Research starts with PhD students

Chapter 127 With this achievement, you will win many awards!

Previously, Zhang Shuo published a computational simulation paper on the NS equation in the Journal of the American Mathematical Society.

Computational simulation means developing a completely new way of computing.

Zhang Shuo's research is also a coverage calculation, which requires less computation than the most widely used DNS method and also solves the chaos theory problem.

The amount of calculation is small, only relative to the DNS method.

Therefore, most people believe that it can replace the DNS method. However, the DNS method can only be used in extremely small-scale predictive calculations because of its huge amount of calculations and too many restrictions.

The two papers published in "New Advances in Mathematics" are about the decomposition and transformation of the NS equation and the discretization method. As soon as you hear the title, you know that they are related to numerical calculations, which may enable large-scale simulations and realize calculations and predictions for more applied engineering and scientific research.

"Advances in Mathematics" is one of the four major mathematics journals.

The fact that the research on the numerical calculation method of the NS equation was published in "Recent Advances in Mathematics" means that the results are already very significant, not to mention that two papers were published in one go.

Both papers are titled "NS equations", indicating that they are mathematical problems in a large field rather than engineering application research.

The main difference between the two is the scope of influence.

The engineering research of the NS equation is aimed at a physical application field, which will add many restrictions to the NS equation, and the results can only be used in related engineering fields.

The title "NS equation" indicates that it can be applied to all fields.

Qiu Chengwen was a little confused for a moment.

On the one hand, the achievement is truly tremendous, and it is a major breakthrough in the applied research of the NS equation. Combined with the computational simulation in the previous article, it will definitely have a significant impact in the fields covered by the application of the NS equation.

This is the most advanced applied mathematics research result, and it will become a big bomb in the field of applied mathematics research!

He finally understood why Tan Youming sent a special message to remind him.

Don't talk too big.

What mathematics awards should I talk about when facing reporters?

It was said before that Zhang Shuo’s achievements could be nominated for the three major international mathematics awards, and now it has gone a step further, greatly expanding the scope of application and making it possible to achieve large-scale numerical simulations. What will you say when facing interviews with reporters?
Does this mean Fields will definitely be acquired next year?

Who dares to say that!
After saying this, media opinion will definitely explode. Domestic mathematicians really need a Fields.

The Fields Prize is known as the 'Nobel Prize in Mathematics'. Among all the past winners, there are only two Chinese mathematicians, one is Qiu Chengwen and the other is Tao Terence.

Both of them are Chinese.

There is great hope in China that a Chinese mathematician can win the Fields Medal.

Qiu Chengwen could understand this feeling very well, but the problem was that Fields was not selected by him, so even if he achieved great results, it was hard to say whether he could win Fields.

He took a deep breath, asked Wang Kai to help him find the content of the paper, and then said, "Turn down all interviews."

"Tell everyone in the center not to talk to anyone else about Zhang Shuo's research."

"Let's not tell anyone about our internal discussions."

He then sighed, "Zhang Shuo, maybe in a few years, you can really win a Fields..."

……

This was Qiu Chengwen's reaction after he learned about Zhang Shuo's paper.

The others are not much different.

The Institute of Aerodynamics has always been paying attention to the progress related to NS research.

This is directly related to their research.

Huang Junwei got the news the first time and immediately went to find Zhao Pengcheng, "Three papers!"

"It turns out that there are not just one article, but three. They must have been submitted together. No wonder the Second Hospital was so decisive. They must have known about it a long time ago, but they didn't tell us..."

"We didn't ask?" Zhao Pengcheng smiled bitterly, "Who knew there would be such a big bombshell? It's still a matter of face."

Huang Junwei nodded.

They didn't ask the Second Hospital because they were concerned about their reputation, and they only found out the situation after the paper was published.

"Three papers. The last one is about computational simulation, and the current two are about split transformation and discrete method. Together, they should be numerical simulation, right?"

"This can not only be used for high-pressure simulation, but also for upgrading the entire aerodynamic simulation system, and even aircraft calculations..."

"Professor Zhang Shuo must be invited!"

Huang Junwei spoke with some excitement.

Zhao Pengcheng nodded in agreement and said, "We will send an invitation when he returns from the capital."

"I've already asked. The Second Hospital gave 60 yuan, of which 50 yuan was a bonus. Zhang Shuo helped them solve a big problem, so the actual lecture fee was only yuan."

