Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

Far beyond the Atlantic, Germany, in a crystal chemistry class at the University of Munich.

Professor Gerhard Etter rarely gave his teaching assignment to his assistant professor, but stood himself in the classroom to explain the mysteries of crystal chemistry to these young students.

For a Nobel Prize scholar, this kind of teaching and educating work seems to be somewhat benign. In fact, however, many well-known scholars enjoy it and are willing to share their knowledge with young students.

So is Professor Etter, especially when he is troubled by a complex problem.

Basic education always inspires him at critical times.

At the end of the session, a student suddenly raised his hand and asked.

“Professor, have you seen that paper recently published in JACS on theoretical models of electrochemical structural interfaces? ”

Professor Etter stagnated for about two seconds, pushed the presbyopia glasses and nodded.

“Yes, is there a problem? ”

The student looked at him with a gaze of anticipation and asked, "Is it right? ”

Ettle thought about it and said in a chatty tone: "My child, out of scientific rigour, I am temporarily unable to answer this question. ”

However, the student did not seem satisfied with this ambiguous answer, changing the question and breaking the casserole question and going on to say, “What if it is correct? ”

“Science doesn't if, but if you have to ask...”

Professor Etter frowned and seemed reluctant to comment on the topic, but eventually he stretched his eyebrows and said in a relaxed tone, "If it's right, it means new chemistry. ”

There was an incredible shock in the classroom.

New chemistry!

What a shocking statement!

If someone else had said that, the people here might not have taken it seriously at all. But this is Professor Etter, Nobel Prize winner of '07, expert in solid surface chemistry!

In addition to his status as a professor at the University of Munich, he is the Director of the Fritz Haber Institute (Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry) of the German Map Society.

Who has a better say in electrochemistry than he?

Looking at the students' reactions, Professor Ettle laughed.

“I'm glad to see that you're optimistic about the birth of a new theory. You are right. We can make progress only if we keep accepting new things. ”

“But while I am curious about new things, I hope that you will always remember to look at every conclusion we reach with rigour. ”

“This is a responsibility to science. ”

Speaking of which, Etter tapped the table gently with the curriculum.

“I'll have the assistant instructor send it to your mailbox, now, after class. ”

After leaving the classroom, Professor Etter did not return directly to his office, but took his car and rushed to the Fritz Hubble Institute of the Maple Society in Berlin.

A recent paper published in JACS has generated widespread controversy in the chemical world. As one of the world's leading academic research institutions, Maple has every obligation to take a stand on this paper.

Of course, this gesture is not just a random statement of opinion.

In view of the importance of this theoretical model for the study of electrochemical interface structures, the Maple Society has set up an interdisciplinary thematic group to bring together leading scholars in mathematics, chemistry and condensed physics to discuss this theoretical model.

As a member of the subject group and director of the Institute of Physical Chemistry, Etter also represents the opinion of the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Maple Society.

And that's why he was particularly cautious when dealing with the subject.

Walking into the conference room, he saw that Faltines was already sitting there with a paper paper paper in his hand, scrutinizing it.

Strictly speaking, this man is an expert in algebraic geometry and arithmetic geometry, and generalized analysis is not his research direction. However, as a bull in mathematics, cross-directional research is not a rare thing for him.

At the same time, being one of the most influential mathematicians after Grotendik, as well as the director of the Mathematics Institute at Maple, it is also necessary to have an understanding of other research directions.

Otherwise, he would not be the director of the Maple Institute of Mathematics.

However, this arrogant Germanic old man, who had this temper in Princeton, went back to his native Germany and not changed anything, but intensified it.

As if to deliberately tell Etter, Faltines said slowly and rationally.

“Only second-class mathematicians are interested in how to apply mathematics to solving real problems, something that I don't think is worth reading at all. ”

The disregard for application is a consistent position of the Brbaki school and the "glorious isolation” of other disciplines is often regarded as a noble one. Although it is already difficult to feel the stigma chains within this discipline among younger mathematicians, this stubbornness persists among older mathematicians.

