A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 202 People from Yanbei (Second Update)
In Chen Hui's small office, the small bed has been put away, and a desk has been placed where the small bed used to be. Now, the office finally looks like an office.

Wang Qiming was very helpful; he arranged a separate dormitory room for him in the Yingding dormitory, which was less than five minutes away from the office.

dong dong dong...

Chloe stood at the office door, her brows furrowed, clutching a stack of A4 papers.

Chen Hui glanced at the time; it was already three in the afternoon.

"come in."

Judging by the time, Chloe has been studying the paper for several days now.

Chloe had just walked into the office when Li Zehan arrived shortly after. He chuckled and said, "Oh, Chloe's here too. What a coincidence."

After exchanging a glance, Chloe went to Chen Hui's desk, turned to page 17 of the paper, and pointed to a key formula:
Ztopo=∫MBZDeS[]withS[]=4π1∫Tr(∧d+32∧∧)
"Teacher, I understand that the topological order is described by the Simons action, but how do I derive the fractional parameters of the field from the modulus form f(z)=∑anqn?"
The paper says that AP directly corresponds to Chpm/n, but this seems like a dictionary that appeared out of thin air…

Chen Hui glanced at the two of them, a half-smile on his face.

What a coincidence! Clearly, the two had made an appointment beforehand.

This is quite normal. The two knew each other at Saclay University and are now researching the same topic, so it's reasonable for them to communicate with each other.

"That's a very good question!"

Chen Hui encouraged him, “You’ve fallen into the ‘most dangerous trap for mathematical physicists,’ treating correspondences as magic.”

Chloe's face was still full of confusion, and Li Zehan's expression also became serious.

Chen Hui then took out a piece of draft paper and drew a diagram.

[Galois representation] ← (Langlands) → [Autopolistic form]
↑ ↓

[Crystal Symmetry Group] [Topological Response Function]
└──(Physical Implementation)──┘

“We take the material space group G=P3m1, whose rotational symmetry C3 induces a group homomorphism. When an electron moves around point K in the Brillouin zone, its wave function acquires a phase of ei2π/3, which is precisely the nontrivial representation of SL(2,Z) at τ=ei2π/3…”

As Chen Hui explained things in a simple and easy-to-understand way, the expressions on Chloe Li Zehan's face changed from serious to relaxed.

Half an hour later, Chen Hui stopped talking, and the office returned to silence.

Chloe and Li Zehan were both frowning in thought.

Suddenly, Chloe stared at the equation on the sticky note and exclaimed, "So pChpm/n=m/nap in the paper is not a definition, but a corollary of the quantization condition of F!"

"That's right!"

Chen Hui nodded approvingly; he was right, Chloe's mathematical talent was indeed quite remarkable.

李泽翰却依旧眉头紧皱，“但我们在θ=1.05的石墨烯中测到a3=1.02，而纯数学计算S2(Γ0(3))的理想值应为a3=1——这2%偏差是否动摇了理论？”

Chen Hui looked at Li Zehan, his smile widening. He raised his hand and drew a distorted torus on the draft paper. "On the contrary! This is the most brilliant part of the theory."

"The deviation originates from the unavoidable Te vacancy defects in the material, corresponding to the perturbation of the mode form in the complex plane τ→τ+δ. By using the rigidity theorem of the Langlands program, it can be proved that the topological order is stable when δ<102, and the experimental error is just within the critical value."

Chen Hui looked up at Li Zehan again, "Now you should understand that the 'defect-modal perturbation correspondence diagram' in Figure 4 of the paper, which looks like an abstract painting, is the moat of the entire proof!"

The doubt in Li Zehan's eyes slowly dissipated, replaced by a glimmer of light. "So the defect flow equation in Appendix B is not a fix for the loophole, but a necessary consequence of the Langlands correspondence!"

Chen Hui smiled but remained silent.

He then handed the draft paper back to Chloe, but said to Li Zehan, “Remember, the real danger is not deviation, but the loss of the tension between mathematics and physics. Now go and recalculate the mercury-based superconductor model with N=7—your ‘erroneous’ data contains the key to the high-dimensional Langlands correspondence.”

Your math level has improved from 4 (8%) to 9%.

Your physics rating has increased from level 3 (97%) to 98%.

Two bullet comments lit up in front of me.

Chen Hui was not surprised at all; teaching could also improve proficiency.

Two weeks have passed since the start of the semester, and he has not wasted any time; his proficiency has steadily improved.

After doing all this, Chen Hui looked at Li Zehan.

