I just want to be a quiet scholar

Chapter 339 Terrible

"Hush~" Shen Qi raised his index finger to his lips.

"Why, Shen Daxian, dare to predict but dare not take responsibility?" Zhou Yu'an asked.

"This matter is very important, it must not be publicized, it must rot in the stomach." Shen Qi warned Zhou Yu'an.

Zhou Yu'an was not convinced: "The earthquake paper you wrote has been posted on arVix for a month, and people all over the world know what you, Shen Qi, are doing!"

"That paper is theoretical. I didn't make specific predictions in the paper. You can read it again." Shen Qi operated the mouse, entered arVix on the computer, and gave Zhou Yu'an the "Research on New Earthquake Models" he wrote. look.

"But you sent an early warning email to the New Zealand Seismic Network, and the evidence is solid, Professor Shen." Zhou Yu'an said.

"All in all, Zhou Yu'an, what are you supposed to do? Just treat it as if you watched a movie, and the song ends. It's true that it's plain and ordinary."

"Hey, the earthquake paper you sent is a castrated version, let me learn from the full version?"

"No."

"Mathematical models and calculation programs?"

"deleted."

"Shen Qi, is it still brother? You model based on a large number of differential equations, brother, I can help you."

"Because we are brothers, all the sufferings are borne by me alone. The storms let me face them alone. Forget about this dangerous idea, Zhou Yu'an, and write your doctoral dissertation in mathematics." Shen Qi sent Zhou Yu'an to the office door.

After sending Zhou Yu'an away, Shen Qi fell into deep thought. He spread his palms and stared at his own hands. It was scary, really scary.

The teacher taught us that we must be in awe of nature.

The teacher also taught us a lot of knowledge, and we use this knowledge to continuously transform nature.

"It is not nature that is terrible, but man himself."

Shen Qi drank a cup of coffee to suppress his shock.

The mathematical model for predicting earthquakes still needs to be further improved. It gives four coordinates at the same time, and one of them is currently selected. It is accurate in a large area, but there are deviations in local geographic locations.

A deviation of 1 degree in latitude and longitude roughly corresponds to the distance between New York and Philadelphia.

This distance is not worth mentioning in the vast Pacific Ocean, but in the densely populated mainland metropolitan area, it is related to the lives and property safety of millions of people.

Time, this indicator is as important as location.

As for the intensity of earthquakes, microseisms below magnitude 2.5 on the Richter scale occur every day around the world. Humans cannot perceive microseisms, and they do not cause much damage. They are only valuable to seismologists, and ordinary people can ignore microseisms.

Only when accurate geographical coordinates, time, and earthquake intensity are given at the same time, is the truly valuable prediction.

"There's still a lot of work to do, a lot..."

Shen Qi went to the Flint Library and borrowed a lot of literature related to seismology, geology, and fluid mechanics.

The undersea earthquake that occurred in the waters south of Campbell Island, New Zealand, did not cause worldwide panic.

Seismologists have found through a large amount of data that only an earthquake with an intensity above 6.5 on the Richter scale and a focal depth of less than 20-50 kilometers can produce a destructive earthquake tsunami.

What should the 10 fishermen on Campbell Island do? As usual, they went out to sea to fish and bask in the sun.

The people were extremely calm, but the New Zealand Seismic Network was stunned.

Shen Qi sent an early warning email to New Zealand Earthquake Network a month ago: "Earthquake! Earthquake! Earthquake!"

The New Zealand Seismic Network did not believe Shen Qi at all, and said that their cat also made similar earthquake predictions.

The male cat raised by Seismic Network Headquarters in New Zealand ran away from home a few days ago and has not returned so far. It may not want to take the blame and just walked away.

The person in charge of the New Zealand Seismic Network personally wrote a new email and sent it to Shen Qi:
"Professor Shen, I am very sorry for my previous rude attitude."

"Without a doubt, you are the greatest mathematician in the world, and at the same time an outstanding prophet."

"You accurately predicted the earthquake in the southern waters of Campbell Island, and the deviation of 1 degree in latitude and longitude is within an acceptable error range."

"It is worth our attention that the other coordinate you gave is in the more distant South Pacific Ocean, 2000 kilometers from mainland New Zealand."

"Although that coordinate is 2000 kilometers away from New Zealand, we are still the closest sovereign country to it, and we have an obligation to pay attention to the earthquake situation in this sea area."

"Professor Shen, can you give the time frame of the earthquake at the predicted point and the estimated intensity of the earthquake? So that we can collect earthquake data in time."

"Looking forward to your reply, New Zealand Seismic Network will always be your best friend."

Before and after the earthquake in the southern waters of Campbell Island, the attitude of the New Zealand Seismic Network was completely different.

At this time, the New Zealand Seismic Network put forward more ardent expectations for Shen Qi, expecting Shen Qi to give the earthquake prediction point 2000 kilometers away from the New Zealand mainland, the time of the earthquake involved, and the estimated intensity.

This is beyond the scope of Shen Qi's ability. He can only give the location coordinates, but cannot give the time range and estimated intensity.

"Sorry, I can not do it."

Shen Qi simply replied to the New Zealand Seismic Network, and then continued his seismological research.

A few days later, a screenshot began to circulate in the international earthquake community.

The screenshot is the English version of Outlook, the sender is Shen-Qi, and the recipient is the official mail of New Zealand Earthquake Network.

In the email, the sender wrote:

"I am Shen Qi, a professor in the Department of Mathematics at Princeton. According to my calculations, it is predicted that earthquakes may occur at two locations located at 55 degrees south latitude and 167 degrees east longitude, and at 55 degrees south latitude and 167 degrees west longitude. As recently observed An earthquake with magnitude 2.0 or above occurred at the above coordinates, please contact me immediately, thank you."

Combined with the earthquake that occurred in the waters off New Zealand not long ago, the international seismic community came to an astonishing conclusion: Shen Qi, a Fields Medal winner, accurately predicted the earthquake in the southern waters of Campbell Island, with an error of only 1 longitude and latitude!

"Damn, New Zealand Earthquake Network sold me out! Always my best friend, friends are just for betrayal, aren't they?"

Shen Qi's magical skills in earthquake prediction have not been completed. He doesn't want to make troubles. He just wants to improve his seismological theory and mathematical and physical models. Only when his magical skills are completed can he truly benefit the people of the world and promote the process of world peace.

A wave of waves has risen again.

The research paper on earthquake model theory that Shen Qi posted on arVix was going to be cold at first, and no one cared about it, but now, this paper is very popular and has been downloaded and reposted in large numbers.

Folk rumors: Princeton mathematician Shen Qi established a new seismological model, and he accurately predicted the earthquake in New Zealand.

(End of this chapter)