After leaving the conference room, I saw Shi Xinke waiting outside the door.

Xu Shengzhou asked: "Did the cultural protection department call again?"

Shi Xinke said: "Principal, you are really good at predicting things! Just after going to work today, Director Yan Sanquan of the Provincial Cultural Security Bureau called you and said that he wanted to see the exhibition again tonight. The leader of the National Museum made two special suggestions

The request is, one is that I hope I can get started during the appraisal, and the other is that I want to find an opportunity to talk to you alone."

"Then how did you reply to him?"

Shi Xinke opened the small book in his hand: "Following your previous instructions, I told him that you have been busy recently and may not have time. If it is to be appraised, it is recommended not to do it to avoid any accidents."

Xu Shengzhou felt that those at the National Museum would not give up easily: "If they call again, you can relax a little when appropriate and give them three chances to get started. Let them weigh the specific three times. - By the way, there have been recent incidents.

What email did you send me to attend the meeting?"

There are quite a lot of messy meetings these days. When Xu Shengzhou published a few articles in core Chinese journals, he would receive invitations every now and then. After becoming the principal of the school, there were even more invitations to various meetings. What "private"

"Education Summit Forum", "University President Management Art Seminar", "University Cultural Construction Annual Conference", in short, there are all kinds of things. If you want to have a meeting, you can be busy 365 days a year.

Shi Xinke said hurriedly: "There are quite a few more. There are three or four letters today. The first letter was sent by the Beijing Mathematical Society, saying that an annual academic meeting will be held at the Beijing University of Technology at the end of the month and you are invited to attend."

Xu Shengzhou hesitated slightly: "Beijing University of Technology? Let's talk about it then!"

Seeing Shi Xinke's puzzled face, Huang Gaohua took the initiative to answer the question and said: "Principal Xu has some personal grudges with the people from Beijing University of Technology (he immediately changed his mind when Xu Shengzhou glared at him). Well, it's actually an academic disagreement. It's easy to get slapped if you go there.

!"

Shi Xinke quickly took out the second invitation letter: "The second email is from Professor Okunkov of Princeton University in the United States. He said that your monograph will be released soon, and he would like to take this opportunity to organize a small-scale.

Seminar on Hodge’s conjecture, would you like to attend?"

"Yes! According to the big V on Weibo, in order to maintain a good habit of reading paper books, many places in the United States do not bother to improve communication facilities. This is a sufficient reason for me not to answer the phone. Xinke, please reply to Professor Okunkov

He sent me an email saying that I was happy to participate and asked him to send me a formal invitation letter so that I can apply for a visa." Xu Shengzhou knew that a rich second generation like Huang Gaohua must have visited many countries, so he asked shamelessly: "Gao Hua,

How long does it take to apply for a visa?"

Huang Gaohua also gave a professional answer: "If you go to the United States, it usually takes 15 working days. From the appointment to the embassy interview, it takes about 5-7 working days, and after the interview, it takes about 5-7 working days."

Xu Shengzhou suddenly became numb: "15 working days? Those officials from the capital can invite all eight generations of my ancestors out of the ancestral hall, do my ideological work, and ask me to donate paintings quickly! Is there anything faster?

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"Yes!" Shi Xinke immediately took out the third invitation letter, "The 21st National Annual Conference on Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics will be held next week at Lanzhou University in the northwest. The organizing committee wrote a letter saying that you are welcome to attend the conference, but because you

If you are not a member of the society or a student majoring in physics, the registration fee will be based on the standard for ordinary representatives."

"How much?"

"2400."

"I was shocked. I thought it cost ten thousand or eight thousand! That's it!" Xu Shengzhou couldn't help but feel arrogant, "Xinke, help me register to attend the conference, and then send the payment information to Director Huang and ask him to help me pay.

.I want to book a flight to Feilan City at the earliest today and leave immediately without any delay."

He was so anxious. On the one hand, he was afraid of being entangled by the big guys from the National Museum. The dog-skin plaster was stuck on, but it was difficult to tear it off. On the other hand, it was because he really wanted to attend this meeting.

Since the last time he knew that the fluctuation-dissipation theorem was of great significance to solving the Hodge conjecture, he began to study this content seriously. If you don't learn it, you won't know it. Once you learn it, you will be shocked. It turns out that physics is so profound and profound! Especially when he learned about thermodynamics and

When I was studying statistical physics, I felt that many things were very similar to my own space ergodic theory, such as the "Emercuric Hypothesis" proposed by Boltzmann in 1871, and the "quasi-ergodic hypothesis" proposed by the Erzhenfests in the early 20th century.

"The Ergodic Hypothesis" gave him great inspiration.

But the last time he came into contact with physics was when he took "College Physics" in his freshman year. Four or five years later, he had forgotten even the most basic things. Now he wants to pick it up, even with the blessing of the black system.

I was stumbling in my studies, but the timing was always unlucky when I wanted to audit an undergraduate course in physics. Moreover, the fluctuation-dissipation theorem is unfathomable and intersects with many fields, such as linear response theory, generalized Langevin equation, and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics.

Wait, it’s best to seek advice from experts in the industry instead of working behind closed doors.

