Chapter 604: New Progress in Topological Quantum Computing
Before leaving for their return trip, Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun also took half a day to go to the University of Munich to meet Professor Koppet and his team members.
When Professor Coppert saw the two of them, he made an exaggerated expression of surprise: "Oh my God, everyone, look who is here, the latest Fields Medal winner is here!"
It can be seen that because the recent research progress has been smoother than expected, this old man from Deguo, who has always been rigorous, also has a rare sense of humor.
The more than twenty graduate students and doctoral students in the team gathered around excitedly and congratulated each other.
Although they were engaged in physics, they could not hide their envy and wonder when they saw that their partners in the same team could win the top prize in mathematics. Of course, they also felt a sense of "honor".
After all, there are not many physics research teams like theirs in the world with two big names from the Philippine Prize joining the team.
After the pleasantries and fun, Professor Kopet couldn't wait to take the two of them to visit the Key Laboratory of Quantum Computing. While showing his ID and going through the security check, Professor Kopet talked about the latest developments:
"We have recently made a breakthrough in the oscillation of Majorana fermions. As you deduced through mathematical models a month ago, the laboratory successfully observed the bound state of Majorana fermions in superconducting nanowires.
! Come on, come on, look, this is a half-integer magnetic field vortex bound state! What wonderful observational data!”
The so-called Majorana fermion is an unconfirmed hypothetical fermion. Its antiparticle is itself, and it is also an important quantum ground state in the direction of the current topological superconducting vortex state.
The smallest qubit requires two pairs of Majorana fermions, or 4 Majorana fermions. When two Majorana fermions from different pairs are exchanged, these four Majorana fermions
The ground state of the constituted multi-body system will change, and these ground states can be used to define different states of qubits.
Two pairs of Majorana fermions can be correlated at a long distance, so that a single Majorana fermion cannot be affected or destroyed locally, making the qubit highly resistant to interference, thereby achieving topology
High fault tolerance of quantum computing.
The half-integer magnetic field vortex bound state is now observed, which means that the original direction of the topological superconducting vortex state was chosen correctly!
Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun also used specially customized energy spectrum monitors and low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopes that they had no access to at home. Sure enough, they saw the half-integer magnetic field vortex bound state mentioned by Professor Kopet.
Seeing the quantum world with my own eyes for the first time made me feel very excited.
Due to access restrictions, Qin and Ke only stayed for about ten minutes before leaving the laboratory with Professor Kopet. Then they held an on-site meeting with Kopet's team and continued to discuss the next theoretical derivation work.
As well as the optimization work of the new mathematical model, it was not until night fell that the two reluctantly left the University of Munich and took Chen Ming and Chen Lan's car back to the hotel.
"It would be great if we could have a laboratory like this in the future." On the way back in the car, Ning Qingyun said with some longing.
However, she could only think about it. The core equipment in this key laboratory of quantum computing were all customized equipment that could not be bought outside. For example, independent optical cryostat that could provide excellent ultra-low vibration, with the lowest cost per unit.
It costs about 200 million yuan.
It is said that the total value of the equipment in this laboratory alone exceeds 10 billion yuan, which shows how expensive the physical equipment is. Of course, this is also the only key quantum computing laboratory in the entire Munich University and even the city of Munich.
Professor Pat is just one of many professors lining up to borrow it.
Moreover, Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun could see these high-tech equipment with export restrictions at close range, which was considered a special privilege as important members of the Copet group.
"Take your time. One day, we will be able to build our ideal laboratory! Now let's seize this opportunity for cross-border cooperation to accumulate more theoretical knowledge and experience in quantum computing."
Qin Ke was very optimistic when he thought about the growing Qing Ning Technology under their names. To say the least, if he couldn't build it himself, he could also apply to borrow a national quantum laboratory. Presumably by then, with their reputation in the physics world,
It should not be difficult to achieve the fame and status.
After their trip to the University of Munich, the two took an international flight and flew back to their motherland under the escort of Chen Ming and others.
…
Even though Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun repeatedly communicated with the school in advance and requested not to hold a grand welcoming ceremony, the standards of welcoming them at the airport were still exaggerated and scary.
The red carpet that netizens touted was actually there, and the welcoming team was so luxurious that it was staggering.
