I really just want to be a scholar

Chapter 836 Now the whole world is proud to cooperate with you
Qin Ke suddenly thought of the paper he and Ning Qingyun had published recently, and he felt a little confused, and said with a smile: "Professor Witten, Qingyun and I are indeed spending the Spring Festival in Yuanzhou this year. If you don't mind, please bring Your wife will come to my house to live for a period of time, so that you can personally feel the atmosphere of the Spring Festival in Xiaguo?"

Qin Ke now has so much money to spend that he hasn't even calculated how much assets he currently has. Even his father, as the legal representative and nominal chairman of Lime Technology, starts with a monthly salary of 10.

I heard from my dad that the house in Qingping town has been redecorated and expanded a long time ago. Recently, even the third bedroom on the upper floor has been bought. It forms a duplex with the original second floor, and a small indoor elevator was built between the two floors. The purpose is to make it easier for Ning Qingyun to have a relatively quiet and independent environment when he comes back to live, and he doesn't have to climb the stairs to the second floor of the duplex with two babies in his arms. From these details, it can be seen that Qin Yanghui and Shen Qiuyi How thoughtful you are for your daughter-in-law.

Therefore, when inviting Professor Witten to live in his hometown, there is no need to worry about whether there are enough rooms for him to live in. The only concern is that American people pay more attention to personal space and generally do not live in other people’s homes, preferring to stay in hotels.

However, Professor Wei Teng said with a smile: "You Xia Guo has a saying, 'respect is worse than obedience', I will 'respect is worse than obedience'." The last sentence "respect is worse than obedience" is said in Chinese, although it is very Not standard, but surprising enough.

Qin Ke applauded: "Professor Witten, your Chinese is not bad."

"After I attended your wedding with Academician Ning last year, I learned a few words when I traveled in Xiaguo for two months. This time I came to Xiaguo, in addition to wanting to experience the atmosphere of the Spring Festival in Xiaguo with my wife, I also want to have a good relationship with you. Let's exchange theoretical knowledge of particle physics together, I wonder if it will disturb you?"

Professor Witten knew that Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun were in the rising period of their careers, with a lot of affairs and many projects on hand, but they were not as free as he was, with the title of tenured professor of advanced research at Princeton, and he would go back to give lectures when he was in a good mood Give lectures, do research, and travel around the world with my wife when I'm not in a good mood.

Qin Ke confirmed his guess, and he was overjoyed. Not long ago, he told Ning Qingyun that if he wanted to continue to study particle physics along with the thesis, he had to ask competent foreign aid to help reduce the burden on the two of them. Unexpectedly, Professor Witten I have the same thoughts as myself.

Speaking of foreign aid, who would be more suitable than Edward Witten, who is proficient in mathematics and is also a master of particle physics theory?
"You are very welcome. In fact, if you hadn't been living in the United States, Qingyun and I would have invited you to Xia Guolai to conduct research on particle physics. In this regard, we couldn't find a better match than Professor Wei Teng. partner."

Professor Witten said with a smile: "I have to discuss with my wife whether to live in Xia Guo for a long time, but I am very happy to cooperate with you. Now the whole world regards it as an honor to cooperate with you. By the way, Academician Qin, you can call me 'Edward,' as my friends call me."

"Okay. Then Edward, you don't need to call me 'Academician Qin', just call me Qin Ke."

After the two decided on their willingness to cooperate, the conversation became more enjoyable.

Professor Witten sighed: "Qin Ke, you know, I don't have much pursuit in my life, I just want to see more beautiful scenery in the physical world, and if I can, I will win a Nobel Prize in physics." Scholarship, this life is complete."

Professor Witten is not bragging when he said this, MacArthur Foundation, Dirac Award, Fields Award, Poincaré Award, Einstein Science Award, Newton Medal, Lorenz Award, Craford Mathematics Award, American National Science Award Awards... He has basically won all the awards that a physicist can win. In mathematics, he has even won the Fields Medal. Except for the Nobel Prize in Physics, there is no award in the world that is worth his efforts. .

"I am also looking forward to our cooperation this time, which can help you achieve your wish."

The two agreed on a time to meet in Yuanzhou, and ended the call happily.

Qin Xiaoke asked curiously, "Brother, is that Grandpa Witeng coming to live with us?"

Qin Ke said unexpectedly: "Your English level has improved, and you can understand what we said on the phone?"

Qin Xiaoke was triumphant: "Brother, I have only finished the college entrance examination for half a year, and it is the peak period of my life with the highest level of English, okay? I will probably forget it in a year or two."

Ning Qingyun was also very interested: "Did Professor Witten agree to cooperate with us in the follow-up in-depth research of the paper?"

