Rebirth of science and technology academic master

It has just entered March, when students from Chinese universities have just returned to school to resume their studies. British Sky News and many other media reported that Steve Hawking passed away at the age of 76!

As a famous British physicist and cosmologist, Stephen William Hawking enjoys a high reputation around the world. As a shining star in the golden age of theoretical physics in the second half of the 20th century, Hawking is no better than physicists such as Witten. Poor, in the entire second half of the 20th century, only Yang Lao's status was able to stabilize his position among theoretical physicists. Even though he did not win the Nobel Prize in Physics during his life, this did not hinder his greatness.

His main research areas are cosmology and black holes. He proved the singularity theorem and black hole area theorem of general relativity, proposed the black hole evaporation phenomenon and the boundaryless Hawking universe model, and unified the two basic theories of physics in the 20th century - Important steps were taken in the theory of relativity founded by Einstein and quantum mechanics founded by Planck.

Hawking has a very high reputation all over the world. This popularity can be said to be second only to Newton and Einstein among physicists. He has a special title around the world - 'King of the Universe'!

The reason why he has such a high reputation is not because Hawking's academic achievements have reached the heights of Newton and Einstein, nor is it because Hawking was the greatest physicist in the second half of the 20th century. It's because Hawking appeared as a popular physicist in his mid-to-late period and often appeared on TV programs to popularize physical knowledge in related fields, including the theory of relativity and black holes. Of course, it is also because he has struggled with the disease for half a century, which in itself is a kind of strong perseverance and a miracle of life.

You must know that less than 20% of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can survive clinically for three years, but Hawking has been fighting it for half a century. This spirit is worthy of admiration and respect.

At least Qin Yuanqing couldn't imagine that if one day he was paralyzed in a wheelchair like this and unable to move, he would not even have the courage to live.

On this day, when Qin Yuanqing saw Witten, he saw that Witten was not in good spirits. However, Qin Yuanqing could also understand that Witten and Hawking were less than 10 years apart in age. It can be said that they belong to the same era. They were in the second half of the 20th century. Banye was a shining star in the golden age of theoretical physics. Although the two research fields are different, they all have a common term - theoretical physicist!

Moreover, they all have a common regret, that is, they have not been able to win the Nobel Prize in Physics so far.

Now that Hawking has passed away, one can imagine the complexity in Witten’s heart.

"Stephen is a strong man. If I were him, maybe I would choose to commit suicide!" Witten was no longer an authoritative theoretical physicist at this time, but more like an ordinary old man who became nagging. Nagging: "I haven't met him many times. I have always had a wish, which is to make a bet with him about whether string theory is accurate."

Hawking loses every time he bets. He is almost equivalent to Pele in football in the physics world!

Among the three most famous ones, one is about the discovery of the 'God particle', one is about the existence of black holes, and the other is about the existence of naked singularities.

In these three bets that caused a sensation in the physics community, Hawking lost two. The 'God particle' was discovered and naked singularities existed.

As for the existence of black holes, there is currently no unified consensus, and there are still various voices.

Since the birth of the Schwarzschild solution, scientists have believed that there is a special celestial body called a black hole in the universe through the study of Einstein's general theory of relativity. When a large star with a mass many times greater than the sun is about to die, it will begin to collapse under its own gravity and eventually form a singularity. This singularity is what we often call a black hole. The gravitational pull of a black hole is so strong that not even light can escape.

However, current scientific research results show that this may be just people's conjecture, and black holes may not actually exist. For example, a professor from the University of North Carolina in the United States proved this through mathematical calculations. According to her calculations, it is impossible for a star to collapse into a singularity. If her statement is correct, then we may have to overthrow all previous theories and reconsider how the universe was born.

And this is not just a case, there are many research results that believe that it is impossible to form a black hole. This has also led many people in the academic community to question the black hole theory and whether the Big Bang theory is true.

In China, most people believe that black holes exist and the Big Bang theory is correct. Many people even believe in the statement given by scientists that the universe was born in a big explosion 13.7 billion years ago. The explosion occurred at a singularity. ,

But in fact, I don’t know that whether it is a black hole or the Big Bang theory, it is actually a hypothesis put forward by physicists. It is a hypothesis put forward by observing the movement of celestial bodies to explain the present, in order to explain it in the most reasonable way. The observed universe.