"We can offer 150,000 yuan, that should be enough."

"It can't be any higher!"

The Institute of Aerodynamics is a research department under the Aviation Group. You cannot just pay as much lecture fees as you want. Even if the lecture fee is 150,000, special explanation must be given when reporting it to the higher authorities.

Zhang Shuo’s research is extremely important for aerodynamic systems.

With such significant research results, it makes sense to invite him to give a lecture at the institute and give him 150,000 yuan in lecture fees.

……

Eastport Science Center.

Second floor, office of computational mathematics group.

Each member of Li Jianfeng's team held a piece of information in his hand, which was Zhang Shuo's latest published paper.

They were all silent.

The atmosphere in the office was heavy and depressing.

The director of the Mathematics Center, Academician Jiang Weizhi, also sat on one side. He adjusted his glasses with his hand and squinted his eyes to examine the contents of the paper in his hand.

At some point, Li Jianfeng suddenly sighed, "These methods are exactly our research direction, new split transformation, discrete analysis..."

He said, looking at Jiang Weizhi, "I didn't expect it!
The others also raised their heads.

It can be seen from their faces that everyone has very complicated feelings.

The project undertaken by Li Jianfeng's team is called 'NS equation simulation calculation', which simply means 'computational simulation'.

Many people know about the project of Li Jianfeng's team because they applied for the "Key Project of Mathematics and Applications" of the Science and Technology Department, and the funding they applied for was as high as 400 million, which is higher than the Outstanding Youth Project in Mathematics.

When the application was approved, the Science and Technology Department made an external announcement and the Donggang Mathematics Center also carried out large-scale publicity.

So when talking about computational simulation and numerical simulation of the NS equations, many scholars subconsciously think of Li Jianfeng's team.

They were proud of it before.

It wasn't until last month when a new issue of the Journal of the American Mathematical Society was published that they were all very surprised to see a paper titled "Computational Simulation of the NS Equation."

This paper is very suitable as the outcome paper of the project.

Unfortunately, that was not their research.

The research direction was completed by others, which dealt a heavy blow to the team.

Li Jianfeng was also impressed by Zhang Shuo's ability to complete computational simulation research. Zhang Shuo completed a general algorithm for second-order PDE equations and was able to point out his problems at a mathematics conference. His level in the field of partial differential equation calculation is definitely among the best. They were not discouraged.

Li Jianfeng convened a meeting and decided to change the direction of research to "transformation method", "discrete analysis method" and so on for NS equations.

If we can simplify the numerical calculations for the NS equations and combine them with Zhang Shuo's computational simulation method, we will be able to perform large-scale numerical simulations.

They had just decided on the direction, but someone else completed it?

Zhang Shuo's research has reached this level. He has completed computational simulation, split transformation, and computational discrete method. They can't say that they can go further, right?

They themselves don't believe what they say.

Jiang Weizhi was also silent for a long time, then sighed and said, "Apply to suspend the project."

"The Science and Technology Department didn't urge us. We took the initiative to apply for the suspension of the project, so we had the dignity."

Li Jianfeng also knew that actively applying for a suspension was the best option. Zhang Shuo's research had reached this point, and they could not go any further. Instead of waiting for their superiors to force a suspension, it would be better to apply for it themselves, which would also leave a good impression.

He smiled bitterly and said, "Academician Jiang, you really have an extraordinary disciple. Our team cannot catch up with him alone."

"No, I am far behind."

"Don't mention it!"

Jiang Weizhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "What do you mean by disciple or not? Even if we can say that he was trained by Donggang University, now..."

"Kaizhi, you are so disappointing!"

His mood is very complicated.

Jiang Weizhi was not only troubled by Zhang Shuo's problem, but also had to consider the development of the Donggang Mathematics Center.

When the Donggang Mathematical Center was established, it was benchmarked against mathematical institutions such as the Institute of Mathematics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Capital Mathematical Center. They ambitiously hoped to surpass other institutions and become the truly number one mathematical institution in China.

totally unexpected……

The Institute of Advanced Mathematics of Soochow University, a neighbor that was not taken seriously at all, has risen rapidly in the past two years and is catching up with the Donggang Mathematical Center in terms of the number of papers published in top journals.

Now there is an additional Zhang Shuo, who was trained by Donggang University and has achieved many top results within a year.

