When Witten finished speaking, he looked at Li Mu closely, and so did everyone else.
Li Mu was stunned for a while, and finally pointed at himself: "You mean...me?"
"Yes." Witten nodded and said: "Li, you see, your ability has been recognized by the entire physics community, so from this point of view, you are definitely qualified to be our leader."
"Whether it's me, Gross, or Parisi... we are all old and probably no longer have the ability to save string theory. We can all clearly feel that we no longer have the agile thinking we had when we were young. .”
"this……"
Li Mu hesitated for a while, and finally asked: "String theory, how can it be saved?"
"For now, string theory seems to have come to an end."
Witten smiled and then said: "I thought so at first, but now, after doing some research on dimensional force, I found an equation, but found that it is not the case."
"There is still hope that string theory can be saved, it just needs to change its form."
"An equation?" Li Mu was stunned.
Witten nodded, then walked to the front and wrote an equation on the blackboard.
After seeing this equation, Li Mu's brows suddenly became serious.
This equation seems to be really... OK?
The huge improvement brought by the fourth-level mental computer, inspired by an inspiration, immediately caused a storm in his mind.
Finally, he found a blackboard marker nearby and wrote down the equation.
He analyzed it step by step, until finally, the entire blackboard was filled with his writing.
Finally, under the surprised eyes of the entire discussion room, he put down his pen and said with great surprise: "Really!"
"This equation finds certain commonalities between strings and dimensional forces..."
"If we can continue to study along this commonality, we may be able to solve the contradictions in string theory when combined with Lie's expansion."
And as long as that contradiction is resolved, string theory will become a perfect theory again!
Li Mu turned to look at Witten and said with emotion: "Professor Witten, you are worthy!"
He was actually able to find a way out in this situation where he was almost sentenced to death.
Witten smiled bitterly and said: "Compared to you, I am still old. After you saw this equation, you were able to push back so many steps. But I haven't thought of where to start. I only know it. It can help us solve the dilemma faced by string theory."
Li Mu shook his head and said: "No matter what, the initial direction is often very important. Professor Witten's ability to find this equation has proven that your way of thinking is still worth learning."
"To use a Chinese saying, the sword is never old."
Edward Witten smiled and said, "The sword is still young...I probably understand, thank you."
Li Mu also smiled and nodded.
"So about our organization...Li, are you willing to join?"
"Our organization is positioned as a loose academic organization. At most, we occasionally get together to discuss research results on saving string theory. There is no problem even if we participate online."
"Of course we all now acknowledge the fact that if we want to save string theory, we must combine it with dimensional forces. This is one of the reasons why we want you to be our leader."
"Because you are now the scholar who best understands dimensional forces in the entire physics community."
The scholar who best understands dimensional forces...
This statement made Li Mu couldn't help but smile.
Just like when Einstein published his theory of relativity, he was the only one who understood the theory of relativity best in the entire physics world?
After a moment of thinking, he finally said: "I am willing to join."
Since it is an academic research organization and there are no restrictions, it doesn't matter if you join or not.
The only thing he needs to do is serve as the leader of this organization...
It also gave him a sense of responsibility.
As it stands now, despite the inspiration provided by this equation, there is still a long way to go to truly solve it.
However, he already has a hunch that if string theory can be saved and successfully combined with dimensional force, then the biggest problem of dimensional force - where it comes from, will be completely discovered by them.
Thinking of this, Li Mu felt excited, and finally found a clue to the truth of dimensional power.
Ever since he researched the dimensional force, the source of the dimensional force has always been a top issue in his mind.
Now, there is initial hope.
And once this problem is solved, then there will be a chance to achieve the unification of the physics community!
Upon hearing Li Mu's promise, everyone present smiled. Edward Witten immediately patted Li Mu on the shoulder and said, "Thank you! You can join the Save String Theory Organization, Mr. Chairman."
"We look forward to you leading us to truly save backstring theory."
"All of us string theory scholars would like to express our gratitude to you!"
People in the discussion room also applauded and cheered: "Welcome to join the chairman! Save string theory!"
Looking at this scene, Li Mu felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
Inexplicably became the leader of an academic organization?
Even this academic organization can be considered an international organization, and its members are all very different.
Of course, at the end, he solemnly said: "No matter what, I still thank everyone for their trust in me. Although string theory has encountered a huge problem, as of now, this huge problem is not unsolvable." question, maybe one day string theory will regain its former glory!”
“Then, become the backbone of physics!”
…
News of the official establishment of the Save String Theory organization spread quickly.
This incident also immediately attracted widespread attention in the academic community.
This morning, Edward Witten, the leader of string theory, announced the death penalty for string theory. But it didn’t take long for someone to be executed?
But no matter what, the establishment of this organization still received responses from all string theory scholars around the world.
In the past two days, string theory scholars can be said to be the most confused group of people.
They were doing good research, but suddenly someone told them that their theory was hopeless or even wrong.
How could this not make them feel confused?
And now the establishment of this organization has given them hope again, just like grasping the last straw.
At one time, the number of people who signed up to join this organization immediately exceeded one thousand, and it is still growing.
Of course, the news that Li Mu served as the chairman of this organization quickly spread, causing an uproar in the entire academic community.
Respected string theory scholars such as Edward Witten, David Gross, and George Parisi have not served as chairman of the board of directors. As a result, a man who is only 21 years old and has never studied string theory before has been appointed. Young people should serve as this chairman?
