Chapter 152: Reckless Behavior?

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As their exchange deepened, Wu Tong and Mr. Qiu engaged in increasingly profound discussions. This intense and direct clash of ideas made Wu Tong’s eyes shine brighter, her previously determined path forward becoming even clearer—she felt that, given just a pen, she could effortlessly deduce the way ahead.

Her reflections expanded and evolved, giving rise to a new insight. She had reviewed a vast and complex array of literature, much of which resided in her fleeting memory. In these moments of unintentional collision, sparks of inspiration ignited and spread further.

“Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Qiu!” After a long while, their conversation drew to a close, and Wu Tong bowed deeply in gratitude.

Mr. Qiu’s eyes sparkled warmly as he waved his hand dismissively. “Discussing with you has been equally rewarding—I have learned much as well. Your foundation in partial differential equations and fluid mechanics is no less impressive than your work in number theory!”

The world often overestimated Wu Tong, but in truth, her mathematical prowess only revealed the tip of the iceberg. Only through deep and direct mathematical dialogue could one truly appreciate her intuitive grasp.

Having earned the Fields Medal through his work on the Kaplansky conjecture, Mr. Qiu seemed to foresee Wu Tong raising the standard for that prize infinitely higher—his belief was that the Fields Medal would be glorified because of her.

Andrew’s remark about Gauss still being alive was no empty praise. Given Wu Tong’s expertise in partial differential equations and physics, if one day she proved the Navier-Stokes equations, Mr. Qiu would not be surprised.

Before parting ways, Mr. Qiu left Wu Tong with a mysterious message: “Allow me to congratulate you in advance, and also to keep a little secret!” His earlier recommendation to De had been perfectly timed, and no one suited it better than Wu Tong.

After bidding farewell to Mr. Qiu, Wu Tong returned to campus, her mind brimming with the gains from the conference—now was the time to organize her harvest.

She also had a partially completed paper on the covalent effect to finalize and submit. These two tasks alone would keep her occupied throughout October.

It was the 10th, the first third of October had flown by. The conference would close on the 12th.

She was delighted; these gains would allow her to advance a small step up the great mountain of the Navier-Stokes equations. Though far from the summit, her understanding deepened, solidifying her grasp of fluid mechanics and nonlinear partial differential equations.

On the ride back, Wu Tong promptly recorded her reflections from the discussion with Mr. Qiu. These thoughts were like pearls washed ashore by waves—each carefully collected to eventually form a stunning necklace that would amaze the world.

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Wu Tong’s days became consumed with reviewing literature, deductions, experiments, and writing papers.

She spent two days in a rush, briefly attending the closing ceremony before returning to campus. There, she completed the improved design of a turbulence model, further laying the foundation for her ascent of the Navier-Stokes mountain.

Simultaneously, she incorporated her discussion with Mr. Qiu on the special application of nonlinear partial differential equation limit solutions into a paper, which she submitted to the Mathematical Society journal of the United States—a journal that had long invited her contributions—and also uploaded it to the ArXiv preprint server.

Among the four top mathematics journals, she had now published in three. Next time she had a breakthrough in mathematics, she might as well complete the set and publish in the last one, rounding out a perfect collection.

Regarding turbulence applications, that day she had an even deeper insight, extending from fluid mechanics into aerodynamics, and then to the understanding of Qian’s ballistics—the applications concerning propulsion, acceleration, and real-time trajectory adjustment.

However, this particular insight was completely unsuitable for publication.

Wu Tong simply documented the insight, locking it securely on her work computer as a classified file. She planned to gradually refine it and submit it through special channels, hoping it might someday contribute useful support to the new security infrastructure of New China.

Thereafter, Wu Tong devoted herself entirely to the paper on the covalent effect, which was her most overdue manuscript.

She suddenly sensed a certain fickleness within herself—so many new gains from the Mathematical Society conference that she eagerly focused on them, while her older projects were delayed.

Fortunately, during the holiday she spent her days with family, and her evenings were not wasted. She had nearly completed the overall framework, now requiring detailed analogies, data deductions, and verification. Over the course of a week, Wu Tong conducted experiments, compiled data, gathered existing materials, and filled in the gaps—finally completing the entire paper.

The title was simple: “Discovery and Verification of a Special Covalent Effect.” The abstract: “During research on titanium elements, a unique covalent effect was discovered, followed by targeted experiments.”

The core of the paper lay in the discovery of this special mechanism. The subtle intricacies of the covalent effect on material composition were not elaborated excessively.

Science knows no borders, but scientists do have nations. Wu Tong carefully retained the sensitive parts. After completing the paper, she sent it to Senior Cheng, who would arrange for official review and verification before she submitted it publicly.

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Wu Tong felt indifferent about whether or not to publish it.

Compared to the honors and awards, Wu Tong cherished her discoveries and insights more. Everything else was merely incidental; having no financial worries, such things were optional luxuries.

With millions in prize money in her bank account and housing secured, aside from a planned new car for her family, she had no extravagant spending desires. Wu Tong could confidently say she was financially free and free of life’s burdens.

Partial differential equations remained a hot topic, widely applied in mathematics, physics, and engineering. As soon as her paper was released, scholars who followed this field year-round took notice.

At first glance, seeing the title and abstract—nonlinear partial differential equations and limit formulas? Which amateur was brazen enough to forcibly combine these two for play?

It was like splashing water into a boiling pan—anyone could expect an explosion of criticism.

Yet, just as they turned away, their peripheral vision caught the author’s name, causing many to pause in surprise.

Wu Tong—the very same who had solved the three great conjectures in number theory. She had produced new results, and this time, remarkably crossing into partial differential equations!

Seeing this, all the scholars who had noticed her paper immediately dispelled their initial doubts. Wu Tong’s past achievements were her strongest guarantee, a testament to her profound foundation.

No one would dare dismiss her work as nonsense without thorough study and confirmation.

(The End of this Chapter)