Rebirth of science and technology academic master

Chapter 277 Arriving in Switzerland

"Doesn't that mean developing string theory is useless?"

Lin Chao, a student of Qin Yuanqing, couldn't help but become frustrated because he was engaged in theoretical physics and had been studying string theory for the past six months. He was deeply shocked by the perfection of string theory. In his opinion, this string theory is simply the largest in the universe. truth.

"Of course not." Qin Yuanqing said with a smile: "String theory is like a castle in the air, but it does not mean that the castle in the air is useless!"

"Just like the establishment of the Standard Model, many theories are also based on conjectures. With the advancement of technology, these theories will one day be tested. As for string theory, it may just take longer." Qin Yuanqing said.

"What's more, human beings should not only live in the present, but also have poetry and distance. Aren't the studies on quantum chromodynamics and even the Large Hadron Collider in Europe all built to test the Standard Model? Even this We may not be able to see it one day, but one day, someone will see that string for us." Qin Yuanqing has no special feelings for string theory, but this is what theoretical physics is like, always ahead of the times, far ahead of the times technology, and then continue to be verified with the development of technology of the times.

Therefore, many famous physicists actually had a rather tragic life. They proposed great theories but did not win the Nobel Prize in Physics until their death because they were not confirmed. People like Mr. Yang and Mr. Li who just proposed the theory of parity non-conservation and then won the Nobel Prize in Physics a few months later are rare. They are the result of great luck and only come from ancestors who have accumulated good deeds for ten lifetimes.

Just like Peter Higgs, last year's Nobel Prize winner in Physics, he was also extremely lucky and lived long enough to finally wait for the Nobel Prize in Physics. In 1964, Higgs published an academic theoretical article proposing the existence of a particle field and the existence of a boson that can attract other particles and thereby produce mass. He believes that this kind of boson is the source of mass of matter and the basis for the formation of mass by electrons and quarks. Other particles swim in the field formed by this particle and generate inertia, thereby forming mass and constructing the world.

Lederman, the Nobel Prize winner in physics, even called it the ‘God particle’. However, for nearly half a century, this boson with zero spin predicted by the standard model of particle physics has been continuously discovered by other particles in other standard models. The result is that it has never been discovered. Until 2012, a special report meeting was held in the main lecture hall of CERN. At this report meeting, two experiments running on the European Large Hadron Collider LHC announced their respective The latest results: They also discovered the Higgs particle. It was then announced that the Higgs particle had been officially found.

In 2013, Higgs also won the Nobel Prize in Physics!

However, Robert Blount, who also proposed the Higgs mechanism and the Higgs boson theory, did not have such luck. Like Higgs and Engler, he could live until the Higgs particle was discovered and won the Nobel Prize in Physics. Academic awards.

And this is a normal phenomenon in the world of theoretical physics!

After chatting for several hours, everyone was tired. They closed their eyes and started to rest. They didn't wake up until the announcement reminded that the plane was about to land.

Their flight took off directly from Beijing to Zurich.

When they looked down from a high altitude, they saw the whole of Zurich, and they were all filled with emotion. They all knew that Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the richest city in Europe. Billionaires from all over the world gather here. That’s why Zurich is also known as “Europe’s Billionaire City”.

Zurich has always been known as one of the cities with the highest living standards, the richest, most expensive, and the safest society. It is also recognized by the world as one of the most livable cities in the world.

If it weren't for the black swan incident, and Switzerland was rubbed to the ground by France, Germany, and Italy, then this place would be synonymous with paradise in the world.

After leaving the airport, a representative from China at CERN had already sent someone to pick him up. Although China is not a formal member of CERN and there are not many Chinese people among the formal employees of CERN, it does not mean that there are no people from China here.

Normally, the mobility of Chinese people at CERN is very high, mainly in the name of on-duty or internship, which lasts from a few weeks to two or three months.

The three students and two researchers from the Shuimu Institute of High Energy Physics who came with Qin Yuanqing this time will be interned at CERN for three months because of Qin Yuanqing's reputation.

They stayed directly in a five-star hotel in Zurich. After all, Qin Yuanqing's two research institutes were extremely wealthy at Shuimu University. They were not short of money at all, so naturally they would not stay in hotels or hostels.

Qin Yuanqing never treats himself badly when traveling on business. If there was no need, Qin Yuanqing would buy a private jet.