By chance, he saw the announcement of the National Annual Conference on Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics in an academic journal. Just as he was falling asleep on a pillow, he quickly sent an email to the organizing committee to express his willingness to participate.
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Then, there was this reply letter.

When he arrived in Lanshi, there were still a few days before the opening of the annual meeting. Xu Shengzhou hid in the hotel and read through the books of Zubarev, Kubo, Kardar and others, and made a list of questions that he could not understand now.

, prepare to go to the venue to ask someone for advice.

There is no calendar in the city, and no year in the book.

In a blink of an eye, the opening day of the meeting arrived. Xu Shengzhou, carrying a backpack, strolled to the registration place. Because he came early, there were only three or five people around him. At the front desk was a female teacher in her early forties, with a man and a woman.

The graduate student was packing up his things. When he saw that the visitor was very young and an individual visitor, he took the list and asked casually: "Which school are you from? Master's student or undergraduate?"

Master's or undergraduate?

Xu Shengzhou couldn't help but touched his face: So I'm still so young! Then he quickly took out his graduate student ID card and handed it to the other party: "Teacher, I am from Beijing Normal University."

The female teacher was a little surprised. She opened her student ID card and said, "Didn't your school come in a team? Why did you come to register alone?... Oh, you are from the School of Mathematics, not the Department of Physics... Huh?"

Are you a doctoral student? Not a direct PhD student? It doesn’t look like it!”

Xu Shengzhou pointed to his black and lush hair: "Is it because of this?"

The female teacher and her two students burst out laughing, and then quickly denied: "No, no, it's just that you look strangely young... Look at your date of birth... Yeah! You studied for a Ph.D. at the age of 23.

?No wonder you look so young!...Huh? Why is your name not on the list of participants at Beijing Normal University?"

Xu Shengzhou thought for a moment and realized that Shi Xinke must have filled in the name of his school when registering for him: "Please look for it, is there an institution called 'China Science and Technology Vocational College'?"

The young girl had quick eyesight and quickly found the name in a pile of forms: "Here. Your name is Xu Shengzhou, right? - Hey, you are the principal?!"

It seems that the registration form has a "Position Title" column, and Shi Xinke, an honest kid, filled it out truthfully.

"Yes, principal. There are no good generals in Sichuan, and Liao Hua is the pioneer. You can also call me Liao Hua." Xu Shengzhou has long been accustomed to this kind of questioning. In their little eyes that can't help but want to gossip, he signed calmly,

Get the badge, get the conference brochure and proceedings. He had just taken a few steps when he heard the discussion behind him:

"Real or fake? A 23-year-old university president? You can't just fill it in randomly, right?"

"The key point is that he is really studying for a doctoral degree. Is the school crazy?"

"I'll search online..."

Xu Shengzhou shook his head and went around the poster area in the hall to read the posters first. Poster posters are generally a way for young scholars or graduate students to present their research results. There is no way. Young people with inexperienced and low-key people will not be able to get into the keynote speeches of the conference. Specially invited

The report, even the oral report at the branch meeting is not enough, so I can only show my face in this way.

——Of course, it is also possible that the English is too poor, the articulation is too stupid, the personality is too lazy, and the results are too poor...

Since there was no dedicated display time, the poster exhibitors were not waiting for people to visit and ask questions. There were only a few early birds like Xu Shengzhou wandering around inside. Xu Shengzhou was also happy to be quiet, just like Zhu Bajie meeting the Zhai Monk.

, I looked at them one by one, including Brownian motor stochastic thermodynamics law, long-range weak interface FPU model heat transport characteristics, Ising model critical point precursor behavior, there are all kinds of them, there is always one that suits you.

Xu Shengzhou commented in his mind while watching:

What the hell is this? I can’t understand it at all!

That’s it? Are you here to join the buffet?

Yo, this is interesting!

Let me go, why are there still calculation errors?

Just when he was watching happily, the registration area started to become lively, and participants came in groups. When some big names appeared, teachers from Lanzhou University would accompany them to receive them.

Beijing Normal University has a good reputation in statistical physics and complex systems. In particular, the subject leader Professor Hu Yuanke studied under the Nobel Prize winner Prigogine in his early years. He has made very influential work in the field of statistical physics and has been elected as an academician many times.

The list of co-opted candidates. Although he failed in the end, his status in the world cannot be underestimated. As soon as he appeared on the stage, Xue He, deputy director of the Department of Physics of Lanzhou University, quickly came forward to greet him and greeted him enthusiastically at the registration place.<

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Hu Yuanke inadvertently noticed someone not far away who looked very familiar. At first he suspected that he had seen it wrong, so he pushed up his glasses and took a closer look: "Hey, why is he here too?" <

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"Who is it? An old acquaintance?" Xue He asked.

"No, he is a student from our school."

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Hu Yuanke further explained: "A very good student. He studied computers at first, but later changed to mathematics. When he was an undergraduate, he published a top journal in mathematics. Later, he became a doctor jointly trained by two academicians, Qiu Xindong and Cheng Deru. It is said that he is currently

I am currently studying to solve a very important mathematical conjecture. Once successful, I will hopefully win the Fields Medal."

"Real or false?"
Chapter completed!