Of course, in terms of ability, Li Mu is naturally sufficient. However, as the proposer of dimensional force, it can be said that Li Mu put an end to the past string theory.
And now he has actually become the leader of the organization that saves String Theory?
Why did Your Majesty rebel?
Of course, it is precisely because Li Mu serves as the chairman of this organization that he cannot help but bring an idea to the physics community: Could string theory really be reborn?
Li Mu now indeed has such magic power.
Ever since, there has been such a dialogue that has occurred frequently among string theory scholars around the world:
A string theorist asked: "Save String Theory, will you join?"
Another string theorist replied disheartenedly: "There is no need to join, string theory has become a thing of the past."
"But Li Mu is the chairman."
"Ah? I'll join, I'll join!"
In this way, within just a few days, the number of people saving the string theory organization exceeded 2,000, and almost all the string theorists in the world were included.
Of course, this has also attracted criticism from opponents of string theory.
The most famous opponent of string theory is undoubtedly Nobel Prize winner Sheldon Glashow. After learning the news, he immediately said: "Li Mu is my most promising young scholar, just like he created Just like the third miracle year, I thought he would be our Einstein of the 21st century, but now he has become superstitious to the temptation of string theorists, which is really disappointing."
“Originally, when I heard Witten announcing the end of string theory, I was still happy, because physics will no longer have to pay for string theory scholars, but now, Li Mu’s joining is to continue to mislead more people who don’t know. Sensible student? String theory is damaging science, just like medieval theology."
Glashow's criticism was naturally opposed by other famous string theory scholars.
For example, Steven Weinberg, who won the Nobel Prize with him that year, said: "The emergence of dimensional forces provides candidates for our ultimate theory, but this does not mean that we should give up on strings. Theory and truth need to be obtained through constant exploration. Now we cannot throw away the stone of string theory just because of the emergence of dimensional force. This is very unwise."
Suddenly, there was another controversy in the physics community.
Of course, this is very common in physics, especially string theory, which is a very controversial theory in the physics community.
However, Li Mu, who was at the center of this controversy, showed complete indifference to it. He neither commented nor paid attention to how the two parties were arguing, even though his name was mentioned repeatedly.
Of course, he is very aware of this kind of thing, and there is no need to pay attention to it. If there is no result in the quarrel, it is better to let him transmit more papers through Bluetooth connection.
After several days of trying, he finally found a balance point. Reading 100 papers and about three books every day would just not put a burden on the computer in his mind, and at the same time, it would allow him to combine these papers and books. Better absorption and understanding of knowledge.
But no matter what, reading 100 papers and three books a day, this kind of speed of absorbing knowledge is still very terrifying. As long as I tell it, I am afraid it will cause shock around the world.
However, after telling it, whether others will believe it is still a question...
…
Time passed quietly, and Li Mu stayed at CERN for about ten days.
Staying here is mainly to save the String Theory organization.
Although the organizational form was relatively loose, there were naturally a lot of meetings to be held during the initial stage, so Edward Witten and David Gross all stayed here for a while.
However, as these days passed, all the things to be done came to an end, and Li Mu basically had nothing else to do at CERN.
So he left Geneva without staying long and returned to Oxford.
However, before leaving, Ms. Fabiola, the chairman of CERN, also expressed to him that she hoped to hire him as a researcher at CERN. Needless to say, various benefits. In short, basically everything that can be given is given, and what cannot be given is basically given. Give to those who are given.
But despite the very generous conditions, Li Mu still refused. After all, he would not put all his energy into particle physics.
He has not forgotten that he is still a graduate student in mathematics.
…
"I thought you were going to get completely obsessed with physics."
In Wiles's office at Oxford University, looking at the students who had returned gloriously from Geneva, Wiles couldn't help but joke.
Li Mu scratched his head in embarrassment and laughed, "How is this possible! I still love pure mathematics."
Wiles waved his hand with a smile: "Of course, don't get me wrong, I support whatever you study, as long as you can apply mathematics to it."
"It's a pity that you didn't talk about Li's expansion in that report meeting."
Wiles sighed.
Li Mu's lecture attracted many mathematicians to attend, and they all came for Li's expansion. Unexpectedly, Li Mu didn't say much about this part, which disappointed them all. .
"Uh..." Li Mu thought for a while and said, "Actually, I can also start a new report specifically on Li's expansion."
Andrew Wiles waved his hand: "That's no need. I hope your next lecture will be about our pure mathematics."
"Although theoretical physics is indeed very attractive, I once thought about why I didn't choose to study physics at the beginning, but later I found that pure mathematics is more attractive."
Hearing his mentor's words, Li Mu nodded.
"I see."
Is it pure mathematics?
Indeed he had not studied pure mathematics for a long time.
The next step is to temporarily divert your energy back from physics.
Then...
For the time being, let’s pick a simple math problem to get our feelings back.
As soon as he made a decision in his mind, the system's voice rang.
"The computing power upgrade task is promulgated——"
【Call of Mathematics】
[Task introduction: The host finally remembered that he is still a mathematician. Mathematics has been waiting for you to change your mind for a long time. So, just pick a math problem to solve first! 】
[Task purpose: Solve any one of Riemann's conjecture, Hodge's conjecture, Goldbach's conjecture, and BSD conjecture. 】
Li Mu:?
(End of chapter)
