Apparently.
Smute was younger than Perlmutter and had a higher level of mathematical ability.
Perlmutter couldn't understand some of the mathematical structures and arguments, while Smute was able to directly understand some, and with some obscure references, he could gradually comprehend them.
Soon it was the next morning, and Smute, as if he had found something he loved, didn't want to sleep at all, only wanting to understand the entire content of the paper. He stayed up all night and by the time he woke up, it was already daylight.
Smute stared at his red eyes, stood up and stretched, ready to drink a cup of coffee.
At that moment, the door of the office was pushed open.
Brown, his colleague, walked in and, seeing Smute's strange state, asked in surprise, "George, you didn't stay up all night, did you?"
"Hmm."
Smute nodded lightly.