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"Doctor, we found the Higgs boson from the data analysis, yes, no spin, no charge, very unstable, and will decay immediately after generation, which must be predicted by the standard model of particle physics the Higgs boson."

A scientist reports to Zhang Wei.

The Higgs boson, commonly known as the "God particle", is the source of mass in the standard model of particle physics and the basis for the formation of mass such as electrons and quarks.

According to the Higgs mechanism in the standard model, the Higgs field pervades the universe, and some elementary particles gain mass due to the interaction with the Higgs field, but at the same time, the by-product Higgs boson will also appear. The Higgs field is like a pool of sticky molasses, clinging to elementary particles that don't yet have mass. When these particles pass through the Higgs field, they become massed particles.

Some people may think that advanced theoretical research like the Higgs boson has nothing to do with our daily life, but this view is extremely wrong. The research of basic physics will have a great impact on human beings in the long run. More than 100 years ago, Einstein discovered the mass-energy equation, that is, mass and energy can be converted into each other. Many people also think that this equation is useless. However, the atomic bomb developed under the guidance of this theory has shown people the horror of high-energy physics. Then, nuclear energy was used to generate electricity, and people realized that the mass-energy equation really improved our lives.

And through the research on the Higgs boson, humans may be able to control the mass of objects, which means that humans can get rid of gravity, because gravity is based on mass; humans can also get rid of inertia, because inertia is also based on mass Humans can also reduce the mass of objects, create great acceleration, and easily approach the speed of light...

And if this technology is used to manufacture weapons, you can create "mass weapons", which will increase the mass of the enemy by thousands of times, and the gravitational force on the enemy will also increase by thousands of times. This will definitely be a nightmare for the enemy ;It can also make the enemy's mass become one-thousandth or one-ten-thousandth of the original, and with a light blow, the enemy can fly thousands of miles away... (All of this is just a fantasy!)

It is precisely because of this that the scientific community attaches great importance to the Higgs boson, and awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics to the "Higgs boson" researcher François Englert and Peter Higgs.

In addition to the Higgs boson, scientists have also discovered small "big bangs" and miniature black holes in the analysis of experimental data, as well as antimatter!

The so-called antimatter is the antistate of normal matter. Any elementary particle in nature has corresponding antiparticles, such as antielectron, whose mass is exactly the same as that of electron, but the charge it carries is just opposite.

When matter and antimatter meet, the two sides will annihilate and cancel each other, an explosion will occur and 100% of matter will be converted into energy. The annihilation of 1 gram of antimatter (calculated based on the annihilation of 1 gram of antimatter and 1 gram of positive matter) can release 1.8*10^14 (10 to the 14th power) energy of joules,

As long as it is less than 500 grams of antimatter, the destructive power exceeds the power of the world's largest hydrogen bomb. There are also descriptions of antimatter weapons in movies, such as "Angels and Demons". In the movie, a criminal group stole 0.25 grams of antimatter from CERN in an attempt to blow up the entire Vatican City.

If you can control antimatter, you can not only create amazingly powerful antimatter weapons, but also create antimatter engines that can accelerate spaceships to 0.8 times the speed of light, allowing humans to have the ability to go out of the solar system.

This is Zhang Wei's goal all the time.

However, this is not so easy. The atomic bomb has been studied for so long, not to mention the antimatter that is N times higher than the atomic bomb.

Zhang Wei spent a week carefully studying the relevant data of antimatter, and then held a seminar on antimatter technology.

"Everyone, we all know that the antimatter engine is still a bit far away. We have to solve the problem of antimatter generation and storage first."

Zhang Wei said, "At present, although we can use large-scale particle colliders to generate antimatter, the cost is too high. The manufacturing cost of 1 gram of antimatter is about 300 billion yuan, which is okay for experiments. If it is to be applied on a large scale, it is simply It's a fantasy.

