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Facing Xu Chuan's request, Witten thought for a while and nodded without hesitation in agreement.

"No problem, I will help you do this, including Gross. I will also talk to him."

"However, it is unlikely that this news will be spread within CERN. Perhaps we can hold an exchange meeting and report meeting through the International Union of Physics? Announce this news to the world?"

The full name of ‘International Union of Physics’ is ‘International Union of Pure and Applied Physics’, abbreviated as ‘IUPAP’.

It is an international organization similar to the International Mathematical Union (IMU).

However, its reputation is not as great as (IMU). The main reason is that some development directions and theories of physics are sometimes difficult to unify like mathematics.

Compared with mathematics, physics theories and systems are easier to update. Moreover, many theoretical schools of physics have to fight with each other, and it feels like a life-and-death battle between the rivers and lakes.

Just like Einstein and Bohr were lifelong enemies, this kind of thing is not uncommon in the world of physics.

Therefore, the influence of IUPAP is far less than that of IMU.

After all, it is difficult to get all physicists to sit together and discuss it like mathematicians.

For two opposing factions of physicists, it would be a good idea not to blow out each other's brains on the spot.

However, even if the influence of IUPAP is much weaker than that of IMU, it is still an important way of generation.

For him, or for most theoretical physicists, seeing the field of high-energy physics grow is undoubtedly a worthwhile thing.

As for the competition between China and CERN in the field of high-energy physics, for scholars like them, as Xu Chuan said, this is actually a good thing.

After all, competition brings more energy and capital investment.

Just like the investment in the space race by both sides during the Red and Blue Cold War, in that era, it was undoubtedly not a miracle to use computers with relatively low performance to achieve manned moon landings.

Perhaps in this competition between China and CERN, high-energy physics and the physics community will take a big step forward.

To be honest, Witten is quite looking forward to this.

On the side, Professor Frank Wilzek, who was holding coffee, also smiled and said: "I can also help a little with this matter. When I go back, I can write a blog post on my blog. Maybe some people will pay attention to this." thing."

After a slight pause, he seemed to have thought of something, and then said: "Perhaps, I can help you write a short biography and send it out?"

Hearing this, Xu Chuan and Witten couldn't help but glance at him.

Wilzek ​​is also an alternative. As a Nobel Prize winner, his biggest hobby is writing books.

In addition to being a physicist, he is also a popular science writer. He has published many literary works, such as "The Principle of Everything", "The Lightness of Being", etc., and has long been ranked in the top ten of the "National Popular Science Works Ranking".

After coughing in embarrassment, Xu Chuan said, "Well, forget about writing a biography. It's too energy-consuming. It would be great if you could help me attract people on the blog."

Although in the future, he is destined to be written into books.

But textbooks and biographies are two completely different things. He didn't want to be written into the book like this. That would be really cheating.

On the other side, the United States, Ohio.

In the area near Wuhu and Pennsylvania, a huge controllable nuclear fusion industrial park is being constructed in full swing.

In the temporary office building of the park, a male assistant hurriedly walked to the office of the general manager, opened the door and barged in.

In the office, Joel Morrison, the general project leader who was processing documents, raised his head and frowned at the assistant who hurried in. Just as he was about to lecture him about knocking on the door, he was blocked.

"Director! The latest news is that China has implemented export controls on high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials. Our next batch of materials has been blocked at the customs in Shanghai and cannot be transported."

Not caring to breathe, the assistant reported hurriedly and quickly handed over the document in his hand.

Hearing this, Joel Morrison was stunned for a moment, and then his heart tightened. While taking the document, he quickly asked: "What's going on? Why did China suddenly conduct research on high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials?" Export controls?”

Assistant: "I heard that it was because the Energy Center interfered in the project between Europe's CERN and the other party's Large Strong Particle Collider, and forcibly stopped the cooperation between the two parties. This is the other party's counterattack."

Quickly flipping through the report documents in his hand, Joel Morrison frowned deeply, couldn't help but threw the report in his hand on the table, and cursed angrily: "Shet! What will happen to these wastes?" doing what?"

"Don't they know that if China stops the supply of superconducting materials, our controllable nuclear fusion project will not be able to proceed at all?"

For this large-scale controllable nuclear fusion base and reactor under construction, high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials imported from Western China Superconducting Group are undoubtedly one of the most important parts.

At this critical juncture, China's control over the export of superconducting materials will undoubtedly directly stop their construction.

