Chasing the Moon

When I read the previous chapter, I had a vague feeling that the setting was like that of HKUST. After skipping to the last chapter, it turned out to be true. It's just that I haven't been back for a long time, and I no longer remember how tall the redbud tree is in front of the physics department building. I also studied physics as an undergraduate before, but later I gradually discovered that my interest in physics and diligence were not as good as those of the senior students in the same grade. Coupled with the pressure of my family background, I switched to a more applied and engineering direction for my Ph. D. Although I like what I am doing now, and I can more quickly and directly see the possibility of transforming my results to have an impact on the industry, I still sometimes wonder what would have happened if I had been doing physics at that time, and I still have some small regrets. The exploration of nature in physics research is really fascinating. It's really not easy to persevere like Cheng Ran and Miao Xiaoqing. In addition, let's make a small argument about experimental physics. Experimental physics is not simply repeated experiments. Develop can reach the extreme conditions in the theory to verify the theory and eliminate other interferences. This requires very sophisticated design and a certain amount of theoretical knowledge. Interestingly, many methods developed in experimental physics subsequently had a profound impact in other fields such as medicine and engineering. From my own point of view, part of the reason why it is difficult for theoretical physics (including calculations) to be published in journals such as PRL alone is because it is difficult to gain general recognition in the industry without experiments. Many results, calculations or theoretical conclusions lead to wonderful conclusions, but it takes many times more effort to verify them experimentally. The experimental results may even deviate from the theory and lead to new physics. Let's have a little discussion. If Cheng Ran goes to Caltech to do ap, can he hire Xiaocao to be a postdoc, or a researcher, and then slowly find other positions? In this case, they don't need to be separated. . . Hey, the two body problem in academia is really difficult.

Really well written. I have been worried that philosophy also requires talent, and I am actually very panicked when I enter philosophy. But I gradually discovered that studying for a Ph. D. And finding a teaching position does not require talent. You can do it with hard work. Thank you Xiaocao for your story. Her persistence allowed me to see the realization of the possibility I was looking forward to. Thank you ma'am. Good night.

