Great Country Academician

The astronomical exchange meeting was completed, and Xu Chuan also got the answer he wanted from this meeting.

The companion star does not affect Betelgeuse's magnetic poles, but may affect the timing of the supernova explosion, depending on the current stage of Betelgeuse's life.

If Betelgeuse has only reached the early stage of the red supergiant star, then the companion star will have no effect. If it has reached the late stage, and has reached the stage of carbon fusion and oxygen fusion, there is a probability that it will prompt the supernova to explode in advance.

This is almost the best result.

Although the timing of the supernova explosion is still uncertain, there is also a glimmer of hope.

Xu Chuan has no doubt that after this result is fully announced, the astronomical structures of the world will focus on Betelgeuse for at least the next year or two.

In other words, it will take at most one or two years to know which stage Betelgeuse is in the red supergiant star in its later years.

The exchange meeting was completed, and the participants dispersed. In the office of Su Dingqiang, the dean of the School of Astronomy and Space Science of Nantah University, there were still several top astronomy experts.

For example, Academician Fu Gongli and Academician Wang Shouguan who quarreled at the meeting before, and the station chief of the Southern Yunnan Observatory and others.

Xu Chuan was also in the office, but he was called by Su Dingqiang.

"President Su, Academician Fu, Academician Wang" Xu Chuan respectfully greeted the bosses in the room.

"Xu Chuan is here, come sit down and have a cup of tea first." Su Dingqiang stood up with a smile and poured a cup of tea.

"Dean, are you looking for me?" Xu Chuan asked after taking the tea with both hands, thanking him.

"Well, I asked you to come here this time, mainly about the disclosure of the results of your scientific research experiment and the discussion of the press conference."

Su Dingqiang smiled and said: "Your discovery this time is of great significance to the astronomical community. After discussion at the headquarters of the Astronomical Society, we decided to hold a press conference at Nanjing University to fully disclose the results and process of this time."

"Of course, I still need to ask for your opinion. If you want, you can make it fully public. If you don't want to, you can keep it temporarily, or you only want to make public those things."

"I want to ask what you think. After all, the discovery of Betelgeuse this time is a scientific research project led by you."

Xu Chuan thought for a while, and said, "I don't have any objections to the disclosure of these things. It is actually just an accident to find that there is a companion star in Betelgeuse this time."

"It's just the method I'm using to calculate the exact mass of Betelgeuse. The paper has just been submitted to the "Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics" and has not yet been reviewed. Should this be fully disclosed at the press conference?"

Hearing this, Su Dingqiang pondered for a while, and said: "It's up to you. You can make it public now, or you can make it public after the paper has passed the review. If it is made public now, just don't talk too much at the press conference."

"For example, don't be fooled by those reporters, just make sure that your theorem can be used to calculate the parameter information of cosmic celestial bodies."

"These things can be said. You have to wait until your thesis is finalized. Say it now, so as not to leave any excuses for others, which will have some impact on your academic career."

"Of course, when the time comes, our school will help you with your speech. If you have any requirements, how to say it, I will help you write it according to your ideas. When the time comes, you can just read it accordingly, and you don't have to worry too much about it." I'm worried."

"In addition, there are some differences between the world of astronomy and the world of mathematics. The world of astronomy, especially the cosmic stars, is basically based on observational data, and different telescopes, different angles, different times, and places will bring a lot of results. data discrepancies, "it's not like in mathematics where the answers are fixed. ""

"Your calculation method, as long as there is no problem with the core calculation process, even if other people use this method to calculate Betelgeuse and get different results, it is actually normal."

On the side, Academician Wang Shouguan added with a smile: "Student Xu Chuan, after your thesis has been reviewed, how about coming to Baicheng or having two more exchange meetings at Nantah University?"

"Your method of using the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem to accurately calculate the parameter information of distant celestial bodies is a bit too esoteric for the astronomical community. Cosmic celestial bodies have done calculations."

"So I would like to invite you to hold a few more exchange meetings and explain this aspect well. It is rare for the astronomy community of our country to be at the forefront of the world for the first time. It makes no sense not to use this advantage to maintain it."

