Free Web NovelChapter 519: Chapter 309: The Supersymmetry of M Theory
They indeed went into the same room.
Zhao Yi handed his teaching syllabus for "Particle Boundary Theory" to Qian Hong for her to look over, hoping she could help with some minor adjustments.
The math section was the hardest, and he had not written much of it; worse, Qian Hong probably wouldn’t understand.
Qian Hong also felt something was off. Standing next to Zhao Yi, her face remained flushed.
[Flirting, Target: Qian Hong, Study Coin +2.]
Another addition?
Zhao Yi looked strangely at Qian Hong. When he noticed her rosy cheeks, his heart fluttered slightly. He quickly blurted out, "You’re not thinking about anything inappropriate, are you?"
"Don’t even think about it!"
Qian Hong blurted out reflexively.
"Huh?"
"No." Upon realizing she had misunderstood, Qian Hong nervously corrected herself, "I didn’t mean that. Whatever you’re looking for, hurry up and give it to me. I plan on taking a bath soon!"
"Taking a bath..."
Zhao Yi eyed Qian Hong up and down, swallowing hard. He hurriedly sent her the materials via email and handed her two pages of the draft.
Qian Hong grabbed the materials and left in a hurry.
Zhao Yi stared at the door she had just swung open, feeling a bit strange. He could only sigh at the huge temptations life threw his way. As a handsome fellow like himself, maintaining a pure lifestyle was not an easy task.
"Sigh!"
He let out a sigh.
Qian Hong agreeing to be his assistant, however, was good news. She would certainly help him deal with a lot of work.
Assistant!
What a lovely word.
Starting next semester, when it comes to course matters, he would get his assistant to handle any issues. When there’s nothing to do, well... ahem, he would just do whatever needed to be done!
...
With Qian Hong as the course assistant, Zhao Yi’s workload became much lighter. At the very least, he could relax knowing the basic content issues would be handled by her. His primary role was to organize the mathematical content.
The math content was the simplest yet most complicated task. But having Qian Hong as a ’reference’ made it much easier.
First, he would organize the framework content, divide it into several sections, and select the relatively simpler ones.
After the content had been selected, he would leap over the difficult parts and explain some to Qian Hong.
If Qian Hong could quickly understand, that meant the content was not problematic. She could then further refine it.
On the other hand,
If Qian Hong couldn’t understand quickly, it would be impossible for the students to understand in just a few classes. After all, Qian Hong was a doctoral student in a math-related computer specialty, so her math skills were decent.
Zhao Yi knew how to proceed, which made the work a bit easier.
He would need some time.
Zhao Yi didn’t plan to complete it all at once. Instead, he made progress whenever he had time. He still dedicated most of his time to his academic life, as he could not neglect his lab work.
By the end of January, the process of deciphering the virulence gene vif of the AIDS virus was progressing quickly—so quickly, in fact, that everyone in the lab wished they could work 24/7 to finish it all at once.
This was quite normal.
Just as in a jigsaw puzzle, once you see the overall picture, the speed of assembly is sure to increase. The initial pieces are the hardest, but once you have completed over half, the pace will pick up considerably. Toward the end, you can almost instantly find where each piece should go just by looking at it.
The same was true for the analysis of the vif gene. Around eighty percent of the work had been completed. Each experiment, each analysis contributed to the progress, making it feel as if they could finish the remaining twenty percent all at once.
Zhao Yi also made sure to go to the lab every day and work alongside the others.
Over the past two months, his understanding of genetics had improved quickly. Under Yan Yi’s guidance, he learned to use the two newly added machines in the lab. Due to his abilities, he was more accurate in his analysis of results than anyone else and could even correct their analyses.
Yan Yi couldn’t help but sigh, "Zhao Yi...Professor Zhao, you truly are a genius!" She still found it somewhat awkward to call him ’Professor Zhao’, mainly because Zhao Yi was too young, making it feel a bit weird.
"Of course."
Liu Chengjie quickly picked up the conversation, "You haven’t been here long, so you wouldn’t know. Regardless of his occasional visits, Zhao Yi has more control over the experiments, results, and analysis process than anyone else!"
"He’s the quintessential research genius. It’s as if he was born to research, as if he should spend all 24 hours in the lab."
As Liu Chengjie spoke, the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile, as if referring to a super-genius was akin to bragging about himself.
He added, "Yan Yi, you can just call him Zhao Yi. Initially, I also referred to him as Professor Zhao after he got promoted, but he said he isn’t comfortable with that." fгeewebnovёl.com
Yan Yi immediately looked over at Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi forced a smile and nodded, saying, "Just call me Zhao Yi. I’m not used to being called ’Professor’."
He then glanced at Liu Chengjie.
What Liu Chengjie said was technically fine, even filled with admiration for him. But he was obviously intentionally aiming to bring himself and Yan Yi closer, showing concern and taking care of her in a roundabout way.
This was unacceptable!
"The settlement bonus for this project should be quite substantial." With careful calculation, Zhao Yi figured there must be at least one million five hundred thousand remaining. In theory, the funds would go to the research institute, but the lab, being the main workforce, would also get half.
By then, they could distribute bonuses.
