In the morning. 清晨。 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 麻省理工大学。 Stands Professor Stanley on platform, such as was the same in the past and undergraduate students in classroom is attending class. 站在讲台上的斯坦利教授,如往常一样和教室的本科生们上着课。 Since previous time in that after lithium sulfur battery electrode material patent „race” loses to Lu Zhou, he then lost the support of Exxon Mobil, left the industrial world distressedly, returned to the academic circle. 自从上次在那场关于锂硫电池电极材料专利的“赛跑”中输给陆舟之后,他便失去了埃克森美孚的支持,狼狈地离开了工业界,回到了学术界。 However, perhaps was also turns misfortune into a blessing. 不过,或许也算是因祸得福了。 The research because of lithium battery pond, he and Professor Gourde Naves and Yoshino clear professor three people, won afterward Nobel Prize in Chemistry together. 因为锂电池的研究,他和古德纳夫教授、吉野彰教授三人,一同获得了后来的诺贝尔化学奖。 After attaining resigning from official life of this honor, his present academic road has a meteoric rise, not only that side Exxon Mobil produced and him restores the intention of relations, in his ordinary day classroom rubbed the class students to be much many. 拿到了这枚荣誉的挂冠之后,他现在的学术之路可谓是平步青云,不但埃克森美孚那边产生了和他修复关系的意向,就连他平日课堂里来蹭课的学生都多了不少。 Naturally, in fact can win this award, to a great extent is the somewhat lucky ingredient in inside. 当然了,事实上能够获得这个奖项,很大程度上还是有些侥幸的成分在里头的。 If not for the lithium battery application were getting more and more widespread recently for these years, even is becomes the cornerstone that establishes the new electrical time pattern perhaps, Nobel will appraise the committee not to consider their work early. 若不是最近这几年锂电应用越来越广泛,甚至是成为了奠定新电气时代格局的基石,诺贝尔评奖委员会也许不会这么早考虑他们的工作。 Also therefore, has taken Nobel Prize in Chemistry reason alone a time, many people think that Lu Zhou has the research of qualifications because of lithium battery pond to obtain this/should honor. 也正是因此,要不是已经单独拿过一次诺贝尔化学奖的缘故,很多人都认为陆舟更有资格因为锂电池的研究而获得该荣誉。 That matter has passed many years, had so many matter, Professor Stanley before the view of Lu Zhou compared has the earth-shaking new face. 那件事情已经过去许多年了,发生了这么多的事情,斯坦利教授对于陆舟的看法相比起以前早已经有了翻天覆地的改观。 Science change world, mathematical change science. 科学改变世界,数学改变科学。 He acknowledged, oneself in the research idea, many came under a point that man's influence. 他承认,自己在研究理念上,多少还是受到了一点那个男人的影响。 Perhaps looks like his friend to appraise his such, in the past the computing power of Lu Zhou that terrifying was too profound to the impression that he made, these years he has been studying diligently calculates material science, hopes that can take to break through an own breach it , the achievement broke through modern material science to study the breach of bottleneck...... 也许就像是他的朋友评价他的那样,当年陆舟那恐怖的计算能力给他留下的印象太深刻了,以至于这些年来他一直都在钻研计算材料学,希望能够将它作为突破自身的一个突破口,同时也作为突破现代材料学研究瓶颈的突破口…… „...... The discovery and exploration phenomenon and summarize, the explanation principle, this is creates the knowledge the process, is the scientific essence.” “……发现、探索现象并总结、解释原理,这是创造知识的过程,同时也是科学的本质。” „In the traditional material science research, the discovery of new material mostly from researchers' surprise, or is the result that the innumerable repetitions attempt. Obvious has the enormous blindness, until the emergence of modern computer, people summarized all kinds of empirical models according to the experimental result, making the design of experiment from deferring to the experience tried to find out that turned into the rational design, made such division/discipline in the true sense becomes one ‚science’.” “在传统的材料学研究中,新材料的发现大多是源自于研究人员的意外发现,或者是无数次重复尝试的结果。