Start as a top student and move towards the stars and the sea

Ren Mingshan actually didn't know about Ning Chen's exchange at Yenching University.

After all, in the quantum physics class, there were many students sitting below, and Ren Mingshan had no energy to distinguish which student was who.

"Wait a minute... Ning Chen, isn't he the author of these papers on iron-based superconductivity?"

Ren Mingshan reacted quickly, and for such a coincidence, Ren Mingshan felt that it was definitely not just the same name.

"Ning Chen from Shengzhou University... came to our Yan University for exchange?"

Seeing the personal information Ning Chen left at the end of the paper, Ren Mingshan finally confirmed this.

"I didn't expect that there are people who cite their own papers."

Ren Mingshan also felt a little dumbfounded by this situation, but in the field of iron-based superconductivity research, Ning Chen was really at the forefront of the world.

Thinking about it this way, it was the most appropriate choice for Ning Chen to quote his own paper.

The views expressed by Ning Chen in the entire essay are very novel, and the theoretical basis is also extremely complete.

However, because Ning Chen was not on the list of students for this class, Ren Mingshan could not directly give Ning Chen a grade.

After thinking about it, Ren Mingshan responded to Ning Chen via email and left his contact information.

"Hello, Ning Chen, I have just read your homework and I am very interested in your views. If you are willing, you can come to the laboratory to find me, and we can have a good chat about Majorana fermions. .”

After typing these words, Ren Mingshan felt a little unable to calm down for a while.

Ren Mingshan originally just planned to approve the students' homework, but he didn't expect that someone would actually come up with such a novel and detailed theory.

Compared with the homework submitted by other students, Ning Chen's homework can be described as a dimensionality reduction blow.

…

In the evening, when Ning Chen routinely checked his mailbox, he saw Ren Mingshan's reply email to him.

"Professor Ren Mingshan... recognized my theory!"

Ning Chen was very happy after receiving this news. After all, Ren Mingshan was a big boss in the theoretical physics world, and he was still in a relatively elementary stage of learning physics.

At this moment, Ning Chen couldn't wait to find Ren Mingshan right away, chat with him happily for a few hours, and absorb some experience in physics from Ren Mingshan.

However, Ning Chen also knew that it was getting late today, and it would be a bit disturbing to contact Ren Mingshan at this time.

Ning Chen tried hard to suppress the impulse in his heart and decided to wait until daytime tomorrow before contacting Ren Mingshan.

The next morning, Ning Chen contacted Ren Mingshan after he felt that Ren Mingshan should already be at work.

Ren Mingshan said that he was in the laboratory and Ning Chen could go there now.

After receiving a positive reply from Ren Mingshan, Ning Chen immediately went to the laboratory where Ren Mingshan was located.

"Hello, Professor Ren, I am Ning Chen."

Seeing Ning Chen, Ren Mingshan also smiled.

"Hello Ning Chen, I've heard of you for a long time, please come in."

This was the first time Ren Mingshan saw Ning Chen. Compared with the Ning Chen he imagined, Ning Chen himself gave Ren Mingshan a better impression.

Compared with the typical bookishness of science students, Ning Chen appears more mature and has a very stable temperament.

Ren Mingshan put down his work and invited Ning Chen to chat with him face to face.

"Ning Chen, I really didn't expect you to come to Yanda for exchange and study."

"Yes, Yanda is the strongest school in science in China. I have always had the idea of ​​coming to Yanda to exchange and study. I am also very grateful to Yanda for giving me such an opportunity."

"Well, this opportunity is indeed very good. Yanda welcomes outstanding students from all over the world to come and exchange."

While chatting, Ren Mingshan brought up the topic of Majorana fermions.

"Ning Chen, I saw the homework you sent to me yesterday, and it really made my eyes light up. I thought why such a talented student suddenly appeared in our physics department at Yanda, but later I found out that this school is actually not Big Yan."

When Ren Mingshan said this, he could not hide the regret in his heart.

"Professor Ren, since I have been listening to your classes, I should be considered your student." Ning Chen said with a smile.

