Even though Lu Zhou was excited about the award, and he was busy with various social events, it didn't disrupt the rhythm of his research.
Like he said, whether it was the Fields Award or the Nobel Prize, it wasn't a reason for him to do research; it was just the icing on the cake.
In comparison, there were greater and more noble work waiting for him to complete.
Frick Chemistry Laboratory.
Lu Zhou handed a USB to Connie and spoke while yawning.
"I've already completed the relevant mathematical model. I've predicted a few locations for the bands with near-zero dispersion. As for whether it's reliable or not, it'll depend on your experiment results."
Even though this mathematical model wasn't worth his time, once he was immersed in research, it was easy for him to forget about time.
Connie took the USB and looked at Lu Zhou in surprise. "Already?"
"I'm just getting used to it." Lu Zhou rubbed his eye bags and said casually, "When you can master the things I taught you and become sensitive to numbers to a certain extent, I believe you can be like me."
Hearing this, Connie frowned and said, "But Professor, your theories are too complicated."
In fact, what he wanted to say was that if he could really do what Lu Zhou said, he could probably go to the mathematics conference and win a Fields Award.
"It's because it's difficult that you have to learn it, right?" Lu Zhou patted Connie on the shoulder and said, "If I'm not in Princeton one day, I'll have to rely on you guys to spread my theories."
Connie said, "Not in Princeton? Are you planning on jumping ship? "
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "It's just a hypothesis. Whether I'm here or not, the creeds and teachings of science should be spread. You and Jerick are the people who understand my theory of computational materials science the best. You have more experience in experiments than Jerick … Of course, he might be better at mathematics. So, work hard. Academia thrives because of exchanges. I'm only responsible for creating. The dissemination will depend on you guys. "
Connie nodded with a heavy expression. "I'll try my best, Professor."
Lu Zhou nodded in satisfaction and patted his shoulder again. This time, he didn't say anything and turned to leave.
…
While the research on superconducting materials was progressing step by step, Lu Zhou didn't fall behind in his own work either.
The topic of the graduation thesis didn't take long for his students. Even Hadi successfully completed the topic of his graduation thesis in the middle of the month.
In fact, although Hadi was usually a little mischievous, his ability was still pretty good.
To be able to enter Princeton, one had to be talented and diligent to be able to surpass ordinary people.
Take the Collatz conjecture as an example.
Even though the framework was formulated by Lu Zhou and the decisive work was done by Vera, like Viya said, without the help of the two of them, she wouldn't have been able to complete the conjecture so smoothly.
After Lu Zhou read through everyone's topics, he spent the afternoon chatting with his students. He gave his own opinions on the topics they chose and the future direction of development.
Qin Yue and Hadi focused on analytic number theory. As for Vera, she seemed to be planning on developing into an all-rounder like Lu Zhou.
Even though this was a difficult path, with her talent and love for mathematics, she might be able to give it a try.
The PhD group began to write their graduation theses one after another. On the other hand, the master's group also finished writing their graduation theses.
Under Lu Zhou's suggestion, Jerick combined his own interests and chose computational materials science as his main direction of research.
This direction was full of potential, especially since this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to the Theoretical Model of Electrochemical Interface Structure.
However, what surprised Lu Zhou the most was Wei Wen.
This genius student from Yan University, who lost to him in the mathematical modeling competition, not only did he write his thesis, but he also wrote the thesis itself.
Lu Zhou: "Actually, I suggest you talk to me after you write your thesis. Maybe my experience can help you. But it seems like you already have your own ideas … If that's the case, then show me your thesis."
"Okay, Professor."
Even though Wei Wen was proud that he finished his thesis first, he was still a little nervous when he showed the thesis to Lu Zhou.
After all, when he chose his thesis, he didn't ask his supervisor's opinion at all.
However, Lu Zhou wasn't a stickler for details. He didn't have any complaints about Wei Wen's decision.
Lu Zhou quickly read the thesis from beginning to end. After thinking for a minute, he gave a simple evaluation.
"The research on the coherent state of a non-harmonic oscillator in a Hilbert space is a classic problem in quantum mechanics and theoretical physics. Even though it's not a popular topic, there are many areas for research. As for your thesis, starting from the fourth part of the thesis, there are some problems. I suggest you revise this part before you publish it. "
Wei Wen's direction was functional analysis, and he was currently focused on Hilbert space related problems. Lu Zhou speculated that his future direction of development would probably be mathematical physics.
Lu Zhou gave the thesis back to Wei Wen and spoke with a pleasant tone.
"Aside from some minor problems, overall, your thesis is pretty well written. You can try to simplify it and submit it to PRL."
When Wei Wen heard the word PRL, he paused for a second. His expression was a little stiff, and he had a rare look of difficulty on his face.
"Will PRL accept it?"
PRL was also known as Physical Review Letters, the legendary top journal in the physics community.
Even though the people who published on PRL weren't necessarily famous big names, being able to publish an article on PRL was worthy of being published on the official website of any university in China.
Lu Zhou raised his eyebrows and smiled as he asked, "Scared?"
Wei Wen clenched his teeth and calmed down. He shook his head and said, "No."
Lu Zhou nodded with approval and spoke with a smile.
"Theoretical physics isn't an easy field to produce results in, especially not easy to convince others that your results are important enough. But first of all, you must believe in yourself and believe that your research is correct and outstanding enough. Only then can you convince others. "
Wei Wen: "… I understand."
When Lu Zhou saw the serious expression on Wei Wen's face, he knew what he was worried about. Therefore, he spoke in a relaxed tone.
"Of course, if PRL rejects your thesis, I suggest you try Physics-Today. It's a little easier. Whether it's PRL or PT, as long as your thesis is successfully published, I can consider you a graduate. I hope you can focus on your own research and not worry about the pressure of graduation. "
Physics-Today was the so-called physics of today. It was very similar to PRL in style, and it was a comprehensive field of physics.
Honestly speaking, it would be a bit difficult for Wei Wen to submit his thesis to PRL.
But for PT, the success rate was relatively high.
After listening to Lu Zhou's words, Wei Wen sighed in relief and looked a little more determined.
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