In the eyes of others, they were already quite satisfied with the development of this journal.
After all, it had only been a few months since its launch.
Moreover, the entire world was still in the preliminary stages of understanding Qiao Algebra, its geometry, the Super Helical Coordinate System, and Quantum Containment Theory, with most people still learning, so it was normal not to receive high-quality papers at this stage.
To the academic journals that have been in operation for dozens or even hundreds of years, "Mathematical New Developments," being only a few months old, was still like an infant.
According to the plan, submissions would gradually increase in about two years.
That was when Qiao's Algebraic Geometry would have likely become a relatively complete field of study. Having papers published in "Mathematical New Developments" was considered authoritative recognition.
But Qiao Ze still felt it was slow.
At the same time, Qiao Ze also believed that if a journal of physics was full of content from a single direction, it would be hard to call it successful.
So when the opportunity arose, he had no qualms about enticing some big names to submit papers.
The exchange was just as simple and efficient.
If you feel guilty, then high-quality papers can be traded for forgiveness, which is a great deal for both parties.
"Well... I happen to have an article to submit soon," Roth Dugan hesitated for a moment, then looked at Edward Witten beside him.
Edward Witten, with a resigned nod, then said, "Would a student's paper be acceptable?"
Although this was not part of the plan, if Qiao Ze declined now at this kind of event, it would seem as if the apology video they made was a show.
"As long as it's a high-quality paper, I will personally review the submissions," Qiao Ze nodded and said.
A massive pressure transmitted over the internet and reached across the ocean. When Qiao Ze's words echoed in the room, both of them instinctively exchanged glances, seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes.
The implication was that even though they were solicited for submissions, if the quality was not up to standard, they would still be rejected.
Being rejected wasn't a big deal, but would their academic level be questioned?
Both regretted making the apology trip at that moment.
Who knew that after achieving fame and success, one would still be receiving homework?
Seeing no objections from the two, Qiao Ze decided to end the conversation.
"Let's settle on that then, I look forward to your submissions. Goodbye."
However, before Qiao Ze could click the close button, Edward Witten suddenly called out, "Wait."
"Here's the thing, Qiao Ze, we have conducted multiple experiments at an energy intensity of 8.5TeV and an electron beam current of about 0.8 Ampere, and we've obtained some data. It leads me to a concept. We could create a specialized graviton sensor based on the properties of gravitons. But there is a problem, what sensitivity do you think is needed to detect detailed data about Containment Gravitons interacting with Higgs particles?"
Qiao Ze stopped his actions, thought for a moment, then asked, "Can you continuously produce Higgs particles?"
Edward Witten immediately answered, "If the collision energy is controlled at 10 TeV and the electron beam current is kept at 0.8 Ampere, we can observe Higgs particles for a sustained period. That's the limit the collider can maintain for a long time."
Qiao Ze calculated in his mind and casually asked, "What is the radius of the accelerator being used?"
"About four kilometers."
Quickly, Qiao Ze recited a set of data, "I believe to achieve an identification efficiency of 90%, the time resolution needs to be at least 0.3 nanoseconds, and the sensitivity has to be at least 0.01μN to meet the requirements."
Edward Witten frowned slightly, "Such high requirements?"
Qiao Ze did not reply.
The other party was simply asking for his opinion; the difficulty of designing such a sensor was not his concern.
"What if we lower the requirements?"
"The experimental results would be less significant, or you could introduce a more advanced artificial intelligence algorithm for Keep reading on NovelHub - where stories come alive! In this regard, you are behind. If you could incorporate our artificial intelligence program, update the algorithm, perhaps it could compensate for the lack of measurement precision."
Qiao Ze gave a sincere suggestion.
Of course, this suggestion was definitely not going to be approved.
Edward Whitten tugged at the corner of his mouth and smiled, saying, "There's nothing else."
"Oh, then I'm hanging up."
After that, Qiao Ze naturally ended the video call.