Li Zehan took a half step back like a cat with its fur standing on end, and chuckled as he said, "I just came to ask if you forgot to assign homework in the last class?"

"Be a human being!"

Chen Hui was both amused and exasperated, already deciding what to say when assigning homework in the next class.

For example, after the last class, some students reported that there was no homework to do, so I'll assign some homework for this class.

You should be able to find out who that classmate is naturally.

After the two left, Chen Hui saw Schultz's reply email.

"No wonder he's a Philharmonic Award winner!"

After reading Schultz's reply, Chen Hui secretly praised him. He hadn't expected that the other party could convert the mathematical model into a computer model in such a short time.

According to Schultz's reply in the email, they will convert the model into code within a week, at which point model training can begin.

The speed was much faster than Chen Hui had expected.

Since it's a collaboration, it's impossible for Schultz to do the rest of the work alone; he should also do something.

Chen Hui organized Schultz's reply, roughly wrote it into a document similar to a research proposal, printed it out, and carried it to Wang Qiming's office.

He was very lucky; Wang Qiming happened to be in the office.

"Dean, I heard that Jiangcheng University also has a supercomputing center. Could you help me apply for three months of access?"

"?"

Chen Hui's first words silenced Wang Qiming.

Jiangcheng University did indeed establish its own supercomputing system a few years ago, but this supercomputing center was not built for their School of Mathematics. Not only their School of Mathematics needs to use it, but also the School of Physics, the School of Computer Science, and even the School of Chemistry and the School of Biology.

Each college has at least a dozen teams queuing up to use it, and since these colleges are often neglected and unloved, the amount of time they can actually use it is even less.

The main problem is that there are too many monks and not enough porridge. Let alone three months, Wang Qiming can't even gather enough permissions for three days.

Moreover, the Yanbei University Supercomputing Center only took a little over a day to verify the existence of the Yang-Mills equation last time.

"I can try to get you three days, or three months. How about you become the dean?"

Wang Qiming didn't ask Chen Hui what he was going to do, but three days was indeed his limit.

Chen Hui shook his head. He designed the model himself, and he was well aware of its complexity. Training a usable model would not be something that could be done in three to five days.

Unless, of course, the supercomputer used is the TaihuLight supercomputer.

However, the Sunway TaihuLight has tens of thousands of nodes and more than 40,000 chips, with a peak performance of 12.5 petaflops per second and a sustained performance of 9.3 petaflops per second, while the peak performance of Jiangcheng University's supercomputing center is 70 petaflops per second.

The difference is tens of thousands of times.

"It will take at least two months!" After a quick mental calculation, Chen Hui gave his final bottom line. He couldn't guarantee a good result within that timeframe.

"Do you think you're buying vegetables at a market?"

Wang Qiming was also somewhat exasperated, "So your research has made a breakthrough?"

He knew that Chen Hui was researching the mass gap problem in Yang-Mills equations, and if he really made a breakthrough, he might be able to persuade the principal to approve this unreasonable request.

No one can refuse a Philippine award-winning achievement.

Furthermore, the breakthrough of the Yang-Mills equation is not just about the Feynman Prize; it means that the academic community may be able to unify the four fundamental forces on this basis, and it represents the future!
"There has indeed been a breakthrough!"

As Chen Hui spoke, he handed his research proposal to Wang Qiming.

Condensed matter physics?

Wang Qiming glanced at it briefly, his eyes full of helplessness, "Why did you go and study condensed matter physics again?"

He knew that Chen Hui was simultaneously studying the Navier-Stokes equations and now had begun studying condensed matter physics, pursuing three researches in parallel. He didn't know whether to say that Chen Hui was highly skilled and daring, or that he was just a fearless newcomer.

Many scholars do study multiple topics at the same time, but these topics are usually closely related. No one would study three directions that are not clearly connected at the same time.

Human energy is limited. Even if Chen Hui is a genius, it is impossible for him to divide his energy into three parts and still achieve results.

This cannot be achieved simply by accumulating time, because each of these three directions requires scholars to devote all their energy to achieve any results. The consequence of scattering one's energy is that one will not reach the threshold in any of the three directions, and in the end, one will gain nothing, wasting time and one's own talent.

"Take a look at our latest achievements!"

Wang Qiming calmed himself down and carefully examined Chen Hui's report. Soon, his expression turned serious.

