Chapter 250 Steady-State Micro-Beam Project [Subscription Request]

I still remember that when Xu Yuan wanted to prove the Hodge conjecture, he was inspired and chose to combine it with physical methods. For this purpose, he specially went to find Mr. Yang for advice.

After successfully solving the Hodge conjecture, he was very grateful to Mr. Yang.

So when he has time at school, he will take the initiative to go to the Science Museum to exchange, discuss and learn.

The main areas involved are high energy physics and quantum mechanics.

This allowed him to gain a lot, and thus he came up with many new and feasible ideas in his mind.

Just waiting for the opportunity to do actual research.

Recently, he only had the review work for the Journal of Mathematics to do, so he thought about going to the Science Museum for a visit.

Unexpectedly, I received a call from Mr. Yang first.

He knew Mr. Yang's situation very well. Even at his age, he still went to the Science Museum office on weekdays.

Consult academic materials and have academic exchanges with younger generations.

If there is nothing going on, I probably won't contact him.

Therefore, faced with this situation, he did not think much about it. After ending the call, he temporarily stopped what he was doing, got up and rushed towards the Science Museum.

Soon, Xu Yuan arrived at the Science Museum.

As soon as I entered, I ran into a few acquaintances. They had obviously also heard about the news online, and they all smiled and took the initiative to greet and congratulate me.

"Congratulations, Professor Xu. Now you have truly won the Grand Slam of world mathematics awards."

"Congratulations, Professor Xu."

"We all saw the news and learned that Professor Xu has just won the Abel Prize in Mathematics."

"Thank you."

Xu Yuan smiled and said, "I'll treat you all to a meal some other day."

Naturally, everyone would not waste too much of Xu Yuan's time, and after the greetings, they did not continue talking about the matter.

They were somewhat curious about Xu Yuan's purpose, and one of them asked subconsciously.

"Professor Xu is here to see Mr. Yang?"

Xu Yuan did not hide it either, and nodded and admitted truthfully: "Mr. Yang called me to come over."

"It might be something urgent, so you should hurry over there." The person on the other side reminded immediately after hearing this.

Then everyone stopped arguing and made way for Xu Yuan to go to the office on the second floor.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan naturally did not delay. He nodded slightly and immediately turned and walked towards the stairs.

He soon arrived outside the office and knocked on the door.

As soon as the voice came in, a familiar voice came from inside: "The door is not locked, come in quickly."

Xu Yuan pushed the door open and walked in. His eyes immediately fell on Old Yang, who was sitting on a chair with his back leaning against the support of the chair. Next to him, he saw a strange middle-aged man.

He was sure that he was not familiar with this strange man.

So I didn't say hello rashly.

He just smiled at Mr. Yang and said, "Mr. Yang suddenly asked me to come here. Is there anything you want to tell me?"

"Hurry up and take a seat."

When Mr. Yang saw Xu Yuan coming in, he quickly waved to Xu Yuan to sit down.

His face was full of enthusiasm.

After Xu Yuan sat down, he took the initiative to introduce the middle-aged man sitting in his office.

"This is Professor Zhao Xiang from Qinghua's Department of Physics and Engineering."

"Hello, Professor Zhao." Xu Yuan greeted.

Hearing this, Zhao Xiang also stood up quickly and stretched out his hand to shake hands with Xu Yuan: "I have known for a long time that there is a young genius professor in Qinghua. Today, thanks to Mr. Yang, I finally got to meet him."

Then Xu Yuan listened to Mr. Yang's further explanation and realized that the other party often visited abroad on behalf of the school.

Plus, he didn't go to the Department of Physical Engineering very often, so we never met in private.

However, Xu Yuan knew very well in his heart that Mr. Yang had called him here specifically, and it certainly wasn't just to introduce Zhao Xiang.

There must be something else.

In this situation, he did not hesitate and took the initiative to ask based on his own analysis.

"Mr. Yang."

"Is there anything Professor Zhao can do for you?"

"If you need my help, I will definitely not refuse." He added at the end.

