There was deafening applause in the lecture hall.

Leaving the stage amid applause, Lu Zhou stepped down from the podium of the lecture hall.

At the door of the lecture hall, after he was interviewed by the media, Principal Wu Zhuohua walked over to him with several school leaders and professors.

With a warm smile on his face, President Wu stepped forward and said, "Thank you Professor Lu for this vivid speech to our students of Nanhua University!" ”

When several students standing next to them heard this, their stomachs ached.

Listening to the lecture from beginning to end, they didn't feel anything alive at all, except for the beginning and the end.

Lu Zhou smiled and said modestly: "It's not vivid, it's just that my personal understanding of controlled nuclear fusion research, as well as some high-density plasma research, may be a bit boring." ”

At this time, a professor standing next to him, who didn't look very old, smiled and said, "How can it be boring? After listening to your lecture, I learned a lot. ”

Lu Zhou: "It's too famous, may I ask who you are?" ”

President Wu introduced: "This is Professor Li Changxia from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of Nanhua University. ”

Lu Zhou stretched out his right hand: "Hello Professor Li." ”

"Hello, hello," holding Lu Zhou's hand and shaking it, Professor Li Changxia said with a smile, "I have long heard that Professor Lu is young and promising, but I didn't expect it to be younger than I imagined." ”

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Isn't Professor Li too?" ”

"Don't look at my black hair, I'm actually thirty-five or sixteen years old," Professor Li quipped with a smile

"Thirty-five is already very young," after a pause, Lu Zhou continued, "What about Professor Gong?" I heard that he was the head of the Institute of Nuclear Physics. ”

Professor Li's expression was a little subtle, and he coughed lightly and said, "Professor Gong, he'...... I am no longer attached to the institute. ”

Lu Zhou: "Are you retired?" ”

Professor Li smiled embarrassedly, "That's not it, he is now the deputy mayor of Hengzhou and the chairman of the Municipal Committee of Jiusan Society, and he is no longer involved in the affairs of the school." ”

It turned out to be a politician.

Lu Zhou nodded knowingly and continued to ask.

"So who's in charge of the Institute of Nuclear Physics now?"

Professor Li nodded and said, "Now I'm in charge." ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhou glanced at him with a little surprise.

Although I don't believe in Professor Li's ability, the conditions of the scientific research team led by young and middle-aged professors in universities are often not particularly good.

Because how many resources a scientific research team can win is often determined by the qualifications of the academic leader himself.

As if seeing the surprise on Lu Zhou's face, Principal Wu hurriedly said with a smile.

"Although our Professor Li is a little younger, his ability is still quite reliable. The stellar simulator project is the star scientific research project of our school, and it is precisely because of Professor Li's efforts that we at Nanhua University can reach a cooperation with the Australian National University and sign this H1 stellar simulator project. ”

Hearing President Wu boast about himself like this, Professor Li was still a little embarrassed, and said modestly, "It's mainly Professor Gong's credit." ”

"Please don't get me wrong, I don't disbelieve in Professor Li's ability, I just feel a little surprised." Speaking of this, Lu Zhou looked at Professor Li Changxia and smiled, "If it's convenient, can you take me to visit the Institute of Nuclear Physics?" ”

Professor Li immediately nodded and said, "Of course it's no problem!" I'll take you there. ”

The Institute of Nuclear Physics is located in a quiet corner of the campus of Nanhua University.

It is worth mentioning that nuclear physics and nuclear engineering are two completely different directions, the latter is a strong major at Nanhua University, but the former is not very strong.

Therefore, the whole institute has not been established for a long time, and the scale is not very large, mainly based on the university's Department of Nuclear Physics and two university-level research teams of "Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Physics" and "Particle Physics and Nuclear Physics".

Originally, President Wu planned to bring the team of university leaders to come with him, but Lu Zhou politely declined his proposal on the grounds that he "didn't want to disturb the daily work of Nanhua University".

There are too many laymen following alongside, and many things are not very convenient to talk about.

Following Professor Li Changxia to the Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lu Zhou took a brief turn under his leadership, chatting about the research in the frontier field of controlled nuclear fusion at home and abroad along the way.

When it comes to the progress of the ITER project, Professor Li Changxia's face is full of fascination.

"Now that international research on controlled nuclear fusion technology has entered the fast lane, according to the timeline of the ITER project, it is planned to build a commercial demonstration reactor in Paris in 2025. Our country is also planning to build one, and the schedule is about 2025. If nothing else, controlled fusion technology could be the greatest technological breakthrough of the century. ”

Lu Zhou: "But it doesn't seem that you guys are very valued?" ”

Li Changxia smiled a little embarrassedly: "Even if it's 2025, that's a matter of the future." ”

After walking around the institute, the two soon arrived at Professor Li's office.

was a little tired from walking, and Lu Zhou was not polite, so he sat down on the sofa in the office.

Li Changxia sat across from him and instructed his doctoral student to pour two cups of tea.

"Speaking of which, I haven't had a chance to visit you, I have a few questions about plasma physics I want to ask you, I don't know if it's convenient for you?"

Taking a sip of tea, Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Don't be so polite, just ask." ”

Nodding, Professor Li said seriously: "When we studied the coupling process between the ion cyclotron wave and the plasma, we found that the coupling process between the ion cyclotron wave and the plasma is difficult to carry out well, is there any good solution?" ”

After hearing this question, Lu Zhou thought for a moment and spoke.

"When I was in the PPPL lab, I saw similar studies on this issue. The paper should have been posted in Physics Letters, I can't remember the specific issues, but you should be able to find it. ”

"If I'm not mistaken, according to what is presented in the paper, increasing the plasma density or scraping layer density in the central region, and decreasing the density gradient in the parabolic region or exponential decay region, should allow the ion cyclotron wave to be better coupled to the plasma. If you are unsure, you can try to numerically simulate the coupling process between the ion cyclotron wave and the plasma using the plasma plate model. ”

Professor Li nodded thoughtfully and wrote down Lu Zhou's words in his notebook.

Lu Zhou said in a relaxed tone: "Are there any more questions?" ”

"Well, there's one more point, indeed."

Seizing this opportunity, Professor Li Changxia asked Lu Zhou for all the theoretical problems he had encountered in his research.

And for the parts of these questions that he can answer, Lu Zhou also answered them one by one.

As the minutes ticked by, I sat in the office for almost an hour.

Closing the notebook, Professor Li smiled embarrassedly: "I'm sorry for delaying you for so long." ”

Lu Zhou smiled absently, and said in a relaxed tone: "It's okay, through these discussions, it can also generate some inspiration for me." ”

After a pause, he continued, "Speaking of which, how is the situation with H1-Heliac now? I walked around the institute and I didn't see it. ”

Hearing Lu Zhou ask about the H1 stellar, Professor Li Changxia couldn't help but look embarrassed: "I'm afraid it's a little difficult to see it now, the bidding for the supporting facilities project was only completed in October last year, and it will probably be able to land this year." ”

"It's too slow," Lu Zhou shook his head, "I remember that this project started in 17 years." ”

"Yes," Professor Li sighed, his smile a little helpless, "But there is no way, just in time for Professor Gong to suddenly withdraw from the project, plus there are also difficulties on the part of the school, otherwise we don't want to delay it for so long." ”

Looking around the office, Lu Zhou nodded thoughtfully.

After a moment of silence, he finally said the purpose of today's trip.

"Speaking of which, the STAR Stellarum Research Institute in Jinling is about to be completed."

Looking at the somewhat envious expression on Professor Li's face, he paused for a moment and threw out an olive branch.

"Interested in coming?"