"Haha, yes, that's true. Then don't call me 'Professor Ren' or 'Professor Ren', just call me Teacher Ren."

"Okay, Teacher Ren."

The title of professor seems more official. If it is between a teacher and a student, it is more cordial to call the teacher directly.

"Ning Chen, to be honest, after reading your little paper, I also think that Majorana fermions may really exist. Your theory is not only novel, but also very complete. I spent a lot of time I spent half an hour reading your little paper, but I couldn’t find any flaws.”

"Thank you, Teacher Ren, for your affirmation. It is precisely because of the assignment you assigned that I can think of this direction."

In the following time, Ren Mingshan and Ning Chen discussed various theoretical issues related to Majorana fermions and superconductivity.

Through face-to-face communication with Ning Chen, Ren Mingshan more truly felt Ning Chen's power.

Ning Chen's knowledge reserve is not limited to a certain field. Whether it is mathematics, materials science, physics, or chemistry, Ning Chen has very solid theoretical knowledge.

Moreover, Ning Chen's thinking speed is also very fast. Even if it is a brand new question raised by Ren Mingshan on the spot, Ning Chen can immediately give a perfect answer.

After some exchanges, Ren Mingshan already felt that Ning Chen's ability was impeccable.

Ren Mingshan felt that the media reports about Ning Chen were somewhat flattering and could not even accurately describe Ning Chen's true level.

Ren Mingshan glanced at the time and found that it was almost noon.

"Ning Chen, I accidentally chatted with you for so long."

"Yes, I learned a lot from Teacher Ren today. But it just bothered Teacher Ren a little."

Ning Chen once again confirmed that communicating with various academic experts can indeed quickly accumulate subject experience.

"What do you want to do, I benefit a lot from having the opportunity to communicate with such an outstanding junior like you."

Ning Chen was about to leave, but at this time, Ren Mingshan continued:

"Ning Chen, how long do you plan to stay at Yanda for this exchange?"

"This has not been determined yet, but it should be at least one semester."

After receiving this reply from Ning Chen, Ren Mingshan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ning Chen, if you are willing, you can come to my laboratory and participate in the experiment with us. I think we still have a lot of worthwhile things in the field of Majorana fermions, and you will also bring something to our experiment. great help."

Ren Mingshan felt that since Ning Chen was willing to come to Yanda for exchanges, he should also be willing to enter the laboratory.

Upon hearing Ren Mingshan's invitation to him, Ning Chen nodded quickly and said:

"That's great, Teacher Ren. I have always hoped to have the opportunity to participate in such an experiment. Thank you, Teacher Ren, for giving me this opportunity. I will definitely participate in all experimental work seriously."

Ning Chen had originally planned to enter the laboratory. If he conducted experiments in a laboratory of this level, the learning effect would be even better than on the subject.

It's just that Ning Chen has just arrived at Yanda, so it's not appropriate to rashly request to enter the laboratory too early.

Since Ren Mingshan took the initiative to invite Ning Chen into the laboratory, Ning Chen naturally wanted it.

"Okay, then if it's convenient for you, you can come to the laboratory tomorrow. One of the topics we are working on now is research on topological insulators. In the future, I also plan to apply for a new topic to study superconductivity and Mayo The problem with Lana fermions.”

After thanking Ren Mingshan again, Ning Chen left Ren Mingshan's laboratory.

Ning Chen didn't know whether Ren Mingshan invited him to his laboratory to cultivate himself, or to help Ren Mingshan make some achievements, or both.

But no matter what, from Ning Chen's perspective, this is of great benefit to Ning Chen's ability improvement.

At that time, in order to quickly improve his material science level, Ning Chen was even willing to help Sui Feng do some basic and trivial experiments. Even if Sui Feng only regarded Ning Chen as free labor, Ning Chen would not feel that he would really suffer. .

After returning to the dormitory, Ning Chen first previewed the knowledge about topological insulators and prepared for tomorrow's experiment.

Ning Chen had only had a brief understanding of the concept of topological insulators before, and had never done any particularly detailed research.