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Chapter 225 An invitation from thousands of miles away

While the big guys were having trouble falling asleep, Qiao Yu was sleeping soundly.

He had never been so hard since he came to Yanbei. Really, his life here was terribly regular.

It's totally different from when I was in Star City, where there were always a few days every month when I had to accommodate my eldest brother's schedule and stay up late from time to time.

Now Qiao Yu doesn't have to accommodate anyone else's schedule unless he himself is willing. This is a great improvement.

For example, at this moment, Tian Yanzhen asked Qiao Yu to sort out his thoughts on the proof and would find time to talk to him in the afternoon. But Qiao Yu felt sleepy, so he simply lay down on the sofa and fell asleep.

So after Tian Yanzhen finally dealt with the math gurus who were invited to attend this public lecture, when she came to the room arranged for Qiao Yu, she saw this kid sleeping soundly on the sofa with the air conditioner on.

The little guy didn't even have a blanket over himself...

This is what makes Tian Yanzhen most angry.

Seeing this scene, Tian Yanzhen subconsciously remembered the last time Qiao Yu caught a cold and had a fever in Yanbei, and he was almost scared to death.

What's more, this guy didn't even lock the door when he slept. He had no sense of security at all. The safety training course he took before was all in vain.

Thinking of this, Tian Yanzhen took a step forward and slapped Qiao Yu's shoulder. At the critical moment, he still didn't want to hit his head...

It was summer and people were wearing thin clothes. Qiao Yu opened his eyes blankly and saw the serious face of his tutor.

"Director Tian?"

"What Director Tian? You are my mentor, so I will call you Director Qiao from now on, okay? You are so old, but you don't even have something to cover yourself with when sleeping with the air conditioner on. What if you catch a cold?"

After being scolded, Qiao Yu regained his consciousness. He quickly sat up and said aggrievedly, "There's no cover in the office, right?"

"You don't know there's no one in the office so why do you just borrow a blanket from someone nearby?" Tian Yanzhen glared at Qiao Yu and said.

Qiao Yu, whose mind was completely clear, remained silent.

One of the rules he abides by in life is not to talk back to elders who are obviously looking for trouble.

"Okay, stop acting so unconvinced every time I say something to you. This is all for your own good. Forget it, tell me about your Qiao Yu Space first."

Sure enough, Qiao Yu stopped arguing, and Tian Yanzhen no longer had the intention of scolding him, and immediately asked the question that interested him the most.

"It's Qiao Yu Modal Space!"

Qiao Yu first corrected a sentence, and then described it vividly: "This is what I thought of after I decided on the quantum computing project. That is, we need new tools to study electronic computing simulation quantum computing.

From the beginning of conceiving this theory, the biggest problem that needs to be solved is how to combine the mathematical completeness of the modal path with the physical uncertainty of the quantum state in a self-consistent way.

I have already covered most of the previous preparations at the report meeting. The most important solution to this problem is what I came up with after talking with Peter that day.

That is to directly embed the quantum uncertainty principle into the description of high-dimensional mathematical curves, so that we can capture the probability distribution of quantum states and the characteristics of path bifurcation in Qiaoyu modal space..."

When it comes to professional things, Qiao Yu becomes excited.

From constructing the unity of modal space and quantum field to solving a series of problems by constructing high-dimensional superposition structure, including his spatial superposition function...

There is no need to organize his thoughts specifically. All his thinking processes during this period are stored in his mind and can be used at any time.

Perhaps Qiao Yu's brain cannot easily produce some incredible effects for the audience like in the performances on the show "The Brain".

But when it comes to restoring the theories that he has already researched, the logic is still clear enough.

What made Tian Yanzhen most happy was that Qiao Yu really knew what could be said and what could not be said.

For example, he didn't mention any key proof ideas at the report meeting! I don't know who this guy follows...

Of course, it is also possible that he left the wonderful proofs for the question-and-answer session. Fortunately, he stopped the second half of the lecture in time.

Although Tian Yanzhen does not spend too much energy paying attention to the trends in the capital market, he is very clear about the quantum supremacy that has been highly publicized by the West.

We will have a clearer understanding of the impact that quantum supremacy will have on the world once it is truly achieved.

But on second thought, Tian Yanzhen's expression began to look strange as he listened to Qiao Yu's smeared words.

