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Chapter 162 Brother, let’s do something big this time

Because of the project that Senior Brother Liu is in charge of, Qiao Yu often goes to learn about things about the laboratory this week.

Then I found a lot of complaints about the laboratory being too metaphysical, and all kinds of monsters and demons came out.

For example, when all experimental conditions are the same, the success rate is higher in the morning than in the afternoon; the boiling reaction on a rainy day is always different from that on a sunny day; the growth of molybdenum disulfide by chemical vapor deposition requires constant replacement of personnel, otherwise it will not grow...

This is enough to show that there are many unknowable stories happening in the laboratory, so when Qiao Yu was thinking about it, he was not only thinking about the problem Liu Hao encountered, but also many other problems.

For example, how did these laboratory metaphysics come about? Is there any way to transform metaphysics into science?

For this reason, he really read a lot of review papers on chemistry during this period, and then his thinking became limited.

The paper he found on arXiv is also a review paper, and the author is Albert CJ Luo, who works in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.

Qiao Yu had not heard much about this university, but from the name he could tell that the professor should also be an overseas Chinese.

The paper mainly discusses a method of introducing a generalized modal axiom system into complex dynamic systems and explores the possibility of using modal geometry optimization to solve key problems in nonlinear systems.

There was a passage in the paper that Qiao Yu really liked.

“The complexity of the behavior of dynamic systems, such as chemical reaction networks and material self-assembly, makes it difficult for traditional research methods to analyze high-dimensional nonlinear behaviors. The introduction of the generalized modal axiom system makes it possible to apply geometric tools to the study of dynamic systems.

Mapping the dynamic system state into modal space, using modal distance and modal convolution, quantifying the relationship between different variables and capturing functional hot spots, thus providing a unified description from dynamic behavior to geometric patterns..."

Really, when Qiao Yu saw this paper, his brain was suddenly activated.

Why didn't he think that his system of mathematical axioms could be used in practice?
Once his mind was opened, Qiao Yu's ideas popped up like mushrooms after a rain.

After all, the person in the world who knows best how this axiomatic system works is Qiao Yu himself.

Although he designed this axiomatic system to solve number theory problems, this framework can obviously solve more than just number theory problems.

Specifically speaking of the difficulties Liu Hao encountered in this project, the mutual coupling of multi-dimensional variables and the weak interaction between molecules have a significant impact on performance, but they are manifested as nonlinearity and the complexity of parameter optimization...

After mapping, the modal distance is combined with the existing data to analyze the nonlinear effects of different molecular interactions on gel properties.

The parameter problem can be defined as finding the region in the modal space where the modal density is the largest, which represents the optimal experimental conditions.

Map the self-healing behavior of the material as a periodic distribution on the modal path to find the hot spots where the repair efficiency is low...

Seems theoretically possible?
With this idea in mind, Qiao Yu no longer cared to study the paper sent by Senior Brother Chen. Instead, he directly opened the software and started designing the laboratory mathematical model.

Currently, the three most important parameter states in the laboratory are reaction time, molecular interaction, and material response intensity, which are represented by α, β, and γ respectively.

Then the mapping formula is r=(αβ,γ).

A weighting factor is added and a specific value is given after analyzing the laboratory results.

Then directly apply the definition of modal distance: d_M(r_1, r_2) can be directly expressed as:
The next step is to evaluate the cumulative contribution of nonlinear effects. This requires the use of modal convolution. Again, we first apply the formula and get:
By using this formula to analyze the high-density areas in the space, the objective function of the optimization target can be finally obtained as:
Obviously, the function X in the optimization formula represents the laboratory parameters to be optimized.

Of course this is just a general formula.

After spending several hours deriving the formula, Qiao Yu carefully thought about his idea again.

He feels that he has no problem with mathematics, but he is not sure whether he can guide Senior Brother Liu on his project.

After all, this is just a concept, but fortunately he still has a lot of data packaged from the laboratory.

The only problem is that this involves a lot of complicated calculations. In fact, both he and Professor Lu think that the amount of data in Liu Hao's research group is not enough.

But the "not enough" here is actually from the perspective of mathematicians, that is, the amount of data that can reflect certain patterns is not enough, not the total amount of data. In fact, the total amount of data accumulated in half a year is still a lot.

