"Someone asked me, Shen Qi, you are good at mathematics, why did you enter the physics world, and why did you enter the physics world?" Shen Qi's opening remarks started in the form of a self-question.

The self-question is followed by the self-answer: "When one road does not work, it is natural to choose another path, which is human instinct." ”

"Mathematics and physics are actually the same path, and if this path doesn't work, or if it comes to an end, I will choose another path. Shen Qi played the PPT on the operation screen and said: "Okay, let's get into the topic, my report today is titled "A Review of Condensed Matter Physical Structure". ”

"Because it is a consolidated version of my four previous published research results, this review report is very long, with more than 500 pages. The conference only gave me 3 hours, and I myself wanted to finish the report within 3 hours, because the report was too long, and everyone might fall asleep. ”

"The content of the three-hour report has been condensed into 180 pages, that is, the rhythm of one minute and one page, and more than 500 pages of original text, which I will publish after the meeting. Are you ready? Okay, let's get started. ”

The first part of Shen Qi's report is "Research on Defect Topology Based on Spherical Homotopy Group", which he has never talked about publicly, but in Princeton, Shen Qi and Witten and other physics masters of the Institute of Physics were published in total.

Most of the physicists here are applied physicists, and it is easy to doze off after listening to purely theoretical things for a long time, and some people can't help but take out their mobile phones to play a wave.

The second part of the report is "On Complexity", which is more theoretical, and when Witten first read the article, he didn't understand it, but he didn't understand it the second time.

After understanding, Witten reminded Shen Qi that if you want to win awards and honors in the world, don't write such esoteric articles, and if you don't care about the world's evaluation, keep playing.

More and more colleagues in the physics community here are dozing off, not because Shen Qi said it badly, but because Shen Qi spoke too deeply, many people find it difficult to understand.

Professor Cui and Chairman Zhu listened with relish, the bigwigs are different from ordinary physicists, and the communication between the bigwigs is not understood by ordinary people.

“…… Therefore, the first two parts summarize a universal law: that is, complexity in condensed matter physics, following the classification of defects in the ordered medium in order parameter space in topology. Shen Qi threw out a small summary and said: "This means that we can use mathematical means to explain the microscopic properties of condensed matter matter. ”

The audience was silent.

Then you can explain...... Someone muttered quietly.

Shen Qi smiled and entered the third part.

The third part is based on the universal law of condensed matter physics summarized by Shen Qi, and takes complex oxides as an example to explain how to describe a class of phase transformation mechanisms through mathematical physical models.

At this time, the atmosphere of the scene was lively, and the colleagues in the physics community were full of interest, and the data, charts, and drawings were extremely cordial to them, which was the most familiar thing for them.

When Shen Qi talked about "Shen Qi's phase transition rule" and "Shen Qi's equation", the audience burst into warm applause.

Everyone applauded from the bottom of their hearts, understood, it was very exciting, Professor Shen was super good.

Some colleagues have just returned from a business trip to the United States, and they know that the latest edition of the condensed matter physics textbooks of the Ivy League schools has added "Shen Qi phase transition rules" and "Shen Qi equations".

"Cow, this is a real cow, I visited Harvard last week, and their physics lecturer mentioned Shen Qi's phase transition rule and Shen Qi equation in class, saying that this is an important test point. A physics professor whispered to his partner.

"It's a tough test. "My friends are worried about physics students in the United States.

