Did the world end today?

Chapter 209 Dimensional Ascension Plan? Pipeline Plan

Contrary to Qin Feng's expectations, Lin Xu not only had no time to rest, but his schedule became even busier.

After returning from the firing range and having lunch, he went straight to the coordination group's office.

Meanwhile, Wang Yifan was already waiting for him in the office.

"Comrade Lin Xu—calling him that feels a bit too formal. How about I call him Engineer Lin like they do?"

His face was radiant with a warm smile, a stark contrast to the composed, even somewhat "old-fashioned" old man he had been before.

What is the secret to physicists' eternal youth?
It's a new theory, of course!
Wang Yifan now looks like he's been soaking in a fountain of youth; even the wrinkles on his face seem to have smoothed out a bit.

He lived to be over 80 years old during the first "era of confusion" in the world.

If he continues at this pace, won't he live to be over a hundred years old?
Lin Xu extended his hand and shook his hand briefly, then said:

"Call me whatever you like—you are my senior, so please take your name as the priority."

"When it comes to scientific research, there aren't that many seniors or not."

Wang Yifan waved his hand and said:

"There is no order of precedence in learning; those who have achieved mastery are teachers."

"Moreover, this is no ordinary 'achievement'."

He made a rare joke – probably because Lin Xu's "living room discussion" had touched him so deeply that his impression of Lin Xu had completely changed.

Before that, he only thought Lin Xu was a good comrade and a key figure in the key plan.

But now, he genuinely considers Lin Xu as "one of his own" and "a fellow traveler."

Seeing Lin Xu's slightly tired eyes, he asked with concern:

Didn't you sleep well last night?

Lin Xu shook his head and replied:

"I was too tired before and didn't make up for it."

You need to get some rest.

Wang Yifan said earnestly:

“We’re not in such a tight spot now. Once the ‘anthill’ is confirmed to be open, there will be a major breakthrough in fundamental physics. We have the opportunity to develop to a level sufficient to withstand the apocalypse within 20 years.”

"So, don't put yourself under so much pressure."

"We still need to learn to balance work and rest."

Lin Xu was pulled to sit down on the sofa by Wang Yifan. Before he could answer, a cup of tea was handed to him.

He took a small sip, but a thought popped into his mind.
It wasn't a crucial thought, but it vaguely made him feel uneasy.

"We're not so close anymore."

This was the second time he had heard this sentence.

Of course, from a work perspective, Wang Yifan and his fellow scholars and technicians have not relaxed their efforts.

They were just relaxed mentally.

Relaxing one's mindset is a good thing in itself.

but.
It seems like something is missing.

Lin Xu couldn't figure it out for the time being, so he had to skip the question.

He put down his teacup and began to speak:
"I'm fine here."

"Mr. Wang, you said you wanted to talk to me about the negative entropy flow factor?"

"Yes."

Seeing that Lin Xu had brought up the important matter, Wang Yifan stopped beating around the bush and went straight to the point:
“I’ll call someone in—someone who also works on holographic duality.”

"Let's see if the two of you can spark something when you get together."

"no problem."

As Wang Yifan finished speaking, Qin Feng, who had been waiting to the side, walked out the door.

He now also serves as a secretary.

A moment later, Qin Feng led in a middle-aged man who had been waiting outside. Lin Xu didn't recognize the man, but Wang Yifan immediately introduced him:

"This is Liu Tao, the youngest and most advanced scholar in China working on holographic duality."

"This is Comrade Lin Xu. Your classified information should have already been reviewed, but this is our first meeting, isn't it?"

"Yes Yes!"

Liu Tao extended his hand to Lin Xu warmly.

"Comrade Lin Xu, you've worked hard."

His tone was very polite—like everyone else, they always maintained a certain level of respect in front of Lin Xu.

"It's okay, it's not hard."

Lin Xu led Liu Tao back to sit on the sofa, then asked:
Where should we begin?

"Let's start with the Randall-Sundrum-II model you mentioned—I'm still a bit unclear about the concept of introducing the 'negative entropy flow' factor that you mentioned in the document."

"The main point is that the mathematical structure of this problem is not so clear."

"There's nothing I can do about it."

Lin Xu shrugged.

The time was too short, and the information he saw was too limited.

It would be fine if you just talked about the key points, but what about the mathematical structure?
Pull it down.

A hint of disappointment flashed across Liu Tao's face, but he quickly concealed it.

indeed.