After all, he had received a lot of help from Mr. Yang, and since he was here today, he had to show his attitude.

As he finished speaking, Zhao Xiang's face showed a hint of embarrassment.

Seems very embarrassed.

However, Mr. Yang did not keep the person in suspense. He went straight to the point and explained the situation in detail the next second.

"Here's what happened. Zhao Xiang mainly studies high-energy physics. A few years ago, he proposed a concept to use microbunching to make multi-particles coherent, enhance the radiation in the electron storage ring, and achieve steady-state microbunching on a steady-state round-by-round basis."

"I think the steady-state microbunching mechanism has high research and development value."

"It is possible to obtain high-power, high-repetition-rate, narrow-bandwidth coherent radiation, with wavelengths covering the terahertz to extreme ultraviolet bands."

“It is expected to provide broader opportunities for scientific research.”

"So I suggested that Zhao Xiang initiate this experiment to prove the concept and put it into practice."

After listening to what Mr. Yang said, Zhao Xiang was no longer silent. He immediately took over the conversation and echoed it.

"In fact, Professor Yang gave me a lot of guidance and help on the concept of steady-state microbunching."

Xu Yuan is now also doing research on high-energy physics, so he naturally understands the scientific research value of this concept.

If it is really feasible, it will have great application prospects.

But this is similar to mathematics. Mathematicians can come up with their own conjectures when studying a certain subject.

But it is not easy to prove it and turn it into a theorem.

His most representative work is undoubtedly the Hodge conjecture, which he proved and solved not long ago.

In other words, the steady-state micro-bunching proposed by Zhao Xiang is currently only limited to the conceptual level.

It is necessary to complete the theoretical analysis and physical design of the experiment, develop the laser system for the test experiment, complete the experimental data analysis and article writing.

It is demonstrated that steady-state microbunching is feasible and can be applied in other scenarios.

Of course, it is not easy to do this, and it is even possible that in the middle of the experiment, you will find that this concept is wrong.

This will result in all previous efforts being wasted.

But since Mr. Yang also values ​​it so much, it must have relatively high scientific research value.

The thought stayed here, and Xu Yuan stopped thinking about it and immediately asked another question.

"I wonder what Mr. Yang wants me to do?"

"I know very well that your research on high-energy physics is no worse than those professors in the Physics Department."

"If it works, you and Zhao Xiang can experiment with steady-state micro-bunching together. I believe you will soon achieve significant results."

"If you can't bring your talent and level of physics into full play, it will be a huge loss to the physics world." Old Yang immediately took over Xu Yuan's words and replied.

When he said the last two sentences, his face was filled with a smile of satisfaction towards Xu Yuan.

During this period, Xu Yuan came to the Science Museum and sometimes communicated and discussed with other physics professors. He noticed the level of their performance.

He really values ​​Xu Yuan's talent.

I really wanted to bring Xu Yuan from the School of Mathematics to study physics.

He believed that with Xu Yuan's talent, he would definitely achieve something.

After all, he came from the field of physics, so he naturally hoped that Xu Yuan could devote himself to physics research.

Although this situation is impossible, Xu Yuan will not give up mathematics on his own initiative.

But at least Xu Yuan must try his best in physics.

Glowing and hot.

It just so happened that Zhao Xiang mentioned again his concept of steady-state microbunching, which he thought was very valuable for research.

This experiment should be initiated as soon as possible.

So I wanted to make this happen and thought of Xu Yuan.

Hearing that Mr. Yang wanted him to participate in the micro-beam project, Xu Yuan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

I didn't expect that just when I had some free time and only had to review papers every day, I would have to cross over to participate in a new project.

I still remember that he was helping Professor Zou Jing from the School of Materials Science and Engineering, and as a result, he developed a new structure of lithium iron phosphate battery.

Now this new type of battery is gradually taking over the market, and BYD has also launched new electric car models.

Thanks to the new lithium iron phosphate power battery, the electric car's range can easily exceed 500 kilometers.

It competed fiercely with Tesla's electric cars to seize the domestic market.

