Without a doubt, this was an unexpected and difficult request.
Lu Zhou went silent for a while before he spoke.
"… The existence and smoothness of a solution to the Navier-Stokes equation is a very complicated proposition. Even though I did some research on it, I didn't do it for the Millennium Prize Problems."
He was telling the truth.
The reason why he researched the Navier – Stokes equation was to create a suitable theoretical tool to study the complex plasma turbulence phenomenon.
This was also Old Qiu's suggestion.
As for solving the Millennium Prize Problems on the Navier – Stokes equation …
Lu Zhou hadn't thought about this before.
"I know, if it wasn't difficult, it wouldn't be left unsolved. Even I don't have much confidence in fighting it. " Professor Fefferman smiled and said in a relaxed tone, "However, if the two of us work together, I think we can give it a try."
Lu Zhou said, "Are you sure this thing can be solved by working together?"
"I don't know, but my intuition tells me that this is probably the right idea."
Professor Fefferman looked at the calculations on the whiteboard again and nodded as if he was confirming what he had said before.
Then, he looked at Lu Zhou, extended his right hand, and extended an invitation.
"What do you think?"
The classroom was quiet.
Professor Fefferman wasn't the only one waiting for Lu Zhou's decision. Everyone in the classroom held their breath and quietly waited.
Lu Zhou stared at Lu Zhou's hand and went into deep thought.
Speaking of which, ever since he solved Goldbach's conjecture and reached level 6 in mathematics, it had been a long time since he challenged a higher level in mathematics.
Lu Zhou suddenly smiled and shook Lu Zhou's hand.
"This sounds interesting."
Millennium Prize Problems …
This does sound interesting.
Like Professor Fefferman, he wasn't confident that he could solve this problem alone.
However, with two geniuses, it was a completely different story.
"Haha, I'm glad to have reached an agreement with you!" Professor Fefferman held Lu Zhou's hand tightly and said happily, "It seems that there is one less unsolved mystery in this world."
Lu Zhou, on the other hand, was not as optimistic as him. He just smiled faintly.
"I hope it will be so smooth."
Just as the two of them reached a consensus, the classroom was like a pot of boiling water, instantly boiling over.
"Oh, God …"
A white guy with a freckled face took out his phone and excitedly took a photo of the two of them. He couldn't wait to record this exciting scene.
The two big shots decided to work together to solve the Navier-Stokes equations!
That sounds …
Too f * cking awesome!
If they really did it, everyone sitting in the classroom at this moment would undoubtedly become witnesses to history!
And this photo would also record this historic moment!
…
After reaching a consensus with Professor Fefferman, the "existence and smoothness of solutions to the three-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes equations" project officially began at the Institute for Advanced Study.
The name of the research project was very easy to remember. It only had two letters — "NS".
As for the method of cooperation, the two of them decided to use the traditional research method of "thinking independently and regularly exchanging results".
On the other hand, the day after the "NS" research project officially began, the "He-3" particle accelerator finally arrived.
In the end, Lazerson chose the old equipment from the Brookhaven National Laboratory. Even though he considered CERN, CERN's small accelerator had to be registered with the customs, so it would take a long time. The Brookhaven National Laboratory was in New York, so they were more than happy to sell the old equipment.
However, even though it was a small particle accelerator, it was still "small" in the laboratory sense. When the real thing arrived, it took up a lot of space in the laboratory.
After all, the initial speed of particles leaving the accelerator was determined by the strength of the confinement magnetic field and the orbital radius.
The theoretical strength of the confinement magnetic field of the new accelerator could reach 1T, and the maximum radius was more than five meters. It took the "He-3" project team five days to complete the assembly.
Also, Professor Lazerson personally led the laboratory engineers to work overtime to complete the assembly.
Under normal circumstances, it would take at least a month for the engineers to finish assembling this thing. This speed could be said to be quite fast.
Inside the PPPL laboratory, Professor Lazerson was wearing a hard hat. He used professional equipment to check the circuit of the superconducting coil while he asked Lu Zhou, who was standing behind him.
"Why?"
Lu Zhou was looking at them with interest. He raised his eyebrows.
"What do you mean why?"
"This technology won't give you any patents. Even if we ignore the patent issues, it won't be as popular as the cryogenic electron microscope. I bet there won't be more than ten laboratories willing to pay for this equipment. "
Professor Lazerson had been wondering about this problem for a long time.
Even though he knew how rich this mathematics professor was, he didn't understand why Lu Zhou did this.
Just for a Nobel Prize?
Isn't this a little too shallow?
Lu Zhou suddenly smiled and said, "For the glory of the human mind … Is that reason enough?"
Professor Lazerson's eyes widened, and he opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a word.
After a long time, he gave Lu Zhou a thumbs up.
"There are only three scholars in China that I admire, and you're the most …"
Professor Lazerson thought for a bit, trying to think of a suitable word to describe Lu Zhou.
Young?
Doesn't seem serious enough.
Smart?
This was not respectful enough to the other two.
Lu Zhou waited for a long time, but he couldn't wait any longer.
"Most what?"
After a while, Lazerson finally thought of a suitable adjective.
"The … most rich and willful."
Lu Zhou: "…"
What do you mean by "most rich and willful"?
What do you mean by "most rich and willful"?
For example, IQ, knowledge, or handsomeness …
Which one of them wasn't more appropriate and down-to-earth than being rich?
…
After the equipment was assembled, the experiment was scheduled to take place in two days.
Which was two days before Christmas.
If the experiment was successful, everyone would be able to enjoy a happy Christmas in comfort.
If the experiment failed …
They would still have to celebrate Christmas.
However, the purpose of the holiday was not to relax, but to adjust one's mentality.
They didn't have time to modify the experiment. This was the only opportunity left for the "He-3" project team.
If they couldn't seize this opportunity, they would have to wait for the Wendelstein 7-X inspection in June next year and rearrange the experiment plan.
At the same time, this also meant that they would have to waste half a year of time waiting.
However, Lu Zhou was very optimistic.
He was full of confidence in the improved atomic gun.
A 1T magnetic field was definitely enough.
Both his intuition and his calculations were telling him this.
While they waited anxiously and expectantly.
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