Super God-Level Top Student
Chapter 931 - 352: The Lightning that Splits the Darkness_3

If you don't delve into the so-called interactivity and intertwining in detail, this letter is actually quite short.

It matches Qiao Ze's style.

Yes, Roth Dugan merely skimmed a few descriptions of these two mathematical properties and directly skipped the lengthy parts.

Ha...

Something brand-new again. There were even symbols he had never encountered before, such as ⋈, ⇄, ⊙...

Of course, there were also symbols he had seen before but clearly represented different meanings here, like the ⊗ from tensor products, which symbolized "intertwining" here. He noticed this because the two sentences he skimmed through had explanations for this symbol.

Roth Dugan raised his head and looked toward Edward Witten. Their gazes met, and Roth Dugan suddenly felt a wave of melancholy.

At his age, he should be able to enjoy life...

Why did he still have to wrestle with something brand-new like this?

But then he thought about how Edward Witten was even older than he was...

"You're done reading?"

"No, I don't understand it." Roth Dugan admitted frankly.

This was a new mathematical theory developed from the foundation of Qiao's Algebraic Geometry. He hadn't even fully grasped the basics yet, so not understanding it was perfectly normal.

"Hmm, after all, what you study is unrelated to this. But it's truly a pity; this might just be a lightning bolt tearing through the darkness!"

Edward Witten nodded knowingly and then said, "I called you here because I have a premonition that Qiao Ze has already touched the threshold of solving the Grand Unification problem—not just the Grand Unification in mathematics, but the Grand Unification of mathematical physics, the unification of the microscopic and the macroscopic."

"Hmm..."

"So I plan to go to Huaxia. Of course, this time I will still go under the guise of attending an academic conference. Officially, it will be a short-term visit, but I might stay for a long time. Given my age, I don't know if I'll ever come back."

Roth Dugan opened his mouth slightly but said nothing.

Such a decision required immense courage, yet upon reflection, he could understand it.

For a pure scientist, what could be more exhilarating than participating in the Grand Unification research?

At least at this stage, probably nothing.

After all, this was the lifelong aspiration of so many people, the kind of pursuit that could make one exclaim, "To comprehend the Way in the morning, one would be content to die by evening."

Truly, if he himself had the chance to be part of it, especially after glimpsing a shred of hope for success, he would, in all likelihood, choose to take part too.

He even felt a twinge of envy toward Edward Witten.

If Qiao Ze continued his usual pace of research, and this guy really got involved in the Grand Unification project, could he actually manage to grab both the Nobel Prize and the Qiaoze Natural Science Award before passing away?

It was worth noting that after the establishment of the Qiaoze Natural Science Award, Qiao Ze had explicitly stated he would not participate in the selection process. So, if the Grand Unification were truly resolved, Edward Witten might become the first person in the world to win the Fields Medal, the Nobel Prize, and the Qiao Ze Award, cementing his status as an academic titan.

Although the Nobel Prize had started to decline in prestige, its influence still persisted, and no one doubted that the Qiao Ze Award would eventually replace the Nobel Prize as the world's foremost scientific award. Clearly, this guy wanted to seize both the splendors of the past and the glory of the future, bridging the two eras, right?!

Yes, at that moment, Roth Dugan felt a pang of bitterness and even a bit of self-pity.

Indeed, they say choosing the wrong profession is every man's worst fear...

After a long silence, he finally asked, "Have you made up your mind?"

"Yes! Here, you're the only one I can completely trust, so you need to cooperate with me."

"Ha... Beg me! Go on, beg me!"