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Chapter 755: Chapter 412: We are really good pals!

Princeton University.

Edward Witten’s departure had a huge impact, leaving many people dizzy with busyness.

Edward Witten was a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton and also taught courses and supervised doctoral students at Princeton University. He was a core leader in several mathematics projects at the institute, and many things couldn’t be done without him.

Now Edward Witten had suddenly left, and many things were left without any buffer time.

First were the courses, projects, and conferences.

The courses taught by Edward Witten couldn’t be interrupted, so someone else had to take responsibility for teaching them. However, his courses were very deep and complicated, and not just anyone could teach them. A mathematician who was an expert in the relevant field had to be found to replace him. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

The projects were relatively easier to handle; they could be suspended temporarily if they couldn’t be carried out.

In the next two weeks, there were two academic conferences to be held, one of which was an internal award ceremony at Princeton University, and Edward Witten was one of the important judges.

These tasks were already headache-inducing, and they also had to face inquiries from government-related departments.

Edward Witten was one of the top mathematicians, and he belonged to the category of people who were closely watched by the state. Every time he traveled abroad, a record had to be made, including the destination, the purpose of the trip, and the time.

Since Edward Witten had suddenly left, it was now up to them to deal with the people from the state departments.

But how were they supposed to explain it?

Should they just say that Edward Witten left without saying anything?

This was also a headache-inducing issue.

Princeton’s administration department immediately held an emergency meeting, quickly determined the response strategies, and immediately sent people to find Edward Witten. Not to bring him back directly, but at least to have someone follow him and know his exact whereabouts and what he was doing.

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Edward Witten’s arrival was too sudden.

Yanhua University also felt it was sudden. In dealing with a scholar of Edward Witten’s caliber, the standards were definitely different. The school was unprepared, and the response was rushed.

The university’s administration department quickly reacted, inviting several professors who knew Edward Witten to act as hosts and arranging temporary accommodations for him. However, they soon discovered that their arrangements were premature.

Edward Witten didn’t go to places like the university’s conference hall but went to the staff dormitory with Zhao Yi instead. After that, they stayed inside without coming out.

The person in charge had to temporarily change the strategy, and let someone prepare the room opposite Zhao Yi’s dormitory so that Edward Witten could stay close to Zhao Yi. This would make academic exchange more convenient.

This decision won Edward Witten’s favor, but he still didn’t leave Zhao Yi’s room.

The two couldn’t wait to start their exchange.

They didn’t exclude others from their conversation because many people were following them. Zhao Yi simply kept the door open, and anyone who was with them could join the discussion.

Zhou Li, Hu Zhibin, and others listened for a long time, but they could not understand the complicated mathematical problems that were being discussed.

If only not understanding was the issue, they would be fine. But what surprised them was that the two seemed not to be engaging in normal mathematical discussions, but discussing theology and philosophy instead? freēwebnovel.com

"2 to the power of N holds the secret of the essence of the universe!" Edward Witten said solemnly.

"Exactly, let’s unravel the mystery together!"

"I can’t wait."

"..."

"Now I’m very sure that 2 to the power of N is directly related to mass. Mass is a product of higher dimensions, so if there are higher-dimensional beings, they might be composed of ’2 to the power of N’?"

"More precisely, some sort of higher-dimensional matter directly related to ’2 to the power of N’."

"Could it be mass?"

"If mass is a product of higher dimensions, of course so. But I think there might be other possibilities."

"Don’t you believe in M-theory?" Edward Witten asked with a look of surprise and incredulity on his face.

Zhao Yi replied indifferently, "I’ve always reserved my opinion. And it has nothing to do with our discovery."

Edward Witten took a deep breath and said, "Let’s continue where we left off. If higher-dimensional beings exist and might be composed of 2 to the power of N, we can deduce that their height is immeasurable."

"Height? Multidimensional height may just be a point."

"Of course, that is why it is immeasurable and has no meaning. Just like God in the movies, God is a vague concept. Sometimes he appears similar to humans, and sometimes he is like a giant. He doesn’t have a specific height but has the power to create all things. This may be a manifestation of higher dimensions."

"God can create everything? In our country’s mythology, it is Nuwa who created humans."

"Speaking of creation, since 2 to the power of N represents mass, maybe God just threw out certain characteristics, and everything, including humans, appeared."

"Indeed."

Zhao Yi nodded in agreement, "It may sound incredible, but perhaps it is just because we are three-dimensional beings, while God or other characters in the mythologies are four-dimensional or five-dimensional. Creating things for them is as easy as can be." He continued thoughtfully, "But if we put aside the factor of God, will we humans, or rather, the microscopic energy, also strive to pursue mass? What I mean is, pursue the value of 2 to the power of N?"