Great Country Academician

Returning to Jinling from Qinghai, Xu Chuan found his mentor with his research results.

Of course, Liu Xuan, a doctoral brother from the Department of Astronomy, and Qiu Chen, the deputy dean of the School of Astronomy and Space Science, rushed over after receiving the news.

If it wasn't because the dean was out for a meeting, then it should be the dean who rushed over this time.

His scientific research results this time are too important for the astronomical community, and it is completely worth the dean's visit in person.

Whether it is the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem, which can accurately calculate celestial body information, or the discovery of an accompanying star in the hydrogen envelope of Betelgeuse, it is a major event in the astronomical world.

Whether to publish these things, how to publish them, when to publish them, how many details to publish, etc. all need to be negotiated.

"Betelgeuse has a companion star in its hydrogen envelope?"

In the office, Chen Zhengping looked at his disciple suspiciously. This was the first time he had heard this news.

He didn't pay much attention to Xu Chuan's scientific research projects before. On the one hand, his own tungsten diselenide project is coming to an end, and he is currently sorting out materials and preparing to conclude the question. He is so busy that he has no time to pay attention to this disciple's work. project.

On the other hand, he sent Fan Pengyue to assist. With the help of this big disciple, he doesn't need to worry too much about the scientific research project process.

As for the scientific research process and scientific research results, it is useless for him to worry about it.

In mathematics, his disciple has surpassed him by a long way. He has read the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem many times, but he still hasn't fully understood it.

In other words, there are not many parts he can understand.

Although there is no distinction between physics and mathematics, and those who engage in physics must also understand some mathematics, but relatively speaking, they understand basic mathematics.

It is unrealistic for non-professional mathematicians to understand such in-depth proof papers of world-class conjectures, and ordinary people don't even know those mathematical symbols.

Xu Chuan nodded, and said: "From the current observation results and calculation results, Betelgeuse does have a companion star."

"I've never heard of this before, it's really unexpected."

Chen Zhengping sighed, and then asked curiously: "Does this discovery have any impact?"

After all, he is not from the Department of Astronomy, so he is not clear about the impact of having an extra companion star on Betelgeuse, and he is also a little curious.

Xu Chuan: "It's not clear yet, and that's why I'm looking for you this time."

Hearing this, Chen Zhengping was a little confused again, why should he ask him for this matter? He is not from the astronomy world.

On the side, Qiu Chen, deputy dean of the School of Astronomy and Space Science, explained for Xu Chuan: "It is related to the supernova explosion of Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse is now in its twilight years, and a supernova explosion may occur at any time in the future."

"Originally, the astronomical community calculated that the explosion of Betelgeuse's supernova would not have an impact on the solar system and the earth, but now that there are more companion stars, it is uncertain. It may affect the magnetic pole of Betelgeuse, which in turn will cause the explosion. Gamma ray angles are deflected, which affects Earth."

"These things need to be discussed by the school and then reported. If they are announced directly, it may cause a lot of impact."

Hearing this news, Chen Zhengping was taken aback for a moment, and his breathing was two points heavy.

Good guy, this is really great news, no wonder I found him in the first place.

Of course, to put it lightly, this news may not have much impact. After all, Betelgeuse is 640 light-years away, and it is too far away from the earth. It is uncertain when it will erupt and what impact it will have.

Ordinary people probably only glanced at the news, and the discussion was over after a few sentences.

But to be more serious, from the perspective of a country or a civilization, this is a matter of human survival.

If the eruption angle of gamma rays is affected by this and is aimed at the earth, the entire earth will be severely damaged.

The powerful energy contained in the gamma ray burst is enough to destroy the earth's atmosphere, and without the protection of the atmosphere, the strong radiation can turn the earth into Mars, where no grass can grow and all life will be lost.

And the human beings who have not been able to get out of the earth are naturally doomed.

Xu Chuan brought Qiu Chen, the deputy dean of the School of Astronomy and Space Science, to find him, probably to discuss this matter.

However, he has nothing to do with the news.

Because even if he knew, he couldn't do anything, the only thing he could do was to report the news.

After thinking for a while, Chen Zhengping looked at Qiu Chen and said, "Let's write this down for the time being, Dean Qiu, let the School of Astronomy and Space Science discuss it, and then report it. As for whether it will be made public or not, it is up to you." Let’s decide from above, how about this?”

Qiu Chen nodded, and said: "This is indeed the most appropriate way. In this way, after Dean Wu comes back the day after tomorrow, the Academy of Astronomy will hold a meeting to discuss this matter. come on."

"Xu Chuan, go, I won't go, I still have something to do here."

After speaking, Chen Zhengping looked at Xu Chuan and asked, "By the way, how is your own research going? Can your Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem be used to calculate the information parameters of celestial bodies?"

In comparison, he paid more attention to this disciple's original academic research. After all, if he succeeded, it would give him a lot of bargaining chips to win the Fields Medal.

