Chapter 123 The Importance of Connections
After several days, no trace of accretion flare was found.
However, Lou Song's modeling work is getting better and better. By adding more conditions and restrictions, the orbit of Planet-X has become more precise.
"No, if this continues, my eyes will be ruined."
"The software is also running a bit slow. At this speed, it is really impossible to complete the search of a specific area."
Currently, the four people's search for Planet-X is mainly carried out from two aspects: images and data.
The number of images is very large, and they need to observe each image carefully to look for signs of accretion flares.
As for the data, it is all run by the software itself.
However, the computers in the laboratory were not that special and their configuration was not much different from Lou Song’s computer.
It's OK to do some ordinary calculations, but it's really hard to support such a large amount of calculations.
"No, I think we should need a supercomputer. It's impossible to run all the data with this ordinary equipment. I don't know if Brother Dong has a supercomputer for sale. If not, I'll just go buy one." Luo Wenkun said half-jokingly.
"This thing can't be bought with money. How about we get a few more devices, each responsible for running a part of the data, so that the efficiency can be higher." Lin Shi said.
"I don't know if Professor Huang can let us use the supercomputer. I guess it's probably impossible. How about I ask my friends in the computer department to see if there's a chance to use the supercomputer? In addition to the students in the Physics Department of Jilin University, there are probably hundreds of students I know in Jinghua and Jilin University. If I ask more people, I should be able to come up with some solutions."
Luo Wenkun's social circle is indeed very wide. To exaggerate a little, he might know someone in any school or major.
After this reminder, Xu You suddenly thought of something.
Doesn’t Xu You himself know so many big guys?
In his mind, Xu You counted some of the big shots he knew.
They include Professor Wang Xiangwu and Professor Qiao Sen from the Department of Physics at Ji University, Dean Jiang Hong of Heqing College, and Academician Han Shubin of Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
For a moment, Xu You was a little hesitant, wondering which boss he should ask for help first.
In terms of relationship, Jiang Hong is the dean of the college where Xu You is studying. If there is a problem, he should normally turn to Jiang Hong for help first.
In terms of ability, Han Shubin is definitely the strongest one and can mobilize the most resources.
Although Wang Xiangwu and Qiao Sen are not Xu You's nominal supervisors, they have both guided Xu You in his research projects. If Xu You asks them for help, they will definitely do their best to help.
"How about asking Academician Han Shubin?"
Although Xu You and Han Shubin were not very familiar with each other, Xu You had been praised by Han Shubin before, and was promised that Xu You could go to the University of Science and Technology of China for internship and exchange.
The quantum computer studied by Han Shubin has a computing speed even faster than a supercomputer.
"Forget it. It's best not to bother Academician Han Shubin with this kind of thing. Besides, due to the limitations of quantum computers, they may not be able to calculate this kind of problem."
At this time, Xu You recalled an incident that happened when he was an auditor at Ji University.
"I remember that Professor Wang Xiangwu worked on a project related to supercomputing. Why don't we ask him directly?"
The question that Wang Xiangwu asked that time was about using a supercomputer to calculate the size .
In this case, Xu You thought it would be better to ask Wang Xiangwu first.
Thinking of this, Xu You said to Luo Wenkun:
"I'll ask too, to see if I can use the supercomputer."
Luo Wenkun was also a little surprised when he heard this.
"Why, Xu You, you also have friends in the School of Computer Science?"
Xu You thought for a moment and said, "It's not the School of Computer Science, but it should be related to the School of Computer Science. I'll ask."
"Sure, Xu You, you finally understand the importance of connections."
Although he said this, Luo Wenkun still felt that his connections were better.
After all, when it comes to making friends, Luo Wenkun says he is second to none and no one dares to say they are first.
After that, Xu You contacted Wang Xiangwu and asked whether Wang Xiangwu was in the laboratory recently.
After confirming that Wang Xiangwu was in the laboratory, Xu You went straight over there.
Originally, Xu You was thinking whether he should talk to Wang Xiangwu about this matter directly on WeChat or on the phone.
But thinking that communicating in this way might be troublesome, it would be better to just talk face to face.
"Xu You, long time no see."
Wang Xiangwu seemed to be in a good mood, apparently not only because he met Xu You, but also because all the work in the laboratory had been progressing smoothly recently.
"Well, teacher, I recently did a big creation project and put some energy into it."
Wang Xiangwu was a little surprised to hear that Xu You participated in the Daichuang experiment.
In Wang Xiangwu's eyes, Xu You had already reached or even exceeded the level of ordinary graduate students.
Whenever I participate in the Dachuang experiment again, I always feel like I am using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
But after all, Xu You is just a freshman now, so it is reasonable for him to participate in the innovation experiment.
Moreover, according to Wang Xiangwu's understanding of Xu You, the project Xu You is working on should not be an ordinary project.
"That's fine. You have enough energy anyway, so it won't be a problem for you to take care of several subjects at the same time."
"By the way, teacher, how is the progress of Professor Fei Qing of Jinghua?"
"During our most recent communication, Professor Fei has made good progress and may soon be able to complete the preparation of the micro-nanostructure materials we need. I will notify you when everything is ready, and we will then conduct experiments together."
"Okay, teacher, I will be there then."
After all, this is a new light source structure designed by Xu You himself, and Xu You definitely cannot miss it during the experiment.
After chatting with Wang Xiangwu about some other topics, Xu You decided to get to the point.
"Teacher, my Dachuang experiment project requires some data processing, which may require the use of a supercomputer. Do you have any other collaborative projects that require supercomputers?"
After hearing Xu You's words, Wang Xiangwu finally understood what Xu You meant.
It turned out that Xu You came here today just to ask for help from me.
"That's easy. Many of our lab's calculations use supercomputers, so we often have some cooperation. In this way, you can prepare the data you need to process, including the program, and the next time we use the supercomputer, we can help you calculate it."
Xu You didn't expect it to be so smooth, and he quickly expressed his gratitude to Wang Xiangwu.
"Okay, thank you, teacher! I'll come back to see you once I have prepared the program and data."
After coming out of Wang Xiangwu's laboratory, Xu You once again realized the importance of personal connections.
If Xu You hadn't known these professor-level figures, he would definitely not have been able to use a supercomputer so easily.
