Jinling, Nanda.

In the office, Xu Chuan didn't know that the two mentors who were thousands of miles away were ready to join forces to compete with him.

But even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care, maybe he would be even more excited?

After all, doing research alone can sometimes be a bit too lonely.

If on the other side of this planet, there are other groups of people who can move towards a certain goal with him, to use the words in Xianxia, this is probably my way is not alone.

After explaining some of the core ideas about the quality gap problem with Chen Zhengping and Yu Yongwang, the three of them chatted in the office.

"Speaking of which, you have solved the Yang-Mills existential and mass gap problems, so how did you research the problem of strong electricity unification? Got an idea? ”

On the sofa, Chen Zhengping looked at Xu Chuan with a teacup.

The Yang-Mills existential and mass gap problem has long been considered in the physics community to be the threshold for the unity of the three forces of strong and weak electricity. If anyone solves this problem, there is hope to complete the unification of strong electricity.

And now, the two problems of existence and quality gap have been solved by him, and the unification of strong electricity is probably not too far away.

Hearing this question, Xu Chuan shook his head lightly and said, "Although there are some ideas, I don't know how long it will take to solve this problem, and it is far more difficult than I imagined." ”

Hearing this, Chen Zhengping looked over with some surprise and asked curiously, "Do you think it's difficult?" ”

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "Well, it's harder than expected." ”

After a slight pause, he continued: "The quantum chromodynamics that describes the strong force and the unified theory of weak electricity, which describes the electromagnetic force and the weak force, together form the Standard Model of particle physics. ”

"In this model, although the strong force is theoretically unified with the other two forces, in practice it is not really unified like the weak electricity, it is just a patchwork of it."

"Because we can't find the symmetry of the hadron spontaneously breaking the energy level, we don't know how quarks and gluons form hadrons, and we can't find a coupling constant that can make the particles corresponding to these fields interact with each other under the mathematical system to complete the unification."

"There are many, many problems with this puzzle, and the Young-Mills Presence and Quality Gap can address some of the foundational parts of these problems, but more building blocks are needed to move forward."

"If you want me to evaluate, the difficulty of unifying strong electricity, among all the problems I have encountered, not to say that it can rank first, but its difficulty can at least rank in the top three, and even no less than the original controllable nuclear fusion problem."

"To solve this problem, it takes not only more cornerstones, but also a little luck."

If there is an idea, Xu Chuan doesn't mind sharing it, he is very confident, confident that even if the idea in his mind is made public, it is impossible for others to solve the problem of strong electricity unification before him.

However, he is also confused now.

It's like when we first solved the first wall of material in controlled nuclear fusion.

At that time, he knew that the fight against neutron irradiation could be studied using the atomic cycle-grain boundary reconstruction theory that he had previously studied, but he did not know how long it would take to solve.

The zirconia carbon composite material in the back, that is, the first wall material, is considered to be a theory + a stroke of luck.

And now in the face of strong electricity unification, he is the same, he knows very well what problems are on this road, and he also knows how to go on this road, but he does not dare to guarantee whether it can be solved.

At the very least, he needs to calculate the spontaneous breaking energy level of the unified symmetry of the strong electricity, and find a coupling constant that can make the particles corresponding to these fields interact with each other under the mathematical system to complete the unification.

If these two problems are not solved, the unification of strong electricity is far away.

Hearing Xu Chuan say this, Chen Zhengping frowned.

When he first saw the mass gap paper, he thought that after the Yang-Mills existential and mass gap problem was solved, it wouldn't be long before he could see the strong electricity unified paper.

In the entire physics community, there are probably not a few physicists who hold such an idea.

But now it seems that the difficulty of the problem of the unification of strong electricity is probably higher than he and most physicists thought.

At least he knew his character as a student, and if it was something he was sure of, he would definitely answer.

Now he said that the difficulty of this problem is beyond expectations, and I am afraid that the difficulty of the unification of strong electricity is indeed beyond imagination.