However, compared with the crossover from mathematics to the field of materials, physics is a closer span.

After all, mathematics and physics are inseparable.

Come to think of it, he had indeed never been involved in a physics project, let alone a new concept involving light sources.

It is indeed a novel experience for him to participate in the project.

In addition to high-energy physics, he is also interested in quantum mechanics and wants to apply quantum mechanics to drones to avoid interference.

Although it is still in the conceptual stage, it will definitely be put into specific research later.

It would be a good choice to study the high-energy physics experience first.

Anyway, apart from reviewing papers, he really has nothing else important to do at the moment, so he has time to participate in the steady-state microbunching experiment.

But compared with Zhao Xiang, he is still a newcomer in the field of high-energy physics.

For this reason he did not agree immediately.

Instead, he said it modestly.

"Professor Zhao's concept of steady-state micro-bunching involves synchrotron radiation sources and electron laser accelerator light sources."

“I have never been exposed to this before.”

"I'm afraid..."

Before he could finish his words, Professor Zhao Xiang suddenly raised his hand and couldn't help but continue the conversation.

"Professor Xu, you are too modest. Your name is very popular in the global academic community. Everyone recognizes your strength and talent."

"Besides, Mr. Yang was full of praise for your high-energy physics level. I have been looking forward to communicating with you in private for a long time."

It can be said that what Zhao Xiang wanted to express was very clear, and he obviously wanted Xu Yuan to join.

If it were someone else, he would seriously consider it even if it was recommended by Mr. Yang.

After all, I had never participated in a physics project before.

Although it is difficult to prove the world's difficult mathematical problems, there are still some differences between it and physical experimental research.

If you rashly join the project, the connection may slow down the progress.

He proposed the concept of steady-state microbunching by chance, but did not take it seriously.

Even he himself was not very confident that he could prove that this concept was feasible.

It was Mr. Yang who recognized his concept and gave him guidance, which made him more confident in steady-state microbunching.

The reason for launching this experiment is to thoroughly prove the specific application of this technology.

Expand the scientific research prospects of domestic light sources. Therefore, he attaches great importance to this experiment and certainly does not want to be influenced by others.

But Xu Yuan is completely different.

Whether it is the achievements in the field of aerospace or the results in materials, radar, and computers, they all prove that Xu Yuan is not just a mathematician, but also has enviable talents in various disciplines.

With the help of such a genius, the research on steady-state microbunching will surely be more effective.

Besides, he believed that Mr. Yang would never lie about this matter.

In other words, Xu Yuan's own level of high-energy physics has definitely reached a relatively high level.

Even though he hadn't communicated with it.

After listening to the conversation between Zhao Xiang and Xu Yuan, Mr. Yang thought for a while before continuing.

"In my opinion, let's just leave it at that. The school will be responsible for all the project funding."

"You just need to verify the steady-state micro-bunching as soon as possible and develop all the application prospects of this technology."

"Don't worry, Mr. Yang. I will definitely cooperate with Professor Xu." Zhao Xiang was the first to speak and make the guarantee.

Things have come to this point, and it is obviously impossible for Xu Yuan to find a reason to refuse.

Moreover, Professor Yang had paid attention to him since he published his first paper in the Annals of Mathematics, and later helped him a lot in physics. Now he will definitely participate in the project of the School of Physics of the university.

After thinking it through quickly, he no longer hesitated and nodded in agreement.

"It's no problem on my end."

"I feel relieved when you say that." Old Yang looked at Xu Yuan with a smile on his face.

At this time, Zhao Xiang quickly turned around and talked about the project with Xu Yuan.

"Great, Professor Xu. I'll send you detailed information on steady-state microbunching later."

"You can study it first."

"Come and discuss any issues with me anytime."

“Once we have completed the theoretical analysis and physical design of the experiment, we are developing the laser system for the test experiment.”

“I believe it won’t be long before we can verify steady-state microbunching.”

Xu Yuan listened to everything Zhao Xiang said and was very fond of his responsible attitude. He immediately expressed his gratitude to him.

