Chapter 88 More-is-different
"That's not the case. With so many scientific research projects, not many can be put into use right away. It takes time. The United States is also working hard to achieve quantum supremacy. Are Americans stupid? The airplane that Wright first developed could only fly a little over one meter high for a few seconds. Was it valuable at the time? But without that first airplane, how could there be mature flight technology later?"
"That's right. Research must be carried out. Han Shubin himself said that he can't guarantee how much application value it will have. We don't need to think too much about it. We just need to do our own thing well."
Through conversations among the professors, Xu You knew that although they were all willing to join the island plan, they did not have much confidence in the final outcome.
After all, there is an unknown area ahead and no one can see it clearly at a glance.
At this time, Qiao Sen suddenly mentioned Xu You.
"Xu You, if you have the chance in the future, you can come to my lab to study. It's a waste of your talent to be a student who can publish PRL at the age of 18 and only research in one direction."
After hearing what Qiao Sen said, Xu You didn't know how to respond for a moment.
If it were in the past, Xu You might have agreed excitedly immediately.
But after spending some time in college, Xu You also began to understand some of the art of language.
Qiao Sen's words may not be as simple as they seem.
If Xu You had agreed to Qiao Sen’s words directly in front of Wang Xiangwu.
This would make Wang Xiangwu lose face.
"Xu You, you have to know that Teacher Qiao has very strict requirements and does not accept ordinary students. You must not miss this good opportunity." Wang Xiangwu said with a smile.
"Ah... that... teacher... I..."
Wang Xiangwu's instigation made Xu You even more unsure of how to respond.
"Don't worry, Teacher Wang, I have no other intentions. I just want Xu You to learn more knowledge and grow quickly. Such a good child, I really hope that his talents can be fully displayed." Qiao Sen said with a smile.
"Teacher Qiao, you are joking. With Xu You's ability, no laboratory can accommodate him. Xu You is not just someone's student, but everyone's student. Xu You, why don't you thank Teacher Qiao? Go and learn from him more when you have the chance."
Hearing Wang Xiangwu say this, Xu You stopped worrying about it.
"Thank you, Mr. Qiao."
"Hey, what are you thanking me for? It's our honor to have the opportunity to help you grow. Maybe in ten years, it will be you who will speak on the stage, and we can also take credit and say that we were lucky enough to teach you. Teacher Wang, don't you think so?"
"That's right. Anyway, we will be working on a big common project in the future, so future communication is essential."
Zhao Weijia was next to Xu You and was ignored by everyone like air.
Originally, Zhao Weijia thought that Xu You, like himself, was a minor character in the entire dinner that could be ignored.
But in the end, it turned out that Zhao Weijia was the only one who could be ignored.
Well... apart from urging customers to cook, Zhao Weijia is still somewhat useful.
Because everyone had things to do in the afternoon, no one drank and the dinner did not last long.
Seeing Xu You finally come back, the roommates couldn't help but ask about Xu You's schedule for the day.
"Tell me the truth, what did you do this day?"
"Just... went out for a meeting." Xu You said truthfully.
"Meeting? What meeting?"
"Well...it's a secret."
Xu You was not sure what the confidentiality level of today's meeting was and whether he needed to remain silent.
To be on the safe side, it is better to say less.
"Fuck, has Youshen already participated in the research of a national secret project? We are all freshmen, so why is there such a big gap?" Liu Rui exclaimed.
"It's a bit impolite to call him God You. It's better to call him Professor Xu. I guess Xu You should be able to become a professor before we even graduate from college." Zhao Xiaohui also echoed.
This time, Guo Haochen did not join in licking Xu You.
Guo Haochen frowned, looking worriedly at a blank math test paper.
This question is good.
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A few days later, Jiang Hong, the dean of Heqing College, told Xu You about the application result of the previous matter.
In principle, the school requires full-time undergraduate students to attend classes on time unless there are special circumstances.
But Xu You is obviously not an ordinary student.
Even in Ji University, which is full of talented people, he stands out.
The school finally gave Xu You the privilege of not attending classes, but he was required to take the final exam.
After learning the news, Xu You could finally focus on scientific research.
Xu You and Professor Qiao Sen agreed on a time and decided to visit Professor Qiao Sen's laboratory.
In fact, Xu You had long wanted to find an opportunity to have a good chat with Qiao Sen and absorb some knowledge from him.
Qiao Sen is the best physics professor in mathematics Xu You has ever met.
However, Xu You was still nominally an intern in Wang Xiangwu's laboratory, so it was not easy for him to go to another laboratory in a high-profile manner.
However, Wang Xiangwu's words at the dinner table that day made Xu You let down his guard.
Xu You didn't care whether Wang Xiangwu was sincere or not. After all, it was Wang Xiangwu who said it himself, so Xu You could only take it seriously.
"Teacher Qiao."
"Hey, Xu You is here, come in quickly."
Entering Qiao Sen's laboratory, Xu You immediately felt a strong scientific research atmosphere.
There were a wide variety of experimental instruments, some of which Xu You couldn't even name.
If you could describe Xu You’s mood at this moment.
It's probably like the feeling of a game fan entering a beautifully decorated e-sports room.
No, I'm even more excited than that.
Qiao Sen introduced to Xu You the names and functions of various instruments, as well as the main direction of his research.
"There are many branches of condensed matter physics, but to sum it up in one sentence, it is the study of the physical state when there are a lot of particles. Because when the number of particles is very large, many different and interesting properties will appear. In English, it can be understood as 'More-is-different'."
"More-is-different?"
These three simple words made Xu You understand the main meaning of condensed matter at once.
"It sounds amazing, doesn't it? Condensed matter physics is one of the largest and most important branches of physics today. One of the main problems we face in condensed matter physics now is the theoretical model of high-temperature superconductors."
"It turns out that superconductivity is also related to condensed matter!" Xu You said excitedly.
"Yes, the reason is easy to understand. For example, studying the characteristics of an electron can be classified as particle physics. There is no point in discussing the resistance of a single electron. When there are enough electrons, at a certain temperature, they may show the characteristic of zero resistance, which is called superconductivity. Isn't this the principle of 'More-is-different'?"
