Chapter 104: Chapter 106: The First Batch of Hibernators
“Can you understand what I’m saying?”
Zhang Yuan was silent for a while before he nodded.
Senior Brother Zhao continued, “So, the fundantal purpose of New Civilization History is to use a mathematical thod to find the globally optimal solution in a complex network system… that is, the best direction for the developnt of a civilization.”
“If such a thod truly exists, we could indirectly or directly predict major historical events that might occur in the future, and by changing the current nodes, we could avoid potential disasters.”
“Predict the future?” Zhang Yuan was dumbstruck. Was this discipline not exceedingly taphysical?
Seeing his incredulous expression, Senior Brother Zhao laughed and said, “It’s just theoretical, really. The whole process is incredibly difficult.”
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“To use mathematics to describe ‘historical influence’ is sothing a bit beyond the human brain capacity… After all, this discipline has only a preliminary frawork so far and is far from complete.”
“However, once New Civilization History is completed, a civilization would no longer need politicians or a ruling class.”
“Mathematics will guide the direction in which the entire civilization progresses!”
“This kind of global wisdom will far surpass the current political landscape, achieving a leap in the civilizational hierarchy!”
“Therefore, the history of Earth Civilization moving forward is very, very important for the developnt of this discipline…”
Zhang Yuan pondered for a long ti, but still found it sowhat incredible.
During their casual conversation, they arrived at their destination—the Earth Era Space Elevator.
After saying goodbye to the others, Zhang Yuan hurried to his room.
Returning to this familiar small area, he suddenly relaxed, feeling utterly exhausted.
After washing up, Zhang Yuan lay on his bed, his thoughts in disarray.
He was reflecting on everything he had seen and heard these days and the “New Civilization History” he had just learned about. He was still imrsed in the discussion he had had with Senior Brother Zhao.
Using mathematical calculations to guide future political planning.
Linking global history, the future, and neural networks—it seed quite interesting.
It was the first ti he had taken such a significant interest in this school of thought.
“But… what should be done?”
How could “historical problems” be translated into mathematical models?
“It might fall under the category of operations research. No, using just operations research isn’t enough. Psychology and economics are also needed.”
Zhang Yuan tried hard to think it through.
Unfortunately, after much contemplation, he ca up with nothing.
It was tougher than the legendary “Mathematical Abyss.” He had no idea how to approach it.
He sighed softly and turned over in bed, finding himself unable to sleep again.
Speaking of the “Mathematical Abyss,” it was actually ranked according to difficulty levels.
According to his understanding, the first level of math was equivalent to high school level and below, including mixed operations, Cartesian coordinates, trigonotry, geotry, etc. All of these were intuitive and not difficult to comprehend.
The second level of math was equivalent to university math, including calculus, finding limits, partial differential equations, Fourier series, Laplace transforms, etc. These were within the range that ordinary people could master through effort.
The third level included Group Theory, topology, Algebraic Geotry, algebraic number theory—subjects that ordinary people might not master even with effort.
Following that, the fourth level included Symplectic Geotry, random matrices, cohomology, etc., which only professional scientists could handle.
The fifth level involved hugely influential world-famous conjectures, including the Riemann Hypothesis, P=NP, Hodge Conjecture, etc.
The legendary Mathematical Abyss—”Stock Market Prediction”—was at the sixth level.
Yes, stock market prediction.
No one knew whether the market would rise or fall tomorrow; if soone claid to know, he must be a fraud.
As for “New Civilization History,” Zhang Yuan guessed it might be… the seventh level.
Trying to precisely predict future historical events made stock market prediction look trivial.
Having realized this, Zhang Yuan no longer tried to challenge the super difficult problem beyond his capabilities, and he fell into a deep sleep.
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Days passed by one after another.
A continuous stream of materials was transported from the industrial base on Jupiter’s moon to the Earth Era.
The most common sight in the Space Port was a type of spaceship shaped like a “beer barrel.” They had a very powerful propulsion system and carrying capacity, capable of approaching Jupiter and extracting the atmosphere from Jupiter’s surface.
Jupiter might look fierce and violent, but its boundary with the rest of the universe wasn’t clearly defined. The outer atmosphere had only about one-thousandth of standard atmospheric pressure.
Its atmosphere was about 90% hydrogen and 10% helium.
Helium-3 could be used for fusion, while other elents could serve as propellants for ion engines.
As various material resources continued to replenish, and as the ti for the plan neared, ready or not, the hibernation plan had to officially start.
That day, Zhang Yuan was having a “farewell al” with his friends in Section C.
“My friends, in a couple of days we’ll enter hibernation, and I really wonder what the world will be like hundreds of years from now,” Wang Xin, the forr leader of the cleaning team, was giving his pre-sleep speech.
However, his expression did not seem as carefree as his words.
“So soon?” Zhang Yuan asked in surprise, “Are you guys the first batch?”
Wang Xin replied with a bitter smile, “Yes, it seems those younger brothers and sisters don’t want to go into hibernation early. My wife and I thought about it and decided to do a good deed by being in the first batch.”
“Giving the younger ones a bit more ti is good, even if it’s just for a few days.”
The atmosphere around the table was somber, with many won’s eyes turning red.
In one’s lifeti, you inevitably et all kinds of people, and the total number may only be in the tens of millions. However, for most people, the encounter is just a fleeting mont that passes by on the street. The few hundred or thousand people with whom one ends up working and having conversations are precious.
So people are born socializers, like team leader Wang Xin; others are born loners, like Zhang Yuan.
But undoubtedly, no one likes farewells.
The day of parting, never to return, always cos, and in fact, it had arrived…
Wang Xin called out, “Let’s all have a drink! We might not be able to et during the rotational breaks, but in three thousand years, we will surely et again!”
By then, it would already be the 53rd century.
Such a terribly long ti.
“Though it’s just plain water, after this drink of water, I won’t be able to eat much!”
Before hibernation, a series of protective asures had to be in place—it was not possible to let the food in the intestines hibernate as well. Thus, fasting before sleep was essential.
“Cheers!”
“Bon voyage!”
Cheers!
Clatter, clatter.
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(I don’t know why, but it seems like the comnt section on the computer version has been blocked… I didn’t write anything offensive, so why was it harmonized again?
It’s funny, the chapter titled “Leave and Science Popularization” was blocked the other day, and then it was imdiately released…
“Dear author, your work ‘Deep Space Wandering Fleet,’ chapter ‘Leave and Science Popularization,’ was found to be slightly in violation, but has now been anded and approved.”
That’s an article by an eminent academician!
On further inspection, so of the previous chapters were blocked. Older books, including ‘Under Deep Space,’ also had many chapters blocked, truly a tough situation! Looks like I’ll need to edit my work. Thankfully, this book is cleaner; they didn’t execute Han Ziyue on the spot, otherwise, it surely would have been banned…)
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