I just want to be a quiet scholar

Chapter 327
It took more than half a year to write a physics paper, but Shen Qi still had to publish it. After all, it was a hard-won labor achievement, and it was a positive signal release: I, Shen Qi, have officially entered the physics world.

There was no choice for this kind of highly theoretical physics paper, Shen Qi could only send it to "Physical-Review-Letters".

PRL is the top international professional physics journal sponsored by the American Physical Society. It is translated into Chinese as "Physical Review Letters", which is a weekly journal. The current IF value is 7.872.

Regarding the paper "Research on Defect Topology Based on Spherical Stable Hotopy Groups", Wei Teng made some valuable comments.

Shen Qi revised it according to Weiteng's opinion. After consulting Weiteng, he put Weiteng's name behind his own. The authors of this paper are Shen Qi and Edward Witten.

Shen Qi wandered to the Institute for Advanced Study every now and then, and chatted with Wei Teng about physics, life, and the vast universe, stars, and sea.

It is relatively easy to be a Ph.D. candidate in physics at Weiteng, and Weiteng did not give Shen Qi any hard targets. He let Shen Qi do whatever he wanted. When did Shen Qi want to graduate with a Ph.D.?

What Weiteng can help Shen Qi is to provide theoretical guidance and other necessary resources.

PRL publishes an issue once a week, publishing the latest and coolest physics research results and related reports.

The review speed of the weekly journal is faster than that of the annual, quarterly, and monthly journals. The behind-the-scenes organization of PRL is the American Physical Society, which has a sound and efficient review system.

Shen Qi's paper "Research on the Topology of Defects Based on Spherical Stable Homotopy Groups" soon came to the hands of Ben Eggers, a physics professor at Yale University. He is a member of the American Physical Society and a winner of the Barclay Award of the American Physical Society.

Professor Eggers was first attracted by the title of this paper, and then he was extremely shocked by the names of the latter two authors.

"Shen Qi, Edward Witten, why are they crazy?" Eggers was under a lot of pressure. The paper he was preparing to review was written by two Fields Medal winners.

The Barclay Award is a great prize in the physics world, and Eggers has to bear the pressure no matter how great it is. He must have confidence, after all, he is a professional physicist who has won the Barclay Award.

After reviewing the papers of Shen Qi and Wei Teng, Eggers frowned and thought, speechless for a long time.

After another trial, Eggers' expression was extremely solemn, and he understood this paper on condensed matter physics.

"Shen Qi and Wei Teng calculated the perpetual cycle in the Adams spectrum sequence based on the homotopy group. God, should I let them pass it, or not?"

Professor Eggers was caught in a dilemma. He studied under PW Anderson and was a staunch supporter of PW Anderson's physics system.

In the classic textbook "Advanced Condensed Matter Physics" written by PW Anderson, traditional physical methods are used to define defects such as singular points or singular lines in crystals.

Eggers taught his students this classical physics approach in his condensed matter physics class.

Now, Shen Qi and Wei Teng have come up with a new method based on homotopy groups. Their intention is to upgrade the traditional physical methods in condensed matter physics.

"Is there something wrong with the PRL editor's mind? How can such a special author and such a sensitive paper be handed over to me for review?" Eggers felt that he had been framed, and he didn't want to offend Witten and Shen Qi. Don't want to betray teacher PW Anderson.

After the death of Mr. Hawking, there are still four recognized top physics experts in today's physics world.

In order of age they are:
Yang Zhenning, the old man is in his 90s and is almost a hundred years old.

PW Anderson, he is one year younger than Mr Yang.

Stephen Weinberg, the Higgins professor of Harvard University, is ten years younger than PW Anderson, and he is also in his eighties.

Edward - Witten, he is not yet 70 years old, still young.

The common attribute of the four physicists is that they are all theoretical physicists.

The unique highlight of Edward Witten is that he is the only one among the four who has won the Fields Medal.

The remaining three are Nobel Prize winners in physics.

PW Anderson's students are all over the world, and the editor of PRL probably can't remember who is PW Anderson's student.

All in all, Professor Eggers is very embarrassed. His mentor PW Anderson is currently unable to move due to his advanced age, and his physical condition is worrying.

While Wei Teng is alive and kicking, he can still be active in the physics world for at least ten years.

Shen Qi?

This guy is only in his twenties...

Can't be bothered.

As far as the paper "Research on the Topology of Defects Based on Spherical Stable Homotopy Groups" is concerned, Eggers does not deny the research results of Shen Qi and Witten academically, which is exactly his embarrassment.

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Shen Qi's office in Princeton Mathematics Building.

Shen Qi was furious at Lei: "Yu Lei, what kind of plane are you flying! Just a few days after I went to Canada, I slept with my little girl!"

"Brother Xiao Qi, you wronged me! I didn't sleep with her, I didn't sleep with her!" Yu Lei shouted, his body trembled violently because of excessive excitement.

Shen Qi was so angry that he didn't make a single call: "Professor Guy's complaint phone call went directly to me. He described you as a man who 'thinks from the lower body'! As your tutor, I, Shen Qi, can't afford to lose this man. He has international influence. It's too bad!"

"I drank too much that day, and I didn't keep my morals. I was passive, brother Qi!"

"Yu Lei, what do you mean, she slept with you? I admit that you are handsome, and you can do whatever you want if you are handsome?"

"Hey, it's hard to say, it's all caused by alcohol."

"Yu Lei, I have no right to interfere with your private life, whether it's a sincere relationship or a one-night relationship. I once said that I hope you will be accompanied by beautiful girls, both academically and socially. But you must give me Remember, rabbits don't eat grass by the side of their nests, and you must never sleep with girls in the team, this is the most basic principle." Shen Qi knocked on the table, calming down a little.

Yu Lei swore: "I remember, I remember, I will keep it firmly in my heart! Brother Xiao Qi, please don't drive me out of the school!"

"Okay, who hasn't been impulsive or made mistakes when they were young? This matter has changed, and I will explain it to Professor Guy." Shen Qi is not afraid of students making mistakes, but he is afraid of students being dishonest and cheating. he.

"Thank you, Brother Xiaoqi." Yu Lei's nose was so moved, Brother Xiaoqi was so kind to me, he protected the calf... Hey, but the basic principles mentioned by Brother Xiaoqi seem to have exceptions, Miss Ou is his A classmate, a member of his team...

"Tell me about your project, Yu Lei, how far has it been advanced?" Shen Qi said back to the main topic.

Yu Lei handed a bunch of materials to Shen Qi, he looked tired but also had a sense of accomplishment.

This cross-border and cross-university joint project is "Research on Holomorphic Functions with Multiple Complex Variables". Shen Qi carefully reviewed the part that Yu Lei was in charge of, and his anger disappeared. No matter what, Yu Lei is very attentive academically, which makes Shen Qi felt relieved.

(End of this chapter)