Chapter 162: Senior Brother, why not do the next biggest thing this time
Because Senior Brother Liu is responsible for the project, Qiao Yu often goes to learn something about the laboratory this week.
Then I discovered that there were a lot of complaints about the lab being too metaphysical, and it was really like monsters and ghosts.
For example, when various experimental conditions are consistent, the success rate is higher in the morning than in the afternoon; the pot reaction on rainy days always feels different from that on sunny days; growing molybdenum disulfide using chemical vapor deposition requires constant replacement. People, otherwise they will not grow...
This is enough to show that there are many unknown stories continuing to happen in the laboratory, so when Qiao Yu thinks about it, it is not only the problem Liu Hao encountered, but also more Lots of questions.
For example, how did these laboratory metaphysics come about? Is there any way to turn metaphysics into science?
For this reason, he really read a lot of review literature on chemistry during this period. Then the thinking is limited.
The paper he found on arXiv is also a review paper. The author is signed by Albert C.J. Luo, a mechanical engineering major at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Qiao Yu has never heard of this university, but from the name it can be seen that the professor is also an overseas Chinese.
The paper mainly discusses a method of introducing the generalized modal axiom system into complex dynamic systems, and explores the possibility of modal geometry optimization to solve key problems in nonlinear systems.
There is a passage in the paper that Qiao Yu likes deeply.
“The complexity of the behavior of dynamic systems such as chemical reaction networks, material self-assembly, etc. makes it difficult for traditional research methods to analyze high-dimensional nonlinear behavior. The introduction of the generalized modal axiom system provides an opportunity to apply geometric tools to the study of dynamic systems Possibility is provided.
Will move. The system state is mapped to the modal space, using modal distance and modal convolution to quantify the relationship between different variables and capture functional hot spots, thus providing a unified description from dynamic behavior to geometric patterns..."
< br>Really, after seeing this paper, Qiao Yu's mind was suddenly activated.
Why didn’t he expect that his system of mathematical axioms could be applied in practical applications?
Once his mind was opened, Qiao Yu's ideas really sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
After all, the person in the world who best understands how this axiom system works is Qiao Yu himself.
Although he designed this axiom system to solve number theory problems, this framework can obviously not only solve number theory problems.
Specifically, regarding the difficulties Liu Hao encountered in this project, the mutual coupling of multi-dimensional variables and the weak forces between molecules have a significant impact on performance, but they are manifested as nonlinearity and the complexity of parameter optimization...
After mapping, the nonlinear effects of different molecular interactions on gel properties are analyzed by matching the modal distance with the existing data.
The parameter problem can be defined as finding the region with the largest modal density in the modal space, which represents the best experimental conditions.
Map the self-healing behavior of materials into periodic distribution on the modal path, and find hotspot areas with low repair efficiency...
It seems feasible in theory?
With this idea, Qiao Yu no longer bothered to study the paper sent by Senior Brother Chen. Instead, he opened the software directly and started designing the laboratory mathematical model.
At present, the three most important parameter states in the laboratory, reaction time, molecular interaction amount, and material response strength, are represented by α, β, and γ respectively.
Then the mapping formula is r=(αβ,γ).
Add a weighting factor to it and give a specific value after analyzing the laboratory results.
Then directly applying the definition of modal distance: d_M(r_1, r_2) can be directly expressed as:
The next step is to evaluate the cumulative contribution of nonlinear effects, which requires the use of modal To operate with convolution, we also need to set up the formula first, and we can directly get:
By analyzing the high-density area in the space through this formula, we can finally get the objective function of the optimization target:
Obviously, the function X in the optimization formula represents the laboratory parameter to be optimized.
Of course this is just a general formula.
After spending several hours pushing through the formula, Qiao Yu thought about his idea carefully.
I feel that there is no problem in mathematics, but he is not sure yet whether he can guide Senior Brother Liu on his subject.
After all, this is an idea, but fortunately, he still has a lot of data packaged from the laboratory.
The only problem is that this involves a lot of complex calculations. It seems that both he and Professor Lu believe that the current amount of data from Liu Hao's research team is not enough.
But the “not enough” mentioned here actually means, in the eyes of mathematicians, that the amount of data that can reflect certain patterns is not enough, not that the total amount of data is not enough. In fact, the total amount of data accumulated in half a year is still a lot.