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "That's no problem. It is my responsibility to carry forward the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem and help the astronomical community develop."

"It's just that the paper has not been reviewed at present, and it is still unknown whether it will pass the review."

Hearing this, Academician Wang Shouguan shook his head with a smile, and said: "Your teacher is right, you are so humble. If I were at your age and achieved your achievements, I probably wouldn't even know my last name." knew."

Xu Chuan smiled, but did not speak.

Everyone has a frivolous age and time, and he has also experienced it. In his previous life, when he made a major achievement for the first time in college, he also almost floated into the sky.

But now, he has already experienced it once, and when facing these things again, he will naturally be much calmer.

Of course, producing a result, no matter how big or small, will bring him a sense of accomplishment, satisfaction and fulfillment which is eternal.

The breakthrough to oneself is far more refreshing than watching soap operas and watching short videos, and it is more memorable, but it is also more difficult to achieve.

The former requires you to persevere and work hard, and you need to read various books, understand and integrate, calculate various data by hand, and complete various experiments before you can finally reap such a small amount of results.

For the latter, you only need to lie on the bed and turn on your phone, computer, and tablet. The difficulty of the two is completely different.

But correspondingly, the feedback and sense of accomplishment brought by the former harvest is enough for you to recall for a long time, even for a lifetime.

And the latter, you may have seen a plot that made you laugh out loud one second ago, and you may have forgotten it the next second.

The end of the astronomical exchange meeting does not mean that the impact of Betelgeuse's scientific research experiments has ended.

Soon, NTU’s School of Astronomy and Space Science and the Purple Mountain Observatory jointly held a nationwide press conference.

Xu Chuan, as the leader of the Betelgeuse observation and scientific research experiment, and in order to expand his reputation, undoubtedly became the spokesperson of this press conference.

After all, whether it is the calculation of the parameters of Betelgeuse, or the discovery of a companion star in the hydrogen envelope of Betelgeuse, or the method of using the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem to accurately calculate the parameter information of distant celestial bodies, it is all done by him. the results.

Although several brothers from the Department of Astronomy of Nantah University also participated in it, their contribution is only to collect some data, and it is not irreplaceable.

Of course, he only needs to be ready to report on the stage. Other things, such as determining the organizers and participants, including relevant leaders, relevant personnel, and media reporters, drafting a detailed invitation list, meeting agenda, timetable, layout plan for the conference site, etc. These things have nothing to do with him.

South Assembly helped to get ready.

In addition, besides him, there was another speaker in this press conference.

It was the assistant prepared by Nanjing University for Xu Chuan.

After all, this is the first time he has hosted and participated in this kind of press conference. In addition to the relevant experimental data reported, there will definitely be questions from journalists from the news media.

If faced with some questions that cannot be answered or are difficult to answer, the role of another spokesperson will be reflected.

Soon, the day of the press conference arrived. In the auditorium of Nantah University, Xu Chuan was wearing a suit and tie. After the assistant speaker beside him finished a series of nonsense such as welcome, he clicked on the PPT to complete his own speech. Report.

"My report is complete, and the next part is for reporters to ask questions."

On the podium, Xu Chuan completed his report step by step, and then opened the reporter's question.

Hearing this, the assistant spokesperson beside him glanced at him, and he was mentally prepared to deal with any emergencies that might happen next.

Xu Chuan noticed his movement, turned his head slightly to take a look, and gave him a reassuring look.

He is very familiar with things like press conferences. Many achievements in his previous life, especially the results of materials, will be announced through press conferences. He is very experienced in dealing with such things.

Not to mention that this is in China, this kind of press conference is always prepared in advance with a reporter's Q\u0026A memo outline, that is, what questions the reporter will ask and the scope of the question will be discussed and prepared in advance.

Of course, he only found out about the outline of the Q\u0026A memo at today's press conference.

It can be said that Nantah University has taken great pains to prevent unexpected situations at the press conference.

"Hello, student Xu Chuan, may I ask whether the discovery of an accompanying star inside Betelgeuse will affect it? Can you explain it in detail for everyone?"

