I Just Want to Be a Quiet Top Student

"So Ralph, your research on group theory has already started, so will you choose group theory as your main research direction at the graduate level?" Shen Qi temporarily gave up his plan to train generalists in mathematics, and could only train specialists according to the conventional model .

"Yes, that's what I think about it." Ralph expressed his attitude towards professional choice.

"The direction of group theory is very promising. Williamson studied this field, and he won the Fields Medal." Knowing Ralph's needs, Shen Qi tried his best to meet the students' needs: "Ralph, I I will spend the next few semesters with you in Lie theory, group theory, and even algebra in general."

"Okay." Ralph was sorted out.

Then Ralph left, saying he wanted to review his undergraduate thesis.

Shen Qi and Yu Lei communicated separately: "Although there are some flaws in Ralph's undergraduate thesis, it is undeniable that it is still a high-quality thesis. And Yu Lei's undergraduate thesis, half of the content is equivalent to pouring water, which has no practical significance."

"Brother Xiao Qi, as you know, domestic undergraduate papers are generally watery, and they cannot be compared with Princeton undergraduates." Yu Lei does not deny that his undergraduate thesis is watery. The average score brushed to the abnormal level close to the full score.

"Of course, brother Xiao Qi is an exception." Yu Lei added.

Shen Qi said: "Your undergraduate thesis is so poor, yet it was published in a core journal."

"Domestic core journals first look at the quality of the papers, and second look at the name of the supervisor and the ranking in the industry. You must know the rules of the game better than me." Yu Lei is quite honest, and he has nothing to say in front of Shen Qi.

"This rule is also applicable internationally." Of course Shen Qi understands the rules of the game. If the author of the paper is mentored by a big cow, then the probability of the paper being accepted will increase.

Yu Lei rubbed his hands excitedly: "Yes, yes, so I am determined to follow Brother Xiaoqi, the tree is so big that I can enjoy the shade, hehe."

"Yu Lei, you young man is good-looking and nice to speak, but let me remind you, don't play tricks on me."

"Brother Xiao Qi, don't worry, I am the most down-to-earth person, and I will never play tricks."

After in-depth exchanges, Shen Qi suggested that Yu Lei choose function theory as his main research direction.

This direction requires students to be absolutely pragmatic, and they must not play in the slightest. It is a kind of tempering for students.

Yu Lei readily accepted Shen Qi's suggestion.

After arranging the general direction of the two graduate students in mathematics, Shen Qi also entered the postgraduate stage.

Shen Qi defines his other identity as a "physics graduate student" besides a professor of mathematics, and this identity will last for a while.

Shen Qi found the postgraduate courses of the Department of Physics on the Princeton internal website.

"Quantum Mechanics", "Theory of Relativity", "Statistical Physics", "Advanced Condensed Matter Physics", which are common graduate textbooks in the United States, are available on Amazon.com.

"Classical Physics", "Elementary Particle Theory", and "Gravity Waves", these are textbooks compiled by the Princeton Department of Physics, and are available for sale inside Princeton.

"Research in Theoretical Physics" and "String Theory", these are the two most difficult courses in the Department of Physics of Pudong University. The textbooks are written by Edward Witten, and they are available in Princeton.

Physics literature and collections of papers other than postgraduate textbooks can be borrowed from the Flint Library.

Shen Qi quickly scanned the books and materials. With the support of the 10th-level physics index and the 13th-level mathematics index, Shen Qi supplemented physics.

As famous as the Department of Mathematics of Pudong University, the Department of Physics of Pudong University is also famous.

The Physics Department of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton is another realm.

Shen Qi wants to get a Ph.D. from the Physics Department of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He first needs to complete a master's thesis to prove that he has a certain strength in physics.

Even if Shen Qi's physics level was raised to level 10, he would become dizzy after reading a lot of books and documents in a short period of time.

Fortunately, Shen Qi is not an ordinary person. After studying physics for a period of time, he has built a physics framework in his heart that suits him.

Eclectic, seamless, both professional and broad, crisscross.

The tenet and preaching philosophy of the Shen School of the Sixteen Characters are also applicable to physics.

So far, only Shen Qi can truly implement the sixteen-character policy.

The more comprehensive and in-depth implementation is mathematics, and the physics is still in the exploration stage.

The net of physics is extremely huge, and the branches of physics are more complicated than mathematics.

Shen Qi must focus when it should be focused, otherwise it is easy to go crazy.

For mathematics, Shen Qi tentatively set five focus directions, which can be adjusted appropriately according to the actual situation.

In physics, Shen Qi tentatively decided on a focus direction - condensed matter physics.

"The master's thesis submitted to Professor Witten should be limited to the field of condensed matter physics."

Focusing on network collection, Shen Qi has recently concentrated on studying condensed matter physics, which takes up one-third of his time.

Another third of the time is reserved for math, and the remaining third is for eating, sleeping, and dating girlfriends.

The English version of "History of Number Theory" will be published soon after several months of revision and review.

The first region is North America, and then it will be launched globally, including online and offline sales channels.

"Mr. Weiser, I have a question. The price of "History of Number Theory" in North America is set at $85. Is it too expensive?"

Shen Qi received a box of "History of Number Theory" in advance, hardcover edition, a rather thick book with 402 pages in the text.

"History of Number Theory" was priced at US$85. Shen Qi felt that it was too expensive. It was originally an academic monograph of a niche nature. If it was so expensive, would anyone buy it?

The number of pages of the best-selling book "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" in the United States is about the same as "A History of Number Theory".

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" is a volume in the "Harry Potter" series of books. A full set of 1-7 volumes of "Harry Potter" sells for $80 in the United States, which is $5 cheaper than "History of Number Theory".

Wei Ze, manager of the US business department of Springer Publishing Group, explained: "The United States attaches great importance to academic intellectual property rights, and the average selling price of academic monographs in the United States is at this level. Please believe in our professionalism, Professor Shen, Springer absolutely A Fields Medal winner will not suffer."

Professional matters were left to professionals, and Shen Qi didn't worry too much about the business process of "History of Number Theory".

Shen Qi is indeed unprofessional in matters such as retail pricing, sales operations, and publicity and promotion. There is only one thing he focuses on, copyright tax, just don't lie to me.

Springer Publishing Group is a global academic publishing giant, and they want to cooperate with the Philippine Prize winner Shen Qi for a long time.

In the first cooperative project "History of Number Theory" between Party A and Party B, Springer showed enough sincerity.

For every copy of "History of Number Theory" sold, Shen Qi will receive a royalty share of US$13, and the author's share exceeds 15%.

Every time a copy of "Harry Potter" is sold in the world, J.K. Rowling only gets 15% of the share.

Of course, the sales of popular books such as "Harry Potter" are extremely huge. Ms. Rowling has earned more than one billion US dollars just by selling books.

The sales of "Elementary Geometry" are even more astonishing, but the problem is that the author Euclid does not get a penny of royalties.

So Shen Qi has nothing to say. He respects the business operations of professionals, and he waved his hand in agreement: "85 dollars is 85 dollars. Can Voldemort be compared with Riemann? My "History of Number Theory" is worth this price, and it is on sale." Come on, Mr Wieser."