During this time, in addition to dating Xia Xiao and teaching the three students who had completed the formalities, Lu Qiujian also continued to watch arXiv and shoot lecture videos for the imperial court, and more importantly, during this time, he finally chose a school to study physics - Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

Founded in 1472, the University of Munich is one of the most outstanding research universities in Germany and Europe, and it became one of the first three elite universities in the German government, along with the Technical University of Munich and the University of Karlsruhe. It has produced a total of 34 Nobel laureates in history, ranking 13th among universities in the world, and among its alumni there have been such great physicists as Max Planck and Werner Heisenberg.

However, his choice may not be easy for others to accept, because the University of Munich is not ranked high in the world, and it does not make it into the top 50 in several major university rankings.

But there are deep-seated reasons for this phenomenon, the first few major rankings are all created by the Commonwealth countries, and it is inevitable that the rankings will be biased towards the Commonwealth countries and their original colonies, so we often see that some universities in Kangaroo Country and Pearl City tend to be very high, but the actual level is not as high as the ranking reflects.

Second, in the international university rankings, comprehensive universities tend to be very advantageous, the reason why China's Wuyue University wanted to merge so many colleges and universities is also for this reason, while German universities usually pay more attention to specialization, and some majors are ranked very high, such as the physics department of the University of Munich has long been ranked in the world's 20th, Karlsruhe University of Technology's computer science and RWTH Aachen University's mechanical engineering are also very strong, Hoffenheim's boss, Hopper, the founder of SAP, graduated from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and at the same time, there are many top scientific research institutions, such as the Mark Planck Institute and the Helmholtz Institute, which have dispersed the research strength of universities.

Thirdly, there are also the reasons of German universities themselves, which are relatively closed. On the one hand, the influence of German is far less than that of English, which has led many students to abandon their plans to study in Germany because of the language, and on the other hand, German universities are clinging to their old academic system, which is not in line with international standards.

Although German universities have many shortcomings and their rankings are not high, Lu Qiujian still chose the University of Munich, the reason is that the physics department of the University of Munich is indeed very strong, on the other hand, it has the inheritance of Heisenberg and Planck, and the academic circles are also like the aristocratic circles, which attach great importance to people's origins;

Lu Qiujian had seen a ranking of 20th-century physicists before, the first was undoubtedly Einstein, the second was tied by Bohr, the goalkeeper of the Danish AB team, the director of the Nobel Kindergarten, and the leader of the Copenhagen School, and Heisenberg of the University of Munich, the third was Dirac, Schrödinger, and Yang Chenning, and the fourth included Pauli, Feynman, and Landau.

Of course, there are many problems with this ranking. For example, Ball's ranking is too high, the difference between the second and third brackets is not so obvious, and most of the selected physicists are field theorists, lacking other theoretical and experimental physicists, etc., but to a certain extent, it also reflects the influence of these physicists.

Heisenberg was one of the founders of CERN, and in 1952 Europe decided to compete with the United States in the field of particle physics. We decided to build the European Nuclear Center (CERN) near Geneva, Switzerland, and on the border with France, to build the world's largest particle accelerator to test the predictions of quantum field theory and discover new particles, and Heisenberg was appointed honorary chairman of the committee.

The University of Munich has a Heisenberg heritage. Heisenberg had a huge influence on CERN, and if he could enter Munich University and study physics with Heisenberg's students, it would be easier to enter CERN in the future.

Of course, applying for a PhD at the University of Munich is not so simple, and there are many processes to follow. First of all, we must communicate with the professor of Munich University and let him recognize his academic level, of course, Lu Qiujian is very confident in this, if he is recognized by the professor, then the next thing is to go through the process. Lu Qiujian is applying for a Ph.D. in physics at the University of Munich, and although he has not yet received a master's degree, a PhD from Princeton should solve this problem.

The rest of the DSH (German Language Test for Foreign Applicants to German Universities) or the cost of studying abroad can be easily solved by Lu Qiujian.

So. Let's prepare an article first, Lu Qiujian has completed several articles in the field of high-energy physics during this time, he studied the collection of papers of which professor, and then found one that he thought was suitable and took it out separately, and then contacted Witten and Dyson, and now it is time to ask them for a letter of recommendation.

"Munich University, not a good place, but it's still not as good as Princeton, don't you really think about coming back?" Witten tried to convince him to return to Belletun.

"Thank you for the invitation, but I still think Munich is more suitable for me!" Lu Qiujian declined his invitation, "But maybe we will meet again next year, and you will probably go to CERN too, right?"

"Haha, yes yes! The LHC (Large Hadron Collider) is almost complete, and I can't wait to see the results!" Witten laughed happily, "If I go to Europe, where will we meet!"

After agreeing on a time to send the recommendation letter, Lu Qiujian hung up the phone, opened the mailbox, and downloaded the comic sent by Xia Xiao and translated it.

There weren't many words in the comics, but Lu Qiujian didn't spend much effort to complete the translation, put these words on the screen, and added a submission letter explaining the situation, and all the preparations were completed.

I went out for dinner, and when I got home, I opened the mailbox and replied to the assignments handed in by the three students one by one, and Dyson and Witten should have sent out the letters of recommendation when I counted the time.

So Lu Qiujian sent his thesis, application letter, and resume to the email address of a professor at the University of Munich, and then sent Xia Xiao's work to an editor at Shueisha. (To be continued.) )

PS: The LHC is actually not repaired in reality, but it is planned in advance in this plane.

Thanks to Sun Moon Xi Tongguang, shuci1997, Bing Ling, Gray Spirit Wolf for their tips, and thank you for the monthly passes of the deceased Swastika, vige, cosplay, shuci1997, ZHSKAN and others. Tonight, the manuscript has been squeezed clean.