At least it was beyond his imagination, and he couldn't imagine what it would be like to solve this problem.

This kind of cutting-edge problem in the field of physics, the physicists in the world who have the ability to study it are probably only in the double digits combined.

And he himself is 100% not among these people.

Because, it took him a long time to understand the Jan-Mills essay on the existential and quality gap.

However, looking at the student in front of him, Chen Zhengping's frowning brows quickly relaxed again, and he said with a smile: "At least there is direction and hope, isn't it?" ”

Hearing this, Xu Chuan also smiled and said, "That's right, the end is there, just move towards it." ”

Chen Zhengping smiled, with some approval and some emotion: "The unified theory of strong electricity is the holy grail of physics in the 21st century, and you have taken off the crown of the Yang-Mills existential and mass gap problem, and you must not be far from the holy grail." If you can complete it, your name will go down in history with it. ”

"If we can complete the unification of strong electricity, and even find a way to the final reunification, the name engraved in the long river will undoubtedly shine even more."

When he followed Liu Gaojun to Baling, Xiangnan, and accepted this student, he never imagined that one day this student would bring such earth-shaking changes to the academic world.

Whether it's mathematics or physics, which he is familiar with, they are moving forward rapidly.

To accomplish such a great feat at the age of twenty years, even if you look at the entire history, there are very few people who can compare with the achievements he has created.

This is the shining light of the long river of science, and it is also the pinnacle of another breakthrough in the human mind.

After sending Chen Zhengping and Yu Yongwang away, Xu Chuan sat back at his desk.

After taking the manuscript paper out of the drawer, and after thinking for a moment, he continued to study the paper on the unified theory of strong electricity.

It was a difficult path, but he couldn't give up.

Only by completing the theory of the unification of strong electricity, whether he or the physics community, is qualified to touch the most mysterious gravitational force and complete the final unification.

Perhaps it will take decades, centuries, or even more for the achievements of theoretical physics to be transformed into applied science.

Just like the Maxwell equations established by James Clark Maxwell in the 19th century, it was only in the 20th and even 21st centuries that people developed modern power technology and electronic technology on this basis.

The same is true of the unification of the three forces of strong and weak electricity, and perhaps in this century, he simply does not see the hope of transforming this theory into applied technology, but he still has to do it.

Because that's the future of humanity.

For the theoretical physics community, 2022 is definitely the busiest year since the beginning of the 21st century.

First, the strongly correlated electronic system was unified, and then there was the competition in the field of large strong electron colliders, which attracted the attention of countless physicists.

Subsequently, in less than two months, the Yang-Mills equation solution and existence proof, and the existence proof of mass gap were published one after another, driving the development of the entire theoretical physics community.

The theoretical physics community, which was originally almost stagnant, was pushed twice by the same person in the past year, and it 'slammed' forward, so that the attention of the physics community recently was almost all on that person.

Even the math community next door cast a curious look at it.

For example, on MathOverflow, the largest and most professional mathematics forum in the mathematics community, the most popular topic discussed is the Yang-Mills existentiality and mass gap problem.

[The Hodge Conjecture, the NS Equation, the Young-Mills Existential and Mass Gap, tsk, he killed three of the Seven Millennium Problems by himself, guess the other three, will he be interested?] 】

[It's terrifying, if you had told me before that someone might solve the Three Millennial Puzzles, I would never have believed it. 】

[Speaking of which, four of the seven millennial problems have been solved, but the prize money from the Clay Institute of Mathematics has not been paid a dime, is it really as rumored that the people who solved the millennial problems have lost interest in money?] 】

[Compared with one million meters of gold, I am more curious about when strong electricity will be unified, this is the greatest holy grail in the field of theoretical physics in the 21st century!] 】

[Wasn't strong electricity unified a long time ago? Isn't that Yang's theory the unification of this? How did it unify again? 】

