzhou was quite a homebody at times. If it weren't for her, he would definitely be living a lonely life, only caring about experiments and staying at home. How would he find a partner?

But today was originally a gathering of sisters, just her and Ding Jiahui. Xu Qingzhou didn't go, and she didn't insist.

As usual, Song Yao gave Xu Qingzhou a quick peck on the cheek, leaving a lipstick mark, and then left satisfied.

Autumn is here, the temperature is dropping, and it's time to buy them some autumn clothes.

After Song Yao left, only one person and one cat were left at home.

Er Miao lay on the sofa, staring blankly out the window.

"You know what, it's a bit like an empty nester."

Xu Qingzhou stretched, made himself a cup of coffee, and went to his study. Since he was bored anyway, he decided to go upstairs to check the data.

Big news has also come from Germany.

German startup Proxima Fusion announced that, based on Max Planck Institute technology, it achieved a 30-minute plasma confinement and an energy gain of Q15 on October 15, 2020.

This can be considered a reassurance to the field of stellarators.

After all, 30 minutes of steady-state operation is crucial for a stellarator to surpass the pulsed operation of a tokamak, directly impacting the feasibility of future fusion power generation.

To put it simply, with a Q value of 15, if a steelmaking furnace consumes 1 unit of coal, the heat of the steel produced is equivalent to 15 units of coal. To maintain a high temperature, steelmaking requires maintaining a furnace temperature of 1500℃ for 30 minutes to allow the iron ore to fully react. If the temperature fluctuates or the time is insufficient, only semi-molten iron blocks can be produced.

Therefore, Q value and temperature are quite important, representing the efficiency of the stellarator.

The Max Planck Institute is also very confident and ambitious, announcing its next goal: to challenge Lawson's judgment threshold.

Lawson's threshold requirement is that the product of plasma temperature (T), density (n), and energy confinement time (τ) must simultaneously reach a threshold. Only when this threshold is met can it be said that the fusion reaction is self-sustaining, which can be a scientific prerequisite for fusion ignition.

Although the Q value at the Max Planck Institute met the standard, Lawson judged that the energy density was still insufficient.

"The Germans are really awesome. If I remember correctly, in my previous life, they didn't achieve an energy gain of Q15 until 2025."

Xu Qingzhou sipped his coffee, his gaze fixed on the distance. "Stellar artifacts... China started too late. The problem of money hasn't been solved, and most importantly, there's a lack of technical personnel."

"We can only take it one step at a time now; we can't rush things when it comes to talent."

At Southwest Jiaotong University's stellarator project, Zero Point Technology invested another 5 million yuan in project upgrades and recruitment.

He put aside the stellarator issue, drank his coffee, and habitually checked his emails first.

There happened to be an unread email from the Bulletin of the AMS.

Xu Qingzhou was familiar with this journal. It was positioned as an "authoritative review and interdisciplinary commentary" journal. Unlike other journals, this journal invited top scholars to write articles based on the latest developments in the discipline.

In other words, we do not accept unsolicited submissions.

After reading the email, he understood what the other party meant; it was essentially a request for an article.

This month, the Bulletin of the AMS organized a special issue on AI mathematics, focusing on the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on mathematical research paradigms.

As a Fields Medal winner, Hsu Ching-chou frequently used mathematical tools in his previous research, and his research interests cover both number theory and computer tools, making him a natural choice for an invitation to contribute to the special issue.

(End of this chapter)