When Zhang Wei stepped onto the stage to receive the award, the leaders presenting the awards were sowhat surprised. They hadn’t expected such a young female researcher to take the stage.
It was not a matter of sexism.
In the field of scientific research, it is rare for a young woman to achieve such success. It is hard to co across one in two or three years. Even the young ones are usually around forty years old. Zhang Wei, on the other hand, was only in her early thirties and rather good-looking, which made her a striking figure.
The caras for the live dia broadcast were focused on Zhang Wei throughout the entire event.
Initially, representatives from four projects were supposed to share the stage, but the other three barely got a ’passing shot’. They remained unseen, with Zhang Wei occupying the entire lilight.
During the handshake, the leader presenting the award asked Zhang Wei, "Your project is impressive. Were you in charge of the research?"
Zhang Wei shook her head with a smile, "No. We belong to the Biodical Research Institute. Zhao Yi is the lead researcher."
"Zhao Yi? The Zhao Yi who won the First-class Award of Natural Science?"
"Yes." Zhang Wei nodded in confirmation.
"He also conducts dical research?"
"... Yes."
Overhearing the conversation, several of the leaders exchanged glances, expressing their internal surprise. They, being usually busy with work, only knew of Zhao Yi as a brilliant mathematician and computer scientist who had made several world-class contributions to the field of mathematics.
A mathematician and computer specialist conducting biodical research?
That’s cross-disciplinary, isn’t it?
Just like everyone else, they were truly shocked upon hearing this news.
This wasn’t a simple case of cross-disciplinary research. Rheumatoid arthritis research was a major breakthrough in dical research over the past year, the First Prize in Scientific and Technological Progress being a testimony to that.
Hence, Zhao Yi could also be aptly referred to as a ’renowned dical research expert’.
"Such a genius!"
What else could one say about a prodigy like him but marvel in admiration?
...
The award ceremony lasted until twelve o’clock, following which a banquet took place.
The atmosphere at the banquet was a lot more relaxed.
The leadership team took a few symbolic bites before leaving.
The hall was then filled with scholars who began exchanging ideas. Several senior academicians surrounded Zhao Yi, engaging him in conversations about mathematics.
Zhao Yi talked with the senior academicians for a while, after which he decided to find a more interesting conversation. He did find an intriguing character, Lu Zhilin, a physicist from the Science Academy. Lu Zhilin was a rare theoretical physicist who had conducted certain research on string theory and the issue of supersymtry.
The two of them initiated a conversation.
Lu Zhilin talked about his understanding, "I have paid attention to the issue of supersymtry. However, fermions and bosons are entirely different things. Instead of analyzing them using mathematical thods, I think we should consider them from other perspectives."
"For instance, the string theory itself..."
Lu Zhilin spoke at length about the topic of string theory and had a passionate discussion with Zhao Yi.
After the discussion ended, Zhao Yi fell into deep thought. He remained contemplative about what Lu Zhilin had said throughout the journey ho.
"Everything still traces back to the fundantal mathematical logic..."
Mathematics is at the root of it all.
Looking for a purely mathematical solution to the issue of supersymtry seed impossible. There wasn’t any clear path forward.
After thinking for a long ti and finding no feasible solution, Zhao Yi found that only considering the architecture of mathematical logic was like wandering into a dead-end.
It was almost like asking a computer to "decrypt the operating system".
Impossible!
Contemplating a fundantal frawork issue at the top application level is unrealistic.
Therefore, a different approach is required.
M theory, like string theory, is based on supersymtry. In the geotric topology structure of M theory, Fermat’s Last Theorem and the Riemann Conjecture are vitally important. Together, they construct the topological situation of the mathematical frawork of M theory.
"If we replace the Riemann Conjecture with a three-dinsional waveform diagram, would the topology of the mathematical frawork beco even more perfect?"
Zhao Yi pondered.
The mathematical logic of a theory is extrely complicated. The theoretical support is not just a simple variation, it involves a series of changes.
M theory, or string theory, with its logical mathematical support, constructs exquisite mathematics that are like art breaking human limitations.
Of course.
Only top mathematicians and physicists can appreciate such art. This is why many physicists consider string theory a faith due to the exquisite beauty of its mathematical theory.
Therefore, one might think: "Such exquisite mathematics must describe sothing that truly exists!"
"The string theory has got to be correct!"
Zhao Yi had similar thoughts when he studied the mathematical construction of the string theory, and felt that the string theory described by such perfect mathematics must exist.
However, Zhao Yi’s ntality was different.
For instance, many people do not believe in ghosts, but they do not completely deny the existence of things like possessions, exorcisms, Feng Shui, and face reading.
Zhao Yi’s ntality was to recognize the beauty of mathematical logic without deeply pondering whether string theory was correct or wrong. He neither completely believed nor completely disbelieved.
He remained neutral, focusing only on things that could be proven. While he could understand or even research theories, he never spoke about whether his research was right or wrong. Let others do the judging.
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