Deep Space Wandering Fleet

Chapter 97: Chapter 99: First on the List

Ding Zhaodong sat below, listening to Zhang Yuan’s lecture, and sighed, “Thirty years ago, his father, Zhang Qiming, showcased a new turbulence algorithm on a world-class stage. Since then, almost all the turbulence control parts in nuclear engines have adopted his algorithm.”

“Back then, I was Old Zhang’s classmate. My teacher believed that it would take a hundred years before a better and stronger algorithm could appear. The problem seemed nearly perfected.”

“Who would have thought that in just thirty years, it would be his son’s turn to tackle the same difficult problem with an even more powerful algorithm… Perhaps, this is a kind of reincarnation of the world?”

Next door, a physics professor laughed and said, “Then, how long do you think this ‘differentiable neural network’ algorithm will last? The turbulence problem has still not been completely solved, it’s just a numerical simulation, although well-simulated, it’s not truly the mathematical essence, there is always room for surpassing it.”

Academician Ding shook his head, “Essence? That’s not so easy to find. Mathematical essence that hasn’t been discovered in hundreds of years may not be found in the next few hundred years either.”

“You never know, make a prediction, give us a time frame for being surpassed.”

After pondering earnestly for a moment, Ding Zhaodong said, “We can’t predict the world fifty years from now, let alone a hundred or two hundred years, so let’s just say a hundred years.”

“A hundred years, you’re so optimistic about this algorithm?”

“Yes, I hope that future humans are smarter than we imagine and can achieve a complete breakthrough.”

“Heh, a good sleep, and we might wake up to see the results!”

On the stage…

The entire big screen had been written on sixteen times.

The discussion was also reaching its conclusion.

Zhang Yuan slowly exhaled the stale air from his chest.

He felt as if he saw a universe that was once dim, now filled with light.

“According to the above algorithm, the experimental data is as follows… I believe that these data can be very easily replicated in the laboratory.”

At that moment, he had surpassed his own father.

“…I also hope that colleagues on Earth can conduct the final testing on the plasma turbulence experiments to complete the parts unfulfilled in the experimental data.”

“I also hope that in future times, a true genius will provide a complete proof of the existence and smoothness of the solution to the N-S equations, thereby completely solving this problem. At that time, more innovative and precise algorithms will inevitably appear…”

“My presentation ends here, thank you all!”

The audience below was silent, with no questions and no whispering.

Everyone felt the dense light of truth.

And they saw a rising new star of science.

It belonged to the 23rd century, a golden age of science.

Breaking the silence was a middle-aged man sitting in the front row.

He must be a professor of the relevant field; he bowed slightly to Zhang Yuan and then began to lead the applause.

The sound of clapping started off soft and grew thunderously, enduring like waves.

Following that, the young people in the back rows began whistling, a large part of whom were Zhang Yuan’s close group of friends and family.

“Your Falls Ranking has to be changed again! I wonder what the impact factor of this paper would be?”

Sitting in the back rows, two young men loudly whistled and discussed.

“Impact factor?”

The blond young man, none other than the creator of the Falls Ranking, Falls, spoke with an odd expression, “You don’t think that an ‘impact factor’ can measure the level of this paper, do you?”

“Just kidding, other papers, including those excellent ones, can be celebrated by organizing an academic conference before they’ve even been formally published? The moment I assign it an impact factor, I’d just be embarrassing myself, deserving to be criticized.”

The other person asked, “So, has the number one spot on your list been snatched by Deep Space University?”

Falls chuckled, “I have to admit, it’s true, this achievement is kind of mind-blowing. And they have already gone to space by rocket. To catch up with the second rank, you’d have to attach a spaceship-level add-on…”

After the applause stopped, it was time for questions. The experts became active at last, each raising their hands to ask questions in turn. It took over an hour, and Zhang Yuan answered several technical questions, talking until he was hoarse, and finally stepped down from the stage.

It’s hard to forget the feeling of having this aura, winning the attention of the entire world.

But at this moment, he didn’t have much of a feeling, Zhang Yuan just wanted to get a good sleep.

Being overstimulated for too long also has its side effects; whatever it is, it can wait until tomorrow.

However, clearly, he had underestimated the enthusiasm of the crowd of fanatics.

The moment he left the venue, many people had already seized the opportunity to follow him.

“Hey, bro!”

“I’ve come up with a way to use recursive neural networks to simulate values, do you think it’s feasible?”

Zhang Yuan’s face turned pale; even though they’re both neural networks, they differ a lot.

“I’ve thought of a deep neural network method, buddy, can we collaborate…”

“…How exactly do you use the Index Theorem, can you explain it again? I have an idea about a partnership in mathematics…”

“Handsome, let’s exchange QQ codes!”

“Can I treat you to a meal? It would be good to discuss over a meal!”

Zhang Yuan hurriedly thought about making an escape. Wait a minute, there seems to be a sleazy hand grabbing my hair, is this really necessary?!

Is there anyone who can help?!

Click, click, click, nothing but the sound of photos being taken, the noise was growing louder.

It seemed no one heard his true inner voice.

The crowd was becoming more raucous, with some enthusiastic young ladies seemingly unable to control themselves and wanting to kiss him.

Although he had long lost his first kiss, Zhang Yuan was still a bit panicked.

Can’t you be a bit more elegant!

He even saw the female reporters he had bullied before, including the young lady named Lin Xuanyuan, already blocking the escape route ahead.

Another interview?

What to do, waiting online.

“Follow me if you want to escape,” Reporter Lin said with a joyful laugh.

Although he didn’t hear her clearly, Zhang Yuan understood her expression.

Even though it was a foolish act of escaping the wolf’s den only to enter the tiger’s den, Zhang Yuan still ran over there as if his life depended on it.

…

A quarter of an hour later, under the double escort of several female reporters and a cameraman, Zhang Yuan finally left the noisy Area A. At this moment, he thought Reporter Lin was pretty dominant.

“Ask your questions quickly.”

Zhang Yuan tentatively said.

He was very tired now, and he really wanted to sleep.

Perhaps seeing that Zhang Yuan was truly exhausted, Lin Xuanyuan started to feel somewhat embarrassed. Moreover, considering the transitions in status and the completely different weight of financial and academic rankings, she even inexplicably developed a sense of admiration.

Lin Xuanyuan cleared her throat, trying to offer comfort, “You seem to have lost a bit of weight… It’s been tough, hasn’t it?”

“Do I?” Zhang Yuan glanced at her, “Perhaps it’s because of irregular sleep patterns… Mmm, you seem to have gained a bit of weight.”

“…”