Su Yichen returned to the northwest after staying in the capital for a week, but Luo Yan stayed in the 781 center for the time being. After soliciting her opinion, Su Yichen arranged for Luo Yan to join the computer project team of the 781 Center, mainly responsible for the research of artificial intelligence.

Looking at Su Yichen's curious and surprised expression, Luo Yan smiled and handed him a thin old book, and took the book, Su Yichen was stunned when he opened it, because the book Luo Yan gave him was neither a professional book about computers, nor a research paper, but an ordinary "Book of Changes".

Holding this book of "Book of Changes" in his hand, Su Yichen was a little unexpected, he never thought that Luo Yan's idea would actually come from this, Su Yichen was very puzzled about this answer, and asked Luo Yan with a puzzled expression.

"In 1701, the German mathematician Leibniz researched and invented binary, and binary mathematics, that is, 0 and 1, is the basis of modern computer algorithm languages. In 1703, Leibniz laid the foundation of the computer by completing his epoch-making treatise, On Binary Arithmetic, which was published in the Proceedings of the Royal Academy of Sciences. ”

Luo Yan smiled and told about this extremely famous past in the history of mathematics 300 years ago, Su Yichen looked at her with some incomprehension, German mathematician Leibniz Of course he knew that this great scientist who invented binary mathematics is known as the pioneer of modern computers, and his binary mathematics is still widely used in modern computers, it can be said that all computer algorithm languages have not departed from the concept of binary mathematics. However, what does this have to do with Luo Yan's research? What does it have to do with the Book of Changes, which can be bought casually at local stalls?

Luo Yan knew that Su Yichen was no stranger to mathematics, but after all, he was different from himself, as an expert in physics, mathematics was just a tool. And Luo Yan is different, her major is mathematics, and she is also an expert in fuzzy mathematics, and she knows a lot more about some allusions in the mathematics world than Su Yichen.

"Do you know how Leibniz researched and invented binary?" Luo Yan asked with a smile.

Su Yichen subconsciously just wanted to ask what the answer was, but before he opened his mouth, his eyes swept over the "Book of Changes" in his hand. He couldn't help but hold the book and ask, "It can't be because of it, right?" ”

"That's right! It's because of it! Unexpectedly, Luo Yan gave this answer that surprised Su Yichen, and she told Su Yichen that the reason why Leibniz was able to research and invent binary, and at the same time write a paper that had a profound impact on later generations, was because of the Book of Changes. In that year, Leibniz heard about the existence of the Book of Changes from the French missionary Bowitt, and at the same time obtained two copies of the Zhou Yi diagram from him. It was these two diagrams of Zhou Yi that surprised Leibniz to find that the arrangement of the sixty-four hexagrams in the I Ching was exactly the same as the binary mathematics from 0 to 63 that he had created.

Subsequently, Leibniz tonguò was greatly inspired by the I Ching. He eventually perfected his theory of binary mathematics and thus wrote that paper. Even because of this incident, Leibniz founded a Chinese academy in Frankfurt, and personally wrote to the original Kangxi Emperor, asking for Chinese nationality, in order to express his admiration for the Book of Changes.

"This anecdote is known to many people in the overseas mathematical and computational academic circles, but we Chinese do not know much. And even those who know are only proud of traditional Chinese culture, but they do not delve into Leibniz's research on the I Ching. Speaking of which. It was a few years ago when I was thinking about a math topic. But I didn't know how to start, and I accidentally saw this "I Ching" in the bookstore, and naturally remembered this incident of Leibniz. At first, out of curiosity, I bought the book, went back and did some research, and the results confirmed that Leibniz's anecdote was supposed to be true. Because I found that Zhou Yi's 64 hexagrams were indeed in full agreement with binary mathematics 0 to 63, and after confirming this, my interest in the I Ching became even stronger. ”

Luo Yan recounted her past when she researched and developed theoretical ideas for the Book of Changes, and in order to better read the Book of Changes, she even humbly asked an old man in the northwest who was proficient in Yi Li. Understand the mysteries of the I Ching from a traditional perspective.

Luo Yan's approach did not disappoint her, and several years of painstaking research allowed her to discover the hidden treasure trove in the Book of Changes, which is the new idea of the Book of Changes in mathematics, and even obscure mathematics. Leibniz was inspired by the I Ching to complete the invention of binary, but because he was a foreigner, his understanding of Chinese culture was limited, and he only did it rudimentary. Yi Li is so profound that it is difficult for foreigners to understand its true value, even if ordinary Chinese first react when they talk about the I Ching either Zhou Yi Taiji or superstitious activities, but ignore the mathematical mysteries it contains.

The Tao Te Ching reads: One life is two, two is three, and three is everything. And the I Ching also has this embodiment, just like the basic theory of computer binary, simple 0 and 1 can form an all-encompassing qiē foundation.

In particular, Zhou Yi's sixty-four hexagrams, which are full of the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients, are not only superstitions, but also form an almost perfect mathematical law by combining the yin and yang fish of the Taiji diagram. It is precisely because of these that Luo Yan saw a new theoretical idea from another angle, and gradually formed her final theoretical idea.

Luo Yan's narration and the formation of her ideas surprised Su Yichen very much, but after thinking about it, it was natural. Especially when Luo Yan opened the book of "I Ching" to explain the structure of Zhou Yitu and her new theoretical concept, Su Yichen quickly understood that this thin "Book of Changes" was indeed one of the greatest treasures left by the ancients to human society.

Closing the "Book of Changes", Su Yichen sighed that he really didn't expect it, and at the same time felt deeply proud of Luo Yan. With so many mathematicians in the world, and so many people in China who understand Yili, don't they understand the mystery between this ancient book and mathematics? Of course not, it's just that they, like Su Yichen, have entered a blind spot, and people who are engaged in mathematical research often have preconceived ideas and explain the coincidence of the I Ching and binary mathematics from a mathematical point of view, which is also because of Leibniz, or that Leibniz has only one in history, and not everyone is Leibniz.

As for those who are engaged in the study of Yi Li, they have embarked on a different path, blindly pursuing the mystical and mysterious, but ignoring the true value of the Book of Changes. Only Luo Yan, who started from an unbiased point of view, coupled with her attainments in mathematics, was inspired by it, resulting in a new theoretical idea that had never been seen before. (To be continued......)

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