Now Qiao Yu’s way of dealing with the problem, explained in jargon, is to find the most representative low-dimensional projection in the high-dimensional modal space and reduce the reliance on full data. And try to find potential patterns from these unsystematic data.
By minimizing the value of d-m, we can find the path with the strongest regularity, guide the subsequent experimental design according to the modal hot spots, and supplement the key parameter range data from new laboratory data.
This method is actually a bit stupid. Although supercomputing can be used, someone who understands this plan needs to adjust each weight parameter based on existing data.
It's not difficult, but it takes too much time. If Qiao Yu had just kept his head down and done it before, after all, he would make money if he did it well.
But now Qiao Yu feels that he has passed the stage where he needs to spend his own time to earn hard-earned money. So after thinking for a moment, he simply called Liu Hao.
"Qiao Yu, you have called me. Do you have any clues about the matter that I asked you to do?"
There is a heavy sense of expectation in the tone, which can be judged from this. The situation in the laboratory this week is not good, and there are definitely no particularly good results yet.
This is actually good news.
Because if good news comes out of the laboratory, his role seems not to be that great.
“I don’t have this yet, but I have a great idea. The problem now is that I can’t continue by myself, so I need someone to help.
This candidate I need to have a deeper understanding of my general modal number theory system and the various concepts within the framework, and be proficient in functional analysis. Do you have anyone to recommend?"
Qiao Yu asked directly. road.
Obviously this question did not cause any trouble to Senior Brother Liu opposite him, as he answered quickly.
"Well...if I had good recommendations, I wouldn't stay in the laboratory. Let's put it this way, the math scores of the people in the research group are probably average.
You want to talk about calculus and linear algebra , statistics, etc., everyone is pretty good at it, but when it comes to functionals, there is your set. As for number theory... let’s not joke about it.
I don’t know if I can learn these things well, I will definitely not be able to stay in the chemistry major for my master’s degree. br>
Well, it was not beyond Qiao Yu’s expectation.
After all, chemistry does not require excellent math scores. What usually needs to be calculated is probably molecular structure and chemical reaction rates. No more advanced mathematical knowledge is required.
After all, chemistry is recognized as one of the four major majors. If the requirements for mathematics are too high, it may really shut out the last batch of people who are passionate about this profession.
Qiao Yu took the opportunity to give his opinion: "Well, then I can find a good candidate, but this requires giving him the data from your laboratory. Isn't it a big problem?"
"Ah? Are you from this school or from another school?"
Qiao Yu replied: "I am a senior brother. I wonder if you know him?" ? Chen Zhuoyang is also a student of Director Tian. He just graduated at the beginning of the year and went to Tianjin University, but he is currently planning to move to Nanjing University next door. "
"Oh, it's the other paper, right? Question. Well, actually, there is nothing to keep our data secret, and it is of no use anyway.
But there is no way. You also know that in this kind of horizontal project, the contract stipulates that the laboratory data theoretically belongs to Party A. So it's best to sign a confidentiality agreement. ”
Qiao Yu could tell that Liu Hao was quite embarrassed.
But he could understand it.
I had heard Director Tian introduce it to him before, this kind of enterprise is similar to For horizontal projects of school laboratory cooperation, the division of labor between Party A and Party B is very clear
And because Party A is generally fully funded, there are clear regulations on the division of responsibilities and data ownership.
This is also the reason why the results of many horizontal experiments cannot be published casually, but then again, this answer is quite good.
So Qiao Yu said simply: "No problem, do you need to sign an electronic contract or do you need me, Senior Brother Chen, to come to the school?"
"Just sign an electronic contract and file it. People can do it. There's no need to come. I'm just helping our laboratory, so I'm too embarrassed to bother Senior Brother Chen too much. "
Qiao Yu immediately replied: "That's no problem, but Senior Brother Liu, the method I used this time is a bit new, so the method I used may need to be kept secret first. You can also Do you understand?”
“Well...of course, I can definitely understand this.”
Qiao Yu continued: "In addition, my next plan is that after Senior Brother Chen has processed the existing data, he also needs your laboratory to conduct project experiments in full accordance with my requirements, and then give us all the data. This and your other It’s okay, right?”