在这其中,显而易见的存在着极大的盲目性,直到现代计算机的出现,人们依照实验结果总结出了各种各样的经验模型,让实验的设计从依照经验摸索变成了理性的设计,才让这么学科真正意义上的成为了一门‘科学’。” „Yes, before then, I do not think that material science is a science, but is more like one is the engineer ‚craftsmanship’. Your today's work, regarding before I in the density functional theory in the class discussing, wrote a summary paper.” “是的,在此之前,我不认为材料学是一门科学,而更像是一门属于工程师的‘手艺’。你们今天的作业,就是围绕之前我在课上讲到的密度泛函理论,写一篇综述性的论文。” „Finishes class.” “下课。” After announcing finished class, Professor Stanley receives the textbook, with long hurried strides left the professor, returned to own office. In he just threw the lesson plan on the desk, mailbox that prepares the inspection next not to examine this morning with enough time time, sat student and assistant Dr. Enns in his office stood up suddenly the body, takes the paper that one pack prints to walk toward him. 宣布了下课之后,斯坦利教授收起了课本,大步流星地离开了教授,回到了自己的办公室中。就在他刚刚将教案扔在了办公桌上,正准备检查下今天早上没来得及查看的邮箱的时候,坐在他办公室里的学生兼助理乔恩斯博士忽然站起了身来,拿着一叠打印出来的论文朝着他这边走了过来。 „Professor, I want to look at one thing to you.” “教授,我想给您看一样东西。” Noticed on oneself student face the strange expression, Professor Stanley lifted the eyebrow, put on the eyeglasses that just took off. 注意到了自己学生脸上古怪的表情,斯坦利教授抬了抬眉毛,重新戴上了刚刚摘下的眼镜。 „What thing?” “什么东西？” „This paper......” handed in the theory stationery in hand the hand of teacher, Dr. Enns the expression continues to say strangely, „was I just saw on arxiv......” “这篇论文……”将手中的论文纸递到了老师的手中,乔恩斯博士表情古怪地继续说道,“是我刚刚在arxiv上看到的……” It seems like thought that said also insufficiently shocks, he supplemented one in behind of these words. 似乎是觉得这么说还不够震撼,他紧接着又在这句话的后面补充了一句。 „Is Professor land uploads.” “是陆教授上传的。” Really, in the instance that these words say, Professor Stanley the expression on face instantaneously became earnest. 果然,就在这句话说出口的瞬间,斯坦利教授脸上的表情瞬间就变得认真了起来。 Saw only him to sit on the office chair straight, put out a hand to extract a ball pen from the pen container, from discussing p. 1 on stationery started, looked one after another earnestly. 只见他在办公椅上坐直了,伸手从笔筒里抽出了一支圆珠笔,从论文纸上的第一页开始,一行一行认真看了起来。 However, sees the paper title in him the instance, the whole person was actually there. 不过,就在他看到论文标题的瞬间,整个人却是愣在了那里。 Implicit DFT? 隐式密度泛函方法？ The brow wrinkles gradually. 眉头渐渐皱起。 Before a half hour, he had just said in the class probably, the implicit density functional theory in calculating the material science domain is in the front topic, one of the big difficult problems not having solved. 大概就在半小时前,他刚刚在课上讲过,隐式密度泛函理论在计算材料学领域算是前沿课题中,尚未解决的一大难题之一。 Especially from simple promotion of system to complex cluster, no matter regarding the computer, at the current level is an extremely difficult matter. 尤其是从简单体系向复杂体系的推广,不管是对于人还是对于计算机而言,以目前的水平来讲都是一件极为困难的事情。 This fellow so many years have not studied material science. 这家伙这么多年没有研究材料学了。 Now comes back, promoted such a flash news to come out. 现在一回来,就搞了这么一个大新闻出来。 Real false? 真的假的？ Looks Professor Stanley who does not utter a word, stands in nearby Dr. Enns is waiting for peacefully, the atmosphere does not dare to breathe, was very afraid to disturb the ponder of teacher. 看着一声不吭的斯坦利教授,在旁边的乔恩斯博士站在旁边安静地等待着,大气不敢喘一个,深怕打扰了导师的思考。 Then, time one minute one second of past. 