The storage of antimatter is also a problem, because everything on the earth is composed of matter, and as soon as antimatter appears, it annihilates with the surrounding matter immediately. At present, we can only use a magnetic field to keep antihydrogen atoms for 1000 seconds, which is too short. "

As Zhang Wei said, he turned on the holographic projection equipment in the meeting room with his mind control, displayed the materials he had prepared on the virtual screen, and continued, "This is my transformation plan for a large particle collider. According to my According to the calculation, after modifying the particle collider according to the parameters I gave, it should be able to continuously produce antimatter, and the cost has also been reduced a lot. About one percent of the energy consumed can be converted into antimatter. "

"Huh? This transformation plan seems to be really feasible."

"right!"

After careful calculation, the scientists present couldn't help but shine.

"After the meeting is over, we will start the transformation according to this transformation plan."

Zhang Wei said.

"it is good!"

The other scientists nodded after hearing it.

Zhang Wei opened another document, and continued, "This is a magnetic field trap that I newly researched to trap antimatter particles. It can create a space where the magnetic field increases in any direction, and antimatter particles will be trapped." At the point in the magnetic trap where the magnetic field is weakest, it's as if the beads just roll around the bottom of the bowl. If my two scenarios are correct, we should have enough antimatter to experiment with. "

The scientists present simulated it on the computer, and couldn't help but nodded frequently. In theory, this magnetic field trap should be the most perfect way to trap antimatter particles. As long as it passes the practice, there will be no difficulty in storing antimatter.

After the meeting, the scientists immediately started to work. In two days, they completed the transformation of the large particle collider and started a new round of experiments.

This time the experiment found an abnormality in the data, which deviated from Zhang Wei's calculation results. He studied it carefully for a while, readjusted some parameters, and then asked the scientists to continue to modify and continue the experiment.

"Success! Success! We produced 0.013 grams of antimatter and imprisoned it in a magnetic field trap!"

When Zhang Wei was thinking about a better method of producing antimatter, a person shouted excitedly.

Don't think that 0.013 grams of antimatter is very little. Fermilab, the largest high-energy physics research laboratory in the Commonwealth of America, has the world-renowned Tevatron proton/antiproton accelerator, which can accelerate protons close to speed of light. So far, the accelerator has created less than 15 nanograms of all the antimatter.

Soon, everyone around rushed over and stared at the virtual screen.

"It really worked! We have imprisoned 0.013 grams of antimatter for more than 1 minute, and they are in a stable state and should be able to be stored for a long time!"

Lu Zhilong, head of the High Energy Physics Research Center, was very excited and yelled regardless of his image.

When Zhang Wei walked over, everyone turned their attention to Zhang Wei, with the big word "serve" written in their eyes. He is indeed a god-like figure in the scientific world today, and he solved two major problems in one shot.

"Doctor, we succeeded!"

Lu Zhilong walked over excitedly.

"Well, it worked."

Zhang Wei also laughed.

On that day, everyone has been paying attention to the antimatter particles imprisoned in the magnetic field trap. When their preservation time exceeds 1000 seconds, everyone cheers again, because this is a major breakthrough in the field of antimatter technology!

One hour passed...Three hours passed...The antimatter particles were still safely imprisoned in the magnetic field trap. Everyone cheered continuously, and even held a special celebration banquet.

The next morning, many people came to the laboratory early to observe the state of the antimatter particles. They were very worried that the antimatter particles disappeared overnight! After reading it, everyone was relieved and excited at the same time, because the antimatter particles are still fine!

For the next week or so, Zhang Wei still stayed at the high-energy physics research center on the moon, leading these scientists to conduct detailed and in-depth research on antimatter, and verified various inferences about antimatter through a large number of experiments. With the deepening of research, he And these scientists have a deeper understanding of antimatter, and put forward many new inferences.

Based on these research results, Zhang Wei formulated a research plan for antimatter technology, allowing scientists to conduct research according to this plan, and he himself returned to the earth, because compared with antimatter technology, he prefers to first research biological computers. come out. With the biocomputer, the capabilities of the company's researchers must be multiplied at least several times! (To be continued.)