Great Country Academician

Chapter 949 The most insignificant Nobel Prize achievement in history~

For academics, proposing a novel theory is often not particularly difficult.

For example, in major academic forums, Arxiv preprint websites and other places, different theories are born almost every month or even every week.

Sometimes these theories are so imaginative that they can make you dumbfounded and wonder if they were made up by some science fiction author.

For example, a few years ago, the 'time crystal' theory proposed by Professor Frank Wilczek, the Nobel Prize winner in physics.

The idea is to construct a crystal with more than four dimensions and a periodic structure in space and time, which can spontaneously break the symmetry of time translation and perform non-translational motion in space.

To put it simply, it is like a kaleidoscope, in which the fragments are constantly rotating back and forth to form various beautiful patterns.

Or like an ancient clock whose hour hand completes a 360-degree rotation every 12 hours.

But unlike a clock or other ordinary objects with constantly moving parts, a time crystal achieves eternal motion with the support of its own perpetual motion mechanism.

This may sound outrageous, but it does not violate the laws of physics.

The so-called perpetual motion is nothing more than movement within the time crystal. It only conserves internal energy and does not transfer any energy away.

If it is difficult to understand, a 'time crystal' can be regarded as a 'fully closed universe without entropy increase'.

For this universe, both energy and matter are only transformed internally, and it does not output energy outwards, so it can always exist, and energy and matter can evolve and flow perfectly inside.

In theory, this assumption seems to go against people's common sense, but in fact it is possible.

It's just that there are very few such ideas that can be theoretically logical and self-consistent.

Most of the theories themselves have major flaws or were proposed by civilians.

A small number of logically self-consistent theories are often not widely accepted by the academic community because they cannot be verified through experiments.

For example, the string theory perfected by his mentor Edward Witten.

Although the logic is self-consistent and the calculation is complete in mathematics and physics theory, there are no loopholes. But because the theoretical construction of string theory is extremely complex, it involves high dimensions, superconductivity, superstrings, dark matter, etc.

And there are many important areas that are still not fully studied, which makes the academic community remain cautious about the development prospects of string theory.

Compared with these theories, the void field proposed by Xu Chuan and various theories extended from the void field theory are more convincing and widely accepted by the academic community.

Because it is not only self-consistent in terms of theoretical logic and mathematical calculations, but also verifies some predictions in the theory through experiments.

More importantly, both the void breach effect in void field theory and theories related to dark matter can be verified in a relatively short period of time.

If dark matter is really like the theory completed by Professor Xu, then this will undoubtedly be a brand new world for the academic world!

Physics, astronomy, cosmology and other disciplines will also usher in the most vigorous development in history, which will help mankind understand the formation of the universe and celestial bodies in a deeper and more detailed manner.

This will be a revolution in physics no less than that initiated by Newton and Einstein.

Of course, this is no small matter for governments.

Perhaps with humankind's current technology, it is almost impossible to use dark matter and dark energy. But in the current observable universe, the first two account for more than 95% of the total mass.

The remaining five percent of observable particles make up the universe today.

If anyone can take the first step to control the use of dark matter and dark energy, this will be the most important transition channel for the future of the entire country and even the entire civilization.

Of course, judging from the current development of science and technology, the time required to go from observing dark matter to using dark matter may be measured in centuries.

For most countries, instead of investing in this, it is better to hope that they can discover more oil fields or coal mines from underground tomorrow, or to find ways to cooperate with China and build a fusion power station domestically. Be realistic.

But even if you don’t think much about dark matter and dark energy, it doesn’t mean that governments don’t look forward to the next developments.

It is no exaggeration to say that almost the entire world is waiting for the CRHPC agency to verify the results of massive dark matter particles.

However, at this time, Princeton University and the University of Texas released the latest research results.

Professor Greene Bancroft and Professor Amelia Aylwin were interviewed by reporters from the Washington Post.

Washington Post reporter: "I am honored to interview two great scholars today. I heard that the research team led by the two has made significant research discoveries in the latest astronomical exploration?"

Professor Green Bancroft: "To put it simply, we analyzed the observation data of three galaxies discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope in December last year. In these data, we found some anomalies. "

"From the current analysis results, these abnormal data are very large, very bright, and very cool. They may be a new type of star. If confirmed, it will be an epic astronomical discovery."

The Washington Post reporter asked curiously: "A new type of star?"

Amelia Elwin: "Yes, through in-depth analysis of experimental data, combined with Professor Xu Chuan's theory of void field and dark matter, we believe that these three stars named JADES-GS-z13-0, JADES-GS-z12-0 and JADES-GS-z11-0 are very likely to be 'dark matter stars'!"

Hearing this, the reporter asked in surprise: "Dark matter stars Stars? Are you sure? "

Amelia: "It is not possible to give a definite answer for the time being, but from the current experimental data, it is very likely that they are dark matter stars. "

Washington Post reporter: "Can you briefly introduce them to the public?"

"Of course."

Amelia nodded, pondered and organized her words and continued: "First of all, these three stars are based on the current analysis quality."