The lab originally had only four people, including him. Dividing thirty to forty percent as a bonus made a sizeable sum. But now that there were five people, the portion seemed to have shrunk.
Yan Yi is a newcomer and a part-time worker, so she definitely cannot receive too much bonus.
So...
Let’s deduct a part of Liu Chengjie’s bonus and give it to Yan Yi!
"When the time comes, we can just tell him straightforwardly, Liu Chengjie probably won’t object, right? He loves to take the initiative to look after Yan Yi ..."
"Exactly, he will definitely agree!"
"What a great idea!"
...
While Zhao Yi was still immersed in a life of studying and researching, he suddenly received a message from Edward Witten.
"Zhao Yi, I’ve got an idea!"
Edward excitedly sought Zhao Yi for a video chat, his excited face was somewhat flushed, "I’ve sent some materials to your mailbox, you can download them first."
"Alright."
Zhao Yi opened his mailbox and saw several archived files. The filenames were "The Four Elements of M Theory", "The Proof of Hyperdimensional Space", "The Illusion of Ten-Dimensional Space" and so on.
He was feeling a bit of headache.
Edward continued, "You see? These are all classic contents, some are my own research."
This was not a boast.
String theory is an important branch of theoretical physics, and Edward Witten is a representative figure in the study of string theory.
Edward Witten is widely recognized worldwide as the main researcher of string theory. He has made many achievements and great contributions to the expansion and perfection of string theory.
If string theory were to be magnified to the whole of physics, Edward Witten is considered even greater than Einstein, as he has been recognized as the "Top Authority in String Theory".
Edward explained the sent contents, then he asked, "You know about the supersymmetry in M Theory, right?"
"Of course."
Zhao Yi nodded in affirmation.
During his previous crash course on theoretical physics knowledge, he has thoroughly studied many introductions and researches on string theory, as well as the mathematical system of string theory, thus naturally he would know about the supersymmetry problems in M Theory.
The supersymmetry in M Theory.
The M Theory, also known as "the ultimate evolution of string theory", is proposed as "the ultimate theory of physics", hoping that a single theory could explain the essence and interactive relationship of all matter and energy. Its theoretical content combines five types of superstring theory and a supergravity theory of eleven dimensions.
To understand the M Theory, a simple example can be used.
For instance, the game of Go.
In the Go game, there are only a few rules such as surrounding or not surrounding. Yet, the competition between black and white pieces can create a game with endless possibilities.
Similarly, many physicists believe that the natural world is governed by a few rules, and there are infinitely many states and structures that these governing laws permit.
Any undiscovered force must be extremely weak, or its effects will be severely limited. These effects are either confined within a very short distance or only apply to extremely special individuals.
The two cornerstones of physics are quantum mechanics and the general theory of relativity, but the two are completely incompatible: The general theory of relativity violates the rules of quantum mechanics at the microscopic scale; while black holes challenge the foundations of quantum mechanics at another extreme scale.
Facing this dilemma, Salam and Weinberg’s Electroweak Unification Theory simplifies the two laws that describe electromagnetism and weak force respectively into one law.
The ultimate goal of M Theory is to use one law to describe all known forces (electromagnetic force, weak force, strong force, and gravity).
Like String Theory, a key concept in M Theory is supersymmetry, which refers to the symmetry between bosons and fermions.
Bosons have integral spins, while fermions have half-integral spins.
In supersymmetric physics, all particles have their own supersymmetrical partners which have exactly the same quantum numbers (color, charge, baryon number, lepton number, etc) as the original particles.
The supersymmetric partner of a boson must be a fermion; the supersymmetric partner of a fermion must be a boson.
Although the existing theories support this claim, it has not yet been proven and it is not known how to do so.
Edward continued, "I got the inspiration from your particle energy theory. We can adopt the same method, using mathematical methods to describe the energy distribution of bosons and fermions."
"As long as we build an energy distribution law that conforms to particle rules, we can expand it to analyze the energy distribution law of multidimensional space boundaries and search for the ’mathematical symmetry’ of space boundaries."
"I believe that it would be a magnificent mathematics and perhaps by then we could deduce the structural features of multidimensional space ..."
Edward began to indulge in his imagination as he spoke.
Zhao Yi felt a bit overwhelmed, he felt like he was listening to a cultist preaching about gods and spirits.
In fact, it’s quite similar.
Edward Witten’s faith could be deemed as string theory because he firmly believes in it. Because of this faith, he can continue his relentless pursuit of research, finding various ways to perfect and prove string theory.
Zhao Yi’s feelings were quite different as he was not a devout follower of string theory.
He was even somewhat doubtful ...
Concepts like multidimensional space and string energy seemed a bit too fantastical, especially multidimensional space, which doesn’t exist in reality and why would it matter even if it’s proven?
However, Zhao Yi did not object to conducting research.
Since there isn’t much to go on in the field of physics anyway, he might as well follow Edward Witten’s train of thought. Maybe there could be a breakthrough?
After all, he is in charge of solving the math problems.
In the process of resolving complex theoretical physics, the pursuit of creating a beautiful mathematical structure does indeed bring a sense of great accomplishment.