[The Yang-Mills theory is just a framework theory, and it is not that there is no unified strong electricity, but that the theory is compatible, and the real unity is the unity of mathematics rather than the unity of understanding or concept. 】

[Speaking of which, the International Congress of Mathematicians is also coming soon, will this year's Fields Medal be an exception and send him another one?] 】

[If you want to talk about mathematical achievements, it must be enough, but the Fields Medal is not the same as the Nobel Prize, and it should not be issued again.] 】

[Not necessarily, maybe the International Mathematical Union will get a Fields Special Award?] 】

When there is a lot of discussion on the MathOverflow forum, Huaguo, Beijing.

Faculty and staff villas on the campus of Mizuki University.

Holding a paper in his hand, Qiu Chengtong pressed and rang the doorbell of the villa in front of him with his fingers.

The sound of ding dong ding dong continued to sound rapidly in the villa, and after a short while, a middle-aged woman rushed out and opened the courtyard door of the villa.

A familiar scene was staged again in the Katsuin Temple.

But the difference this time is that there is no need for his notice, and the corresponding papers have already been placed on the coffee table in the living room.

"Here we are."

Looking at the old friend who walked in, Yang Zhenhuan, who was sitting on the sofa, raised his head and said hello with a smile.

"Looks like you already know."

Looking at his old friend sitting on the sofa, Qiu Chengtong smiled, and his eyes fell on the paper on the coffee table.

Mr. Yang nodded and said with a smile: "Of course, how can I not pay attention to such a major achievement." ”

Mr. Qiu sat down with a smile and teased: "Do you remember what you said last time at the International High Energy Physics Conference?" ”

"I remember I said, if you work hard to live for two more years, maybe in those two years, that person will fulfill your wishes? How does it feel now that the wish has been fulfilled? ”

Yang Zhenhuan smiled, with some emotion, and also with some praise: "In a month and a half, I'm afraid he can do this kind of thing, his speed is much, much faster than I imagined." ”

Qiu Chengtong glanced at him curiously and asked, "Then how long did you expect him to solve the quality gap?" ”

Hearing this question, Yang Zhenhuan raised his head and stared at the TV opposite for a while, and said, "A year? Two years? Honestly, I don't know. ”

"All I thought at the time was that I wanted to live a few more years and see my dreams."

Qiu smiled and said, "Speaking of which, from your point of view, how long will it take for Yang-Mills to complete the unification of strong electricity after the existence and mass gap problem is solved?" ”

Hearing this question, Mr. Yang thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”

"Although it has been rumored in the physics community that solving the Yang-Mills existential and mass gap problem can hope to complete the unification of strong electricity, who can say with certainty that he will be able to solve this cutting-edge problem in the academic world?"

"And the unification of strong electricity is not a simple problem, and there are many troubles to solve."

Hearing this, Qiu Chengtong smiled and said, "Then do you want to make a bet?" Although I don't know much about the unified theory of strong electricity, I bet he can solve this in a year's time. ”

Hearing this, Yang Zhenhuan glanced up at him and asked, "Why are you starting to get better at this?" ”

There are many scholars in the academic community who like to bet, especially the physics community, which is well-known.

One of the most famous is Frank Wilzek, who sometimes bets that he has lost to the 'Minko' regardless of who he is.

However, there are not so many gamblers in the mathematics world, maybe mathematicians are more paranoid, and they will do what they believe no matter what others say.

Qiu Chengtong said with a smile: "It's not that I like to bet, but I want to see where his limits are." ”

"If there are some reference theories and directions for the mass gap problem, then there are not so many things for him to see in the unification of strong electricity. This is an almost entirely new realm, and if he can still solve this problem so quickly, it would not be an exaggeration to say that his intelligence is the pinnacle of human history. ”

As he spoke, he smiled slightly and looked at the world outside the window: "I'm looking forward to this!" ”