". No matter from which aspect, it is extremely consistent with Professor Xu Chuan's dark matter star prediction theory. We will contact Professor Xu in China later, hoping to get his support and help. "

An interview, for the current hot physics community, is like adding fuel to the fire, and it instantly exploded the entire situation.

Almost as soon as the interview with the Washington Post appeared, the physics community paid all its attention to it.

In the CRHPC institution, Edward Witten, who was waiting for the next round of 100Tev energy level experiments, looked at the newspaper handed over by his friend Frank Wilczek in surprise and astonishment.

"Dark matter stars?"

"Yeah." Wilczek smiled and pushed his glasses, nodded and said, "I originally thought that even if his theory was correct, it might take several years, decades or even longer to verify it."

"I didn't expect that it would take only a few days for the first possible confirmed data to appear."

"And what I didn't expect was that this confirmation was not made by the CRHPC circular collider, but by astronomy."

"Tsk tsk. It's really interesting."

Shaking his head, Wilczek took a sip of the coffee in the cup and sighed.

Across the coffee table, Witten looked at the newspaper in his hand seriously and said, "That's not the case."

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Wilczek cast a curious and surprised look.

Without even looking up, Witten continued to browse the news reports in the newspaper while explaining: "It is undeniable that the analysis results of Amelia and Professor Bancroft on the detection data of the Webb telescope are quite surprising."

"But it will probably take a long time to confirm whether these three stars are really dark matter stars."

"After all, they are too far away from us, so far that even the Webb telescope cannot tell whether it is a galaxy or something else."

"As for these mass, spectrum and other analysis data, although they are indeed in line with the theory of dark matter stars, it is also feasible to explain from the perspective of early galaxies to a certain extent."

"To truly confirm whether these three stars are dark matter stars, I am afraid we have to wait until the next generation of dark matter stars is finally realized." Our astronomical telescope has undergone another system upgrade. "

"With the current Weber, even if we fully expose this area, it will be difficult to see more data."

"What you said does make sense. It seems that the verification of dark matter theory will still fall on the CRHPC collider."

After nodding his head in thought, Wilczek asked curiously: "Speaking of which, if I remember correctly, the female professor named Amelia in this interview seems to be Xu Chuan's student, right?"

Witten: "Yes, she was one of the first students recruited by Xu Chuan when he was still working at Princeton University. She is a mathematician."

"Mathematician?"

Hearing this, Wilczek looked over with some surprise.

Putting down the newspaper in his hand, Witten smiled and said, "Not only is she a mathematician, she also won the Fields Medal three years ago."

Wiltzek asked curiously, "Incredible, if she is a mathematician, how could she suddenly make achievements in the field of astrophysics? It's impossible for her to be a monster on the same level as Xu Chuan."

Witten shrugged and said, "That's not the case. Compared with Xu Chuan, she is still a long way behind."

After a slight pause, he continued, "But have you forgotten what the most eye-catching and even the greatest academic achievement in astronomy since the 21st century is? That is also his achievement."

"And it is the result of his winning the Nobel Prize in Physics."

"If he is willing to teach, it is not surprising that Amelia has learned these things."

Hearing this, Wilczek slapped his head and said angrily, "If you didn't say it, I almost forgot about this. It seems that I can talk to him more about this when I have time in the future."

Witten smiled and shook his head, picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip.

In fact, this is not just Wilczek's impression, but the impression of his student in the entire academic community.

Compared to the extended application of Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem, the research result for which he won the Nobel Prize in Physics, his student's other research results are more famous.

For example, the seven millennium problems, such as controlled nuclear fusion technology, such as vacuum field theory.

In contrast, the extended application of Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem seems a bit insignificant.

Although it is very likely that this result will become an important tool to guide human exploration of the universe in the future, at least for now, apart from the astronomical community, not many people care about it.

Even if it won the Nobel Prize, even the people who made this result did not take it seriously.

Even now, this result does not have its own name.

This is probably the least noticeable Nobel Prize result in history.

At the same time, on the other side.

In the office of the chairman of the CRHPC organization, Xu Chuan, who was busy analyzing the data of the collision experiment of inert neutrinos and dark matter verification, also saw this news interview.

His eyes fell on the familiar name, and he couldn't help but smile with satisfaction when he saw her talking about the dark matter theory.

The student who had studied with him for several years has now begun to show her own brilliance.

Although winning the Fields Medal is already more than 99.9999% of scholars, for the young Amelia, this is just the beginning.

And the further breakthrough in the field of astrophysics is a symbol of her continued progress on the academic path.

From the news interview of The Washington Post, Amelia has shown a lot of growth in the data analysis of these three stars and some of the methods used.

For him, a mentor and the extension and application of the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem, there is probably nothing more fulfilling than seeing the saplings he planted grow into a towering tree.

After all, this is not just the growth of a student, but also the further spread, application and development of the academic theory he pioneered in the academic community.

For a Chinese, there is probably nothing more meaningful and proud than this.

With a smile on his face, Xu Chuan, who had read the entire news report, put the newspaper in the bookcase behind him and sat back at his desk, his eyes on the analysis data of the previous collision experiments.

His students have already taken a big step forward in the theory of void field and dark matter, so he, as a mentor, may not be behind.