In the United States, at Princeton, in Roth Dugan's office, Edward Whitten gazed at the now-empty screen and let out a long sigh, "Ah... "
"I told you there was no point in probing. He won't care," Roth Dugan said calmly.
In fact, Edward Whitten didn't have any ulterior motives; he had thought that Qiao Ze would be interested in validating the interaction between the Containment Graviton and the Higgs particle, so he proposed the development project for the graviton sensor.
His intention was to get Qiao Ze involved in this project.
With Qiao Ze's participation, a lot of work could be reduced.
But clearly, Qiao Ze was not very interested in this matter.
"This is a good opportunity to complete the theory. If he would put in some effort, it could save a lot of detours. It's a good thing," Edward Whitten emphasized.
"But he's not interested. Or maybe he thinks it's beneath him to complete the theory this way. Edward, don't you get it? He's not the traditional kind of mathematician, nor is he a traditional physicist. His thoughts are strange, and if possible, he would rather rely on imagination to solve problems," Roth Dugan said, shrugging his shoulders.
"Sometimes I think he's like Freeman Dyson; no, that's not really fair to Qiao Ze. Because he's even more outstanding than Freeman Dyson. He probably despises the idea of completing his theory through validation. You saw that video; he said he would spend about half a year to fill out the mathematical structure of the theory. Heh... half a year."
"Professor Dyson?" Edward Whitten smiled.
This description left Edward Whitten unsure how to evaluate it.
Freeman Dyson was famous for his profound insights and unconventional way of thinking.
To the general public, probably the most well-known thing about him was the energy harnessing system he designed—the Dyson Sphere.
Many science fiction works feature this concept, but indeed, the structure of the Dyson Sphere has also sparked widespread discussion in the academic community. The renowned theoretical physicist and mathematician passed away four years ago.
But it's very rare for anyone to compare the dazzling young talents in mathematics and theoretical physics to Freeman Dyson.
This statement made Edward Whitten smile, but then he suddenly became curious, "Why is that?"
"You know, I've always been in email communication with Qiao Ze. When the news about the material model came out, we touched on this topic. Qiao Ze told me that there was a research team in the north of Huaxia using his model to find a method to prepare materials with superconductive properties around 0 degrees Celsius.
He originally planned to visit the institute and provide some help to the team. Later, he abandoned that idea, do you know why?" Roth Dugan threw out another topic.
"Materials that can achieve superconductivity at 0 Celsius?" Edward Whitten, obviously hearing this for the first time, was somewhat bewildered.
If it had been him, knowing such news, and assured of its feasibility, he would probably want to check it out no matter what.
The applications of room temperature superconductor materials are too broad.
Many of mankind's ideas could become reality with the emergence of this type of material.
Edward Whitten really couldn't think of anything that would make Qiao Ze give up on this idea, so he asked perplexedly, "Could it be because he suddenly found it uninteresting?"
"Pretty much. He said that while superconductor materials are important, what's more crucial for humanity is to enhance the understanding of energy sources. Whether they decide to prepare the superconductor material according to the model is up to them. But what's already certain is not as important as the unknowns," Roth Dugan shrugged, providing Qiao Ze's answer.
Edward Whitten furrowed his brow, not so much puzzled by Qiao Ze's way of thinking, but the topic made him think of something even harder to understand.
"If Qiao Ze's material model is powerful enough to solve the room temperature superconductivity issue, how can he be indifferent to it?"
"As I said, he's simply not interested in it. You can hardly believe it, but Qiao even thinks research on nuclear fusion is meaningless. If there's time, why not try to directly utilize the biggest radiant source away from the Earth... "
"No, no, no, Dugan, you're missing my point. If this material model is not just as we conjectured, only optimizing some traditional materials through big data, and even able to reverse-engineer the room temperature superconductor preparation method for materials that haven't been produced in the lab, how could this model have appeared here? This is more than just a question of Qiao Ze paying attention or valuing it," Edward Whitten said with a strange look, getting to the core of the issue.