Qiao Yu's current approach to solving problems, in jargon, is to find the most representative low-dimensional projection in the high-dimensional modal space, reduce reliance on all data, and try to find potential patterns from these unsystematic data.

By minimizing the value of dm, the path with the strongest regularity is found, and the subsequent experimental design is guided according to the modal hotspots, and the data of the key parameter range are supplemented from the new laboratory data.

This method is actually a bit stupid. Although it can be assisted by supercomputers, it requires someone who can understand the solution to adjust each weight parameter based on the existing data.

It's not difficult, but it takes too much time. If it were the past, Qiao Yu would just do it, after all, if it was done well, he could make money.

But now Qiao Yu felt that he had passed the stage where he needed to spend his time to earn hard-earned money. So after thinking for a moment, he simply called Liu Hao.

"Qiao Yu, you finally called me. Is there any progress on the matter I asked you to do?"

One can hear a strong sense of anticipation in his tone, from which we can judge that the situation in the laboratory this week has not been very good, and there are definitely no particularly good results yet.

This is actually good news.

Because if there is good news coming out of the laboratory, his role seems to be less important.

"Not yet, but I have a great idea. The problem now is that I can't continue it alone, so I need someone to help me.

This candidate needs to have a deep understanding of my generalized modal number theory system and the various concepts within the framework, and be proficient in functional analysis. Do you have any recommendations?"

Qiao Yu asked directly.

Obviously, this question did not cause any trouble to Brother Liu on the opposite side, and he answered it quickly.

"Well...if I had a good recommendation, I wouldn't be staying in the lab. Let's put it this way, the math grades of the people in the research group are probably average.

If you talk about calculus, linear algebra, statistics, etc., everyone can get by. But when it comes to functionals and your number theory... let's not joke about it.

I don’t know about others, but if I could learn all these, I would have taken the postgraduate entrance examination in mathematics. I would definitely not have stayed in chemistry.”

Well, it was not beyond Qiao Yu's expectations.

After all, chemistry does not require excellent math scores. What you usually need to calculate are probably things like molecular structure and chemical reaction rates. It does not require more advanced math knowledge.

After all, chemistry is recognized as one of the four most difficult majors. If the mathematics requirements are too high, it will probably exclude the last batch of people who are passionate about this industry.

Qiao Yu took the opportunity to give his opinion: "Is that so? Then I can find a good candidate, but I need to give him the data from your laboratory. It shouldn't be a big problem, right?"

"Ah? Is he from this school or another school?"

Qiao Yu replied, "I have a senior brother of mine. I wonder if you know him? Chen Zhuoyang, also Director Tian's student. He just graduated at the beginning of the year and went to Tianjin University, but recently he is preparing to switch to the next-door Nanjing University."

"Oh, you're the first author of the other paper, right? That should be no problem. Well, to be honest, there's nothing to keep secret about our data. They're useless anyway.

But there is no other way. You know, for this kind of horizontal project, the contract stipulates that the laboratory data theoretically belongs to Party A. So it is best to sign a confidentiality agreement. "

Qiao Yu could tell that Liu Hao was quite embarrassed.

But he could understand it.

Director Tian had told him before that in this kind of horizontal project between enterprises and school laboratories, the division of labor between Party A and Party B was very clear.

And because Party A usually pays the full amount of capital, there are clear regulations on the division of rights and responsibilities and the ownership of data.

This is also the reason why the results of many horizontal experiments cannot be published in papers casually. But then again, this answer is pretty good.

So Qiao Yu simply said, "No problem. Do you want to sign an electronic contract or do you need my Senior Brother Chen to come to school?"

"Just sign an electronic contract for the record. No need to come. You are here to help our lab, so I don't want to trouble Brother Chen too much."

Qiao Yu immediately replied, "That's even more of a problem. But Senior Brother Liu, the method I'm using this time is a little new, so I may need to keep it secret for now. Can you understand that?"

"Um... Of course, I can definitely understand this."

Qiao Yu continued, "In addition, my plan is that after Brother Chen finishes processing the existing data, I will also need your laboratory to conduct the project experiments in accordance with my requirements, and then give us all the data. Is this okay for you?"