With mankind's current methods, there is actually no way to verify the authenticity of these theories. It can only be said that they are more reasonable among the many current theories. However, these theories also have many problems that are difficult to explain.

Why Hawking did not win the Nobel Prize is also related to this. In a sense, this is the same thing Witten encountered with superstring theory.

"Time flies so fast. Before I knew it, I was 67 years old, and I had already stepped into the coffin with one foot. I had clearly noticed that my thinking was getting slower and slower. In the past, I only needed to review papers. One hour, but now it takes two or even three days." Witten was just an ordinary little old man at this time, extremely sensitive to the passage of time.

"Even sometimes when I sleep, I dream about my childhood, and sometimes when I was a student, there was someone calling my name vaguely, but no one could be seen. Maybe it was God who started calling me!" Witten He smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "Actually, I'm very afraid of death. I haven't won the Nobel Prize in Physics yet, so I'm not willing to die like this."

"Qin, you are a genius, a super genius. Your talent is amazing! At such a young age, you have already made achievements that amaze the world! From the perspective of someone who has experienced it, I actually want to advise you to make more achievements. Spend more time and energy on scientific research. One day when you are old, you just want to concentrate on scientific research, but your energy, your thinking ability, and your body will not allow it!" Witten said from the bottom of his heart! .

Qin Yuanqing actually prefers academic research. He is not interested in administration at all, but there is no way. The dean came to talk to him personally. Shuimu has grown very big now and is at a very critical moment. Jinze ranks among the top ten in the world. If prestigious schools retreat, they will be in trouble and miss opportunities for development.

For now, Qin Yuanqing is the most suitable. He must have enough prestige, and he is from Shuimu. He has always been in Shuimu, which is enough to frighten all the demons and demons.

It was precisely because of this that Qin Yuanqing agreed after struggling.

To be honest, Qin Yuanqing still has feelings for Mizuki. After all, Mizuki has developed so far because of his hard work, and he also hopes that Mizuki can continue to set sail and continue to move towards the first place. He does not want Mizuki to be the new principal. Chaos becomes a mess.

Hawking's death became the biggest news in March. There are programs, newspapers, and forums all over the world promoting Hawking's achievements and life growth trajectory in memory of this great scientist. Well-known scholars published articles in memory of this scientific giant.

Until the end of the month, the scientist's funeral was held at Great St. Mary's Church in Cambridge University. His ashes were placed in Westminster Abbey in London, next to Newton and Darwin, which showed Britain's great love for this scientist. Respected by the great master, after all, Hawking is probably the greatest scientist in Britain in the second half of the 20th century.

Hawking's funeral was also broadcast live. Actor Eddie Redmayne, who once played Hawking, delivered a eulogy. Famous scholars attended Hawking's funeral.

On the Internet around the world, netizens also mourned Hawking in their own way. As the most familiar overseas physicist in China, Hawking was once recognized by most Chinese as a great physicist comparable to Einstein and Newton, so he naturally stood out. Condolences poured in on WeChat, Weibo and forums. Even people in WeChat Moments are crazy about Hawking. Of course, this kind of crazy screen swiping behavior has also caused dissatisfaction among many people.

Qin Yuanqing vaguely understood why some people say that a person dies three times. The first time is when the body dies, which is biological death. The second time is when people get news of the death and attend the funeral of the deceased to remember the life of the deceased. This is the death of social relations. The third time is the last person to remember the deceased. When the deceased is forgotten, this is the real death.

That's why scholars pursue fame more, so that their names can be recorded in textbooks and history, so that people will remember them. In this way, it is not considered a real death.

Qin Yuanqing did not attend Hawking's funeral, nor did he deliver any eulogy in memory. After all, they were not scholars of the same era, had no intersection, and had never even met. If he were to mourn solemnly, it would appear hypocritical.

Qin Yuanqing does not need to use this kind of behavior to expand his fame and influence. After all, based on his achievements in physics, his current status in physics is as stable as Mount Tai and cannot be shaken. Even if he were included in the ranking of physicists in the 20th century, his ranking would still be above Hawking and not comparable to Einstein. Stan, but there is no problem at all when juxtaposed with Mr. Yang.