After resting for a night, the group took 2 cars from Zurich to Geneva the next day. Geneva is the second largest city in Switzerland and has always been known as the "United Nations City" in the world. It is home to major international organizations. They found a restaurant, had a quick lunch, and soon arrived at the European Organization for Nuclear Research headquarters on the Swiss-French border—CERN, which is said to be home to the brightest minds in the world.

The entrance to CERN is a bronze statue of Shiva. At CERN, Sange is an associate member and pays a large fee every year, so many Asan researchers work here. For example, GANGA under CERN's supercomputer allocation program DIRAC was created by Sange. . This bronze statue of Shiva is a commemorative gift from Sange to celebrate the cooperation with CERN. It uses the ring dance in Sange’s mythology to symbolize the ring of the accelerator, and at the same time it is a metaphor for the annihilation and birth of particles in the ring.

It is strange to say that among the official members of CERN, there are not three world powers, the United States, Russia and China.

Qin Yuanqing and others walked around the CERN headquarters to familiarize themselves with the environment. It has to be said that this is a place with a strong scientific research atmosphere. There are a large number of theoretical physicists gathered here. Maybe if you bump into any one, you may be a famous person. Honorary professor of the university or a great figure in theoretical physics.

Qin Yuanqing took a photo in front of Building 1 of the European Organization for Nuclear Research. This research center has been decommissioned and has been converted into a museum-like place. Visitors can buy tickets to visit. Inside this research center, there is also a commemorative plaque commemorating the birthplace of the Internet.

It is very sad to say that the first website, the first Internet server, and the first browser were born here. As a result, Europe did not develop the Internet. Instead, it became the United States and the Internet empire, including Microsoft and Google. When the Internet giants conquer cities and dominate the entire Europe, even if the EU issues sky-high fines from time to time, they cannot resist the rule of the Internet giants and still go their own way. Anyway, the wool will eventually appear on the sheep.

Many people admire the fact that the EU always issues sky-high fines to American companies and think this is a powerful anti-monopoly weapon. However, facts have proven that such measures are of no use at all. The fines are paid, but in the end it is the people of the EU who pay the bill. .

Not to mention the Internet is compared with the United States, even compared with China, the European Internet is far behind. Any good idea is born here and develops half-dead in a few years, but it has developed prosperously in China.

It’s hard to imagine that there are still many people using 2G mobile phones in this place. Not many people use 3G mobile phones, and only a small number use Apple phones.

Then what was very embarrassing was that when they were in a nearby restaurant in the evening, a large number of people were protesting, saying that CERN wasted a lot of money every year and would endanger human health. They also said that CERN's experiments might produce black holes and destroy Switzerland. , even the whole of Europe and the whole world, demanding the closure of all CERN facilities.

People accompanying Qin Yuanqing and his party said that this is something CERN often sees. There are always some organizations coming to protest, and CERN has been fighting with them.

Speaking of which, the people in Europe and the United States are really a bunch of unruly people, and they engage in various anti-intellectual behaviors, which has caused a lot of headaches for a bunch of politicians.

For example, Germany once used coal as its main energy source. 50% of Germany's energy needs came from coal. As a result, the Germans shouted loudest for environmental protection, so they had to vigorously use nuclear energy and built 17 nuclear power plants. As a result, in 2011, a large number of Germans protested due to the Fukushima incident in Japan. As a result, politicians closed half of the nuclear power plants in the country for votes and promised to close all nuclear power plants in 2022.

For example, Europeans are extremely disgusted with high-voltage electricity towers, believing that they produce radiation that affects people's health. Therefore, some people secretly set fire to high-voltage electricity towers, causing widespread power outages.

Qin Yuanqing looked at this beautiful scenery and found it quite interesting. He didn't know whether Europeans were aware of their own crisis. He didn't know whether the environmental protection girl was anti-intellectual or why she was loved by so many people.

Maybe at some point, Europe will suddenly decline, and everyone will have to eat dirt.

Development is the last word!

Qin Yuanqing has always recognized this sentence. Without development, everything will be in vain.

China's economic transformation and environmental protection are also based on development. Because of their experience, everyone knows that people must first solve the problem of food and clothing. After food and clothing are solved, they can talk about other things.

But maybe Europeans are really too rich, and have been rich for so long, that they have forgotten what bitterness feels like!

Appreciating this beautiful scenery, Qin Yuanqing felt even more proud of his motherland, because China has always been on the right path.