Qingmu, all the school leaders of Yan University came, student representatives holding flowers, media representatives also came, all the officers of the Xia Guo Mathematics Society were dispatched, there were also several academicians of mathematics, and many big shots in the capital.
, including Uncle Chen, who is very familiar with Qin Ke and is like an elder, also came together.
For the Mathematical Society and the Summer Academy, being able to bring back two Fields Medals to the country is fully worthy of being treated as a national hero. In addition, in order to inspire the younger generation to devote themselves to scientific research, they have responded to the encouragement and encouragement of netizens.
Publicity is also essential.
After Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun got off the plane, Vice Principal Gu Bojun and others who came to communicate with them first gave a brief explanation and said apologetically: "I know you two are very tired from the long flight. It was supposed to be
You guys need to rest for two days, but it’s really..."
Qin Ke understood his difficulty, shook his head and said with a smile: "Uncle Gu, you know our character. In the past, you would try your best to block all kinds of non-essential activities that you could help us with. Now that you can't block it, we will naturally cooperate with our full strength.
To avoid embarrassment for you, tell me, what do you need us to do to cooperate?"
Gu Bojun had to admire the good nature of these two young people again. He patted Qin Ke on the shoulder hard: "Okay, since you two call me 'Uncle Gu', I won't be polite. Today's welcome ceremony will be about
It will take you about an hour, but other than that, I can guarantee that you will have a good rest today."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Qin Ke grasped the key: "Is it just today?"
"You should know the country's desire for the Fields Medal." Gu Bojun shook his head and smiled: "This is a good thing that many people can't hope for in their lives. From tomorrow on, I will really be helpless. This is no longer something I can stop at my level.
Already."
Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun simply rested in the VIP lounge. The airport sent several executives and service personnel to follow up the whole process, and their attitude was so good that Qin Ke and Qin Ke were not used to it.
Then there was the meeting with the welcoming team, a five-minute interview, receiving flowers, and taking photos with Uncle Chen and other big figures, academicians, school leaders, the president of the Mathematical Society, etc...
In the next ten days or so after returning to China, Qin and Ke were extremely busy, receiving interviews and encouragements from various important people, various rewards, and various exclusive interviews that they couldn't refuse.
There is no way, this is the first Fields Medal that Xia Guo has won, and there are two more at once. How could it not attract the attention of the country and the pursuit of the media?
It is said that many schools have printed photos of the two of them and hung them together with portraits of mathematicians such as Newton, Euler, and Gauss. When seeing netizens exposing these things, Qin Ke stroked his forehead and said: "We two
Aren't you still alive and well? Why is the portrait hanging on the wall?"
Fortunately, the relevant departments intervened and these photos were taken down, but this also shows how exaggerated their influence in the academic world is.
The most exaggerated thing is Sakura Garden Private High School. The "old art room" where the two studied together has now been officially changed into the "Qin Kening Qingjun's Study Memorial Room", which displays everything they had in Sakura Garden Private High School.
Honors, photos, deeds, and even the desks left by the two of them were placed in their original positions, and the teaching materials were sorted and placed in the bookcase.
I heard that students often come to visit, especially when exams are approaching. There is an endless stream of people coming to visit. The desks of the two people have become the focus of attention. The students take turns to sit on it for ten seconds, saying that they want to absorb the academic spirit.
The "fairy spirit"...if those used books hadn't been sealed in glass cabinets, they would have been robbed long ago.
In addition, Qin Ke's sister Qin Xiaoke has also become a celebrity in the school. The current senior high school student (Qin Ken, Ning Qingyun's freshman in high school) regards her as a group favorite, giving her various snacks, drinks and accessories.
Go up, just so that this little aunt can "pick up" Qin Ke's used stationery from home, so that they can use it as a talisman to embark on next year's college entrance examination battlefield.
Domestic newspapers and magazines also published endless articles to promote it. Photos of the two of them could be seen everywhere, and it was almost overwhelming.
"Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun were named "The Most Influential Persons of the Year in Xia Kingdom in 20XX"!"
"Don't change your original intention in mathematics and continue to devote yourself to mathematics - an exclusive interview with "Xia Guo's outstanding youth role models" Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun"
"Fields Medal winners Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun each received 20 million yuan in scientific research awards from the Department of Mathematics, Xia Academy of Sciences!"
"Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun gave speeches at Beijing Normal University, and almost all the students in Beijing gathered at Beijing Normal University!"
"Qin Ke and Ning Qingjun were guests on CC1's 'Interviews with the Most Powerful People' program, which aroused strong praise and response!"
Even the American "Times" once again found the two of them, conducted an exclusive interview with them and took a group photo, and applied for authorization to publish the photo of the two on the cover of the latest issue of "Times".
Qin Ke also became the first mathematician in history to appear on the cover of Time Magazine twice in the same year.
For a time, the limelight of Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun surpassed all the stars in the entertainment industry. Even three-year-old children know that brother Qin Ke and sister Ning Qingyun are shown on TV every day and are great mathematicians. When they grow up,
We should learn from them and contribute to the mathematics cause of our motherland.
Nearly fifteen days passed, and it was already the end of November. With the repeated mediation and protection of Qingmu University, Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun finally got over the series of reactions caused by winning the Fields Medal and returned.
to a relatively normal study life.
Even if she was as physically strong as Qin Ke, she still felt exhausted, let alone the weak Ning Qingyun. Later, it was Qin Ke who carried her home every day. Ning Qingyun just took the elevator from the underground garage.
Very tired and fell asleep.
The two of them rested for a whole weekend before they finally recovered.
Although these days are very hard and tiring, as Vice Principal Gu Bojun said, these experiences have done more good than harm to the two of them. Now that they are surrounded by countless auras, some of their troubles can attract attention, but equally,
Under the protection of such a halo, the two of them have become more smooth on the road to academic research, and no one dares to make things difficult for them or covet their academic achievements.
On a Monday morning in early December, facing the howling north wind in winter, Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun walked hand in hand to the physics laboratory building where they had been away for a long time.
At this time, it was time for class to begin. Most students were either nestled under the quilt in the dormitory, or they were just rushing to the classroom, saying that they must not miss the teacher's roll call. Not many people paid attention to Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun.
This pair of academic lovers are now very popular.
The students who occasionally recognized the two of them just said hello in surprise and friendly and hurried on. Firstly, the weather was really cold, and secondly, Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun were students of this school after all, so they often met each other.
Relatively speaking, they are not as excited as outside students when they first meet the two of them.
"Phew, it's so cold." Ning Qingyun retracted her smooth and fair chin into the snow-white scarf she wore. Although the capital city did not drip with water this year like last year's abnormal weather, it still made people living in the relatively warm southern region
Ning Qingyun is not used to it.
Especially the north wind was like a knife, causing pain to her delicate skin.
Qin Ke pulled her windproof hat down a little, covering her forehead, so that the girl only revealed a pair of bright and beautiful red phoenix eyes and a small and straight nose.
Qin Ke clenched her little hand and stuffed it into his pocket, using his tall body to help her block the wind.
"Is this better?"
"Yeah." Feeling her boyfriend's almost unprincipled doting on her, Ning Qingyun hugged Qin Ke's arm sweetly: "I feel like this is the life we want. The days before were too torturous."
"Yeah, I didn't expect that winning the grand prize would have such drawbacks, right?" Qin Ke acknowledged: "Fortunately, the school helped block most of the interviews and speech invitations. After all, I still have to thank Principal Huang and Principal Gu."
"Yeah, thanks to them, we can finally go back to Teacher Jiang's laboratory to do experiments." Ning Qingyun's expression relaxed obviously.
For a girl who always has a cold and withdrawn personality, she is really not good at and does not like such a lively and overly focused life. She prefers to be alone with Qin Ke, quietly doing academic work and scientific research, and following the rules set by the two.
, moving forward steadily with the great goal of "changing the world and making human life better", and at the same time seeing the beautiful scenery of academia.
Of course, she could also accept being able to conduct scientific research and experiments with a group of like-minded colleagues in the laboratory of Academician Jiang Weixian. After all, people engaged in scientific research are relatively simple and there is not much intrigue. The atmosphere there also made Ning Qing
Jun feels quite comfortable.
The girl exhaled, and the long white mist made her action look particularly cute: "To be honest, we have only been in the physics laboratory for less than two weeks in the past two months, and it has not had any effect at all.
."
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Chapter completed!