Starting from a top student and marching towards the sea of ​​stars

Chapter 306 Science has no borders, but scientists have nationalities

"It is said that the performance of the White Eagle is actually not comparable to that of the Galaxy. From this point of view, the quantum computers of Guge Company and Star Technology are at least three generations apart."

Guge Company also quickly learned of the news. In addition to being surprised by the sudden release of Quantum Pilot, they also realized the huge gap between them and Star Technology.

At this time, they had accepted this result relatively calmly. After all, they knew that the results of forced competition with Xingchen Technology would be very tragic.

The events of Android System and White Eagle Quantum Laboratory are still fresh in my mind. Now Guge Company does not expect to catch up with Star Technology, but only hopes that it can continue to be among the first-tier technology companies in the world. .

Fortunately for them, except for Star Technology, there are few other technology companies that are more powerful than Google. This will give them enough time to transform their business.

……

After Quantum Pilot was officially released, Star Technology received many new cooperation invitations.

After all, Quantum Pilot is a brand-new quantum computer, and there must be a lot of surplus in computing power. At this time, when inviting Star Technology to cooperate, there is still a high possibility of obtaining permission to use computing power.

Ning Chen also has a relatively positive attitude towards cooperation with major universities and scientific research institutions. Even like some commercial companies, Ning Chen will not directly reject cooperation applications as before.

For example, if a business company like Piati is a more technologically oriented business company, and Ning Chen has cooperated with them before and has a good relationship with them, Ning Chen will still open the door to continue cooperation with them.

Of course, Ning Chen is cautious about cooperation on quantum computers.

If the business content of these companies cannot satisfy him, Ning Chen will not consider it no matter how high the price is.

After strict review, Ning Chen identified some partners and agreed on a time for the cooperation to begin.

Because Ning Chen now has to prioritize the calculation of P and NP, these cooperations will not start until at least a month later.

What Ning Chen didn't expect was that this time, in addition to universities and scientific research institutions in Xia State, some foreign universities and scientific research institutions also sent requests for cooperation to Xingchen Technology.

Normally, Ning Chen would not agree to these cooperation invitations. Many domestic scientific research projects now urgently need the help of quantum computer computing power. No matter what, Ning Chen will not consider cooperation with foreign countries in the short term.

However, it was really difficult for Ning Chen to refuse some of the cooperation requests here.

For example, MIT hopes to use part of Quantum Navigation's computing power to help complete research in some non-application basic subjects.

Ning Chen naturally supports such research, and MIT not only invited Ning Chen to come to the school to study for a Ph.D., but also awarded Ning Chen the Simons Scholar Award and provided Ning Chen with research funding support.

After hesitating, Ning Chen still felt that he should not cooperate with MIT for the time being. After all, when the quantum cloud network is connected to foreign countries, there is a certain risk of losing control. Ning Chen cannot allow himself to bear such risks in order to repay Simmons for his help. .

Thinking of this, Ning Chen asked Lu Minghao to decline MIT's request on the grounds that Quantum Navigation's computing power had been allocated.

"I will repay Simons' kindness in other ways in the future. Science has no borders, but scientists have nationalities."

……

Before I knew it, a month had passed.

During this period of time, in addition to carrying out his normal work, Ning Chen was always paying attention to the calculation progress of P and NP problems.

Although as the calculation methods gradually matured, these tasks no longer required Ning Chen to spend too much energy, but Ning Chen still couldn't help but pay attention to this matter.

Finally on this day, Ning Chen received a message from Xiaozhi.

[Reporting to the master, Quantum Navigation has completed all calculations of P and NP problems. Please ask the owner to check the specific calculation results]

After reading Xiaozhi's prompt message, Ning Chen also seemed very excited.

"Finally...have all the calculations been completed?"

Even though he was prepared for such a result, when Ning Chen received the news, it was still difficult to control his excitement.

Immediately, Ning Chen opened the quantum pilot interface and checked the calculation results of this problem.

As expected by Ning Chen, according to Quantum Pilot's calculations, in the end P-type problems and NP-type problems are indeed not equal.

After briefly browsing the calculation process of quantum pilot, Ning Chen was basically sure that the entire calculation process was correct.

"Fortunately, the final result is that P and NP are not equal. If P and NP are really proved to be equal, it will have a subversive impact on many fields of human beings."

For example, the entire current cryptography of mankind will be proven to be unreliable.

All secrets will be cracked by computers within a limited time, and the information network of human society will have no security at all.

In addition, fields including mathematics, computing science, etc. will probably be reshuffled from now on, and almost all mathematical problems will become easier to solve.

If P and NP are not equal, it will mean that human beings' current research methods on mathematics and other subjects are still on the right track. The results of this problem prove that it will not cause much change in the world.

But this does not mean that this proof is not of great significance. On the contrary, the successful proof of this problem is not less significant than the N-S problem that Ning Chen proved before.

This proves that Ning Chen's idea of ​​​​solving the problem is completely correct. Human beings will lead the specific solutions to mathematical problems, while advanced computers will complete the complex calculation process.

Without sufficiently advanced computer technology, no matter how powerful a mathematician is, it will be difficult to solve some complex mathematical problems alone.

This way of combining humans, computers, and artificial intelligence may be the correct answer to solving mathematical problems in the new era.

After getting excited, Ning Chen shared the news with Song Xiyun.

After hearing the news, Song Xiyun was also very excited. She immediately came to the Quantum Pilot Laboratory and couldn't wait to check the final calculation results of Quantum Pilot.