"Then I'll trouble you, Professor Zhao."

It can be seen that Zhao Xiang attaches great importance to this project and firmly believes that his concept is feasible.

This is crucial.

For example, when he was studying the Hodge conjecture, he believed that the Hodge conjecture could be proved to be true.

And to this end, we continue to deduce and look for various feasible methods and ideas.

If he did not believe from the beginning that the Hodge conjecture would hold true, there would probably not be the current great event in the mathematics world.

Perhaps because he was in a hurry to organize relevant information for Xu Yuan, Zhao Xiang did not stay in the office for long. He took the initiative to say goodbye to Mr. Yang and left.

However, Xu Yuan, since he was already here, chose to ask Mr. Yang some questions later.

It is related to steady-state microbunching.

Since he has taken on this project, he must complete it in the shortest possible time.

It would undoubtedly be a good thing to ask Mr. Yang for more advice.

Mr. Yang was undoubtedly pleased with Xu Yuan's behavior. After all, he hoped that Xu Yuan could study physics.

He was very happy to teach Xu Yuan the physics knowledge he had accumulated over the years.

that's it.

Xu Yuan stayed in Mr. Yang's office until noon before leaving.

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After finishing lunch and returning to his office, Zhao Xiang had someone deliver the sorted materials to him. There was a huge pile of them that was very conspicuous.

"There's something to watch this afternoon."

Xu Yuan looked at the documents on the desk, his lips curled up slightly and he muttered something softly, then he sat back in his seat, started checking them, and quickly entered a deep learning state.

In this way, with high efficiency, it doesn't take too long to read all the information.

Fortunately, the Journal of Mathematics already has enough editorial board members, so there are only a few excellent papers arriving in his mailbox every day.

Sometimes I don’t even come across one.

It won’t affect anything.

The main thing is to get the approval of the editors. Basically, the papers sent to him can be published.

It already has the value of a top journal paper.

The problem will only become more serious in January next year, when the Xu Yuan Mathematics Award is selected for the first time.

Need to choose the best.

As time passed, Xu Yuan read more and more information on his desk.

By the time we got off work in the afternoon, there wasn't much left.

"No wonder Mr. Yang attaches so much importance to this. This new type of particle accelerator light source is indeed a new opportunity."

At this moment, Xu Yuan suddenly broke away from the deep learning state, stopped his actions and stretched his waist, and he had a new understanding of steady-state micro-bunching in his mind.

Just as he had just said to himself, this new type of particle accelerator light source, as long as its principle can be successfully verified experimentally, can be used in specific applications to obtain a high-power, high-repetition-rate, narrow-bandwidth coherent radiation light source.

The wavelength can cover from terahertz to extreme ultraviolet.

Not to mention other application scenarios, the extreme ultraviolet light source alone has huge value.

As far as he knows, the technology of extreme ultraviolet light source has not yet been mastered in China.

Because this type of light source involves the most important extreme ultraviolet lithography machine in the semiconductor field.

Since China does not have the ability to manufacture extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, high-end chips can only rely on overseas procurement.

Or outsource it to overseas.

If the problem of extreme ultraviolet light source can be solved, it may further promote the rise of domestic semiconductor industry.

Of course, steady-state micro-bunching is still just a concept at present, and it is still a long way from successful verification and specific application.

However, after carefully studying steady-state microbunching, Xu Yuan also recognized it.

I think this concept is feasible.

However, if we want to conduct specific experimental verification, we need to use a circular accelerator storage ring, which is also not available in China.

I'm afraid we will need to use overseas storage ring experiments by then.

But as long as the verification is successful, we will definitely need to build our own domestic storage ring.

And it must be guaranteed to be more advanced.

The reason why Xu Yuan has so much confidence in steady-state microbunching is not only based on his own high-energy physics knowledge analysis, but more importantly, the panel progress bar has grown a lot.

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Mission: Steady-state micro-beam technology

Subject: Physics

Progress: 10%
Result: Not completed
Although he had only been exposed to steady-state micro-beaming for half a day, the progress bar had already reached 10 percent.

