Chapter 132 How Deep Is the Professor’s Routine?

"The DNA structure, the basis of the human genome project, was determined using the physical method of X-ray diffraction."

"The problem of protein folding is an important and unsolved problem in molecular biology."

"The significance of this problem lies in solving how proteins express life information, which will play a very important role in solving major diseases such as Parkinson's disease and mad cow disease."

"Traditional biological methods have huge limitations in studying this issue. On the contrary, scientists have made many major breakthroughs using physical methods such as thermodynamics and kinetics."

While listening, Wu Bin wrote down the key points of Song Nanfeng's words one by one, especially focusing on some problems that have not been completely solved despite making breakthroughs. This is truly unknown territory for mankind. If He can be the first to capture it...

‘Hey, what a cool batch! ’

Of course, the problem that stumps so many talented people in the world must be quite difficult. He must not even have the ability to study it now, but this does not prevent him from generating huge learning motivation for it!

"Hey, why are you giggling?" Song Nanfeng patted Wu Bin and shouted, "You're almost drooling."

After hearing this, Wu Bin quickly wiped his mouth, coughed awkwardly and said: "Without thinking about anything, I felt that physics is really interesting and can be used for everything."

"That's for sure. I'm just giving you a typical example." Song Nanfeng shook the water cup in his hand as he spoke, then pointed to the vortex formed by the hot water in the cup, "In recent years, with the The focus of biological research has gradually shifted from macroscopic organisms to the microscopic molecular scale, and from qualitative description to quantitative analysis. Biophysics is like the center of this whirlpool, drawing more and more things into it. "

Looking at the whirlpool in the cup, Wu Bin was thoughtful.

"So physics is because it has rich experience in quantitatively dealing with complex problems, so many biological problems can be explained with the help of physical perspectives?"

Luo Wenmin, who was sitting aside, heard Wu Bin's words, narrowed his eyes and nodded, "A child can be taught, a child can be taught."

Song Nanfeng nodded with the same satisfaction, and continued to popularize science with Wu Bin about the outstanding contributions of physics in materials science, electronics and chemistry. By the time he finished speaking, the lunch break was almost over.

But Wu Bin obviously still had more to say, so he took advantage of the remaining time to quickly ask the question that confused him from the beginning.

"What about finance? Why can finance also use physics?"

"Oh~ you still remember." Song Nanfeng smiled, changed his sitting position and thought for a moment, "In your opinion, finance seems to be a subject that has nothing to do with physics, right?"

Wu Bin nodded without hesitation. He couldn't even imagine that physics had any relationship with finance. If Song Nanfeng told him that things produced by physics would have economic benefits, he would be very disappointed.

"Then listen carefully. In fact, theoretical physics and finance are not only related, but also have a closer relationship than the majors I told you before."

Seeing Wu Bin's surprised expression, Song Nanfeng knew that he had whetted the boy's appetite, so he smiled and began to explain.

"First of all, and most importantly, theoretical physics and finance have many common bases. Have you ever understood economics?"

Wu Bin shook his head.

"Well, let me tell you a concept first, that is, social and economic activities are a system composed of a large number of individual events. Can you understand this?"

Wu Bin understood it for a moment and then nodded in understanding.

"Well, in the same way, the research object of statistical physics is a large number of particle systems."

"This... can these be related?" Wu Bin couldn't help but complain.

"Don't worry." Song Nanfeng shook his head, "In the financial market, there are many individual events and behaviors that are often driven by unpredictable people's thoughts. At this point, physics is also similar. Quantum physics systems There are also ups and downs that are completely unpredictable and cannot even be predicted.”

Wu Bin was still confused when he heard this, and he almost became interested in economics.

"But the difference between the two is that physics has ways to study this phenomenon. Guess what will happen in this case?"

This time Song Nanfeng did not whet Wu Bin's appetite and directly announced the answer.

“This evolved into a physicist discovering that the theory of quantum electrodynamics could be used to analyze changes in stock options.”

"Pfft!" Wu Bin's mouth opened wide, "This...this is also okay???"

"Unexpected, hahaha." Wu Bin's exaggerated expression immediately amused Song Nanfeng, and he laughed for a while before continuing.

"I won't lie to you. In fact, some of the behemoths in the financial market, such as UBS and Wall Street securities companies, have hired a group of Ph.D.s in high-energy physics and theoretical physics for more than ten years. Even Columbia University The bulletin boards of the Department of Physics are filled with job advertisements from Wall Street."

"Object...physics is awesome!"

After listening to these contents, Wu Bin really felt a huge wave in his heart at this moment. The physics that he once thought he was about to grasp in his hands appeared in another form in a more distant place, making him crazy about it again. Fascinated.

At this time, Song Nanfeng looked at Luo Wenmin beside him and asked politely: "Professor Luo, I remember that you have several outstanding graduates from Peking University who are very successful in the financial world, right?"

Luo Wenmin was stunned for a moment after hearing this. She didn't understand why Song Nanfeng suddenly threw the hydrangea to him. After laying the groundwork for a long time, B asked him to pretend to be from Peking University. How could this be so embarrassing?

After thinking about it, Luo Wenmin suddenly understood. It was probably because the two of them were arguing so fiercely just now, which damaged their image, so they showed off their grace now.

So Luo Wenmin didn't show any pretense, nodded and said: "There are a few, it should be the class of 1996. At that time, there were three graduates, who went to Stanford, North Carolina, and the University of California, all majoring in physics and finance." He has two PhDs and is good at applying his profound mathematical skills to financial research. ’

"The most famous one I remember is Huang Mingba. When he graduated, he was recruited by several universities such as Chicago Business School, Harvard Business School, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and MIT Sloan School of Business. You all want to ask him to coach, right?"

After finishing speaking, he added another sentence: "It seems that he was also named the 'Most Potential Doctor of the Year' in the United States?"

"Professor Song remembers this more clearly than I do." Luo Wenmin nodded with a smile, and then politely replied, "But there are many talents like HKUST."

But Song Nanfeng shook his head after hearing this, "There aren't even a few of them. Our students at USTC are still quite rigid. We like to stick to physics and don't like anything else. I'm really worried."

‘MMP… turns out to be waiting here! ’ Luo Wen was so angry that he almost cursed, this trick is too deep!

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