"Sure enough... our previous speculations were completely correct. Various types of P-type and NP-type problems are indeed not equal!" Personally participating in the entire proof and calculation process gave Song Xiyun a stronger sense of The sense of accomplishment and being able to participate in solving such a world-class unsolved mathematical problem is indeed an unforgettable experience.

At this time, Song Xiyun also felt very lucky that she had resolutely chosen to come to Shengzhou University instead of choosing other universities such as Shuimu and Yanda.

Otherwise, Song Xiyun may not have such an opportunity in her life.

"Song Xiyun, I am going to sort out this result and publish the relevant papers in "Academic Starry Sky" in the near future. Hmm...Song Xiyun, what do you think is your appropriate role in it?"

Hearing Ning Chen's question, Song Xiyun answered without hesitation:
"Ning Chen, please do not include my name among the authors of the paper. Although I participated in this project, I also know in my heart that my role in the project is insignificant. Such a role is not enough to occupy As an author, I am very satisfied to have such an opportunity.”

Seeing Song Xiyun's answer, Ning Chen felt a little surprised.

Originally, Ning Chen considered giving Song Xiyun a second author position. After all, Song Xiyun participated in all the work to solve the P and NP problems during this period.

Although Ning Chen would most likely be able to successfully complete the research on this topic even without Song Xiyun, Song Xiyun's participation can greatly improve the progress efficiency of the entire topic and buy Ning Chen valuable time.

Looking at Song Xiyun's appearance, Ning Chen knew that Song Xiyun was not pretending to shirk, but really didn't want her name to appear in this paper.

Ning Chen was a little surprised by Song Xiyun's decision. Even if it were him, it would be difficult to refuse such a good opportunity.

"Song Xiyun, can you tell me why you made such a decision?"

"I think this is a normal decision. It is painful to receive an honor that is not commensurate with your efforts. I believe that I will be able to solve some difficult problems by myself in the future. At that time, wouldn’t it be better if I openly publish papers in my own name?”

Listening to Song Xiyun's explanation, Ning Chen couldn't help but nodded happily.

Song Xiyun's talents in mathematics and informatics were already very rare, and this sincere attitude towards scientific research moved Ning Chen even more.

"Okay, Song Xiyun, let's handle this matter according to your wishes. I look forward to this day coming. If you need any help, you can contact me at any time."

"Well, Ning Chen, I won't let you down."

……

After Quantum Navigation completed all the calculations of the P and NP problems, Ning Chen and Xiaozhi first conducted a detailed verification of the calculation results.

Confirming that there was no problem with these calculation results, Ning Chen ordered Lu Minghao to start cooperating with other universities and scientific research institutions to allocate the computing power of Quantum Pilot.

In order to calculate the final results of the P and NP problems, Ning Chen actually invested a very high cost, because every second the quantum pilot runs consumes a lot of money.

Even though Ning Chen now has enough wealth, he will not let Quantum Pilot's computing power be wasted.

After arranging this matter, Ning Chen went to compile papers on P and NP problems.

Regarding the writing of this paper, Ning Chen was not as careful as when writing the NS equation problem, because the application value of this topic is not as great as the NS equation, and it is more of a theoretical issue.

In a few days, Ning Chen completed the paper writing work and submitted the written paper to "Academic Starry Sky".

Generally speaking, as the editor-in-chief and chief reviewer of a journal, Ning Chen's behavior of submitting papers to his own journal is somewhat unusual, but it is also an inevitable choice made by Ning Chen.

Not surprisingly, this paper quickly passed the review of the journal and will be officially published in the next issue of the journal.

After all, this is the paper submitted by Ning Chen, and the research content is still one of the seven major mathematical problems of the millennium. As long as no problems can be found in the paper, the publication of the paper is definitely a certainty.

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On this day, the new issue of "Academic Starry Sky" was officially published.

Many people who care about academia read the papers here immediately.

The first paper in this issue of the journal is the research conclusion on the P and NP problems written by Ning Chen.

After seeing the title of this paper, many people were very surprised and quickly read it carefully.

After all, this is one of the seven major mathematical problems of the new millennium. Ning Chen quietly published the relevant paper on "Academic Sky" without any notice, which made many people feel Something for which one is unprepared.

But after they read the paper carefully, they realized helplessly that they did not understand the paper well.

At this moment, many of the world's top mathematicians are also reading Ning Chen's paper.

After spending more than ten hours reading this paper, Tao Zhexuan finally let out a heavy breath.

"Sure enough, after Ning Chen successfully solved the NS equation problem, he shifted his research object to the P and NP problem. Without the rapid development of quantum computers, even Ning Chen would not be able to solve this problem at all."

Through careful analysis, Tao Zhexuan has determined that Ning Chen's entire research idea is completely correct.

It's just that this calculation method requires a huge amount of calculations. If a supercomputer is used, it may take hundreds of millions of years to complete all the calculations.

But using faster quantum computers makes such complex calculations possible.

"Hey, it would be great if I also had a quantum computer by my side. It doesn't have to be as powerful as Quantum Leap and Quantum Navigation, as long as the calculation speed of Galaxy is enough."

However, since Xia Guo is now the undisputed leader in the field of quantum computers, Tao Zhexuan cannot even use a quantum computer of the White Eagle level.

"Perhaps... I should reconsider my future carefully. If I don't make changes, I will slowly be pulled away from the mathematicians of Xia State."

(End of this chapter)