“Don’t worry, as long as you can help us find clues as soon as possible, these are small things. By the way, we have some data this week. Do we need to send it to you?”
Qiao Yu replied: "We won't use this for the time being. I guess my hand will The data above is enough for the time being. Let’s wait until the preliminary results are calculated. Some more targeted data may be needed later.”
Liu Hao on the other side asked: “That... ...Qiao Yu, How long will it take for your new method to be effective?”
“That depends on Brother Chen’s work efficiency. If he is fast, I think you may need to provide some new data for verification early next month. .
If everything goes well, effective operational guidance will probably be given in one or two months at most. However, this requires some computing power support. "
Qiao Yu gave an estimated time.
"There is no problem with computing power. Party A has provided us with a dedicated computing power system, how about I give you the address and account number directly? "
"No, I will push Chen Zhuoyang's WeChat to you later, you can just give it to Senior Brother Chen directly. He is mainly responsible for the calculations here.
Let’s just say this first. After I have made an agreement with Senior Brother Chen, I will send you WeChat, and then you can communicate. ”
"Okay, okay, okay, then I won't waste your time."
...
Qiao Yu hung up the phone and immediately called Chen Zhuoyang.
At this time, Qiao Yu was thinking more than just helping Liu Hao solve their problem.
Because he suddenly thought of a way to make money.
If this method is really useful, he can charge consulting fees in the future.
Those who are engaged in chemistry, materials, or even some physical experiments, if there is a bottleneck and can't find the direction, you can just ask him to use this method to do targeted modeling.
If you form a professional team and carry out modular operations, it actually won’t take much time.
The most important thing is that after the system is developed, the price can be clearly marked. Not only horizontal projects, but also vertical projects and general projects can be discussed.
Isn’t it shameful to use some of the research funds for consulting fees?
Isn’t the scope of business now extensive? Laboratories, R&D departments of major companies, and pure researchers...
We can take on projects that are difficult to model and analyze in the early stages. Even while waiting for Chen Zhuoyang to answer the phone, Qiao Yu had almost conceived a complete business model.
Really, at this moment, Qiao Yu felt a little grateful to Professor Zhang Yuanling.
Fortunately, his fair evaluation strengthened his determination to withdraw the project proposal. After all, according to a series of requirements for project funding, if he receives scientific research funds, it is not easy to negotiate the ownership of the derivative scientific research services he uses to use this set of research results. But now these are his personal research results. If it can be done, at least it will make a lot of money in the next few years.
As long as he can prove that many related experiments can avoid detours and get results faster, he believes that many research groups will definitely not mind paying some consulting fees.
After all, for such a small catalyst project, Professor Zhang directly paid him two million in consulting fees.
This is simply a deep blue sea!
The most important thing is that it does not require much investment in the early stage and is completely asset-light.
After all, the laboratories are built by others, and they can continuously test and improve their own modular system through the data produced by other people's laboratories.
So, when Chen Zhuoyang answered the phone, Qiao Yu immediately said excitedly: "Hey, Senior Brother Chen, are you interested in playing second fiddle with me this time?!"
...
Time goes back one minute.
Although it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Zhuoyang was still taking a nap...
After lunch, he chatted with Qiao Yu on WeChat for a few words and then lay down directly. Fell asleep on the bed.
There is no way, this period of time is indeed too hard. The average sleep time per day is definitely less than six hours, and he is still very energetic during this time...
But today he has completed all the current tasks and submitted them via email. The person immediately relaxed.
As a result, he fell asleep directly until the constant ringing of his cell phone woke him up.
He put the phone to his ear in a daze. Just as the phone automatically connected, he heard Qiao Yu's energetic words, which really directly forced his brain to wake up.
Subconsciously asked again: "Um...junior brother, what did you just say?"
"I asked if you are interested in playing the next big thing with me! This is a serious big project. If we can handle it, we will definitely make a lot of money!"
Hearing this sentence again, Chen Zhuoyang suddenly felt no longer sleepy. He jumped up from the bed with a sudden thrust.
Really, when Qiao Yu asked him to join the generalized modal axiom system research group, he didn't even say so exaggeratedly that he would take him to play the second largest game.
