Chapter 335: Anton Supercomputing Center! (Two / three)

This is the first time that Lu Zhou has encountered a bottleneck in computing power.
Most of the difficulties he encountered before were at the logical level. Even if he encountered occasional complex calculation problems, he could quickly find the results with the help of a computer.
But now, he is facing a completely different situation.
The mathematical model established for a single problem can be easily completed with a computer with a decent CPU and software such as Molpro.
However, when the "single problem" is generalized to "a certain type of problem", the amount of calculations involved in it will increase with the "unknowns" appearing in the theoretical model at a geometric multiple.
Lu Zhou tried to solve some of the problems involved in the mathematical model with his notebook, but no matter how many times he tried, the final result was a crash.
Fortunately, he quickly thought of someone who could ask for it.
This man is David Shaw.
Although the Daniel, he only had a side with him at the MRS meeting ...
"We have arrived."
Woke up by Jericho, Lu Zhou opened his eyes and looked out of the window. It was the D.E.Shaw Institute that caught his eyes.
At this moment, he was on the campus of Columbia University.
But what surprised Lu Zhou was that it was now approaching evening. Originally according to his plan, he should have arrived here around two or three in the afternoon.
"How long did I sleep?"
"Four hours ... There was a traffic jam on the road," Jericho continued with some worry. "Professor, although I know you are doing a great research, the body is the foundation of everything."
"I'm in good health. I haven't even encountered a cold since I came to Princeton," rubbing his eyes, Lu Zhou pulled out his cell phone and sent a text message to David Shaw, telling him he had arrived.
Before he came, he called and made an appointment with him in advance, saying that he would visit here.
After getting out of the car, Lu Zhou did not wait long at the door, and saw the man who was called a "freak" by the Wall Street investment industry, and greeted him with open arms.
"Welcome, my friend, you are finally here!" When he met, he gave him a warm hug, David Shahaha smiled, and took the two of them towards the institute, "I guessed , You will definitely come here this year. "
Lu Zhou unexpectedly said, "Can you guess this?"
"of course."
"any scientific evidence?"
"No! But you can understand it as scientific intuition."
Lu Zhou gave him a strange look.
If this is not a joke, then his intuition is really terrible.
With two people in his office, David went to the coffee machine to make two cups of coffee, and placed them in front of Lu Zhou and Jericho.
Then, he made himself a cup of tea, sat down opposite them, and looked at Lu Zhou with anticipation.
"Say, what exciting thing needs my help?"
Lu Zhou: "In fact, I'm not sure if it's appropriate to ask you ... I want to see your Anton, don't know if it's convenient?"
"It's a trivial matter, and it's not something to keep secret. It happens that my Anton is doing regular maintenance. I'll take you there and look at it." Then he looked at Jericho, who was sitting next to the boat, and David smiled Asked, "How about you? Are you going with us? Or staying here?"
Unexpectedly, the big brother would suddenly talk to himself, Jericho said flattered: "I ..."
Looking at Jericho who was undecided, Lu Zhou said for him: "Come along and see, it's good for you."
David Haha smiled and waved: "Let's go together."
...
Anton is located at the corner of the D.E.Shaw Institute and is stored in a separate building. Lu Zhou originally thought that this supercomputing would be very large, but when he really saw its honor, he was surprised by its low-key.
This legendary nuclear weapon in computational chemistry has an area of ​​only a dozen square meters.
However, just for this case of only a few dozen square meters, David built a supercomputing center with an area of ​​more than 100 times.
Not only that, according to him, the entire Anton Supercomputing Center runs from one employee to each screw for its machine.
"Is it shocking?" He noticed the surprise on Lu Zhou's face, and David grinned. "Most people who see me for the first time have the same expression."
"It's quite shocking ..."
Although it was not shocked by the sci-fi-like chassis, it was shocked with its compactness.
Just then, Lu Zhou suddenly had a strange thought in his heart.
What if I put Xiao Ai in?
Of course, he just thought about it.
It is impossible to do so ...
In addition to the three, there are several employees of the Supercomputing Center in the room who are maintaining Anton's chassis.
David took a landing boat around the supercomputing, and introduced the boat to Anton's performance.
After listening to his introduction, Lu Zhou had only one question in his heart at this moment.
"Is this expensive?"
"It's very expensive, but I don't pick up girls and I don't support lovers. Anyway, I can't spend so much money on experiments," David shrugged, patted the case, and said in a joking tone. Rather, it is my lover. "
Lu Zhou couldn't help but say, "Your lover can really spend money for you ..."
David Haha smiled: "Of course, that's one of the reasons I love it."
Every time the signal light flickers, more than one Franklin is burned.
There is no doubt that David Shaw, who is out of low-level tastes, has the most expensive and tasteful pastime on Wall Street.
By contrast, any yacht, luxury car, or private jet is simply weak ...
After introducing Anton's story, David looked at Lu Zhou and continued, "So now, I can hear, are you really going to ask me for anything?"
He certainly didn't think that Lu Zhou was here just to look at his computer, and he must have encountered a problem that traditional computers cannot solve.
In fact, his intuition was accurate.
Regarding this matter, Lu Zhou didn't conceal anything, and made his own request directly.
"I want to borrow your equipment and complete an experiment."
After finally hearing Lu Zhou mentioning this, David asked with interest: "Oh? What experiment?"
Lu Zhou: "Theoretical Model of Electrochemical Interface Structure."
There was a sudden silence in the laboratory.
The engineers who were debugging and maintaining the computer did not respond, but the doctors in computational chemistry ~ EbookFREE.me ~ stopped their movements.
Everyone turned back and looked at Lu Zhou.
David in particular, without concealing the shock on his face, said in an incredible voice: "Inconceivable ... Are you sure you have made a theoretical model of the electrochemical interface structure?"
Somewhat embarrassed by these sights, Lu Zhou coughed softly and explained: "To be precise, it's a little bit worse. I need to use the power of supercomputing to perfect my theoretical model. May I ask, Can you rent your equipment? "
"I don't need money," David shook his head. "My money is running out. You should be able to appreciate this feeling. Looking at the growing numbers in your bank card, you can't think of how to use them properly, sometimes A burden. "
Lu Zhou: "..."
So is this showing off your wealth?
Lu Zhou seriously thought about this issue for a while, and couldn't appreciate the burden at all.
Although after the material needs were met, he did not take money as seriously as before, but if someone had to give him one or two billion yuan, he would certainly not refuse.
No, let alone one or two million. If it is a bonus, even tens of thousands will make him happy for a while. However, this high happiness has nothing to do with money, it is purely the fun of winning the prize itself.
After a pause, David continued: "I have only one request."
Lu Zhou asked, "What is it?"
"You don't need to add my name to the thesis, but I hope you can write the Anton Supercomputing Center of the DEShaw Institute in the position of the research institution." Looking at Lu Zhou seriously, David took it with sincerity The excited voice continued, "I hope that the entire chemical community can hear it, and from the heart's approval, the voice from Anton!"