"Yes, but at that time, whether he will live in the country of Xia for a long time, or cooperate through emails and video conferences, has not yet been decided. He loves his wife more, and he needs to ask his wife's consent for where to live. Probably excellent Mathematicians love their wives, just like me." Qin Ke said with a smile.

Ning Qingyun's pretty face was immediately stained with a beautiful blush. Now she has a higher immunity to Qin Ke's love words, and she will no longer blush at every turn, but that is in private, and now she is still sitting in the business car. It's Qin Xiaoke, Fang Yongtang, Wei Feng and Wei Jing.How could the tender-skinned Ning Qingyun not be shy when she said such nonsense in front of outsiders?
She stretched out her hand and pinched Qin Ke, and said angrily, "Stop talking nonsense."

Qin Ke didn't care about his thick skin, but in order to avoid making Ning Qingyun angry, he changed the subject: "Professor Witten was my childhood idol."

Qin Xiaoke thought for a while, and said "Oh": "No wonder I saw Grandpa Witeng looking familiar. It turned out to be the character on the poster that my brother had posted in the room when I was a child!" She "informed" Ning Qingyun again:
"Sister-in-law, when my brother was in elementary school and junior high school, there were posters of two types of people in the room, one was basketball stars, and the other was mathematicians and physicists. The basketball stars in the front were pretty normal, while the ones in the back were special. Strange, at that time I also saw him posting photos of Newton and Einstein, similar to those on the walls of school classrooms, oh, and there seemed to be photos of mathematicians named Gauss and Euler. Later, there was a wheelchair A very weird physicist named Hawking, and then Grandpa Witten. Do you think my brother is a big weirdo? Fortunately, you have a sister-in-law who is willing to marry him, otherwise a big weirdo like my brother would never be found in a lifetime Wife!"

Including Ning Qingyun, it was the first time for everyone to hear such a "secret", and they couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The little girl was probably addicted to whistleblowers, and said again: "My brother had a strange problem when he was young. When others were in a bad mood or bored, he would watch cartoons, movies, and play games. Apart from playing basketball, he only did math problems. And it’s the kind that makes you happier as you do it, and makes you laugh out loud. My God, since I was a child, I wondered if my brother was out of his mind. Does anyone know how to do math? The female classmate in the school secretly called him to ask him out to play, and he directly told them that he had to do math problems and was not free... Ouch, it hurts, brother, don't hit me on the forehead, I will shut up right away..."

Everyone laughed again, but when they laughed, there was even more admiration in their hearts.

Probably only a "fool" like Qin Ke who loves mathematics from the bottom of his heart and regards mathematics problems as the joy of life can achieve dazzling results in mathematics that no one can match, right?

Qin Ke was actually not angry at all. He recalled the past in his childhood, with a nostalgic look on his face: "At that time, I really aimed to be a god of learning, so I often watched some famous scholars and scientists in history. Biography, to motivate yourself. Just like Professor Witten, in fact, his life is full of legends."

"Originally, Professor Witten was a liberal arts student, majoring in history, minoring in linguistics, and got a bachelor's degree in literature. At that time, he was not interested in physics, but later when he was studying economics, he found that he liked mathematics. , so he dropped out of the University of Wisconsin and was admitted to the Department of Mathematics of Princeton University—look, the god of learning is very good, he can take any exam he wants, and I admired him very much when I was young.”

The biggest feature of Qin Ke's speech is that it is humorous. Everyone was listening to him telling the story, and they laughed happily when they heard this.

Qin Ke also laughed: "Then, when he was studying mathematics, he discovered that his favorite was actually physics, so he transferred from the mathematics department to the physics department. He studied under the Nobel Prize winner David Gross, specializing in particle physics and superstrings. Theory. At the age of 29, with his amazing physical intuition and extraordinary mathematical ability, he wrote a paper on Calabi-Yau manifold compactification, which set off the "first superstring revolution" in the history of physics. The entire physics community has been discussing superstring theory for a year, thinking that it is a unified framework that can unify quantum field theory and general relativity."

"At that time, Professor Witten was famous all over the world because of his intelligence. A famous physicist once said jokingly, 'When the physics community proposes a major scientific discovery, it is best to pray that Witten will not be attracted to it, because He could easily write a paper of a few hundred pages and end the subject completely, leaving no one else to do it.'”

Fang Yongtang interjected: "Boss, isn't this what other people are saying about you and the boss's wife?"

Qin Ke was taken aback, but everyone laughed, even Ning Qingyun pursed his lips and chuckled.

Qin Xiaoke clapped his hands and laughed, "Brother, maybe Grandpa Witeng asked you to cooperate because he was afraid that you would solve all his problems!"