I was perhaps a little too optimistic.

Although I heard that Comrade Lin Xu had discussed the issue of "high-dimensional channels" with many academic bigwigs in his living room, in fact, judging from the summary, most of those questions were concentrated at the level of phenomena and principles.

The mathematical construction proofs are almost entirely absent.

It's too much to ask of someone to force them to provide this kind of information.

Thinking of this, he said with a hint of "consolation" in his tone:

"It's okay, you have too many things to deal with."

"But could you do me a favor? If I come across these theories again, could you please keep an eye out for me and tell me exactly in which part the negative entropy flow factor is introduced?"

"For example, whether the negative entropy flow factor is increased in the energy-momentum tensor or achieved by introducing negative entropy features into the scalar field is a crucial question, and we..."

"and many more."

Lin Xu suddenly raised his hand to interrupt Liu Tao. He actually knew this.

"The introduction of this negative entropy flow is achieved within the AdS/CFT framework by adding an open system interaction term to the AdS boundary conditions to modify the entanglement entropy functional."

The specific mathematical expression is...

Lin Xu pondered for a moment, then casually took a piece of paper from the perceptive Qin Feng and wrote down a mathematical expression on it.

(The symbols are too complicated for the author to type)
Upon seeing the expression, Liu Tao put down the teacup he had just picked up.

"How can this be?"

"It's not that this is impossible to achieve the desired effect."

"This configuration is mathematically feasible, but how can it be verified in physics?"

His eyes were filled with incomprehension, doubt, and suspicion.

Lin Xu patiently explained:

“κ is the negative entropy coupling constant, Φ is the volume scalar field, and h is the induced metric on γA.

"In terms of physical implementation, in the AdS-Schwarzschild context, the event horizon can be considered a natural source of negative entropy. Wouldn't it be clearer if you combined this expression with the boundary behavior expression of Hawking radiation?"

Liu Tao fell silent.

After a long silence, he stammered slightly:

"If that's the case, then the boundary conditions of the AdS/CFT dual are completely reconstructed—no, they should be said to be added."

"Yes."

Lin Xu nodded.

"This is the significance of this research. They originally intended to explore the boundary conditions for AdS/CFT, which is also an essential path to solving the doomsday problem and the high-dimensional channel problem."

"understood."

Liu Tao's eyes radiated a fiery intensity.

At that moment, he suddenly realized how ridiculous his previously deeply hidden and never-expressed "contempt" had been.

He arrogantly believed that the young man in front of him had simply received some kind of "gift from fate".

They thought that all he could do was "bring out" that knowledge and information, but he couldn't engage in an equal dialogue with himself in his own field.

But now, he found out that he was wrong.

Although it is possible that the person in front of you does not reach the level of a "top scholar".

After Lin Xu clearly explained the logic of introducing a negative entropy flow factor into the AdS/CFT dual framework, Liu Tao understood why Lin Xu was so highly regarded by Wang Yifan.
"Thank you, Mr. Lin. This has been very enlightening for me!"

"fine."

Lin Xu waved his hand.

In fact, what he proposed was just a direction. The real research and development and improvement depended on people like Liu Tao.

He didn't feel that his "achievements had been stolen".

In any case, the so-called "achievements" are nothing more than the pursuit of a higher status.

He no longer needs such achievements to prove himself.

Liu Tao hesitated for a moment before continuing to ask:
"If I make any progress on my end, would it be convenient for your name to appear in the paper?"

"Obviously, it's inconvenient."

Lin Xu shook his head, but then said:

"You need to talk to Bai Mo about this—she's the head of the Anti-Current Task Force, you should understand what I mean, right?"

"Understand, understand!"

Liu Tao nodded repeatedly.

Seeing his reaction, Lin Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

It's a new era now, and many things should get back on track—including the work of the countercurrent task force!

They will bring a lot of knowledge and information with real "monopolistic significance," and this information is most likely to constitute "divine authority."

It must be controlled!

After exchanging a few brief details, Wang Yifan stood up and saw Liu Tao off.

Then, he turned around and said to Lin Xu:

"Engineer Lin, you're getting stronger and stronger."

“A little over a month ago, you could only understand physical phenomena.”

"But now, you've begun to understand mathematical constructions."

"In another month"

Wang Yifan paused for a moment.

"Perhaps in another month, two months, or three months, you'll be able to start your own research."

"It's not that exaggerated."

Lin Xu finished the tea in his cup.

Initiating research on your own?