What he knows, Qiao Yu must know too. Coupled with this kid's greedy nature, Tian Yanzhen suddenly felt that this kid didn't talk about it in such detail at the report meeting, and probably didn't know the answer, or maybe he was waiting for a good price!

That’s right, Tian Yanzhen was already distracted at this moment…

This is also a common problem when you don't understand something when listening to someone explaining a mathematical theory, but the other person is talking nonstop.

It has nothing to do with whether it is the instructor or the student who is listening.

All I can say is that Qiao Yu's modal space is very abstract and cutting-edge, and Tian Yan is really too old to keep up with the brain circuits of his students.

But there is no way, flowers never bloom again, people never become young again. If it were thirty years ago, Tian Yan really felt that he would have no problem following Qiao Yu's thinking, but now his brain is not so useful.

"Okay, stop talking. It's useless for you to tell me so much. Save it for your project team. Now tell me what you think."

Tian Yanzhen interrupted Qiao Yu who was speaking excitedly with a serious tone.

"Ah? What are you thinking?" Qiao Yu looked at his mentor in confusion and asked in surprise.

"Don't play dumb! Your little tricks have been passed on to the Moon Landing Project! How can I not know the purpose of your simulated quantum computing?"

Tian Yanzhen said bluntly.

Qiao Yu blinked and his expression became serious.

"Director Tian, ​​you really misunderstood me. Although I am a little greedy, I know exactly what to do when it comes to major issues.

In short, if my team can really develop a method to run Shor's algorithm at high speed through Qiaoyu modal space in the future, I will definitely not make it public casually. "

Tian Yanzhen stared at Qiao Yu, sighing inwardly that the little guy's thoughts were becoming increasingly difficult to guess.

He didn't know whether Qiao Yu really thought so or knew the seriousness of the matter.

But on second thought, it doesn't matter which situation it is, as long as this kid knows what's going on.

Tian Yanzhen nodded and said, "Okay, there is still half an hour left for your presentation this morning, so it will be held from 4 to 4:30 tomorrow afternoon. Since you have such a clear idea in your mind, we will not interfere with what you plan to say."

According to some other people's ideas, they don't want Qiao Yu to continue this public lecture. However, Tian Yan really thinks that he has said it on the stage and it is impossible to change it.

As long as Qiao Yu knows the answer, it will be fine. And he has already reported that even though the technical principles are the same, there is still a difference between calculating Mersenne primes and factoring.

Moreover, as for what Qiao Yu said at the report meeting, Tian Yanzhen didn’t think anyone could immediately understand anything from it.

In fact, this can be seen from Peter Schultz's recent abnormal state.

"Does that mean I don't have to be under house arrest anymore?" Qiao Yu asked immediately.

Tian Yanzhen glared at Qiao Yu and started to mutter in a bad mood: "Who confined you? I asked you to come here at noon because I have something to explain to someone.

Besides, you have already exposed the latest discovery, is the house arrest still useful? How many times have I told you to report any discovery to me as soon as possible, did you listen? "Qiao Yu blinked and was about to explain when he was interrupted by Tian Yanzhen.

"Okay, stop using those excuses. You just have an idea and don't want to tell us. Can't I see your little trick? But take it easy. I won't stop you from making money if you want to, but just don't make all the money.

Remember to let me know no matter what decision you make. At least the teacher and Mr. Yuan will not harm you. We can also remind you of some unexpected things! After all, many things are not your personal business once they involve application. "

Tian Yanzhen made a suggestion.

Qiao Yu nodded. He understood these things without Tian Yanzhen explaining them.

When he announced the new Mersenne prime, he knew that once simulated quantum computing was put into use, there would be many people coveting it.

"Okay, just do what you have to do. But one thing is, if you really succeed in factoring integers quickly, you must report to me immediately."

Tian Yanzhen was too lazy to talk nonsense with Qiao Yu anymore.

It is normal for a child to have his own ideas when he grows up. He also has no way to prevent Qiao Yu from communicating with the outside world.

The most important thing is that he believes in Qiao Yu's brain. He knows better than anyone what can be said and what cannot be said.

"Don't worry, Director Tian! I understand this! If I really did this, I wouldn't dare to hide it! You have no idea how afraid of death I am!"

Qiao Yu responded with a smile.

