Not everyone in the audience studied theoretical chemistry. In addition to scholars who studied theoretical chemistry, there were also many scholars who studied applied mathematics, condensed matter physics, and even materials science.
Professor Stanley from Binghamton University was one of them.
He was like a weirdo who didn't fit in with the crowd. He was wearing a long trench coat as he quietly sat in the corner of the lecture hall. Perhaps it was because he didn't want to be recognized, but he pulled down his hat.
However, even if he didn't wear this, not many people would recognize him.
Ever since that day, he seemed to have aged ten years, and his face was no longer as energetic as before.
Professor Stanley didn't know what he was feeling as he sat there.
He bought a plane ticket to Berlin and walked into this venue. He didn't even know what kind of results he was looking forward to seeing at this report.
"Come on …
"Let me see exactly how you managed to defeat me."
Professor Stanley's lips slowly moved as he stared at the slides flashing on the screen with his turbid eyes.
In a voice that only he could hear, he murmured to himself.
"Let me see just what you were researching during that period of time …"
With all kinds of emotions, under everyone's expectant gazes, the hour hand finally reached ten.
At the same time, the whispers that filled the hall receded like the tide, and the hall instantly quietened down.
It was as if there was a mysterious force that silenced them.
There was no need for anyone to maintain discipline in the venue, nor was there a need for anyone to emphasize that the report had already begun.
[Theoretical Model of the Electrochemical Interface]
Lu Zhou looked at the pairs of eyes in the audience. He reached out and adjusted the microphone. He cleared his throat and slowly spoke.
"The theoretical model of the electrochemical interface has been a problem that has plagued the theoretical chemistry community for many years.
"Before we understand the nature of the interface, we can't thoroughly clarify the microscopic nature of various electrochemical processes at the interface from a theoretical point of view.
"From a mathematical point of view, I tried to build a set of theoretical models based on the observed phenomena and collected data. The mathematical model based on this theory has been tested on the Anton computer. "
"Now, I will further elaborate on the theoretical model I proposed."
"If there are any mistakes, please correct me."
The voice was neither fast nor slow.
As the PowerPoint began to play, Lu Zhou officially began his speech.
Over the past two months, he had been preparing for this report.
Especially when he was designing the PowerPoint, not only did he explain some of the more difficult parts of the theoretical model in detail, but he also explained the complex theory in plain language as much as possible.
Of course, all of this was carried out on the premise that the professionalism of the theory itself was not weakened.
The purpose of academic conferences was to disseminate knowledge. However, the academic report was not a popular science lecture. He had already worked hard to spread his theory. As for whether other people could understand it, it was not something he could control.
In terms of theoretical expertise, there was no room for compromise.
The audience in the venue listened attentively and attentively.
Even though they could not understand everything, no one wanted to miss out on any details.
Because even if they missed one second, they would miss out on the entire world.
"All of the ground state properties of the multi-particle system are the only functional of the density functional. On this basis, we can obtain that the total energy of the multi-particle system is the sum of the kinetic energy of the non-interacting particles, the general Coulomb energy, and the exchange potential energy of the multi-body effect …
"The energy of these three can be calculated."
As Lu Zhou explained, he used a marker to write on the whiteboard next to him.
This part of the theory was derived from the Hohenberg-Kohn theorem, so it was not particularly difficult.
The next part that involved calculations was the core part of the theoretical model that he wanted to convey.
The pen was getting faster and faster, and there were more and more formulas on the whiteboard. Many people's eyes were glued to the whiteboard, and they could not even keep up with the speed of Lu Zhou's speech.
Professor Stanley stared at the content on the whiteboard and stopped writing. He frowned and his pupils contracted as he muttered to himself.
"What is he writing?"
Even though he had done a lot of work, even though he had read Lu Zhou's thesis many times, even though he was sitting here listening to Lu Zhou's personal explanation, he still could not understand the meaning behind it.
However, he was still an outstanding scholar.
Even though he was still far from winning a Nobel Prize, compared to ordinary scholars, his ability was quite outstanding.
Professor Stanley frowned as he gently tapped his pen on his notebook.
His mind seemed to have grasped something …
But what is it?
He didn't know.
He couldn't figure it out …
Apart from the people who were staring blankly, there were also many people whose eyes lit up, and the expression in their pupils gradually brightened.
For example, Professor Ertl was one of them.
As a Nobel Prize-level scholar in theoretical chemistry, he had a deep understanding of computational chemistry itself.
Even though there were many questions about the theoretical model proposed by Lu Zhou, all of these questions mainly came from the mathematical aspect.
And now, Lu Zhou had already explained this part of the content in detail to the greatest extent. Almost every derivation step of the formula was presented in front of him.
Naturally, these questions that originally existed would no longer exist.
That calm yet impassioned voice echoed in the venue for a long time.
An hour seemed like a minute, passing in the blink of an eye.
Unknowingly, Lu Zhou had already finished writing on the fifth whiteboard. He looked at the next whiteboard and continued to write on the floor.
Lu Zhou finished writing on the sixth whiteboard and took two steps back.
"According to the above demonstration process, the final result is obvious …"
He looked at the six whiteboards that were almost full. He suddenly stopped talking and went into deep thought.
The hall was dead silent. Everyone accompanied him and fell into silence.
The second hand on the wall clock quietly turned once.
The last minute of the test felt as long as a century.
Professor Ertl stared at the lines of calculations on the whiteboard and muttered to himself, "Without a doubt …"
President Straman immediately asked nervously, "Without a doubt what?"
Ertl suddenly had a smile on his face. He gently put down the ballpoint pen he was holding.
"Without a doubt, this is the new chemistry."
Professor Stanley, who was sitting in the corner of the venue, took off his glasses and pinched his eyebrows.
Without a doubt.
He lost.
And he lost completely …
No, they weren't even on the same level to begin with.
Thinking of this, Professor Stanley suddenly felt a little relieved.
The knot in his heart that he couldn't untie was suddenly untied ….
Below the podium, the commotion gradually spread.
Not because they were nervous, but because more and more people understood the meaning of this theoretical model.
At the same time, the person on the podium finally came back to his senses from his meditation.
Looking at the neat handwriting on the whiteboard, the corner of his mouth curved into a smile.
Lu Zhou looked at the venue and gently placed the marker in his hand on the multimedia podium.
In the end, he used an affirmative voice to announce the words that everyone had been waiting for a long time.
"… Obviously, our conclusion is absolutely correct!"
Almost at the moment when his voice fell.
The venue was filled with thunderous applause.
It was applause of approval.
It was applause of applause.
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