就这样,时间一分一秒的过去。 When he and others soon fell asleep, turned to last page of Professor Stanley, suddenly held breath cold air, closed the paper in hand. 就在他等的都快要睡着了的时候,翻到最后一页的斯坦利教授,忽然倒吸了一口凉气,将手中的论文合上了。 Expression that noticed on the teacher face to write all over to shock, Enns first gawked slightly, went forward to ask hastily. 注意到了老师脸上写满震撼的表情,乔恩斯先是微微一愣,紧接着连忙上前问道。 „How to teach? That paper......” “怎么样教授？那篇论文……” „Writes very well,” answered this issue briefly and to the point, but seemed to think that the light said is not very convincing, Professor Stanley could not bear in behind supplemented, „good letting person was inconceivable.” “写得非常好,”言简意赅地回答了这个问题,但似乎又是觉得光是这么说还不够有说服力,斯坦利教授紧接着又忍不住在后面补充了一句,“好的让人难以想象。” Good being hard imagination...... 好的难以想象…… Hears these words time, Enns swallowed a saliva subconsciously. 听到这句话的时候,乔恩斯下意识地咽了口唾沫。 Since has done obeisance in this big shot disciple, he has not listened to oneself teacher to praise anyone. Not to mention before he wins the Nobel prize, does not have to do that after winning the Nobel prize, more impossible to do. 自从拜在这位大佬门下以来,他从来没有听过自己的导师这么夸过谁。且不说他拿到诺贝尔奖之前没这么做过,拿到诺贝尔奖之后就更不可能去做了。 This probably is his first time, from this old person's face saw that type combines is shocking, cannot believe the admiring expression that as well as a faint trace is almost impossible to present. 这大概还是他第一次,从这位老人的脸上看到那种混杂着震撼、不敢相信、以及一丝丝几乎不可能出现的钦佩的表情。 Gave back to own student the paper in hand, visits surprised him, Professor Stanley silent a while , to continue to say. 将手中的论文还给了自己的学生,看着一脸吃惊的他,斯坦利教授沉默了一会儿,继续说道。 „Implicit density function theory is now one of the material science most front research, because exists unable the accurate description vander waal interaction and metal and other fatal defects, causing it to be hard to be used to study the solid state material...... at least before today is so.” “隐式泛函密度理论是当今材料学界最前沿的研究之一,由于存在着无法准确描述范德华相互作用和金属等致命缺陷,导致其难以被用于研究固体材料……至少在今天之前是如此。” „He used some special mathematics methods in the paper, added to the implicit density function theory. But after revision implicit density functional theory, although still has some limitations, but has at least been able to conduct the precise description to the Van der Waals force, its applied range also from the simple system, promoted in the research of quite complex carbon fiber composite.” “他在论文中运用到了一些特殊的数学方法,对隐式泛函密度理论进行了补充。而经过修改之后的隐式密度泛函理论虽然仍然存在着一些局限性,但至少已经能够对范德华力进行精确的描述,其应用范围也从简单的体系,推广到了较为复杂的碳复合材料的研究中。” At this point, Professor Stanley in the eye on face appeared wiped the deep admiration. 说到这里,斯坦利教授脸上的眼中浮现了一抹深深的敬佩。 „Calculates material science at the present the development speed, let alone is several years, is several months does not contact the research of most front, may cast off the distance thoroughly.” “以现在计算材料学界的发展速度,别说是几年的时间,就是几个月不接触最前沿的研究,都有可能被彻底甩开距离。” „I think he leaves material science so many years, even if the strength does not regress, will definitely not have anything to progress, has not actually thought......” “我本来以为他离开材料学界这么多年,就算实力不退步,也肯定不会有什么进步,却没想到……” Looks expression that on the professor face changes countenance, Enns swallowed a saliva again. 看着教授脸上动容的表情,乔恩斯再次咽了口唾沫。 „...... Hasn't thought?” “……没想到？” Professor Stanley the expression nods heavily. 斯坦利教授表情沉重地点了点头。 „Yes.” “是的。” „I have not thought.” “我没想到。” „He strong is so fearful!” “他还是强的那么可怕！”