The name Rainer Weiss may have been known to no one before.

But in recent years, with the first direct observation of gravitational waves by LIGO, the name has become instantly familiar.

Especially in the theoretical physics community.

The former Rainer Weiss was, in the eyes of everyone, just a responsible physics professor.

Even a LIGO physicist at MIT, who also came to MIT, once said that Rena Weiss could get a tenured professorship because of his teaching work.

But this, if it is put to the present, it will definitely be no fun.

Because Rena Weiss rarely publishes articles and doesn't worry much about his career.

He focuses exclusively on LIGO's research.

And this focus time is more than 40 years.

It can be said that this is also a dedicated, late-bloomer.

But the end result did not disappoint this dedicated man.

In September 2015, 1,000 physicists conducted research using the Laser Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO.

Pulsed waves radiated by two massive black holes, located 1 billion light-years from Earth, are detected as they orbit each other.

Pioneered a new approach to astronomical exploration.

And this method comes from Rainer Weiss.

This approach was first conceived by Rainer Weiss in 1966.

I have to say that even the most genius idea is not consistently adhered to.

It is also quite possible to be drowned in the dust of history.

"Alas, I envy your good luck, okay?" Liu Maosheng had a lot of emotion.

Yang Yiyi chuckled and said, "Actually, the main reason why I chose Professor Weiss is because of the teaching work he is responsible for......"

Hearing this, Liu Maosheng and Zeng Zigu looked at each other helplessly.

The two said at the same time: "Okay, okay, we all understand ......"

After a pause, Liu Maosheng looked at Chen Zhou again: "What about you, another peerless double pride of Yanda?"

"I'm ......" Chen Zhou thought for a while and said, "It's pretty much the same......

Zeng Zigu was puzzled: "You two have a mentor?"

"Not really. Chen Zhou shook his head and said with a chuckle, "I mean, the level of the mentor is about the same, after all, I have two mentors......

Liu Maosheng: "......"

Zeng Zigu: "......"

Yang Yiyi glanced at Chen Zhou.

Julia and Mary asked directly, "And who are your mentors?"

Chen Zhou said: "It's Professor Atin and Professor Friedman. ”

When Julia and Mary heard these two names, they exclaimed, "It's them!"

This reaction, don't be surprised when you hear Yang Yiyi say who her mentor is.

And although Liu Maosheng and Zeng Zigu knew that these two people were not simple, they were still a little confused.

After all, if you just name it, there are many professors at MIT with the same name.

Moreover, it is not bad......

So, Liu Maosheng asked, "Who are Professor Atin and Professor Friedman?"

Chen Zhou explained: "Professor Michael Artin and Professor Jerm Friedman. ”

Although Chen Zhou's voice was not loud, it was tantamount to thunder in the ears of Liu Maosheng and Zeng Zigu.

directly stunned the two of them.

They finally understood why Julia and Mary reacted so much.

One is the big guy who won one of the three awards in the mathematics world, the Wolf Prize for Mathematics.

One is the big guy who won the highest award in physics, the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Even at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, this is considered the number one in the ranking.

Anyway, it's all the big guys.

Can't be provoked, can't be provoked......

"Awesome!" Liu Maosheng opened his mouth, and finally only spit out these two words.

Zeng Zigu is similar: "Awesome! Sure enough, the mentors of the big guys must also be big guys......

Chen Zhou smiled: "You all know each other?"

"Uh...... I know the big guy, the big guy doesn't know me......" Liu Maosheng's voice was a little aggrieved.

Zeng Zigu said quietly: "Who asked them who their mentor is? What are you trying to do?"

Hearing this, Chen Zhou and Yang Yiyi looked at each other and smiled.

In fact, during the preparation at home, Chen Zhou wanted Yang Yiyi to choose the same physics professor as himself.

But Yang Yiyi has her own ideas.

And, relatively speaking, Professor Weiss's faculty work is indeed more serious.

In general, it's all the little things.

For a professor of this level, there are many things that are worth learning from Chen Zhou and Yang Yiyi.

And knowledge is only part of it.

At the end of the topic, Liu Maosheng and Zeng Zigu obviously didn't have the excitement they had at the beginning.

Although the two have already made some guesses about Chen Zhou's mentor.

But when I really heard it, I still felt the gap.

After all, his mentor seems to be really weak in comparison......

In silence, several people came to the apartment building.

There are five on-campus housing facilities for graduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

They are Ashdown House, Edgerton House, Sidney-Pacific, Tang Hall and Warehouse.

However, only Edgerton House has a single room.

The other apartment buildings are at least two-person rooms.

Therefore, Chen Zhou is still very satisfied with MIT's arrangement.

In particular, he and Yang Yiyi are still in the same apartment building, which is simply beautiful.

It's not that Chen Zhou doesn't like to be lively.

Just like in Yanda, they live in a four-person room with Zhao Qiqi.

Chen Zhou also likes that kind of atmosphere very much.

It's okay, you can still chat with Zhao Qiqi and them and play farts.

Occasionally, you can pretend to be forced.

No, you can also help them guide them to math problems and supervise their classmates' learning in a friendly way.

But in a foreign country, Chen Zhou still likes to be quiet.

After all, you don't know what kind of roommates you're going to meet.

In particular, international students are particularly fond of holding parties.

What if you're working on a math problem in your room and there's a party outside the room?

Do you politely go to the event, or do you put on headphones and isolate yourself?

So, a single room is the best.

Along the way, Chen Zhou also had a general impression of the MIT campus.

The so-called architectural style is no longer limited to neoclassicism.

According to Julia and Mary, the two seniors.

On MIT's campus, from neoclassicism to modernism to fauvism and deconstructionism.

Buildings of all genres and styles are available here.

Among the various iconic buildings on the MIT campus, there are also many buildings designed by top architects.

Like Alvar Aalto, Frank Gehry, Steven Hall, and so on.

Of course, many buildings have more than just an external character.

Vipassana is also noteworthy, with state-of-the-art facilities to support the School's ongoing research work in a variety of disciplines.

Like wind tunnels, linear accelerators, robotic test labs, and the soon-to-be-built, 200,000-square-foot nanotechnology and advanced imaging center.

As for the Edgerton House apartment building in front of you, there is nothing special.

At least in Chen Zhou's eyes.

The exterior walls are all red brick style, and it seems to be a bit "old"?

Moreover, this apartment building is in the middle of MIT.

Northwest, northeast, southeast, all streets.

Adjacent is the Faculty's Plasma Science and Fusion Research Center.

Does this save you the time to go to the lab later?

Chen Zhou only thought of this.

Other than that, it's Edgerton House with a big yard.

There are three trees and two lawns in the immediate area.

Anyway, the appearance, the feeling for Chen Zhou, that's it.

Looking back at Liu Maosheng and the others, Chen Zhou invited with a smile: "Let's go, senior brothers and sisters, go and sit down." ”