"Mr. Hooke, you don't need to pass this question on to the teacher. Just give me five days, and I will be able to solve the answer!"

Little Newton's words clearly reached Hooke's ears, causing him to stop in his tracks.

He saw the slightly stooped middle-aged man straighten his chest, turn around, and look at little Newton with an expression of "Are you crazy?":

"Newton, do you understand what this question represents? It involves an unknown magnitude of equations near the equilibrium position, a field that not even your teacher has touched!"

As he spoke, Hooke glanced meaningfully at the holy book in little Newton's hand and sneered:

"You, a mere student, dare to say such things. If I were you, I would be too embarrassed to hold onto that holy book."

As he spoke, a sense of satisfaction that a great revenge was about to be fulfilled suddenly arose in Hooke's heart.

In the mathematics competition that year between Cambridge and Oxford, the final score was 4-3. In the desperate situation of being 1-3 behind, Barrow came on and completed a series of three victories.

At that time, Hooke saw his beloved senior sister, Eloise Bryce, sitting in a chair, crying uncontrollably. At that moment, he thought to himself, if I could challenge Barrow, I would definitely win everything.

Now, the opportunity is right in front of him. Hooke must consider whether this is the only chance he will have in his lifetime.

He believes that Oxford can regain its former dominance, and Eloise Bryce played a crucial role in it.

To rebuild the glory of Oxford, we must not shirk our responsibilities!

The problem Hooke came up with this time covers both mathematics and physics. It is the result of his three years of deduction, and he firmly believes that Barrow will be helpless against it!

Unfortunately, due to the Black Death, he temporarily lost contact with Barrow and could only wait for London to restore order before going to Cambridge to find him.

Unexpectedly, on his way to the printing house, he actually encountered little Newton, a student from Trinity College. This made him both happy and annoyed.

He was happy because as a student of the Theological College, little Newton must have Barrow's contact information and could find him without waiting for the end of the Black Death.

But he was annoyed...

This young man seemed a bit arrogant, daring to get involved in such a high-level academic debate?

Has he always been this brave?

On the other hand, little Newton's brows furrowed even more, clearly extremely displeased.

However, since the other party's target was Barrow, his remaining rationality restrained his desire to retaliate. At this moment, this famous "troll" showed an extremely rare display of emotional intelligence:

"Mr. Hooke, since you are interested in Trinity College, you should know about the admission of a sizar four years ago, right?"

Hooke looked at him slightly strangely and nodded:

"Yes, I've heard about it. It was the first time in fifteen years that Trinity College admitted a sizar. I heard that he even got a First-class honors in mathematics..."

As he spoke, Hooke suddenly realized:

"Wait, are you saying that sizar is you?"

Little Newton pointed to William and his family next to him and said calmly:

"You can ask my uncle and aunt. By the way, the principal of King's School in the town ahead also knows me."

Upon hearing these words, a trace of surprise finally appeared on Hooke's face.

As the top university in the British Isles, Cambridge University not only admits regular students every year but also admits some sizars.

However, sizars, in addition to having high assessment requirements, are mostly affiliated with ordinary colleges. In this era, most universities are composed of ordinary colleges and a few theological colleges.

For example, Cambridge University, in addition to its 31 ordinary colleges, also has four theological colleges managed by the church. These theological colleges do not belong administratively to Cambridge University.

Don't think that theological colleges are all about praying and attending Mass every day. In fact, in this era, theological colleges are equivalent to local Yao classes or youth classes!

For example, Trinity College, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Bertrand Russell, and even Jawaharlal Nehru graduated from this college.

But theological colleges emphasize wholehearted devotion to service. Studying knowledge is a form of service, and even sleeping and praying are also forms of service. However, working to earn tuition fees is considered seeking personal gain.

Therefore, sizars, as a type of work-study student, are extremely excluded in theological colleges, and their assessment requirements are extremely demanding.