"Don't talk nonsense. There is still a gap between me and Professor Witten in terms of particle physics." Qin Ke flicked Qin Xiaoke's forehead inertially: "And Professor Witten is not such a person. He cooperated with us, probably It’s because only the two of us can complete the superstring theory together with him. He really loves superstring theory.”

"The 'first superstring revolution' that started in the physics world disappeared in about a year, because superstring theory was too abstract and difficult, and no experimental evidence could be found, so most physicists gave up. , only Professor Witten is still insisting."

Qin Ke showed fascination: "This kind of persistence that everyone abandons me is what I admire the most about Professor Witten. With his physical talent, he would probably have won the Nobel Prize in Physics long ago if he changed his direction. , but he still chose to stick to superstring theory, which he was most interested in, and use his mathematical talents to continuously derive profound mathematical theorems, such as quantum invariants. These unintentional academic achievements made him the world's first Physicists who won the Fields Medal. Qingyun and I don’t count, because although we study physics, we are essentially mathematicians.”

Everyone was fascinated by it.

Qin Ke added: "Professor Witten's greatest contribution in physics is the creation of M theory, which expanded the 10-dimensional string space to 11-dimensional, unified the five string theories in the world today, and directly triggered the 'Second Superstring revolution'. Even Hawking once said with admiration, 'M theory proposed by Witten may be the ultimate theory of the universe'."

"When I was young, I especially admired Professor Witten because of his strong liberal arts ability. He has written more than 350 papers and works, which have been cited more than 5 times, ranking first in the physics world. With the literary talents of liberal arts students, His published "Superstring Theory" has been on the bestseller list, so he easily achieved financial freedom, and he didn't have to worry about economic problems at all. When I was young, I never thought about making a living in the future, but only wanted to engage in theoretical research all my life, because I read this story. But... I was not very good at liberal arts in junior high school."

Qin Ke held Ning Qingyun's little hand as he spoke, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "If Qingyun hadn't been guiding me in the liberal arts, I would probably have to rely on competitions to get sent to Qingbei. It's impossible for me to get the top score in the college entrance examination."

Qin Ke felt that God had cared too much for him, so that he accidentally met such a good girl as Ning Qingyun, and they were able to accompany him for a lifetime.

Ning Qingyun gently held Qin Ke's big hand back, and a sense of warmth and sweetness also surged in her heart.In high school, she guided Qin Ke's liberal arts, and Qin Ke guided her in science competitions. It was because of this that the two knew each other and fell in love with each other, and they have come to this day.Every time she recalls these sweet and dreamlike past events, she will cherish the ordinary but happy daily life in front of her heart even more.

Everyone applauded subconsciously.

Qin Ke smiled and said: "Okay, okay, the story is over. I told this story just to let everyone know how powerful Professor Witten is. It is also an honor for me and Qingyun to cooperate with him on research projects. Xiao Ke, don’t be too big or small when you arrive. I also want to ask Brother Feng and Sister Jing not to take any special precautions when Professor Witten and his wife live in my house, such as secretly scanning other people’s luggage for security checks. Disrespect to a great physicist, foreigners are very private..."

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Back in the urban area, Qin Ke, Ning Qingyun, and Qin Xiaoke lived in Lvcuiyingju, which was low-key and unobtrusive, and it was the first time Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun "lived together" in a warm and cozy home. Especially commemorative.

The three of them rested for half a day plus one night, and soon made their itinerary.

Considering that the weather in Enzhou has been very good recently, the sun is shining during the day, the temperature can rise above 10 degrees Celsius, and the wind is not strong, so the three decided to go camping in the suburbs of the city.

It's easy to be recognized in the city, and there are many people coming and going in the shopping mall. It would be troublesome for Ning Qingyun to be bumped into, so she simply went camping in a place with few people and felt the charm of nature.

Of course, it's impossible to live in a tent for the so-called camping, after all, Ning Qingyun is pregnant with two little treasures and is inconvenient.So the actual "camping" is to rent a private villa in the middle of the mountain with beautiful scenery. At most, you can pitch a tent on the leeward side, barbecue and play by yourself, and just experience the feeling.

Along with them were Wei Feng, Wei Jing, and Fang Yongtang, so Qin Ke wasn't afraid of being disturbed in his two-person world with Ning Qingyun, so naturally he wouldn't drive Qin Xiaoke away.

After tidying up, Fang Yongtang reported that everything had been arranged, and the group drove off to enjoy a rare leisure vacation and spend three days of leisure and satisfaction.

　Recently, it has been the content of scientific research, which is a bit boring, and there will be more happy daily stories in the follow-up.Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun still have a long way to go in the future, we will accompany them to walk down the road with ease, and savor those beautiful life scenery together.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)