Compared with proving the Hodge conjecture, it was many times smoother.

In this case, I believe it won’t take long to complete the experimental verification and produce results.

“I am becoming more and more interested in this technology.”

Thinking of the progress bar on the panel he had just seen, Xu Yuan murmured again, noticing the time and stopped checking it.

I didn’t plan to work overtime to finish reading all the information, so I decided to go home after get off work.

After all, the project hasn't officially started yet, so there's no need to be nervous these days.

In the next few days, Xu Yuan not only reviewed the papers, but also studied the steady-state microbunching data.

Sometimes I would go to the School of Physics to discuss and exchange ideas with Zhao Xiang.

After Zhao Xiang actually came into contact with Xu Yuan's level of high-energy physics, although he pretended to be calm on the surface, he was very surprised in his heart. He did not expect that what Mr. Yang said was actually a bit conservative.

It is hard to imagine that such a young professor can achieve such a high level in other disciplines besides mathematics.

This is a heart-wrenching blow to researchers in this field.

Fortunately, he was able to maintain a relatively stable mentality, and his mood quickly changed from surprise to excitement.

no way.

Having such a genius involved in the project will definitely make things twice as easy.

Maybe it can save a lot of time.

Finally, after discussion between the two, the theoretical analysis part of the experiment was completed quickly.

As for the physical design and laser system of the test experiment, more time will be spent on detailed discussion.

It is also worth mentioning that Zhao Xiang had already considered the experimental site that Xu Yuan was worried about, and took the initiative to propose his own response plan.

That is, after completing the preparations before the experiment, we will go to Berlin to carry out the experiment with the help of the storage ring there.

As long as the verification is successful, we can apply for funds to build a larger domestic high-energy synchrotron radiation light source device.

Regarding borrowing storage rings from overseas, Zhao Xiang was familiar with the area because he had visited there before.

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In recent days, many netizens have been passionately discussing Xu Yuan's winning of the Abel Prize and his achievement of the grand slam of mathematical awards that mathematicians pursue.

Little did they know that Xu Yuan had already entered the field of high-energy physics.

Perelman, who was the first to solve the Millennium Prize problem and proved the Poincare conjecture, did not receive such an honor at the beginning, although it was mainly because he voluntarily left the mathematics community.

However, it is worth mentioning that the Norwegian Academy of Sciences still sent an academician mathematician.

Come and present the Abel Prize in Mathematics to Xu Yuan.

In response to this, Qinghua School of Mathematics and the Mathematics Council naturally organized an award ceremony.

Journalists were also invited to film and promote the event on site.

This is also to give face to the Norwegian Academy of Sciences.

After all, the outside world has to know who was awarded the Abel Prize in Mathematics this year.

Of course, compared with the grand ceremony when the Wolf Prize in Mathematics was awarded, this ceremony is certainly incomparable.

But there is nothing that can be done about it, since the Norwegian Academy of Sciences did not award the prize in advance.

It is also impossible for the Journal of Mathematics to hold another mathematics exchange conference.

Although Xu Yuan did not have much reaction to winning the Abel Prize, he still made time to attend the ceremony on time.

He also communicated with the academician mathematician on the stage, shook hands with each other and took photos to commemorate the occasion.

After the relevant news reports came out, Xu Yuan successfully achieved the milestone of winning the Grand Slam of world mathematics awards.

This has triggered a new round of hot searches on the Internet, with many netizens expressing that in the mathematics community, probably no one will be able to surpass Xu Yuan's academic achievements in the next few decades.

Unless there is a mathematician who can prove two of the world's most difficult mathematical problems consecutively.

Although overseas mathematicians are reluctant to admit it, it is a fact that Xu Yuan dominates the mathematics world.

The days when we once held the authority in mathematics in the overseas mathematics community are completely gone.

But no matter how excited the netizens were, Xu Yuan remained calm about his mathematical achievements. Right after the award ceremony, he started studying steady-state microbunching.

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(End of this chapter)