As a result, the project started at the end of August took off with him in early November. The paper was directly published in the Annual Journal of Mathematics, and he even got a first prize!
If this is not a big project in Qiao Yu's opinion, how big can this big project that can make a lot of money be?
You can’t just take him to win the Fields Medal, right?
Okay, this is a bit exaggerated, Chen Zhuoyang doesn’t dare to think about it. But Qiao Yu said he wanted to play with the second largest one, and now he just wants to know how big it can be!
Even if it was a cake painting, he really got to eat the cakes Qiao Yu painted!
"I'm interested! How could I not be interested? Junior brother, I've told you before, I'll do whatever you say! Don't talk about making a big deal. You just want to blow up Tianjin University, I Find a way to get explosives now!"
Chen Zhuoyang replied immediately.
Okay, this statement is a bit exaggerated...if it were true, he would probably still hesitate.
"Don't make trouble, Senior Brother Chen, am I the kind of person who would instigate people to commit crimes? But if this thing is done well, it is really promising. Let me tell you briefly first... But have you been to that kind of chemistry laboratory or physics laboratory?"
Chen Zhuoyang was a little confused, but he answered honestly: "No"
"It doesn't matter if you don't. . To put it simply, they often have some problems that are not easy to solve. My project is to construct a framework that can help them solve the problem.
This framework can provide them with mathematics. Framework and theoretical support, providing modeling guidance when data is not sufficient, helping them save cost and time, and charging consulting fees.”
Chen Zhuoyang suddenly fell into a very confused situation.
If he remembered correctly, this morning he was still doing research on advancing the generalized modal axiom system. He just took a nap. Qiao Yu was going to start working on some laboratory framework again. Already?
So he cautiously probed: "Um...junior brother, I can probably understand what you said, but I actually don't understand this at all!"
"You don't need to understand. Otherwise, you just need to understand our system. Let’s put it this way, my application framework uses modal space. Judging and analyzing laboratory data through modal spacing and modal convolution may be troublesome in the early stage because we need to continue trial and error, but the good news is that there is a laboratory that can cooperate with us unconditionally. Work. And I have almost deduced the relevant things.
So what you have to do now is the same as before, use their laboratory data to bring into the framework to calculate different weight parameters, which using our technology is to test the density of modal points.
Anyway, I will write you an instruction manual, and you just have to follow the instruction manual. It will be similar to what I did before. If this project is completed, we can provide similar services to laboratories around the world!
I have thought about it all. The most basic service is to directly map the experimental data provided by the customer to the modal space, build a basic modal path, and provide preliminary law analysis.
Advanced services can optimize various experimental parameters for key bottlenecks and even provide important data point prediction services. For more advanced ones, we can also provide full-process consulting services.
In addition to all the above services, it also provides dimensionality reduction analysis of high-dimensional projections to help you analyze the optimal test prices at each stage. This kind of charging can also be based on the project progress by stages, or even result-oriented charging. What do you think? ”
Hmm...
Chen Zhuoyang's mind is quite messed up...
He knows that Qiao Yu likes money, but he really doesn't know that Qiao Yu likes money so much!
So the so-called doing great things is not the Fields Medal, but making money wisely?
To be honest, if he could choose, Chen Zhuoyang would actually like to continue to follow Qiao Yu to do more in-depth research on the generalized modal axiom system.
How should I put it? Chen Zhuoyang is the kind of person who doesn't have high requirements for material things.
Compared with matter, he enjoys the feeling of making mathematical results and being noticed by everyone more.
It’s not that Chen Zhuo is not interested in money at all.
The main reason is that he doesn't think he can make any big money. This is why he wanted to serve in a university.
As long as you can be rated as a professor, it will be difficult to become rich in this life, but life will never be difficult.
But then I thought about it, after he went to Nanjing University, he became an associate professor. The purpose of life has almost been accomplished. More importantly, what Nanda values probably is his relationship with Qiao Yu...
So even though he was not very optimistic, Chen Zhuoyang still agreed: "Well, junior brother, what you said can It can't happen. I don't know now, but you. Just tell me what you need me to do. As long as I can complete it, I won’t hold you back.”
