Chapter 637

"Let's order. ”

After exchanging a few words of greeting, Gu Lu beckoned the waiter over.

Gu Lu handed the menu to Zhang Wei, "Senior Brother Zhang, I have a treat today, you can order as you like." ”

Zhang Wei waved his hand, "Let's take some food from Professor Gu, I haven't been in China for so long, and I don't remember some of the flavors of our Chinese cuisine." ”

Gu Lu nodded, and didn't force it, "Okay, then I'll just look at it." ”

Gu Lu ordered some of the restaurant's specialties, which were about the same size for two people.

The dishes are ready in no time.

Gu Lu didn't ask for wine.

So the two of them chatted while eating food.

At first, of course, the conversation was about some inconsequential trivialities.

For example, Gu Lu and Zhang Wei have seen and heard some of their experiences abroad.

Gu Lu studied at Princeton University during graduate school, and Zhang Wei studied at Columbia University.

The two universities are not far apart, so there are many similarities in some customs.

"Haha, it turns out that someone really dares to open a casino in Princeton Town, this boss is too young!" Zhang Wei couldn't help laughing when he heard Gu Lu talk about the deeds of the professor of the Princeton Department of Mathematics who led his disciples to sweep the casino.

"I remember that Las Vegas is very close in New York City!" Gu Lu said with a light smile.

"It's good to be very close, but the owners of the casinos in Las Vegas are very chicken thieves, and almost all the math departments of major universities in New York have arranged undercover agents, and we just entered the school, and if we don't do anything, those casinos will blacklist us and refuse to let us enter the casino. Zhang Wei couldn't help but complain.

"The owners of those casinos are estimated to have summed up their experience from countless failures, and the casino should not let those who study mathematics enter, otherwise there will be a bloody storm. Gu Lu said.

"You can see it thoroughly. Zhang Wei took a sip of tea in the cup.

"It's nothing, compared to this, I'm very curious why Senior Brother Zhang chose to leave the comfortable hometown of MIT and return to our country. Gu Lu stared at Zhang Wei seriously with a pair of eyes.

And Zhang Wei also restrained the smile on his face, and his face began to become serious.

"There are two reasons, the first, the main one, in any case, I am a Chinese, an orthodox Chinese mathematician of Chinese descent!"

"So, I'm back, after I've been perfect. ”

"I think that now I should be qualified to contribute my light and heat to the name of the country. ”

When he said this, Zhang Wei's eyes were firm.

In his expression, he didn't see any deceptive expressions.

"What about the second one?" Gu Lu asked with raised eyebrows.

"As for the second reason...... Zhang Wei raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth outlined a bohemian smile.

"I'm starting to get a little tired of being at MIT, and I want to make my life more exciting and challenging. I'm going to go crazy if I've been living in a comfortable village. ”

"And that's when I heard that you were going to try to build a geometry-algebra-topology grand unification theory, so I came back. ”

Zhang Wei looked at Gu Lu, his eyes shining.

Gu Lu was also stunned for a moment.

Because Gu Lu really didn't expect that the fuse that led Zhang Wei to return to China turned out to be himself.

"The reason why Senior Brother Zhang returned to China is to join my research group?" Gu Lu's tone fluctuated slightly.

"That's right. Zhang Wei nodded, not denying, "If it was said that it was a mathematician from another country who tried to construct a unified theory of geometry-algebra-topology, I might not be impressed, but Professor Gu, your words ......."

"To tell you the truth, the moment I heard the news, I really wanted to fly back to China to meet you immediately. ”

Gu Lu smiled bitterly, "Senior Brother Zhang is really so interested in my set of grand unification theories?"

Zhang Wei spoke, "Yes, I'm interested, very interested." Because constructing a unified theory of geometry-algebra-topology is not only your dream, Professor Gu, but also mine!"

Zhang Wei is right.

The theory of geometry-algebra-topology unification was also imagined by Zhang Wei.

Even Zhang Wei has a bolder idea.

That is to create a set of theories that unify the entire mathematical community.

But......

Although Zhang Wei's ideals are very full, the reality is extremely backbone.

Wei Zhang's area of expertise is algebra.

In addition to algebra, the rest of the fields such as geometry, topology, and differentiation are not deep.

With Zhang Wei's personal ability, it is tantamount to wishful thinking to construct a set of unified theories.

So, after understanding the cruelty of reality, Zhang Wei could only silently suppress this idea in the deepest part of his heart.

Until......

It wasn't until this time that Gu Lu publicly announced to the world's mathematical community the construction of a unified theory of geometry-algebra-topology that Zhang Wei's mind became active again.

And there is a plan of 1,000 people that happened to catch up with the fifth batch of Huaguo to launch.

Zhang Wei immediately responded to the call to resign at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and return to China.

This is why Gu Lu had the opportunity to meet Zhang Wei.

Hearing Zhang Wei say that he also had such a dream, Gu Lu was stunned.

Taking a deep breath, Gu Lu stared at Zhang Wei with burning eyes, "Senior Brother Zhang, you should know how high the risk factor of my topic is." ”

"As soon as you returned to China, you chose to join my research group to delve into the extremely unstable project of geometry-algebra-topology grand unified theory, and the risks you have to take are not much lower than mine. ”

Zhang Wei has just returned to China, and his foundation in China is unstable, and whether he can be accepted by local mathematicians is an important question.

At this time, Zhang Wei's safest strategy should be to choose a topic that is not very difficult, establish his reputation and status in the domestic mathematical community, and then talk about other things.

But now......

Zhang Wei joining Gu Lu's high-risk and high-return research group is obviously not an optimal choice.

Facing Gu Lu's persuasion, Zhang Wei waved his hand with a smile, "Professor Gu, you don't have to worry about this problem for me, I know it in my heart." ”

"You need to answer me, would you like me to join your research group and work with you to figure out the geometry-algebra-topology grand unified theory!"

"I don't dare to say anything else, but at least in the field of algebra, it will definitely be able to beat me, and the world will not be super high in the number of ten fingers!"

Gu Lu smiled helplessly, "Senior Brother Zhang is willing to join, I naturally welcome it with both hands and feet, but it's just ......"

It's just that Gu Lu is afraid of delaying Zhang Wei.

Before Gu Lu finished finishing the second half of his sentence, Zhang Wei had already taken the lead in standing up and stretched out his right hand to Gu Lu, "Happy cooperation." ”

"Happy cooperation!" Gu Lu paused, and then clasped Zhang Wei's right hand.

Having said that, Gu Lu can still refuse.