To speak more objectively.
In terms of achievements, Elder Yang surpasses Hawking, but in pure theory, Hawking is somewhat more excellent.
As of now.
Elder Yang's comprehensive contributions in existing research fields are higher than Hawking's.
Elder Yang's work has become the foundational theory for many branches in physics and even mathematics, such as the Yang-Mills Gauge Field Theory and the Yang-Baxter Equation.
These are much higher than Hawking's most representative achievements.
However, Hawking leads in the theoretical citation aspect, such as his paper's citation count being more than twice that of Elder Yang.
In fact, their contributions can be vividly described with another analogy.
A long, long time ago.
Archimedes carved out a cave to live in.
Galileo thought the cave was too basic, so he dug a pit, planning to build a house.
He found a foreman named Newton, who brought Kepler, Hook, Descartes, and a group of followers to lay the foundation.