Before little Newton became a sizar at Trinity College, Cambridge had not admitted any sizars for fifteen years. By the way, in 1680, due to the conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism, Trinity College canceled the admission of sizars, which had lasted for a hundred years.

Therefore, little Newton is the last sizar of Trinity College in the seventeenth century. As for the name of the next sizar after little Newton...

James Clark Maxwell.

Yes, it is the man who proposed the greatest formula in human history.

So sometimes you can't help but marvel at how magical things can be...

In short, a sizar at Trinity College is like a supreme temple accepting a disciple. With a guaranteed starting point, who knows, maybe a supreme emperor will emerge one day, incredibly powerful.

As a member of the Royal Society and an "enemy" who pays attention to Barrow's movements, Hooke naturally would not ignore such news.

Upon learning that little Newton was the legendary supreme emperor... cough cough, sizar, Hooke's expression immediately became more serious. The sizar who graduated four years ago should not be on the same level as the current students in terms of ability.

It is precisely because of this confident mindset that a wicked interest in killing his disciple suddenly arose in Hooke's heart. He suddenly changed his mind and said:

"Newton, as you can see, this is an academic discussion between me and your master. But as a university professor, I am also happy to see a junior with the determination to challenge the predecessors."Five days, right? No problem, I'll be staying in Lincolnshire for a week. As soon as you've figured out the answer, you can come find me anytime. I'll be at the Song of Songs Hotel in southwest Lincoln, about forty kilometers from Grantham."

As he spoke, he puffed out his chest and meaningfully patted little Newton on the shoulder:

"I hope to see you again before I leave Lincolnshire. Good luck, Isaac Newton."

With that, he straightened his collar and left the scene without looking back.

Clip-clop, clip-clop...

Soon, two horses started their scattered steps, pulling the carriage slowly away.

As the carriage gradually disappeared from sight, William, who had been silent throughout the whole process, stepped forward and frowned:

"Little Isaac, how did you get involved in this?"

As a graduate of Cambridge University, William naturally understood what Professor Lucas represented - clearly, this was a sharp academic confrontation.

Although academic confrontations don't involve swords and blades, sometimes the outcome can be almost as bad as death, or even worse.

For little Newton, an ordinary scholar, to get involved was clearly not a wise move.

But little Newton simply shook his head at him, not explaining much, then turned to Xu Yun:

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"Fat Fish, I need your help."

Xu Yun, standing aside, was taken aback and blinked in confusion:

"Huh?"

He had thought that with little Newton's firm tone, he could just sit back and enjoy the show. Why was he being dragged into it now?

Then little Newton handed Hooke's paper to him, saying:

"Take a look at this."

Xu Yun took the paper, opened it and glanced at it, his pupils slightly constricting.

F=k·x.

This is a formula known to every high school student, also known as the famous Hooke's Law.

This law is a theory of mechanical elasticity proposed by Hooke in 1678. It was currently 1665, and although Hooke had not fully derived this definition, he had obviously begun some research work.

And this piece of paper recorded a problem about the space occupied by a continuous medium without deformation.

The problem is complex to explain, but in layman's... ahem, in simple terms, it involves...

The second-order Taylor expansion.

Of course, for little Newton, it was the second-order Han Li expansion.

That is...

Calculus.

However, at this time, little Newton had not fully derived the overall framework of calculus. The definition of the strain tensor had to wait until William Rowan Hamilton introduced it in 1846 - yes, the Hamilton who invented quaternions.

Therefore, to solve Hooke's problem, little Newton could only seek help from outside the field at this time.

Looking at the problem statement on the paper, Xu Yun quickly thought of seventeen or eighteen solutions in his mind. However, considering the current situation, he still squeezed out a hint of masculinity on his face:

"It seems possible to solve this problem, but it will take some time to calculate. However, Mr. Newton, we are still on the road now, so why don't we talk about it after we get back?"

Hearing this, little Newton looked at William's family, then looked up at the sky and nodded:

"Let's go."

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Note:

I asked about the readership today, it's much better than I expected... I'm overjoyed.