"Don't worry, as long as they can help us find the clue as soon as possible, these are all trivial matters. By the way, we have some data this week, do you need me to send it to you?"

Qiao Yu replied, "That's not necessary for now. I think the data on hand is enough for now. Let's wait until the early results are calculated. We may need some more targeted data later. We may need to add some experimental conditions."

Liu Hao asked from the opposite side: "Um...Qiao Yu, how long will it take for your new method to take effect?"

"That depends on Brother Chen's work efficiency. If he's fast, I think we might need you to provide some new data for verification at the beginning of next month.

If everything goes well, effective operational guidance will be available in one or two months at most. However, this will require some computing power support.”

Qiao Yu gave an estimated time.

"There's no problem with the computing power. Party A has provided us with a dedicated computing power system. How about I just give you the address and account number?"

"No, I'll send you Chen Zhuoyang's WeChat in a moment, just give it to Brother Chen directly. He's the one who's in charge of the calculations here.

Let me put it this way for now. I will send you a WeChat message after I have talked to Brother Chen first, and then you can go and communicate.”

"Okay, okay, okay, then I won't waste your time."

……

After Qiao Yu hung up the phone, he immediately called Chen Zhuoyang.

At this time, Qiao Yu was no longer thinking about just helping Liu Hao solve the problems on their project.

Because he suddenly thought of a way to make money.

If this method is really useful, he can charge consulting fees in the future.

Those who are engaged in chemistry, materials science, or even some physics experiments, if they encounter bottlenecks and can't find the direction, they can ask him to use this method to carry out targeted modeling.

If we form a professional team and carry out modular work, it actually doesn't take much time.

The most important thing is that after this system is developed, the price can be clearly marked. It is not only for horizontal projects, but also for vertical projects and general projects.

Isn't it shameful to take out some of the research funds as consulting fees?
Isn’t the scope of business very broad now? Laboratories, R&D departments of major companies, and those pure researchers…

As long as the initial modeling is difficult and the analysis is complex, he will take on the project. Even while waiting for Chen Zhuoyang to answer the phone, Qiao Yu had almost conceived a complete business model.

Really, at this moment, Qiao Yu was somewhat grateful to Professor Zhang Yuanling.

Fortunately, his fair evaluation strengthened his determination to withdraw the project proposal. After all, according to a series of requirements for project funding, if he received the scientific research funds, it would be difficult to discuss the ownership of the derivative scientific research services he made with this research result. But now these are all his personal research results. If he can make it, at least in the next few years, he can make a lot of money.

As long as he can prove that many related experiments can avoid detours and get results faster, he believes that many research groups will definitely not mind paying some consulting fees.

After all, for such a small catalyst project, Professor Zhang directly paid him two million in consulting fees.

This is simply a deep blue sea!
The most important thing is that it does not require too much investment in the early stages and can be operated with completely light assets.

After all, the laboratories are built by others, and they can use the data produced by other people's laboratories to continuously test and improve their own modular system.

So, when Chen Zhuoyang answered the phone, Qiao Yu immediately said excitedly: "Hey, Brother Chen, are you interested in playing a big game with me this time?!"

……

Time goes back one minute.

Although it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Zhuoyang was still taking a nap...

After lunch, he chatted with Qiao Yu on WeChat for a few words and then fell asleep on the bed.

There is no way, this period of time is really too hard. The average sleep time is definitely no more than six hours a day, and the spirit has been very excited during this period...

But today he had already completed all the tasks at this stage and submitted them via email. He immediately relaxed.

As a result, he fell asleep directly until he was woken up by the incessant ringing of his cell phone.

He put the phone to his ear in a daze. As soon as the phone was automatically connected, he heard Qiao Yu's energetic words, which really woke his brain up.

Subconsciously, he asked again: "Um... Junior Brother, what did you say just now?"

"I'm asking if you're interested in playing a big game with me! This is a serious big project. If we can pull it off, we can definitely make a lot of money!"

Hearing this again, Chen Zhuoyang was no longer sleepy. He jumped up from the bed.

Really, when Qiao Yu asked him to join the research group on generalized modal axiom system, he didn't even say so exaggeratedly that he would take him on a big adventure.