“I know you can rely on me at the critical moment. That’s okay, I’ll take care of you later.” You recommend it to Senior Brother Liu Hao from Yanbei Chemical College. You go first. He signs a confidentiality agreement.
Then just check the email. I will write you an explanation. You should follow my instructions to process the data. By the way, remember to ask Liu Hao. Calculate the account number.
Do things for them. , you can't pay for it yourself. Also, as long as they can achieve their results this time, don't keep giving me your salary. If you encounter any problems, feel free to contact me. That's it. No, I’ll hang up first!”
After saying that, the person on the other end hung up the phone without waiting for him to speak again. He was so vigorous and resolute that he didn't even say a few polite words.
Chen Zhuoyang was stunned for a moment, then raised his hands and rubbed his face. He has a feeling that a project that makes Qiao Yu so excited will definitely not be easy in the next period of time...
After being in contact with him for such a long time, he understands the temperament of his junior brother. It probably came with the mail, and there was probably some chicken soup that could be packed in a vat.
But it doesn’t matter, he really likes drinking Qiao Yu’s chicken soup now.
……
Of course, Qiao Yu never thought that what he said was nonsense, because that's what he thought.
The purpose of studying prime numbers is to make money, and the purpose of developing the generalized modal axiom system is to overcome the difficulties of prime numbers as soon as possible.
So now that I have discovered that his system of generalized modal axioms has been put into practical use and has the potential to make money, I naturally want to give it a try.
If he can succeed, he can bring Lao Xue along with him. Lao Xue still has several doctoral students under his command, so he can form a team to provide high-quality consulting services to some laboratories that can't find their direction.
If the consulting business is very good and really profitable, maybe we can set up a company and directly hire some PhDs in mathematics, and they can start working directly after a short-term training.
But then again, when Qiao Yu discovered this business opportunity, his mind started racing again.
In a sense, whether it is the movement of celestial bodies, particle movement, or various changes, the mathematical essence is the same.
This world is absolutely random and it can even be said that it does not exist at all. Everything has rules. It is just that some are hidden deeply and some are hidden shallowly.
So his thinking should be more open-minded and not limited to the little things at hand now.
A well-known young mathematician is just an identity. This identity can provide him with many conveniences, but this identity cannot limit his thinking...
Although his mind was racing very fast, Qiao Yu actually didn't stop at all.
First, he directly pushed Chen Zhuoyang’s WeChat account to Liu Hao and asked them to communicate about the laboratory data confidentiality agreement.
Then he quickly wrote an explanation, packed it with other materials, and sent it to Senior Brother Chen via email.
Of course, Qiao Yu did not send the laboratory data to Chen Zhuoyang. That was something Liu Hao decided after discussing with Chen Zhuoyang, and he would not overstep his authority.
……
When people have pursuits, time often flies by. At least for Qiao Yu, it felt nothing at all. November was over.
Not only did the weather in Yanbei become colder in December, the atmosphere on campus also became more tense.
No way, final exam season is here again.
For the vast majority of students who perform well in the college entrance examination and are admitted to Yanbei University, life at Yanbei University is the beginning of their dreams.
But every year, there are always some people who, after stepping onto the campus of Yanbei University, only feel that this is the beginning of a nightmare.
You are surrounded by the best among your peers. When everyone works together to achieve results, you feel that kind of pressure that ordinary universities simply cannot feel.
Especially those who can get admitted to Yanbei University, most of them are still arrogant. From being the best in key classes and being coaxed by the teacher, they are reduced to passers-by in the university...
That kind of psychological gap is difficult to describe in words. Some people made it through and were reborn, while others couldn't make it through and received a warning letter or even a cold notice to quit.
Many people say that after being admitted to a prestigious school, they were dismissed because they were addicted to games. In fact, this is not entirely accurate.
Because the reason why outstanding students are addicted to games is often because they want to escape reality.
Many people always need someone to rely on after their confidence collapses. Games are one of the least harmful ways to hurt others and yourself.
Of course, those students with good grades will not find it easy either.
After all, if you want to have a better future and you have to work hard for grade points, the mentality of "Long Live Sixty" never belongs here.
In this slightly tense atmosphere, Qiao Yu finally received the news from Senior Brother Chen. The first phase of data in the chemical laboratory was finally almost processed...
(End of chapter)