Xu Chuan's scientific research project this time is to observe astronomical projects such as Betelgeuse on the surface. Even if he accidentally discovered that there is a companion star in Betelgeuse, it is actually just incidental.

In fact, the root of this project lies in the extension of the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem, and the root is still in the mathematics world.

As for the impact caused by the companion star of Betelgeuse, it actually feels a bit far away. Even if it erupts now, it will take more than 600 years for gamma rays to reach the earth.

Of course, the possibility that it exploded more than 600 years ago is not ruled out, but this probability is too low.

Hearing this, Xu Chuan nodded and said: "This has been completed. Now it can be confirmed that after twisting the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem, it can be used to calculate some parameter information of celestial bodies, such as mass, diameter, volume, etc."

"Compared with the previous calculation method, the data calculated by this brand-new method is much more accurate, and it can improve the accuracy by six to seven levels."

"Your research speed is really fast." Hearing that it was successful, Chen Zhengping sighed, and then asked: "Are you going to fully disclose this method?"

Although this scientific research project to observe Betelgeuse is derived from the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem and is a bit special in nature, the speed of the results is really fast.

From the establishment of the project to the present, it has only been more than two months.

For more than two months, other professors may have just set up the project, and the project team has not been fully staffed, so he has already produced results.

This speed, even if the project has the green light to cooperate with the whole process, it can still shock many people's jaws.

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "This should be published, but I have to wait until I finish writing the thesis."

"As for the existence of an associated star in the hydrogen envelope of Betelgeuse, whether this is announced depends on how the country handles it. It is important to say that this thing is important, and it does not matter if it is not important."

"However, it should be able to bring a lot of scientific research funds to the astronomical community. If it is announced, the attention of the astronomical community around the world may fall on Betelgeuse for a while."

Hearing this, Chen Zhengping and Qiu Chen smiled at the same time.

"Don't worry, when your thesis is released, you will be indispensable for the national and school awards and bonuses."

"This result is estimated to be able to apply for the second prize of the National Natural Science Award. When your calculation method paper is released, you may be able to win the first prize of the National Natural Science Award."

In the office, Xu Chuan chatted with his supervisor and Qiu Chen, the deputy dean of the School of Astronomy and Space Science, and left the office after confirming the initial handling of these matters.

As for the observation data and scientific research materials about Betelgeuse this time, including the method of calculating celestial parameters by the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem, these things were all given to Qiu Chen as a backup.

One is to take it back to study the influence of the companion star on Betelgeuse.

The second is to submit it to the National Astronomical Society to discuss whether the news that there is a companion star in the hydrogen envelope of Betelgeuse will be fully announced.

However, this scientific research project, for Xu Chuan, can almost be completed and submitted here.

Although the follow-up observation of Betelgeuse's companion star has not been completed, it has nothing to do with him.

As Chen Zhengping said, the discovery of a companion star in the hydrogen envelope of Betelgeuse is just incidental. The research object of his scientific research project is whether the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem can accurately calculate the parameter information of celestial bodies.

As for this piece, he has now completed it. After Qing Hai obtained the comprehensive information on Betelgeuse, he has already completed the accurate calculation of part of the information, confirming that the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem is possible.

At this point, this scientific research experiment is basically over, and the rest is for him to write the paper and submit it.

As for the influence of Betelgeuse's companion star on Betelgeuse, it doesn't actually have much to do with him.

Of course, if the astronomical community needs his help, such as some complex data calculations, he will still help.

He is also curious whether the presence of a companion star will cause Betelgeuse to explode supernova earlier, or whether it will affect the magnetic poles when supernovae explode in the future.

In Nantah University, in a single dormitory, Xu Chuan was thinking about how to write this thesis.

Writing a thesis is easy for him, but he is a little confused about how to write the thesis for this scientific research experiment.

Because this observation of Betelgeuse, in addition to confirming that the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem can accurately calculate the parameter information of distant celestial bodies, there are two other more important results.

One is the calculation results of parameters such as the precise diameter, mass, and volume of Betelgeuse.

The other was the discovery of a companion star within the hydrogen envelope of Betelgeuse.

Of course, strictly speaking, the former should be placed at the end of the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem calculation paper as a data supplement.

But if you want to split it out and write a paper separately, it's okay.

So whether to take it apart and write three papers, or just put it together as one paper.

If it is someone else, they will probably choose to write three papers without hesitation. After all, one more paper will have more influence, and one more paper will get hundreds of thousands or even tens of thousands of words of citations.

This is helpful for the promotion of fame.

But for Xu Chuan, this kind of help is not very helpful, so after thinking about it for a while, he decided to write two papers.

The first one is the method of calculating celestial body information by the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem.

The other is the discovery of a companion star within the hydrogen envelope of Betelgeuse.

As for the calculation results of parameters such as Betelgeuse's precise diameter, mass, and volume, I will throw it into the first article as a supplementary data.

It's not worth writing a paper on it alone.

And he doesn't care too much about the achievements of the astronomical world.