Professor Brian Caro's paper has caused a wide stir in the academic community.

Although people have been speculating that the problem of quality gap will eventually be solved by Professor Lu, they did not expect it to be a big upset in the end.

The last question of the millennial puzzle of the Mills equation was solved by a professor at Oxford University.

Of course, Professor Brian Caro's claim of proof is not unduly surprising. After all, this expert in theoretical physics has been studying the field of gauge field theory for more than 20 years, and it is understandable that he can make such a major breakthrough.

In particular, Professor Lu's solution to the general solution of the Yang Mills equation some time ago can be seen as an inspiration for the entire physics and mathematics community.

For a time, Professor Brian Caro and the University of Oxford became famous in the entire theoretical physics community, and the Arxiv paper on the mass gap problem of the Jan Mills equation disappeared a lot.

Everyone is waiting for a result.

Wait for the attitude of the physics community towards this paper.

Waiting for the opinions of those authoritative scholars to be published......

Oxford.

In the study room with mahogany bookshelves on either side, Professor Brian Caro, who was sitting on the sofa and being interviewed by Nature Weekly, looked ruddy and energetic.

When asked about the mass gap, a problem that has plagued the theoretical physics community for decades, he gently leaned down against the soft cushion behind him and spoke in a comfortable tone.

"The mass gap is a very complex problem, and although we have been able to observe it in physics experiments and computer simulations, we have not been able to give a mathematically plausible explanation, nor can we understand its existence qualitatively and quantitatively. This question has plagued the physics community for more than half a century, like a marathon, until today it finally came to fruition. ”

Belinda, a reporter on the Science People section of Nature Weekly, held a voice recorder in her hand and asked seriously, "How did you solve it?" ”

Brian Caro humorously replied, "From what angle do you want me to answer this question?" ”

Belinda pursed her lips and smiled, "In order to take care of the general reader, I would also like you to briefly talk about your source of inspiration and ideas for solving the problem in non-academic language." ”

"I'll try my best," Professor Brian gracefully put down his teacup and continued unhurriedly, "I've been studying this issue for nearly twenty years before this, especially the lecture held in the auditorium of Jinling University some time ago, which gave me a lot of inspiration. By introducing the method of L-manifold, Professor Lu showed us how to apply the methods of differential geometry to the solution of nonlinear partial differential equations, which I think is of great significance for both mathematics and physics. ”

Belinda asked, "So you used the same method, or something like that." ”

Brian shook his head: "Of course not, but Professor Lu's alternative thinking has indeed brought me some inspiration." We all know that the mass gap of four-dimensional gauge field theory is invisible in the classical case, and in order to prove it we have to introduce non-classical variable transformations. So, what I'm doing is to introduce a scalar field on a spatiotemporal manifold to the whole problem, and then solve the problem in a less complicated way. ”

Speaking of this, Brian unconsciously cocked his chin.

Whenever he recalls his wit at that time, he can't help but feel a sense of pride in his heart.

Belinda smiled and continued to ask, "Will you present the content of the paper in the form of a presentation?" ”

Professor Bryan smiled gentlemanly and continued: "Of course, this is the practice in academia, and any great discovery must respond to the questions of some people, even Einstein. My presentation will be conducted in the lecture hall of the University of Oxford, where I will elaborate on the methods I have applied and answer all the questions of my peers. ”

Belinda continued: "What do you think of other physicists' views? ”

Professor Brian: "If they have confusion or doubts, I'd welcome them to point it out, although I think it's very unlikely. ”

Belinda: "However, judging from the comments on Arxiv, Professor Lu seems to have reservations about your paper. He believes that there are at least three unexplained areas in your paper, and that there is a high risk that these questionable areas will create flaws that cannot be remedied by simple revision. ”

Professor Brian frowned, but his brow quickly widened, and he continued in a gentle tone.

"Professor Lu is a respectable scholar, but there is no absolute authority in academia. Everybody makes mistakes sometimes, and that includes me, and of course him. ”

Belinda asked with interest, "You mean, think Professor Lu may be wrong this time?" ”

"I didn't say that, but you can't deny it. I'm quite confident in my paper, after all, I've been researching this issue for more than 20 years, and it's been less than a year since he started working on it, so it's normal for me to be oversight. ”

At this point, Professor Bryan paused, cleared his throat and continued.

"Of course, in order to clear up these misunderstandings, I will send him an invitation to go to Oxford University to witness this great and glorious moment. If he wants to come, I will answer all his questions at the briefing. ”

……

Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.

In the dean's office, there was a knock at the door.

Lu Zhou, who was sitting at his desk and writing, stopped the pen in his hand and looked up at the door.

"Please come in."

The door opened.

Holding a copy of "Nature Weekly", Senior Brother Luo walked in.

"I heard that Professor Bryan invited you to his lecture," Putting the magazine in his hand on the desk, Luo Wenxuan looked at Lu Zhou unexpectedly and asked, "Have you received his invitation letter?" ”

"Well, I got it yesterday." Lu Zhou nodded.

Luo Wenxuan: "Are you going to go?" ”

Lu Zhou thought for a while, shook his head and said, "It is not convenient for me to go abroad in five years, I'm afraid I won't be able to make an appointment." ”

Luo Wenxuan: "...... That's a shame. ”

He also understands Lu Zhou's current situation.

Before the conclusion of the controlled fusion negotiations, as a leading scholar in the field, whether for technical secrecy or personal safety reasons, it is natural that the issue of entry and exit will not be as casual as before.

It can only be said that there are gains and losses.

Lu Zhou didn't care about it, and said casually: "There's nothing to regret, after all, it's not an important meeting." ”

He had been following up on the paper, and although Professor Brian had made several revisions to the preprint during that time, none of them had reached his satisfaction. To be honest, even if he had the opportunity to go this time, he probably didn't bother to take the time to go there.

After all, if it's just to tell him what's wrong, it's enough to use email.

Luo Wenxuan smiled and said, "Then I'll go for you, and remember to reimburse me for a ticket when I come back." ”

Lu Zhou said: "You still lack that money?" ”

Luo Wenxuan waved his hand: "It's not a question of lack of money, I'm a person who plans to marry a wife, and I still have to save some if I can." ”

"You're going to hang yourself from a tree...... Wait for the sun to come out in the west one day," Lu Zhou shook his head with a smile, pulled out a voucher from the drawer, and signed his name on it, "Don't be reimbursed, go directly to the finance to receive five thousand pounds of travel expenses." ”

Stretching out his hand to take the slip, Luo Wenxuan smiled and said, "So generous? I'll have to spend two more days in the UK. ”

"Go ahead, go ahead, have fun."