There are already seven articles in the four major journals!
Among them, there were five studies that they completed independently, three of which were applied mathematics results related to the NS equation, which directly caused their four million project to fail, and they had to actively apply for a suspension.

The results were suppressed.

The reputation was also suppressed.

Will anyone think of the East Harbour Mathematics Centre in the future?
……

Zhang Shuo's research affects more than just Li Jianfeng's team. Incompressible fluid is a large field, and there are too many related numerical methods and computational simulation studies.

This is just the mathematical direction.

If the scope is expanded to the field of applied engineering research, the coverage will be greatly increased, and NS equation-type research targeting specialized fields will be affected.

Of course, the greater the impact of the research, the more significant the results.

Reports have already begun appearing in the media.

Zhang Shuo has always been the focus of public opinion, and he has always been called "God Zhang Shuo".

If other people published major results, it would be difficult to cause a stir in public opinion.

Zhang Shuo is different.

As an "academic star" in the public eye, he even has a group of fans, and his publication "Computational Simulation of NS Equations" has been featured in the media.

Now there are two more studies on computational mathematics methods in the same field, and some media have mentioned "computational mathematics alone" again.

The headline of the report in New Era is: "The No. 1 in computational mathematics in China? No, the No. 1 in computational mathematics in the world!"

"New Advances in Mathematics, one of the four major mathematics journals, has released a new issue. Zhang Shuo has published two papers in the same issue, both of which are research on the calculation method of the NS equation."

"Some famous scholars believe that Zhang Shuo's three papers come from the same research and together solve the problem of numerical simulation of the NS equations."

"Numerical simulation is different from computational simulation in that it is possible to use computers to perform large-scale simulations and draw corresponding numerical graphs in the calculations."

"As one of the most difficult problems in mathematics and applied mathematics, the study of the NS equation has received widespread attention, but there has been little progress in the field of numerical simulation."

"Many scholars praised Zhang Shuo and believed that his research was the greatest breakthrough in applied mathematics in recent years..."

"After the publication of the last computational simulation paper, Academician Qiu said that Zhang Shuo's results were good enough to win the Fields Prize. Combined with the computational method research, we can expect Zhang Shuo to win the Fields Prize next year..."

"He will be the No. 1 Fields player in the country..."

After the New Era published the report, a large number of media outlets reported on it.

"Qiu Chengwen: Zhang Shuo will definitely get Fields!"

《The world's No. 1 in computational mathematics is revealed! 》

"The country will welcome a mathematics award winner, and the genius's light will shine across the world!"

……

Zhang Shuo was at the particle collision experiment base, continuing to discuss the issue of experimental equipment modification with Yu Fei and others.

The experimental direction has been reviewed and approved, and the next step is to transform the equipment and prepare for new experimental research.

After the new issue of New Advances in Mathematics was published, people at the experimental base also learned about the research completed by Zhang Shuo, and many people looked at him with different eyes.

Including Yu Fei.

Including Deng Yunshan and Zhu Wang.

This even includes Academicians Gao Hongli and Zhao Chunhua who returned to the experimental base.

The look in their eyes seemed to say, 'You can actually solve the numerical simulation problem of the NS equations.'

I would also add, "With such a high talent and level in mathematics, why do you still want to do experimental research?"

This is what is not understood.

The level of mathematics demonstrated by Zhang Shuo has exceeded ordinary imagination.

With this level of competence, it will be no problem for him to win an international mathematics award in the future. By then, he will become the top figure in the domestic mathematics field, and it will be normal for him to be evaluated as an academician at an early stage.

Why do we have to do such a "hard" experimental research?

Many people in the CP group also discussed privately, "Did you see what the media said? Professor Zhang Shuo's research is good enough to win a Fields Medal!"

“To say that it is the greatest advance in applied mathematics in recent years is, in fact, an understatement. It would not be wrong to say ‘in decades.’”

"With this achievement, we will be able to win many awards!"

"But he actually came here to do experiments. What's so good about doing experiments? It would be great if he could just become a top mathematician."

"I don't understand. However, he decided to join the CP group. I guess he is really interested in experimental research..."

“I didn’t have much confidence in the new direction before, but now I suddenly have confidence!”

"Professor Zhang Shuo came here to do experimental research. He really likes physics, theoretical physics, and particle physics. He must really want to make a discovery..."

"Now that you say that, I have confidence too!"

(End of this chapter)