Cool

Shen Qi's painstakingly crafted theoretical work has finally been published in the prestigious professional physics journal, Physical Review Letters.

PRL offered a brief comment on the paper, "Research on Defect Topology Based on Spherically Stable Homotopy Group": "Shen Qi and Witten's research on topology in Condensed Matter Physics reminds us of Solis, Kosterlitz, and Haldane."

Theoretical Physics Solis, Kosterlitz, and Haldane were jointly awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter.

The three scientists boldly and innovatively applied topological concepts to Condensed Matter Physics, using mathematical methods to solve physical problems. This seems quite similar to the research topics of Shen Qi and Witten.

It should be said that Shen Qi and Witten's research topics are quite similar to those of the three Nobel laureates, after all, they are Nobel laureates.

System: "New achievement! The host has published a paper in a top-tier physics journal. The base reward is 50,000 Academic Excellence Points, multiplied by the IF value of 7.872, resulting in a final reward of 393,600 Academic Excellence Points."

Yes, I've learned a little.

By using his physics skills to rack up academic points, Shen Qi couldn't enjoy the 2.0x bonus from his primary math talent, but his higher PRL IF value compensated for the loss.

The IF value of PRL is 7.872 divided by 2 = 3.936.

Of all the mathematics journals in the world, only the Annals of Mathematics has an impact factor (IF) higher than 3.936.

The current impact factor (IF) of academic journals is actually based on the previous year and is updated annually. The current IF of the * Annals of Mathematics * is over 4, which is at a historical high.

PRL's impact factor (IF) of 7.872 is neither high nor low; for several years, this physics journal's IF value exceeded 10.

"I'm going to work," Shen Qi said to Ou Ye.

"PRL, cool." Ou Ye walked Shen Qi to his doorstep, kissed him, and watched Shen Qi leave the faculty dormitory to go to work.

As soon as Shen Qi stepped out of the dormitory building, he ran into Faltings.

"Hey, Qi, PRL, cool!" Faltings greeted Shen Qi.

"Grader, where are you going? The math building is this way; you should be going the same way as me."

"I'll take a walk before going to work. Anyway, you're so cool."

Shen Qi walked toward the mathematics building, encountering some acquaintances along the way.

"Qi, you're so cool, you've successfully crossed over into a new field."

"Mary, you look great today. Where are you going? The math building is this way."

"Morning run, for weight loss."

"Hey, Professor Shen, you're so cool."

"Hey, Barbara, you're interested in the latest developments in the Physics Community too?" Shen Qi asked, puzzled. Faltings and Mary were academics, so it was normal for them to know about PRL's influence. Could it be that the administrative assistant Barbara, was also enthusiastic about academia?

"Hmm, I don't understand physics, but I know words."

"Barbara, the math building is this way, it's on my way." Shen Qi kept repeating this sentence early in the morning.

"I'll be there later, see you then."

It was quite a coincidence that these Mathematics Department professors, researchers, and administrative assistants all encountered Shen Qi, but none of them were going the same way as him.

Shen Qi arrived alone in his office in the mathematics building and flipped through the latest issue of PRL, where his paper was published.

"PRL, wow, cool." Shen Qi mimicked the tone of those people from before, amusing himself.

Shen Qi was well aware of his own abilities in physics. He knew that his paper, "Research on Defect Topology Based on Stable Homotopy Group of Spherical Surfaces," was somewhat inferior to the research results of the three Nobel laureates in 2016.

Faltings, Mary, Barbara were just watching the show; they didn't understand the real story behind it.

There were hardly any people in the math building at that time; you couldn't even find anyone to chat with.

Shen Qi got up, left the mathematics building, and walked towards the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study.

In front of the Institute for Advanced Study is an extremely vast lawn, the size of a standard American football field. The lawn is meticulously manicured, resembling a giant green carpet.

Shen Qi strolled slowly on the lawn, thinking of Yang Zhenning and Li Zhengdao from back then.

During Mr. Yang's postdoctoral studies at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, Mr. Li often came to visit him.

Oppenheimer, the then-director and "father of the atomic bomb," once said that his favorite sight was Yang and Lee walking side by side on the lawn of Princeton.

It was on this vast lawn that Yang and Lee joined forces to overturn one of the central tenets of physics: that parity-conserving elementary particles and their mirror images behave exactly the same.

The theory of parity nonconservation is the masterpiece of Yang and Lee, and also a pinnacle of modern physics.

Yang and Li were contemporaries, and Shen Qi's academic partners in mathematics included some who were even older than his father, such as Muller in the Muller -Shen theorem.

And here comes another old friend and mentor, Edward Witten.

"Qi, it seems your work in the Mathematics Department has been quite easy lately." Witten ran into Shen Qi while out for a walk.

"Edward, the paper we co-authored has been published in PRL." Shen Qi's physics partner Witten, was also older than his father.

"Did you just get internet access in your office?" Witten asked.

Shen Qi smiled and said, "Edward, what should we do next?"

"Next, you will publish one PRL paper per week until they award you the Nobel Prize in Physics."

"Are you kidding me, Edward? I spent more than half a year just finishing the first draft of this paper, 'Research on Defect Topology Based on Stable Homotopy Group of Spherical Surfaces'."

"Next, you should continue researching innovative theories in Condensed Matter Physics; it's a hot field." Witten was joking earlier, but now he was serious.

"Edward, could you spend a little more time on Condensed Matter Physics? After all, with the current experimental equipment and Computer Science analysis, it's possible to verify most Condensed Matter Physics theories," Shen Qi, offering a somewhat immature idea.

Superstring Theory is extremely difficult to verify with existing experimental equipment. Since people cannot determine the correctness and universality of the theoretical system you have constructed, they cannot award you a medal.

Many theoretical research findings in Condensed Matter Physics have been applied to novel materials, and those engaged in fundamental theoretical research in this area have a higher probability of winning a Nobel Prize.

Before the age of 60, Witten desperately wanted to win the Nobel Prize in Physics. In recent years, however, he has come to terms with it. "One cannot live for a medal. My greatest wish is to live to 100. I believe that by then, my theories will be fully understood. I just want to see that day with my own eyes, nothing more."

"Yes, health is above all else." Shen Qi sincerely Witten a long and healthy life.

Back in the Princeton Mathematics Building, Shen Qi was greeted by a visitor.

The tall, burly white man leaned back on the sofa, surveying the layout and decor of Shen Qi's office. "Shen, I've heard the coffee in the Mathematics Department is pretty good."

Shen Qi picked up the landline and dialed the internal line. "Barbara, bring Professor Hackman a cup of coffee in."

Ian Hackman is a professor in the Physics Department at Princeton and has received numerous honors, including the Barkley Prize, the European Physics Prize, and the Urey Prize in Basic Physics.

Princeton is a tiny place, and you see each other all the time. Shen Qi often ran into Professor Hackman on campus, exchanged greetings, but never had any in-depth conversations.