Shen Qi's presentation lasted more than 2 hours, and he was discussing the fourth part, which is based on topological research methods to describe the microstructure properties of amorphous alloys...... In summary, inhomogeneity is the soul of amorphous alloy research, and the intrinsic inhomogeneity and order are hidden in the characteristics of long-range disorder of amorphous alloys. My team and I found the hidden secret. ”

"Look at the big screen, taking a typical palladium-nickel-copper-phosphorus amorphous alloy as an example, based on the research mode combining experimental and theoretical simulations, we have found its microscopic mechanism, the connection of these short program polyhedral cluster structures in space, and the construction of the amorphous structure of the mesoprogram, through the local five-order symmetry processing, we have proved the inhomogeneity of the amorphous structure at the nanometer and even micrometer scale. ”

"In the last few minutes, I would like to turn to the fifth part of this report. ”

"The fifth part is actually a summary, a universal theoretical principle, a basic rule of phase transitions, a basic mathematical and physical equation, and a defining description of the microstructure. ”

"That's all I've learned about condensed matter physics for a few years, tens of thousands of pages of drafts, more than a thousand experiments and computer simulations, and a lot of work finally summed up in three sentences and an equation on the screen. Shen Qi said with great feeling, which resonated with the guests in the audience.

"I will always remember a quote from my physics mentor, Edward Witten, and of course, it was originally written by Albert Einstein. ”

"The supreme test of the physicist is to attain those universal fundamental laws, and then to deduce the universe from them. ”

"That's my presentation, thank you for listening. Shen Qi bowed and thanked the end of the report, no more, no less, a full 3 hours.

The applause was thunderous and the praise was overwhelming, and the guests praised one after another: "The great work is of great significance." ”

After the meeting, Shen Qi met with Professor Cui and Chairman Zhu, and they had a cordial conversation.

Professor Cui, who is engaged in the research of condensed matter physics, said to Shen Qi: "Your review of condensed matter physics is a milestone and very shocking. ”

Chairman Zhu said: "Shen Qi, you are building a theoretical system, but it is not the kind of ethereal and nihilistic theory, which will have extremely high application value after being widely verified. ”

"Thank you two seniors for your affirmation. Shen Qi and the two Nobel laureates are connected.

"Gotta recommend. Chairman Zhu said to Professor Cui.

"That's a must. Professor Cui agreed.

So Chairman Zhu and Professor Cui recommended Shen Qi's name to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

The Nobel Prize has a strict recommendation and selection process.

The Physics Prize and the Chemistry Prize are awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the other four prizes are awarded by separate institutions.

The Nobel Prize Selection Committee does not accept self-nominations, and those who are eligible for recommendation are: previous Nobel laureates, members of the Nobel Prize Jury, specially designated university professors, and specially invited professors of the Nobel Prize Jury.

As far as the Physics Prize is concerned, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences accepts a list of recommended candidates from September to January 31 of the following year.

Since February 1, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has screened and approved the recommended candidates, and the work situation is strictly confidential.

In mid-October, the list of Nobel laureates was announced.

Nobel Prize Anniversary is celebrated annually on December 10 by ceremonies in Stockholm and Oslo (where the Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Parliament), attended by the King and Queen of Sweden.

It's September, and Shen Qi has been nominated as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Physics by two Chinese Nobel laureates.

The Nobel Prize, which will be awarded on December 10 this year, is a recognition of candidates nominated before February 1 this year.

Shen Qi will be attacking the Nobel Prize on December 10 next year.

After the Chinese Physicists Conference, Shen Qi published a 500-page "Review of Condensed Matter Physics Structural Research", which was preprinted on arVix.

In terms of substance, because of the large number of pages in this masterpiece, Shen Qi entrusted the German Springer Publishing Group to help him organize and edit it into an academic monograph on physics, which was published and distributed in the global field outside of China. The publication and distribution of the Chinese version was entrusted to Yanda Publishing House.

If you want to watch it for free, then log on to arVix to check the electronic version, and if you want to buy a physical book collection, then pay a few dollars.

A basic rule of phase transition and a basic mathematical physics equation in the "Review of Structural Research on Condensed Matter Physics" have been verified and recognized by the international physics community, and it is a fact that Shen Qi's phase transition rules and Shen Qi equations have entered American university textbooks.

A universal theoretical principle and a defining description of microstructure need to give some time to the international physics community to verify.

The most important thing is the attitude of the judges of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Shen Qi doesn't know who the judges are, just wait, the ones who should come will always come.