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Chapter 930 - 352: The Lightning that Cleaves Through the Darkness_2

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United States, Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, outside Edward Witten's office, Roth Dugan was tidying up his umbrella.

Autumn in Princeton is the rainy season, and unless there were special circumstances, on rainy days like this, the editor-in-chief of the Mathematics Annual and dean of the School of Mathematics rarely ventured out. Staying warm in his office, reading papers, was his ultimate pleasure.

But Edward Witten counted as a special circumstance.

Although he wasn't particularly fond of the physicist who had won a Fields Medal, Witten's status warranted occasional bending of rules. Not just because of the award, but also because the Mathematics Annual often relied on Edward Witten for reviewing manuscripts.

Especially in mathematical physics—Witten was undeniably a leading figure in the field.

After three polite knocks—"knock knock knock,"—lazy to wait for a response from inside, Roth Dugan pushed the door open directly. He had been polite enough.

Upon entering, however, what he saw was Edward Witten fully engrossed in reading papers at his desk, and feeling a surge of irritation, Dugan spoke up.

"Edward, you'd better have something genuinely important to discuss. Do you know just how heavy the rain is today? Summoning a nearly sixty-year-old gentleman to your office on a day like this isn't exactly the behavior you'd expect from someone of your stature."

His tone carried a bit of resentment, yet the other person didn't even lift his head and casually replied, "You should feel honored that I thought to call you. In fact... never mind, I won't elaborate. Do you know? Qiao Ze is a genius. A genuine genius!"

Roth Dugan was momentarily startled, then glared at Edward Witten and retorted gruffly, "So you called me here just to say that nonsense? If someone who solved the Yang-Mills conjecture before turning twenty doesn't count as a genius, I really don't know who could. Or are you planning to redefine what it means to be a genius?"

Being summoned by an old academic in this torrential rain, only to hear such a throwaway statement as the first sentence, was undoubtedly infuriating.

Let alone the fact that it was Roth Dugan who first discovered Qiao Ze.

A year and a half ago, Dugan had already realized Qiao Ze was an unequivocal genius. Ever since he stood firm amidst dissent and insisted on putting Qiao Ze's paper on the cover, he had been sure of it.

Edward Witten finally raised his head, glanced at Roth Dugan, paused calmly, then suddenly smiled. With a solemn expression, he said, "Alright, Roth, I admit I misspoke. What I actually meant to say is that Qiao Ze has surpassed Newton, surpassed every theoretical mathematician and theoretical physicist you can name in history. He is the greatest genius in human history!"

This time, it was undoubtedly the tone of a scientist—laden with qualifiers, making the sentiment and meaning of the statement unmistakable, effectively convincing Roth Dugan that perhaps he hadn't come in vain.

Dugan was well-acquainted with Edward Witten's life story. Witten was undoubtedly a genius of extraordinary brilliance. Many weren't even aware that this Fields Medal-winning mathematical physicist had majored in history during college. His original life plan was entering politics, and he had even briefly worked with a presidential campaign team.

Later, he realized he was unsuited for the political arena and began pursuing graduate studies in physics.

When Roth Dugan was still young, this mid-career physicist had emerged and effortlessly unified the fragmented factions of string theory, which were based on different mathematical models, into a coherent whole. He introduced M-theory and casually grabbed a Fields Medal along the way.

For anyone who's ever watched the TV show "The Big Bang Theory," you'd know the reason Sheldon insisted he studied M-theory instead of string theory—it all goes back to Witten.

Given Edward Witten's accomplishments, in the academic world, many simply referred to him as the "modern-day Newton."

At this moment, the modern-day Newton was clearly beside himself.

"Alright then..." Roth Dugan sat opposite Edward Witten, extended a hand, and said, "Let me see the paper."

"What paper?" Edward Witten instinctively replied, then realizing, he laughed and said, "There's no paper. It's just something Qiao Ze's recently been discussing with me. Take a look."

With that, Edward Witten handed over a printed letter to Roth Dugan.

"Professor Witten: Greetings. In my recent research, I've had a new idea and based on superspiral algebra and transcendental geometry, have proposed a new mathematical framework called the 'Interactivity and Interweaving of Mathematics.' It aims to describe and address high-dimensional and nonlinear interactions within physical theories. The specific concept is as follows:...

Based on the above logic, this framework integrates various mathematical models from different theories, allowing them to interact within a unified structure. I believe this approach may hold significant potential for research into the unification of quantum physics and relativity.

Considering the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton's research into quantum gravity, I hope to engage in deeper discussions with you about whether interactivity and interweaving can fully resolve spacetime quantization and background independence, which are among the core challenges in attempts at unified theories.

Next, my focus will be conducting in-depth research on these two issues. If anyone at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton is interested, you are welcome to join me in Xilin for this study. My knowledge of quantum physics has certain gaps, and I hope to engage in further exchanges with you.

Qiao Ze."

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