As a result, the project, which was launched in late August, took off with him in early November. His paper was directly published in the Annals of Mathematics, and he was given the position of first author!
If this is not considered a big project in Qiao Yu's opinion, how big can this big project that can make a lot of money be?

You can't just take him to win the Fields Medal, right?
Well, this is a bit exaggerated, Chen Zhuoyang doesn't dare to think about it. But Qiao Yu said he wanted to play a big one, now he just wants to know how big it can be!
Even if it was just a pie in the sky, Qiao Yu really let him eat the pie he had drawn!
"Interested! How could I not be interested? Junior brother, I told you long ago that I will do whatever you say! Don't even think about making a big deal. If you just want to blow up Jinda, I'll find a way to get explosives right now!"

Chen Zhuoyang replied immediately.

Okay, this statement is a bit exaggerated... If it were true, he would probably still hesitate.

"Don't make a fuss, Brother Chen. Am I the kind of person who would instigate others to commit crimes? But if this matter is done well, it really has a bright future. Let me tell you briefly first... But have you ever been to that kind of chemistry laboratory or physics laboratory?"

Chen Zhuoyang was a little confused, but he still answered honestly: "No."

“It doesn’t matter if there is none. Simply put, when they do experiments, there are often some problems that are not easy to solve. My project is to build a framework that can help them solve the problems.

This framework can provide them with a mathematical framework and theoretical support, and provide modeling guidance when data is not sufficient, helping them save costs and time, and charge consulting fees. "

Chen Zhuoyang suddenly fell into a very confused situation.

If he remembered correctly, he was still working on the research of advancing the generalized modal axiom system this morning. He just took a nap. What kind of laboratory framework is Qiao Yu going to start working on?
So he cautiously tried to test: "Um... Junior Brother, I can roughly understand what you said, but I actually don't understand this part at all!"

“You don’t need to know anything else, you just need to understand our system. Let me put it this way, my application framework uses modal space, and uses modal spacing and modal convolution to judge and analyze laboratory data.

It may be troublesome in the early stage because we need to keep trial and error, but the good news is that there is a laboratory that can cooperate with our work unconditionally. And I have almost deduced the relevant things.

So what you need to do now is the same as before, use their laboratory data into the framework to calculate the different weight parameters, which means using our technology to test the density of modal points.

Anyway, I will write you an instruction manual, and you just need to follow it. It will be similar to the work you did before. If this project is done well, we can provide similar services to laboratories all over the world!

I have thought it through. The most basic service is to directly map the experimental data provided by the customer into the modal space, construct a basic modal path, and provide preliminary regularity analysis.

Advanced services can optimize various experimental parameters for key bottlenecks and even provide prediction services for important data points. Even more advanced services can provide full-process consulting services.

In addition to all the above services, it also provides dimensionality reduction analysis of high-dimensional projections to help you analyze the optimal test price adjustment at each stage. This can also charge by stage according to the progress of the project, or even result-oriented. What do you think? "

Ok……

Chen Zhuoyang's mind is quite confused...

He knew that Qiao Yu liked money, but he really didn't know that Qiao Yu liked money so much!

So the so-called doing big things is not about winning the Fields Medal, but about having a way to make money?

To be honest, if he had a choice, Chen Zhuoyang would actually prefer to continue following Qiao Yu to conduct more in-depth research on the generalized modal axiom system.

How should I put it? Chen Zhuoyang is the kind of person who doesn't have too high demands on material things.

Compared with material things, he enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention for making mathematical achievements.

It’s not that Chen Zhuo has no interest in money at all.

The main reason is that he doesn't think he can make a lot of money. This is also the reason why he wants to work in a university.

As long as you can be promoted to professor, it will be difficult to become rich and powerful in this life, but you will at least be able to make a living.

But on second thought, after he went to Nanyang University, he would be an associate professor. His life goal had almost been achieved. More importantly, Nanyang University probably valued his relationship with Qiao Yu...

So even though he was not optimistic, Chen Zhuoyang agreed without hesitation: "Well, Junior Brother, I don't know if what you said can be accomplished. But just tell me what you need me to do. As long as I can accomplish it, I will definitely not hold you back."