As soon as Xu Chuan finished speaking, a black microphone was handed over, Yangma's reporter.

At today's press conference, in order to expand its influence, Nantah University invited many reporters from well-known TV stations, press and publication bureaus, newspapers and other organizations, including Yang Ma.

A few came, most didn't, but with Yang Ma, it doesn't matter whether others come or not.

Xu Chuan: "Theoretically speaking, the companion star in the hydrogen envelope of Betelgeuse will not affect it."

After briefly answering the reporter's questions from Yang Ma, the next questioning session became more intense, and the microphones all hit Xu Chuan's mouth.

After picking out a few reporters and briefly answering some questions, the press conference was considered a complete success.

The next day, following the reports of various news programs, a major astronomical event related to the discovery of an accompanying star in Betelgeuse was directly on the hot search.

News 1: "Betelgeuse or a binary star system"

News 2: "Scientists from Jinling University recently discovered that there is another star in Betelgeuse"

News 3: "Major Discovery, Jinling University."

The first batch of newspapers that published news were basically official newspapers, and they were quite cautious in terms of wording and language. Although Xu Chuan's discovery this time did shock the astronomical world, it is still not completely certain after all.

Of course, the headlines of those self-media editors and marketing accounts are how to attract attention.

"Shock! It exists in the body of Betelgeuse, or it may trigger a supernova explosion in advance! "

"Be alert, Betelgeuse may explode early, what should human beings do then. "

"The dangerous Betelgeuse, 700 million times larger than the sun, may explode at any time? "

"Is it true that Betelgeuse has exploded?" Scientists at Jinling University gave the answer. "

On the Internet, the titles of various self-media and marketing accounts are exaggerated one by one, and each one is more eye-catching than the other, and sand sculpture netizens also follow the same pattern, clicking in one after another, and then shouting that they have been cheated.

"Damn it, it's another headline party. I was taken aback. I thought Betelgeuse was going to blow up tomorrow."

"The headlines are a bunch of people, but NTU is so good that you can discover the stars in the stars."

"Normally, Nantah University's astronomy department is already awesome, ranking among the top three in the country."

"I'm afraid it's not the astronomy department of Nantah University that is awesome this time."

"? Not South University?"

"Last year's top scorer in the college entrance examination, the one called 'Xu Chuan', haven't you read the news about Yang Ma? This time, there is a star in Betelgeuse that he calculated, and it has nothing to do with the Department of Astronomy at Nantah University."

"???? Calculated? What the hell, can this kind of thing be done?"

"It seems to be done by using the world-class mathematical conjecture he proved before. I'm not sure, but I heard that he hopes to win the Fields Medal in two years' time."

"Damn it? Is there hope to win the Fields Medal in two years? I remember he is only eighteen years old? He will only be twenty years old in two years."

"Well, it is definitely enough in terms of his achievements. A world-class conjecture, the Weil conjecture is as difficult as the Model conjecture proved by Faltings and the Weil conjecture proved by Deligne. The only problem is He's too young."

"If he wins the award two years later, he will be eight years younger than Professor Pierre, the youngest winner of the Fields Medal."

"Damn it, if you win the Fields Medal at the age of 20, it would be terrible, and you will push the record forward by eight years at once."

"It is estimated that it will be difficult to get it two years later, but it will definitely be possible in the future."

"It seems that no one in our country has won the Fields Medal?"

"Qiu Chengtong got it."

"But he was not of Chinese nationality when he won the Fields Medal. He returned to China in his later years. To be precise, no mathematician of Chinese nationality has ever won the Fields Medal, but we can look forward to it in the future. , at least this Xu Chuan is very promising."

ps: Yesterday, my body temperature once rose to 39.2, which was suppressed after taking medicine. The chest tightness has intensified a lot, my throat is itchy and my cough is severe, and it hurts to swallow and eat.

In addition, the mental state of the whole person has dropped a lot, and I can't concentrate. It took six or seven hours to write the four thousand words slowly.

Just an update today, sorry.