Calculated based on the quantity of the first batch of superconducting materials that they have shipped so far, it cannot last for many days at all.

If the next batch of materials cannot be delivered in half a month, I am afraid that this large-scale controllable nuclear fusion reactor will be without superconducting materials.

Listening to the angry voice on the other side, the assistant asked cautiously: "Director, what should we do now?"

Joel Morrison took a deep breath, suppressed his emotions, and said: "Please sort out the relevant information for me. I will go find the energy executives. If the export control is not lifted, our project will not be completed at all." There’s no way to go on normally.”

"Damn China! Damn Energy!"

At the same time, China, the capital.

After seeing off professors Edward Witten and Frank Wilczek, Xu Chuan sat on the sofa in the room and began to think.

Judging from the current situation, the United States undoubtedly does not want the world's holy land of physics to transfer from Europe to China.

After all, when have you ever seen the United States make advance payment first in such an international cooperation organization?

Not only did they pay in advance, they also proactively provided a batch of superconducting materials for upgrading the LHC.

In the past, this would have been impossible.

"Maybe we can learn from CERN's organization and win over other countries?" On the sofa, Xu Chuan stared at the tea cup in front of him and thought about a solution.

Nowadays, it seems that their competition with CERN in the field of high-energy physics is inevitable, but it is still quite difficult to compete with CERN's numerous member states simply relying on the power of China.

If nothing else, the two sides are asymmetrical in terms of influence.

CERN's member countries include more than a dozen European countries, as well as various funding countries, observers, and other countries. Together, it can be said that most of the countries in the world that have the ability to conduct research in basic sciences are gathered together.

The influence of such an organization in the field of physics is far beyond what their country can match.

If we want to compete, we must at least bring the level of the two sides a little closer.

After thinking for a while, Xu Chuan took out his mobile phone from his pocket, made a call to Qin Anguo, a man with advanced science and technology, and then stood up and left the hotel.

Fuxing Road, in the headquarters building of Science and Technology.

Xu Chuan found Qin Anguo.

In the office, the assistant made two cups of tea and then gently closed the door and left.

Xu Chuan didn't waste any time and got to the point directly, stating his future purpose directly.

"You mean to learn from CERN's member state mechanism and, on the basis of controlling the ownership of the collider, open the right to apply for the use of the collider to Southeast Asia, Central Asia and other countries? Join a group to fight against CERN?"

After listening to Xu Chuan's words, Qin Anguo organized his language and asked.

Xu Chuan nodded and said: "Yes, although we have enough ability to build a strong particle collider ourselves, we have to say that in terms of academic reputation and academic influence, we are still far behind CERN. A long way.”

"If you want to truly build a world scientific research center and a holy land of physics, you will definitely not be able to play by yourself behind closed doors."

"So on this basis, I think it is completely feasible to attract countries from Southeast Asia and other places to join with some favorable conditions to form a group advantage."

"In addition to small countries such as Southeast Asia, countries such as Tsarist Russia in the north and Europe in the west can also try it."

"If we can win over, it is not impossible to re-form a new physical holy land with us as the center and bypass CERN."

"Of course, we cannot refuse exchanges with top physicists, but at the national level, appropriate arrangements can be made."

Qin Anguo nodded subconsciously and started thinking.

I have to say that this is indeed a feasible approach.

Because it can be said that most of the basic research in theoretical physics lies in various basic scientific research equipment, just like after Qiangui’s Sky Eye was established, it welcomed physicists and physicists from all over the world in the first year. Astronomers do.

I believe that after their large strong particle collider is built, it will also attract a large number of foreign theoretical physicists to come for research and exchanges.

But this is only an influence among scholars, not between countries.

If you want to expand the influence between countries and win over a group of countries with "same aspirations", working together is undoubtedly the best choice.

To put it simply, having fun alone is not as good as having fun together.

Just like there are a group of younger brothers behind the United States today, they can also do the same.

And apart from the academic aspects, with the first cooperation, subsequent cooperation in other fields will be much easier.

In this way, this is a brand new opportunity for them.

Perhaps China has the opportunity to use this as a breakthrough to slowly affect the pattern of the world.

Of course, this process may be particularly difficult.

After all, it is impossible for those Western countries, led by the United States, to watch such a major change in the world structure.

But for them, as long as they have a chance, that's enough.

Thinking about it, Qin Anguo's eyes showed a little excitement and expectation.

Perhaps one day, he would have the opportunity to see the day when Meng returned to the Tang Dynasty and came to court from all directions.

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