Chapter 95: Chapter 97: A Turbulence Numerical Simulation Method Based on Differentiable Neural Networks
Facing the other party’s skepticism, Professor Daniel smiled.
After pausing for a while, he finally said, “Although there is a significant discrepancy between the calculation and the experiment, I think it is still acceptable. The optimization is very challenging and cannot be accomplished by one person alone; it requires the collective effort of all colleagues.”
“This material is not appearing for the first time, but the mechanism behind it has always eluded us. Now, it has provided us with a completely new clue, a new direction.”
“This clue might lead to a dead end, but there is also a certain probability that it could lead to a brand new world. Therefore, I have decided to accept this paper for publication. Do you think that’s acceptable?”
Many fields in physics, such as some superconducting materials, have stalled in development because one core issue is that most physics calculations are based on perturbative expansions.
As long as the expansion parameter is sufficiently small, one can take just the first few terms of the perturbative expansion and omit the rest, significantly simplifying the problem.
However, for some quirky materials, perturbative expansions have proven to be a dead end.
To further understand them, it is necessary to develop non-perturbative computational methods, which poses a huge challenge for humanity.
Regardless of whether it’s acknowledged or not, this is indeed a good paper because it utilizes a non-perturbative way of thinking, a new approach. Whether there’s a new world behind it is another matter altogether.
Xia Xu nodded his head; given his current status, he couldn’t possibly make trouble or make things difficult for a junior, “From this perspective, it is indeed a very good paper. Congratulations, Mr. Daniel, your school’s journal has gained another achievement.”
Having completed the entire peer-review process and received congratulations from a competitor, Daniel felt very pleased.
He casually asked: “Principal Xia, do you have any good papers on your side? You could share as well. Jupiter’s moon is fast approaching, if we don’t publish soon, everyone will be hibernating.”
Relatively speaking, Xia Xu’s mood was not so wonderful; he said expressionlessly, “I’m sorry, there are no particularly good results at the moment… As we Xia Country people would say, such things also depend on fate, don’t they?”
Daniel laughed again and asked, “Indeed, poor experimental conditions have hindered a lot of work, otherwise we could have done even better.”
“By the way, Academician Ding’s student, isn’t he working on turbulence problems? He’s been using our school’s lab for some time. Turbulence problems are a global-level issue!”
Xia Xu smiled and said: “Oh, I’ve heard about that too. Do you really expect him to achieve outstanding results? The turbulence problem—his father’s algorithm is already good enough, and the difficulty of research is too great. Even if his mentor, Ding Zhaodong himself, struggles hard for ten or eight years, he may end up with nothing.”
“I don’t know why he chose this topic.”
“That’s true… I also heard that someone is pondering Goldbach’s Conjecture?”
“Being young is great, isn’t it? Fearlessly challenging these difficult problems.”
“I once studied such major issues, but because my foundation in algebra wasn’t strong, I gave up quickly…”
The most creative age in life is when one is a master’s or doctoral student. Many significant scientific research achievements are made during this age.
As one grows older and gains higher status, on one hand, one’s mental agility and creativity decline, and on the other hand, one’s reputation becomes a burden, no longer having the courage to tackle those difficult problems.
The two of them reflected briefly. Then they began discussing administrative matters.
“What do you think about the new scientific research evaluation system?”
“That’s also a problem I’ve been thinking about. The old system has various limitations, but it has indeed solved quite a few problems; relying solely on personal ethics is definitely not enough.”
“…Speaking of which, what are the plans for managing the upcoming hibernation period at the school?”
“Those who have been admitted to graduate studies can delay their hibernation for one or two years. The specific hibernation arrangements will still need to be coordinated by the Captain’s office.”
Just as this group of individuals was enthusiastically discussing plans for a new civilization, the editor at the side, Zhang Xiaoyong, suddenly received an email.
He glanced at it and accidentally clicked on the title.
“A Turbulence Numerical Simulation Method Based on Differentiable Neural Networks”
For some reason, just seeing the title made his heartbeat accelerate violently.
Looking at the author’s name—Zhang Yuan!
“Damn… Did Zhang Yuan really submit a paper?”
He swallowed nervously, feeling inexplicably tense.
It was actually quite impolite to look at one’s phone for a long time during a meeting, but Zhang Xiaoyong’s eyes were fixed on the phone screen, unable to move away.
He looked at the various formulas and text, sweat slowly appearing on his forehead, because the knowledge contained therein began to slowly exceed his understanding.
His field, material science, was somewhat far from this domain, making it increasingly difficult to follow the thought process in the text.
Finally, he couldn’t help but call out.
“I have something urgent, if there’s nothing else here, I’ll head back first!”
Seeing his odd expression, Xia Xu also sensed that something was happening, “Then you go ahead, I’ll come over in a bit.”
You’ll be at a loss if you come a minute late! Don’t say I didn’t tell you!
Zhang Xiaoyong muttered to himself and hurriedly left the room.
He rushed to Ding Zhaodong’s office and shouted loudly, “Old Ding, Old Ding, are you there?”
Ding Zhaodong pretended to be serious, but he was actually overjoyed inside, “Your arrival is a few minutes later than I estimated…”
“Is this paper real or fake?”
“What do you mean ‘this paper of mine’? It was written by my student Zhang Yuan, don’t get it wrong. My name isn’t on it; he completed it independently!”
“Is it real or fake?” Zhang Xiaoyong shouted anxiously, his face flushing red.
Ding Zhaodong remained calm: “Are you suspecting my student of faking data? I was overseeing the entire experiment.”
“This is just too… surprising, although I don’t quite understand it. But the experimental results are too good, even better than Zhang Qiming’s algorithm? What’s going on!”
“Is it just surprising?” Academician Ding finally couldn’t help but laugh, “I think it’s shocking!”
Zhang Xiaoyong also burst into laughter, now eager to see Daniel’s embarrassed expression.
Let the shock spread even further now!