Volume 2 Academic Career Chapter 780: The troublesome withdrawal from the election
Chen Zhou did not answer the call because the number was not only unfamiliar but also a national long-distance number.
What if this is a scam call, wouldn't he be able to fool the other party?
It was not until the other party hung up the phone that Chen Zhou discovered that there were dozens of missed calls on his mobile phone.
"This... is too much..."
Chen Zhou was really shocked. He didn't expect there would be so many missed calls.
Glancing at the time, I realized that only about half an hour had passed since I uploaded the paper.
In other words, I received a call basically every half minute, and it never stopped.
If we count those who may have bumped into it and whose calls didn't go through, the number would be even higher.
Chen Zhou couldn't help but be a little surprised. Even if the Riemann hypothesis was solved, there wouldn't be so many people looking for him immediately? !
This also shows how great the power and influence of solving the grand unified theory of physics is.
However, it is understandable that there are other very important and long-standing mathematical conjectures in the field of mathematics, not just the Riemann hypothesis.
But in comparison, there is only one grand unified theory in the field of physics, which will naturally attract the attention of the entire physics community and even the entire academic community.
After a quick look at the list of missed calls, more than half of them were from unknown numbers, and a small number were from Chen Zhou's acquaintances in the academic world.
Suddenly, Chen Zhou saw a name. The last time he visited this old man was two years ago.
That was when he went to attend the International Congress of Mathematicians. After winning the Fields Medal, he went to the Clay Mathematics Institute to collect the prize money for the Millennium Prize in Mathematics, and then he visited the old man on the way.
After that, Chen Zhou returned to China, and except for some occasional communication, the two never met again.
What's more, most of Chen Zhou's research results in the past two years are in the field of mathematics. Except for the new gauge field theory that won the 18th Nobel Prize in Physics, there are no research results in the field of physics.
Friedman would not be able to take advantage of Chen Zhou's lecture to visit Yenching University in China and reunite with his master and apprentice Chen Zhou, as Professor Artin did.
When it comes to Chen Zhou, he either doesn't take action, or when he does, it's the grand unified theory of physics that shocks the world. Isn't it that he calls with shock?
"I wonder how Professor Friedman is doing now?"
Chen Zhou muttered something quietly, then tapped the screen of his phone and called back.
Not long after, Friedman answered the phone, and Chen Zhou took the initiative to say, "Professor Friedman, it's me, Chen Zhou!"
"Chen Zhou?" Friedman was a little dazed. He remembered that his call didn't go through.
Chen Zhoulian said: "Yes, Professor Friedman, hello!"
Friedman then said, "I thought the call didn't go through, but I didn't expect you to call back."
"I saw your incoming call alert and called back." Chen Zhou replied, feeling a little strange but unable to tell what was wrong .
Friedman continued, "Aren't you busy? When did you finish the paper on the grand unified theory? This paper is so creative. I sincerely congratulate you!"
"Thank you, professor, for your praise! I just finished the paper, and when I was sorting out the materials after submitting it, I saw your call." Chen Zhou gave a brief explanation.
After a pause, he asked with concern: "Professor, how is your health recently?"
Friedman replied: "My health has always been good, and I don't have any major problems. The only thing is that I am really old, and my energy, concentration, and memory are all gone."
Chen Zhou smiled and said, "Good health is the most important thing. After all, you are old. You should put aside your research projects and don't force yourself. Of course, you can do it anytime you want. Also, the future does not belong only to the young. Without contributions like yours, there will be no future for the young ."
Hearing Chen Zhou's words, Friedman also laughed. Although it is said that the waves behind push the waves in front, and the waves in front are beaten to death on the beach, this student of his obviously values the teacher-student relationship between them, and he is probably not that kind of wave behind.
This can be seen from the fact that Chen Zhou took the initiative to return his call. Otherwise, given Chen Zhou's current position in the academic world, it would be the same whether he paid attention to Friedman or not.
Chen Zhou indeed attaches great importance to the teacher-student relationship between him and Friedman. After all, his research experience at SLAC is the most unforgettable experience in his physics research.
It was also thanks to Friedman that he won his first Nobel Prize in Physics.
After chatting with Friedman for a while, Chen Zhou hung up the phone while giving some instructions.
He was also planning to try to persuade Friedman to come to China again.
As his mentor, Chen Zhou had naturally mentioned the Yenching Institute of Theoretical Sciences to Friedman a long time ago.
However, Friedman politely declined.
But now, Chen Zhou believes that as he has completed his research on the grand unified theory of physics, the Yenching Institute of Theoretical Sciences will change again.
Just like the solution to the Riemann hypothesis last time, it made Deligne and others completely determined to come to China.
This time, the grand unified theory of physics will also have such an impact. It depends on whether Friedman will change his mind.
At the same time, just as Chen Zhou was talking to Friedman, in Stockholm, Sweden, all members of the Nobel Prize Committee were having a headache.
I thought that just as the outside world had discussed, Chen Zhou's research focus had always been in the field of mathematics, and physics was just his occasional work. Now that he has devoted himself to the study of mathematics, there would not be any research results in physics in the short term.
Also, they felt that as had been discussed, it would be difficult for Chen Zhou to produce Nobel Prize-level physics research results, so they announced their withdrawal from the Nobel Prize selection.
But no one would have expected that just after 2019 had passed peacefully, Chen Zhou had come up with the grand unified theory of physics.
Indeed, compared with Chen Zhou's mathematical research results that emerged in just a few months, this grand unified theory is indeed not a research result produced in a short period of time.
But it’s only a little over a year at most? !
Moreover, this is the grand unified theory that reveals the model of the universe!
This is the theory of everything! It's the holy grail of physics!
At this moment, the members of the Nobel Prize Committee only felt that their previous ideas were as naive and ridiculous as they could be.
How could they doubt a man who broke history by winning the Nobel Prize in Physics for two consecutive years?
How could this be just a coincidence?!
In short, with the advent of the grand unified theory of physics, Chen Zhou's withdrawal from the election became their biggest headache.
As for the authenticity of the paper, they had no doubts!
After all, there is really no need for ridiculous suspicion...
Not only in Stockholm, but at this moment, as the paper spread further, the entire academic community was in an uproar.
Academic forums in various countries are almost overcrowded.
Everyone is talking about Chen Zhou...