The distinguished representative is probably the late master of mathematics, Hardy, whose favorite thing to do besides research is to show off to others, his own research is the purest and purest mathematics, and his own research has no other “use” than mathematics, and he is proud of it.

Unfortunately, however, Hardy never dreamed that his research would eventually be taken away by “cunning” applicationists and widely used in computer and cryptography…

Of course, Fartings said that, not to say that the Ark was a second-class mathematician, but to deplore his squandering talent.

Only at the Crawford Prize ceremony last year did he say that only four mathematicians in the world were likely to surpass him today and that, in his view, the ark was the most promising.

Now, however, he was hesitant to change the four back to three.

Sitting across from Faltines, Etter's eyebrows picked: “I dare not agree with you. ”

“I don't expect you to agree. Just as not everyone can appreciate ancient Greek sculpture, you can't expect a vulgar person to understand the beauty of pure mathematics.” Faltines said softly.

Ettle's eyebrows twitched.

Seeing that they were about to quarrel again, Professor Klaus von Cletching coughed softly and was helpless to play the roundabout next to him.

“Enough, Mr. Fartings, we would like you to offer more constructive advice than to come to hear your cynicism about us. ”

Professor Klaus von Cletching is a member of the Institute of Condensed Physics of the Maple Society, and although he is not the director, he is the discoverer of the quantum hall effect and a Noble Laureate.

“I did not ridicule you," Sharp gaze swept over the paper, Faltines turned a page and corrected it rigidly and stubbornly, "I was just stating the facts. ”

Etter and Cleveland exchanged sights and decided not to share a word with this stubborn old man until he had finished reading the last part of his paper.

Fortunately, Faltines did not intend to continue to speak and carefully read the paper in hand.

After a long time, he threw the paper on the table and gave a rating that was barely identical.

“From a mathematical point of view, his process is fine. ”

Etter and Cleveland relieved themselves.

If Professor Fartings thinks it's okay, it's basically fine in mathematical terms.

Cleveland looked at Etter and asked, "What do you think about this theory? ”

A moment later, Etels said, "In my opinion, the problem is not so great. But his theory is too obscure to be understood, and even if we give a concurring assessment, we cannot allow the chemical community to accept his point of view. ”

"What do you mean? ”

Ettle nodded: "Nothing is more appropriate than a report, and the more difficult it is to understand the theory, the more you need to communicate directly with yourself. ”

The index finger lightly lit on the conference table, and Cleveland thought, "What do you think is more appropriate? ”

“We can, by issuing an invitation to Princeton, invite Professor Lu to the exchange visited by Maple and provide him with a platform for articulating his views across the theoretical chemistry community. ”

I have to say, that's a good idea.

Cleveland nodded.

“I agree with you, but the question is, which institute issued the invitation? ”

This is a critical issue.

The Maple Institute is not a top-down, centralized research institution, but is essentially independent of each other.

However, this is an issue that does not need to be considered at all.

The two spoke almost in unison.

“Our Institute of Physics and Chemistry, of course. ”

“Our mathematics institute, of course. ”

Because the voices were so unanimous that after that, both Faltines and Etter stood still without a date.

Slightly frowned, Faltines said in an emphatic tone: “He is a mathematician. ”

Etter looked at him with an incredible look, arguing reasonably: "However, we are now discussing chemical issues. ”

Seeing them argue, Cleveland coughed softly and offered a compromise.

“If you don't have an idea, why don't you stay at our Institute of Condensed Physics...”

“Impossible. ”

“Don't even think about it! ”

Faced with the joint choking of the two brothers, Klee awkwardly coughed softly: “I'm just sayin '... in that case, let's use traditional and ancient methods to decide. ”

The tradition of physicists.

Naturally, it's a bet.

“Positive elimination, reverse continues," I touched a coin from my pocket on the table, Professor Clearing paused and continued with a little excitement, "Of course, for fairness's sake, I would also participate. ”

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