Tian Yanzhen was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

It’s not bad, as long as you know how to be afraid.

It's just that his attitude is not very serious.

"Go ahead." There was nothing more to say, Tian Yanzhen raised his hand and pointed to the door.

"Oh, that... the afternoon report meeting is almost over, right? Then why don't I just go back and attend the dinner directly?"

Qiao Yu asked again tentatively.

"It's up to you." Tian Yanzhen said unhappily.

After Qiao Yu made sure that he had passed the test smoothly, he went out happily.

What a pity, there was a lecture by Yu Wei in the afternoon, and he had originally planned to go to support Yu Wei.

But it doesn't matter, he has no interest in that topic anyway. But at the dinner party, he can ask Yu Wei in person how he felt about giving his first report.

Well…if he could just spare the time.

……

Qiao Yu was right. When he showed up at today’s mathematician dinner, he was surrounded by a group of bigwigs within two minutes.

And the people around him are either Fields Medal winners or Nobel Prize winners.

Not to mention Yu Wei, even those scholars with slightly lower status couldn't even get close to him.

For example, big guys like Lott Dugan can only stand on the periphery.

"Qiao Yu, the Qiao Yu modal space you designed to solve the simulation problem of quantum state evolution was not explained clearly in the report. I have some questions..."

"Ahem, Professor Delini, let's not talk about this tonight, shall we? It's really boring to discuss these academic issues at a dinner party. My teacher said that the lecture will continue tomorrow afternoon, so let's discuss it then, shall we? By the way, where's Professor Schultz?"

Pierre Delini was helpless.

But there was no way. He was not Qiao Yu's teacher. This guy didn't want to discuss academic details, and he couldn't force him to answer.

"I don't know. Peter didn't come to the luncheon at noon. Who knows if he will come in the evening. Qiao, there is not enough time left in the lecture to answer a few questions. Is it because Professor Tian doesn't allow you to talk about these things?"

Pierre Delini said, frowning.

"Haha, really not. The main reason is that I really don't have the habit of talking about academic issues while eating. Everyone, why don't we eat something first? I'm really hungry."

Qiao Yu responded casually without giving in at all.

Discussion is impossible.

Now that we’ve discussed this, should we still have dinner?

Fortunately, the bosses are all reasonable.

Of course, the most important thing is that this is China, their home turf. If Qiao Yu doesn't want to speak, no one can force him.

Seeing that Qiao Yu was not discussing the topics that interested them at all, everyone could only greet him and then gradually dispersed.

Of course, there are also people who always follow Qiao Yu.

For example, Nelson.

"Professor Nelson, I didn't steal your idea. Qiao Yu modal space is completely derived by me based on the generalized modal axiom system."

When this big man was the only one left around him, Qiao Yu immediately defended himself with confidence.

Although this idea was indeed inspired by Nelson's team at the International Congress of Mathematicians, Qiao Yu would certainly not admit it.

This sentence made Nelson stunned for a moment, then he smiled bitterly and said: "I know this very well, Joe. Your theory is much more advanced than our research.

In fact, although my team has done a lot of work in this direction, so far, even with the help of a supercomputer like Summit, only 38 quantum bits can be effectively simulated.

And it is impossible to perfectly simulate the entanglement and superposition between quantum bits. Moreover, we didn’t discuss too many technical details that day.”

Qiao Yu nodded, then asked curiously: "Then why are you following me? I just said that I will not discuss technical issues with anyone tonight."

Nelson shrugged and said, "I don't want to discuss technical issues with you. Someone wants me to help you bring you a message. IBM hopes to hire you as a special technical consultant.

In fact, the research funding for our project is sponsored by IBM. If you are also interested, you can discuss the salary issue with them remotely. I believe IBM will definitely not be stingy. "

"Uh? IBM's special technical consultant? Do they want to buy my technological achievements?" Qiao Yu asked curiously.

"I didn't get any specific information. Maybe you can check your email, or call this number."

As he spoke, Nelson handed Qiao Yu a business card.

"Dario Gil?"

"Yes, he is the general manager of IBM Research and IBM's chief scientific advisor, responsible for IBM's global research work. If you are interested, you can talk to him."

Qiao Yu flicked the business card, then put it in his pocket and replied with a smile, "Okay, Professor Nelson."

(End of this chapter)