I don't usually write long reviews, but this novel really hit home for me. As a doctoral student, this article seems to me to be documentary literature. Neither I nor the subject are in the physics industry, but the daily routine in this article is basically the same. This long review contains some of my personal love life. If you don't want to read it, you don't have to read it~ Talent has always been a very important thing that may be discovered after a PhD in every field. Just like seven years later, Cheng Ran was a physicist and Xiaocao was just a physicist. Some people can do better work in one hour than some people can do in ten hours, so you have to lament the difference. I know a big boss who has a direct PhD and directly found a teaching position at a top university in the United States without a post-doctoral degree after graduation. I found that they generally play hard and work hard, and they also seem to have unusual talents in doing other things. Most doctoral students are actually like Xiaocao. They have a fine family and will not be burdened. They rely on their own interests and talents to study for a Ph. D. But their abilities are okay. When they see those big guys who have published articles in many directions and are doing well, they think they are too awesome. Stay up late and write/rewrite papers crazily before the professor's deadline and the conference deadline. Yesterday, while reading, I asked my partner, do you want to study for a postdoc after graduation? Can you find a job? Will we be in a different place? Shengsheng asked me about my target, and I said that the physics industry in the book was too difficult. She said don't worry, I'm a computer major, so I'm a little different, so I should be able to find a job. Speaking of long distance, I don't really accept Xiaocao's divorce, but I understand that she loves Cheng Ran so much. She may be thinking that Cheng Ran might be able to find someone who is on the same page after leaving her. Otherwise, even if the two of them are really good together after seven years of long distance, they may get divorced for other reasons. I just feel that it is such a pity that they could have been together forever but they were separated for seven years because of reality. Thinking about it this way, if Cheng Ran had average talent, the two of them might be able to stay together, but I guess Xiaocao would definitely not fall in love with Cheng Ran. She must love him with some admiration. Who wouldn't love such a smart man? Having said that, I started thinking about what should I do if I encounter such a problem in another place? We had already made a choice once. When we applied for graduate school, one of us lived in the east and the other in the west. In fact, my partner applied to my school but didn't come because the school she planned to go to was better, but the flight required five hours, and we endured a long-distance relationship for two years. Then when she applied for Ph. D. S, she applied all to places close to my job. In fact, she also applied to a university that was basically in the same place as me, but that university was not good enough, so she ended up going to a university that was a two-hour drive away from me. Sometimes it is very difficult to make a choice. She gave up applying to a school far away because of me. Fortunately, computer science is a big category and there are many people doing it in every direction, so she can choose from many schools. But sometimes I wonder if a school far away will be better and suitable for her, so when she was unhappy, I advised her, if you don't want to study for this Ph. D., You should apply to other schools and look, maybe there will be a more suitable one. She also joked and responded that it was okay. Anyway, you can support me now that you are working. Thinking about it this way, this is actually a very good result. Many times an inadvertent choice can change a lot. When you are in a different place, quarrels and cold wars are particularly serious because you cannot get real-time feedback from your partner. We often stayed up until two or three in the middle of the night just to resolve the unhappiness of the day, because we agreed not to fight overnight. Long-distance relationships are sweet and difficult. Sometimes giving up earlier is a good choice, but people are like this. Once they catch it, they won't let it go. I started thinking about what we should do after she graduates from her PhD. I don't know whether she plans to do a postdoc, work, or return to China. I started to see if I could move to a company where I could work from home permanently so that I could be with her wherever she went. But I still want to advise all girls, if there is love and career that need to be weighed, you must choose carefully, talk openly to your partner, what is better for both of you, and more importantly, what is better for yourself. No matter what, you still have to love yourself and choose yourself, so you won't regret it easily. Just imagine, if Xiaocao followed Cheng Ran to Caltech, she would definitely have to change careers or become a housewife. No, she would definitely not want to be a housewife and would choose to change careers. Then would she still be the heroine everyone likes, such a tough girl who risks everything for physics? It's hard to do something you don't like every day, let alone give up your original career. So if you encounter such a situation, you must make a decision carefully. At the end, I have a big confession and it's so well written!! I particularly like this kind of female protagonist and male protagonist. People who do their best and work hard in the direction they like are very worthy of respect and love! It would be nice if the emotional scenes between the male and female protagonists at the beginning were clearer. I understand that the relationship may be sudden, love at first sight, or sapiosexual, haha, but readers may want to know some of the underlying reasons. Confession again, I hope to see your next post soon!!

In fact, I have read this book before, but when I saw it from my collection, I still wanted to give a review. This is the first book I have fully ordered and read. When I was reading it, I was really attracted by the hard work of the heroine, trying her best to do what she likes, even if the final result is not satisfactory. We are not all Cheng Ran, with an unmatched IQ. For me, Miao Xiaoqing's sense of substitution is indescribable in other novels. At the same time, I am also moved by the love between the two protagonists, which is romantic but real. They work hard in both directions to change the gap in family background and knowledge. Finally, I wish Cheng Ran and Miao Xiaoqing can grow old together and love each other for a lifetime in the time that belongs only to them, and I wish you a great harvest of countless cute little ones.

Miao Xiaoqing is so similar to me. Her determination for scientific research and her understanding of love are exactly the same as mine. I cried countless times while reading it. I will definitely buy the physical book and keep it in my collection.

Damn, I didn't pass the postgraduate entrance examination last year. I want to take another year this year. I just want to chase the moon.

I have read this novel many times, and I read it once when I feel uncomfortable. Like Xiaoqing, I shed a lot of tears, gave up a lot of things that I was reluctant to give up, and tried my best to get a relatively fair result. I am very lucky! I hope I can be as lucky as the physical version of the novel in the end 😭

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh manner manner manner thereof, and I want a side story!!

Please, please, if it is published, please say something, I really like it

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