Chen Hui's proposed method is not difficult to understand, and ordinary people can comprehend it. Although he couldn't understand the model, he knew that Chen Hui's paper had passed the academic review of the "Annals of Mathematics" and that Chen Hui's collaborator on this project was Schultz!

In other words, this model might actually work?

In theory, there shouldn't be any major problems, but when it comes to actually implementing it, nobody knows what the final result will be.

Wang Qiming, being a mathematician by training, has a keen sense of cutting-edge technology, and he can imagine the terrifying impact this model would have if it were successful.

If we only look at the present, this has a much greater impact on the world than the breakthrough in the Yang-Mills equation.

Wang Qiming felt it was worth a try to justify wasting three months of the supercomputing center's computing power, since the supercomputing center wasn't his.

But whether the president and other college staff will agree is another matter.

"The supercomputing center's computing power will be reallocated next week, so come with me to the meeting."

Chen Hui's research proposal convinced Wang Qiming.

A week?

Chen Hui frowned slightly, but it was still acceptable. Schultz should be able to send over the code by then, and if all goes well, it can be put on the supercomputer for model training.

But this also made him realize the importance of resources for academic research.

If it's pure mathematics, perhaps we don't need to consider these things, but if we want to do applied mathematics research, we have to.

Seeing Chen Hui's furrowed brows, Wang Qiming felt a surge of crisis.

He spared no effort in investing resources in Chen Hui, both academically and materially, but unfortunately, the School of Mathematical Sciences was small and powerless, so even with his best efforts, the investment was quite limited.

Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed in Wang Qiming's mind, and he had a brilliant plan.

He took out his phone and dialed the number of an old classmate, who is now a professor at Yanbei University.

……

In a small conference room at Yanbei University, seven or eight people dressed in suits sat looking at the person at the head of the room, their expressions full of doubt.

"Hey Lao Cheng, what's up? Just say it. I'm busy right now, so I'll be going now."

"Don't rush, wait for another person."

Cheng Taiyue, the dean of the School of Mathematics at Yanbei University, said something indifferently and then said no more.

Everyone else shut up and stopped urging them.

A few minutes later, Tian Yang finally arrived at the conference room late.

"Okay, I won't take up any more of your time."

After Tian Yang and others were seated, Cheng Taiyue asked directly, "What are everyone's opinions on bringing in Professor Chen Hui from Jiangcheng University?"

"It's one thing that the first Philippine Scholarship in China didn't come from Yanbei University, but we should at least try to get the second one, right?"

No further introduction is needed; everyone here knows Chen Hui.

Although Chen Hui has only proven the existence of the Yang-Mills equation so far, given his age, they are almost certain that he will be able to complete the full proof of the Yang-Mills equation.

Even if the next International Congress of Mathematicians does not award the Fields Medal to Chen Hui, Chen Hui will definitely receive the Fields Medal.

Introducing such mathematical geniuses would also be beneficial to them.

The stronger one's math skills at Yanbei University, the more resources they can obtain. Even though most of those resources are geared towards those who are stronger, they can still get a share. Even if it's just a small share, it's something that they can't get anywhere else no matter how hard they try.

Moreover, those present are all top figures in the Chinese mathematics community; they are not only capable of drinking soup, but may even be able to gnaw on bones and eat meat.

However, Chen Hui graduated from Jiangcheng University and taught there after graduation. What can Yanbei University use to compete with Jiangcheng University?

"Since no one objects, that means they agree."

Cheng Taiyue glanced around the conference room and continued, "I've received information that he's recently applied for supercomputing resources. Obviously, Jiangcheng University can't provide him with that many resources, but our Yanbei University can."

"The reason I called everyone here today is to discuss how we can pool our resources to get three months of supercomputing access."

"Who comes first?"

Everyone was prepared when they heard Cheng Taiyue's proposal to poach people, but they still gasped when they heard the astronomical figure of three months.

No one spoke.

"Old Zhang, tell me, how many have you claimed?"

Cheng Taiyue didn't waste any time and looked directly at Zhang Jiping, who was at the head of the left. As the dean, he knew the amount of resources that everyone had.

"Dean Cheng, you decide!"

Zhang Jiping lowered his head and said meekly, "I'll pay whatever you name on the price."

"Bullshit, if I told you to pay up everything, would you?"

Cheng Taiyue wasn't buying it. "If you're going to pay everything, then we're not having this meeting today."

Zhang Jiming looked troubled. "Old Cheng, it's not that I'm stingy, it's just that Chen Hui is Tian Lao's grand-disciple. How can I be the one to take the lead in something like this?"

(End of this chapter)