"I know that at the critical moment, you are still reliable. Okay, I will introduce you to Brother Liu Hao from Yanbei Chemical College later. You sign a confidentiality agreement with him first.

Then you just need to check your email. I will write you a note and you can process the data according to my note. By the way, remember to ask Liu Hao for the supercomputing account.

You can't pay for their work. Also, as long as they can produce the results this time, you don't have to keep paying me. Just keep it for yourself. If you encounter any problems, feel free to contact me. OK, that's it. I'm hanging up now!"

After that, the other party hung up the phone without waiting for him to say anything. It was really swift and decisive, leaving him no time to even say a few polite words.

Chen Zhuoyang was stunned for a moment, then raised his hands and rubbed his face. He had a feeling that for a project that made Qiao Yu so excited, it would definitely not be easy for the next period of time...

After such a long time of contact, he still understands the character of the junior brother. I guess along with the email, there is probably chicken soup in a jar.

But it doesn’t matter. He now likes to drink Qiao Yu’s chicken soup.

……

Of course, Qiao Yu never thought that what he said was chicken soup, because that's what he thought.

The purpose of studying prime numbers is to make money, and the purpose of developing a generalized modal axiom system is to solve the difficulty of the prime number problem as quickly as possible.

So now that I realize that his generalized modal axiom system can be applied and has the potential to make money, I naturally want to give it a try.

If he succeeds, he can bring in Lao Xue to work on it. Lao Xue has several doctoral students under him, and they can form a team to provide high-quality consulting services to some laboratories that can't find their way.

If the consulting business is good and profitable, maybe we can set up a company and directly hire some mathematics PhDs who can start working directly after a short period of training.

But then again, when Qiao Yu discovered this business opportunity, his mind started working fast again.

In a sense, whether it is the movement of celestial bodies, the movement of particles, or various changes, the mathematical essence is the same.

It can even be said that absolute randomness does not exist in this world. Everything has its own rules, it’s just that some are hidden deeply and some are hidden shallowly.

Therefore, his thinking should be more open and not limited to the few things at hand.

Being a well-known young mathematician is just an identity. This identity can provide him with many conveniences, but it cannot limit his thinking...

Although his mind was working quickly, Qiao Yu's hands did not stop at all.

First, he directly sent Chen Zhuoyang's WeChat to Liu Hao, asking them to discuss matters concerning the laboratory data confidentiality agreement.

Then I quickly wrote a statement, packed it together with other materials, and sent it to Brother Chen via email.

Of course, Qiao Yu did not send the laboratory data to Chen Zhuoyang. That was something Liu Hao decided after discussing it with Chen Zhuoyang, and he would not interfere.

……

When people have something to pursue, time often passes very quickly. At least for Qiao Yu, November passed without him noticing anything.

Not only did the weather in Yanbei get colder in December, but the atmosphere on campus also became more tense.

There's no way, the final exam season is here again.

For the vast majority of students who performed well in the college entrance examination and were admitted to Yanbei University, life at Yanbei University is the beginning of their dreams.

But every year there are always some people who, after stepping into the campus of Yanbei University, feel that this is the beginning of a nightmare.

I am surrounded by the best of my peers. When we all compete together for good grades, the pressure is something that you simply cannot feel in an ordinary university.

Especially those who were able to be admitted to Yanbei University were mostly arrogant and proud. They were outstanding students in key classes who were coaxed by teachers, but now they have become passers-by in university...

It is hard to describe the psychological gap. Some people survived and were reborn, while others could not and received a warning letter or even a cold notice to quit.

Many people say that they were asked to drop out of prestigious universities because they were addicted to games, but this is actually not entirely accurate.

The reason why some of the originally excellent students become addicted to games is often because they want to escape reality.

Many people always need a place to rely on after their confidence collapses, and games are simply one of the ways to do this in the least harmful way to hurt others or themselves.

Of course, those students with good grades will not find it easy either.

After all, if you want to have a better future, you have to fight for your GPA. The mentality of "60 points is the best" never belongs here.

In this slightly tense atmosphere, Qiao Yu finally received news from Senior Brother Chen that the first phase of data from the chemistry laboratory had been processed...

(End of this chapter)