This was the first time that Lu Zhou encountered a computing bottleneck.
Most of the difficulties he encountered before were at the logical level. Even if he encountered a more complex calculation problem, he could quickly solve it with the help of a computer.
But now, the situation he encountered was completely different from before.
A mathematical model built for a single problem could be easily completed with a computer with a decent CPU and software such as Molpro.
However, when a "single problem" was generalized to a "certain type of problem", the amount of calculations involved would increase exponentially along with the "unknowns" that appeared in the theoretical model.
Lu Zhou tried to use his own notebook to solve some of the problems involved in the mathematical model. However, no matter how many times he tried, the final result was a crash.
Fortunately, he quickly thought of someone he could ask for help from.
This person was David Shaw.
Even though he only met this big name once at the MRS Conference …
"We're here."
Lu Zhou was woken up by Jerick. He opened his eyes and looked out the car window. He saw Institute D.
At this moment, he was on the campus of Columbia University.
However, what surprised Lu Zhou was that it was almost evening. According to his original plan, he should arrive here around two or three o 'clock in the afternoon.
"How long did I sleep?"
"Four hours … There was a traffic jam." Jerick said worriedly, "Professor, even though I know you're doing great research, your body is the foundation of everything."
"I'm in good health. I haven't even had a cold since I came to Princeton." Lu Zhou rubbed his eyes and took out his phone. He sent a text message to David Shaw, telling him that he had arrived.
Before he came, he made an appointment with David Shaw and told him that he was going to visit.
After Lu Zhou got out of the car, he didn't have to wait for long before he saw the man who was called a "freak" on Wall Street walk out with his arms open.
"Welcome, my friend, you're finally here!" David Shaw gave him a warm hug as soon as they met. He laughed and led the two into the research institute. "I knew you would come here this year."
Lu Zhou said, "You guessed it?"
"Of course."
"Is there any scientific evidence?"
"No! But you can think of it as scientific intuition. "
Lu Zhou looked at him with a strange expression.
If this wasn't a joke, then his intuition was terrifyingly accurate.
David brought the two to his office and made two cups of coffee. He placed them in front of Lu Zhou and Jerick.
Then, he made himself a cup of tea and sat opposite them. He looked at Lu Zhou expectantly.
"Tell me, what exciting thing do you need my help with?"
Lu Zhou: "Actually, I'm not sure if it's appropriate to ask you for this … I want to observe your Anton, is that okay?"
"It's just a small matter. It's not something worth keeping secret. My Anton is doing regular maintenance, so I'll take you there. "David looked at Jerick, who was sitting next to Lu Zhou, and asked with a smile," What about you? Are you coming with us? Or are you staying here? "
Jerick didn't expect this big name to suddenly talk to him, so he said, "I …"
Lu Zhou looked at Jerick and said, "Come and have a look, it's good for you."
David laughed and waved his hand. "Then let's go together."
…
Anton was located in a corner of the D Institute, and it was stored in a separate building. Originally, Lu Zhou thought that the size of this supercomputer would be very large. However, when he saw it, he was surprised by how low-key it was.
This legendary computational chemistry nuclear weapon only occupied an area of a dozen square meters.
However, David built a supercomputing center that occupied more than a hundred times the area for this computer case, which was only a dozen square meters.
Not just that, but according to him, the entire Anton supercomputing center, from every employee to every screw, operated for this machine.
"Isn't it shocking?" David noticed the surprise on Lu Zhou's face. He grinned and said, "Most people who see my baby for the first time have the same expression on their faces."
"It is quite shocking …"
Lu Zhou wasn't shocked by the sci-fi style of the computer, he was shocked by how small and compact it was.
Suddenly, Lu Zhou had a strange idea.
What if I put Xiao Ai inside?
Of course, this was just a thought.
It was impossible to do this …
In addition to the three of them, there were several other supercomputing center employees in the room, and they were performing maintenance on Anton's computer.
David took Lu Zhou around the supercomputer and introduced Lu Zhou to Anton's performance.
After listening to his introduction, Lu Zhou only had one question in his mind.
"This thing is expensive, right?"
"It's expensive, but I don't pick up girls, and I don't have a lover. I can't spend all this money if I don't use it for experiments." David shrugged and patted the chassis. He then said in a joking tone, "Actually, it's my lover."
Lu Zhou couldn't help but say, "Your lover really knows how to spend money for you …"
David smiled and said, "Of course, this is one of the reasons why I love it."
Every time the signal light flashed, more than one Franklin was burned.
There was no doubt that David Shaw had the most expensive and tasteful pastime on Wall Street.
In comparison, yachts, luxury cars, and private jets were nothing …
After introducing Anton, David looked at Lu Zhou and said, "Now, can I hear what you really want me to do?"
Of course, he didn't think that Lu Zhou came here just to look at his computer. He must have encountered a problem that traditional computers couldn't solve.
In fact, his intuition was very accurate.
Lu Zhou didn't hide anything about this matter. He directly made his own request.
"I want to borrow your equipment to complete an experiment."
When David heard Lu Zhou mention this, he asked with interest, "Oh? What experiment? "
Lu Zhou: "A theoretical model of the electrochemical interface structure."
The laboratory suddenly became quiet.
The engineers who were debugging and maintaining the computer didn't react. However, the PhD students in the field of computational chemistry all stopped what they were doing.
Everyone turned around and looked at Lu Zhou.
Especially David, he didn't hide the shock on his face. He said in disbelief, "Unbelievable … Are you sure you really made a theoretical model of the electrochemical interface structure?"
Lu Zhou was a little embarrassed, so he coughed and said, "Accurately speaking, I'm still a bit away. I need to use the power of a supercomputer to perfect my theoretical model. May I be so bold as to ask if I can rent your equipment? "
"I don't need money." David shook his head. "I have more money than I can spend. You should be able to understand this feeling. Looking at the increasing numbers in your bank card and not knowing how to use them properly, sometimes it's also a burden."
Lu Zhou: "…"
Was he flaunting his wealth?
Lu Zhou seriously thought about this problem for a while. He couldn't understand this burden at all.
Although he didn't value money as much as before after his material needs were satisfied, if someone insisted on giving him one or two hundred million, of course, he wouldn't refuse.
No, forget about one or two hundred million yuan, even a few hundred thousand yuan would make him happy. However, this happiness had nothing to do with money. It was purely the joy of winning a prize.
David paused for a second and said, "I only have one request."
Lu Zhou asked, "What is it?"
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