Although his knowledge has not declined along with his eyesight to the level of an ordinary person, he can clearly feel that he is gradually beginning to feel inadequate when it comes to accepting new things.
He had foreseen this day since the day when the Yang-Mills equation was solved and the "Unified Theory of Strong Electricity" was born.
In physics, the situation is roughly the same.
He had never doubted this before, but now he began to doubt it.
Witten asked with interest: "So you are studying Lu's conjecture?"
In an office with ordinary decoration, even monotonous and somewhat nostalgic, Professor Deligne, sitting at his desk, was staring at a piece of scratch paper with half a line of calculations written on it, frowning and thinking hard.
"take it."
Just when he was about to put this problem aside for the time being and go make himself a cup of coffee, there was a sudden knock on the door outside the office.
Professor Deligne said disapprovingly.
Does this subject really need so many people
The door opened, and a tall, thin old man with some sparse hair walked in with an easy-going smile on his face.
And now this scene seems to have been copied to the pearl in the Western Pacific.
Ecstatically taking over the research notes on Goldbach's conjecture, Witten took it in his hand and read it with interest.
The conference is scheduled for December 18th.
If it weren't for his work needs and seeing the mountains of applications, he wouldn't even know that there were so many people studying physics in the world.
Professor Deligne said with a straight face: "Next time you go to China, you can stop by Jinling and ask him this question face to face."
Sure enough, I still have to accept my old age.
"My old friend, I heard that you have returned from China?"
As long as that person's footsteps haven't stopped.
This day will come sooner or later.
"I can't believe it," Deligne clapped his tongue, "They really built the collider to the moon."
Many people even suffer from anxiety disorders and have to rely on drugs to soothe their tired and fragile nerves.
Noticing his movements, Witten asked with an expression of interest on his face.
It has been almost a week since that report meeting ended.
…
When receiving these applications, even Luo Wenxuan, who had seen a lot of the world with Professor Witten, was quite surprised.
Putting down the pen in his hand, Professor Deligne sighed softly, took off the glasses on his nose, raised his head, and spoke in a clear voice.
Witten smiled and said: "Actually, it's nothing. I just came to see my old friend before traveling. By the way... remind him about the bet."
"The magic of technology is so fascinating... If I had been born a few decades later, maybe in another fifty years, the problems we are worried about now will no longer be a problem."
"It's so clean...it can't be a fake."
The successive blockbuster news comes one after another, washing people's eyeballs, shocking people's brains, and making people overwhelmed.
At the same time, as the birthplace of grand unified theory and the first university to offer this course, the opportunity to study at Jinling University was hard to come by.
Although he had never studied the ancient, profound and pure art of number theory, no one knew the value of this notebook better than him.
Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
As early as two months ago, when IMCRC had just applied for the right to use the venue at the Shanghai International Convention and Exhibition Center, this top event destined to completely change the future pattern of high-energy physics had focused the attention of the world.
Witten: "Didn't you just come back from China? You haven't understood it yet?"
"Haha, I was just joking." Witten laughed, and after a pause, he continued, "Speaking of which, I just happen to be going to China soon."
After being stunned for a moment, Professor Witten then said with a smile.
As old problems are solved, more new problems will arise.
Except for those scholars who were invited, the vast majority of people who applied to participate in this society on their own have been queuing up since then...
"Yes."
Mathematics is undergoing a transformation.
From the very beginning, all you had to do was apply, and by the end, people who had signed up had already lined up in a long queue, and even those who had already signed up had to "add money." It only took less than half a month.
The completion of the Lunar Hadron Collider may not have had a great impact on the Physics Department of Jinling University, but it has had a huge impact on the IMCRC.
He has been thinking about this problem on the paper these days, but until now he still has no clue.
"That's true."
"The value of this paper is not just that you understand it or that you have finished exploring it."
The turmoil about the grand unified theory of algebra and geometry has not yet completely subsided. The completion ceremony of the Lunar Hadron Collider and related conferences are about to begin.
"I came back a few days ago." Seeing that it was Witten and thinking that he probably didn't have anything important to discuss with him, Professor Deligne put on his glasses again and reprinted the scratch paper with only half a line of calculations written on it. Picked it up.
Seeing the springy smile on the old guy's face, Professor Deligne couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, but in the end he didn't refuse. He opened the drawer with a straight face and took out a notebook with a cardboard cover. .
"What are you studying?"
It would be okay if you are outside the academic circle. Whether it is a grand unified theory or a collider, it may not be as shocking as a press conference about the phantom system, or even a blog post updated by a certain beta tester. And more popular.
Deligne: "The collider is finished?"
Although it is only one week away from the Western New Year, that is, Christmas, and if you are not careful, you may miss the reunion with your family, but no one has the slightest complaint.
But if you are in the academic circle, you can clearly feel the feeling of being pushed forward by a huge force majeure.
"Don't worry, as long as you still choose this profession, there will definitely be new troubles waiting for you."
"The door is unlocked, please come in."
Putting the notebook in his arms, Professor Witten smiled, with a little emotion in his tone.
"I just think these questions are quite interesting, so I took them out and looked through them during this period." As if he didn't want to admit that he was stumped by these questions, Professor Deligne frowned, looked at him and asked, "... What’s the point of asking these questions?”
Professor Deligne smiled faintly, with some approval and emotion in his eyes. He sighed softly and continued, "This forty-page paper not only demonstrates the unified theory of algebraic geometry, but also puts forward A series of related generalized propositions, and most of these propositions are unproven, which are so-called conjectures... Unexpectedly, he not only solved the problems that have troubled us for thousands of years, but also solved the roadmap for the next hundred or even thousand years. He has already pointed out how to go."
Countless Ph.D.s have been deferred, some of them were forced to apply, and some of them applied voluntarily. After all, after the completion of the Grand Unified Theory, there are too many things that need to be relearned, especially about algebraic geometry.
It is not easy to get the qualification to participate in this event.
Deligne: "The paper on the unified theory of algebra and geometry... is the one that caused a sensation in the academic world during this period. I recommend you to read it carefully. Although I don't know if you are still studying mathematics, I dare to Said it would definitely be helpful in your research.”
Just a year ago, or even half a year ago, it was quite difficult to get the opportunity to visit CERN or even do volunteer work.
IMCRC receives tens of thousands of applications from all over the world every day. Some hope to come here to apply for positions, visit exchanges, give lectures, etc., and some are applications related to experiments, hoping to use the Lunar Hadron Collider. Powerful functions to verify some of your fantastic ideas about the microscopic world and the quantum world.
It was as if what they were discussing yesterday was no longer a problem today, and then they had to face and adapt to new issues.
Witten nodded and said with a smile.
And physics, so why not
Sighing softly in his heart, Professor Deligne shook his head.