After class, Yang Xuebin followed Ye Zhetai to his office.
At this time, there were still seven or eight professors in the office, all of whom were physics teachers.
"Oh, Professor Ye, you've brought Yang Xuebin to the office again. If you ask me, doing theoretical research with you is not as good as doing applied physics with me. The country is currently in great need of talent in this area."
An old professor said, chuckling.
They all knew that Ye Zhetai had always hoped Yang Xuebin would be his graduate student and work in theoretical physics.
Ye Zhetai smiled slightly and said, "Professor Chen, I've always thought Yang Xuebin was more suited for theoretical work. And just now, he pulled off a big move in class that proved my idea."
"Oh, what big move?"
The other professors all put down their work and looked up.
They had all taught Yang Xuebin and knew his grades and talent. More importantly, he was extremely patient and could spend all day in the library, making him an excellent candidate for theoretical physics.
Because for theoretical work, the most important thing is to be able to endure loneliness.
Ye Zhetai proudly declared, "Yang Xuebin predicted the existence of a special type of neutron star, which he calls a pulsar."
"pulsar?"
"That's right, a pulsar. This special neutron star has the characteristic of high-speed self-rotation and will emit strong electromagnetic waves from its two magnetic poles. Because the direction of emission is not parallel to its rotation, this beam of radiation will form a fan-shaped region."
Ye Zhetai excitedly said, "The key is that verifying this prediction is not difficult. Theoretically, as long as we are directly in the path of the radiation beam, we should be able to receive regular pulsed signals from the pulsar.
Professor Wang just finished debugging our country's first small radio telescope, didn't he?
I want to ask him for help to verify it.
As long as we carefully distinguish, I believe there is a very high possibility of finding this pulsed signal."
"Oh wow! This really is a big move!"
"Has the mathematical model been made? Have you written the paper? Let us see it."
"If it can really be verified, then our Qinghua University can become famous overseas."
"Good kid, I should have kept an eye on you earlier. Now Old Ye has gotten a bargain!"
...The professors were all utterly shocked.
If the prediction came true, it would be a major event that could go down in history.
Thinking of this, they were all envious.
At the same time, they secretly envied Ye Zhetai, who had identified this promising talent early on.
During his four years at university, Yang Xuebin was closest to Ye Zhetai.
Under the gaze of the professors, Yang Xuebin remained composed. He had already experienced such glory in the real world; when he completed a major project in the city, several city leaders were listening to his presentation.
"The mathematical model still needs to be perfected, and the paper hasn't been started yet. I hope the professors can offer their corrections then."
Yang Xuebin said with a smile.
Afterwards, he followed Ye Zhetai to an office desk by the window.
This was Ye Zhetai's desk.
"Sit down!"
Ye Zhetai put down the textbook in his hand and sat at the desk.
Yang Xuebin, already familiar with the routine, pulled over a small stool and sat in front of the desk.
Ye Zhetai looked at Yang Xuebin and said with a gentle smile, "Xuebin, what have you decided? Do you want to apply to be my graduate student? Although your family is in financial difficulty, and I can understand your desire to start working as soon as possible to support your family.
But with your talent and diligence, you shouldn't stop here in physics.
I hope that in the future, you can become a great physicist like Mr. Yang, carrying the banner of physics in our country.
As for your family's financial problems, I can assist you first."
Ye Zhetai greatly valued this favorite student and always wanted to help him, resolving his worries so that he could focus on theoretical research with him.
It was just that this student had too strong a sense of self-respect and had always refused his assistance.
Both he and his wife were physics professors and were not short of money.
"Professor, I accept."
Yang Xuebin did not hesitate and nodded directly.
This made Ye Zhetai a little stunned, but then he said with joy, "Good. It's good that you've thought it through. There's still a month and a half until graduation, so discard your previous graduation thesis topic. Write the pulsar paper as soon as possible.
It would be best to finish it by the end of this month, so it can be published in the Astronomical Journal.
At that time, this will serve as your graduation thesis."
Today is May 24th, which means there are still seven days.
If it were anyone else, writing a paper in seven days would probably not be easy.
But Yang Xuebin had written many papers in the real world and was already familiar with the process, so seven days was just about enough.
As for the stellar mathematical model that had not yet been made.
For LV4 mathematics and physics, this was not a difficult task.
Gritting his teeth, seven days was enough.
Yang Xuebin nodded and said, "Okay, Professor."
"Hmm, you may go."
"Professor, then I'll be leaving."
Yang Xuebin stood up and turned to leave.
Watching Yang Xuebin leave the office, Ye Zhetai also stood up and walked to the phone, dialing Professor Wang.
"Professor Wang, are you still in Miyun?"
"There's something I need to trouble you with. Using your small radio telescope, please help me verify a prediction..."
"Okay, thank you for your trouble."
...Miyun.
Astronomical Observatory.
Professor Wang hung up the phone, feeling both shocked and excited.
He knew very well the importance and significance of being able to verify a pulsar; it was definitely Nobel-level.
He couldn't imagine that such an achievement was completed by a fourth-year student.
"Professor, Professor."
Ye Wenjie called out softly a few times, a look of confusion flashing in her eyes.
She was currently a second-year graduate student, working with Professor Wang to debug the small radio telescope here.
Although it was completed, it still needed to be observed for a period of time.
Don't let her being a second-year graduate student fool you; she was actually only twenty years old, the same age as Yang Xuebin, because she had entered the Qinghua University Physics Department at fourteen, making her the most talented student before Yang Xuebin.
Professor Wang came back to his senses and excitedly said, "Xiao Ye, we have a project, and a very important one at that. If we can complete it, this will not only be your and my glory, but also the glory of the nation."
As the one who predicted the existence of pulsars, Yang Xuebin would, of course, be recorded in history.
But as observers and verifiers, they would also be remembered by the world, and it would greatly boost national confidence.
Ye Wenjie asked curiously, "What project?"
"A pulsar, a special type of neutron star."
Professor Wang said, suppressing his excitement, "Your father just called and said that Yang Xuebin from his class, using a stellar mathematical model, deduced the existence of a special type of neutron star... This pulsar has very regular pulsed signals, and verifying it shouldn't be difficult.
Although our radio telescope here is small, as long as we carefully distinguish, there's still a very good chance of success."
"pulsar, Yang Xuebin!"
Ye Wenjie's beautiful eyes widened, showing shock, even disbelief.
Of course, she knew Yang Xuebin.
As her father Ye Zhetai's favorite student, she had seen him many times, but neither of them was good with words, so their communication was minimal, probably not exceeding ten sentences in total.
In her impression, Yang Xuebin was a bookworm, even more 'boring' than her.
Aside from books, he had almost no other hobbies.
Yet, she never expected that he would achieve such a great accomplishment before even graduating.
To receive her father Ye Zhetai's approval indicated that the possibility of this pulsar was extremely high.
With Professor Wang's announcement, the entire Miyun Astronomical Observatory was abuzz.
Everyone was filled with passion and high spirits.
Their astronomical observatory had only recently been built, and if they could quickly produce a major achievement, it would not only be their honor, the nation's honor, but also a very significant qualification.
If the country was pleased, they might even upgrade their status.
This was their future.
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