1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 312: Ten years of Guang Xiang's success has shocked the world! Who in the world doesn't know you? (3)

August 1912, 7 at 15 am.

The latest issues of the journal Nature are being grandly released around the world.

The first people to finish reading the paper were people in the physics field.

Europe.

Department of Physics, Manchester Institute of Technology, United Kingdom.

Rutherford and his doctors, including Moseley, Galton, de Hevesy and others, each had a copy of the general theory of relativity in their hands.

hiss!
The sound of people gasping for air was heard in the room again.

Even though Rutherford was in front of his students, he couldn't remain calm at this moment.

"Oh my God, I really can't imagine that Bruce actually deduced from theory that space-time is curved and gravity does not exist."

"Although I can't understand any of the mathematical derivations of the entire theory."

"But I have a strong belief that Bruce is right."

"I had always held onto the possibility that he was joking with me."

"I didn't expect it."

"Oh my god, how can space be curved?"

"And time bends with it?"

"It's really incredible."

Mosley and others did not laugh at their mentor at all.

Because that’s the normal human reaction.

Anyone in the field of physics who does not have this kind of reaction to the content in the paper must have something wrong with him.

Either he's a moron, or he could just be Professor Bruce himself.

Galton felt it most deeply at this moment.

His uncle Francis was professor of botany at Cambridge University.

His reputation suffered a huge blow because of his debate with Professor Bruce about the theory of evolution.

Galton was often admonished and taught by his uncle Francis: "People should be humble and not have any prejudice."

Only at this moment did he understand what kind of being his uncle was fighting against.

In fact, in Galton's heart, he felt a little bit dissatisfied.

After all, no matter how wrong Francis was, he was still his uncle and a member of their Darwin family.

Galton thought that if he made achievements in the field of physics in the future, he might be able to compete with Professor Bruce again.

However, the second quantum theory conference destroyed his inner dream.

Galton knew that the gap between himself and Professor Bruce was simply immeasurable.

However, the general theory of relativity in his hands now made him understand that this was not a difference in strength at all, but a difference in species.

He is to Professor Bruce what a gorilla is to a human.

"Professor Bruce is so scary!"

De Hevesi is 28 years old and is one of the young guys in the laboratory.

He had the least relationship with Li Qiwei, and it could even be said that they had no contact at all, and could only watch from afar in the audience.

At this moment, he was the first to wake up from his shock and asked doubtfully:
"Professor, since Professor Bruce predicted the existence of black holes in his paper, why didn't he calculate it himself?"

Rutherford smiled and said, “I don’t know much about calculus though.”

"But we also knew that this equation was very difficult to analyze."

"Bruce just deduced from a mental theory that black holes should exist."

"By the way, I think his name is not good. Black Hole, Black Hole is too ugly."

“I think it’s better to call it black body.”

Mosley and the others held back their laughter.

I complained silently in my heart: Teacher, your name should be even uglier.

Rutherford, totally unaware of his own taste, continued, "Bruce is such a lazy man."

"I have been a rich young man since I was young. I don't even have to wear my own clothes."

"This kind of purely brute force math problem-solving work is a chore for him."

"I think he is just too lazy to calculate."

"But you guys can all give it a try."

“If we can really calculate the solution corresponding to a black hole, it shouldn’t be a problem for us to become famous in the physics community.”

"This is also an opportunity Bruce left for you."

"Forget it. I'm too bad at math."

Mosley and others were very excited.

Wow, if this could really be calculated.

That is equivalent to the prover of black holes.

Although it is impossible to win the Nobel Prize, it is definitely a major achievement and will bring great fame.

Several people immediately began to imagine.

At the same time, they were shocked by Professor Bruce's casualness.

For such an important result, we just need to find a way to calculate it.

No one present thought that Professor Bruce couldn't figure it out.

With his genius, is there anything in this world that cannot be accomplished?

But the other party just threw away an achievement because of laziness.

"Oh, comparing yourself to others is really frustrating."

Galton came out of his loss and became cheerful again.

If Bruce is a little stronger than him, he will not accept it.

But when Bruce was a dimension stronger than him, he had nothing but admiration.

Galton no longer wanted to catch up, so he smiled and said:

"I feel that proving any of the five predictions would be an earth-shattering achievement."

"And the gravitational waves and cosmic expansion involved are beyond my imagination. Is this really possible?"

Light bending was the most acceptable to those present.

Because its derivation process is the simplest and clearest, it is enough to understand it as long as you have basic knowledge of physics.

Although it is still a bit confusing, it seems to be the most logical one.

However, the two predictions of gravitational redshift and black holes are a bit beyond intuition.

It is difficult to imagine it with the brain, and the result can only be obtained through specific calculations.

As for the final gravitational waves and cosmic expansion, they are truly horrifying.

The general theory of relativity is written very clearly, and although gravity itself does not exist, this concept was retained by Bruce.

Including the concept of gravitational field.

Having this concrete concept is very helpful for physicists to deal with problems.

Everyone can understand this.

But how is it possible for ripples to appear in space-time?

Just like water, a stone thrown into the water can create ripples.

Throwing a sun into space might produce gravitational waves.

Although this prophecy is very vivid, its strangeness transcends people's knowledge structure.

Space, empty, how can it ripple?

The expansion of the universe is the most exaggerated of the five predictions.

People from Rutherford's laboratory often had exchanges with Ridgway's laboratory.

So Galton and others were also familiar with Hubble.

Therefore they also know some basic common sense of current astronomy.

Now astronomers can’t even figure out whether there is only one Milky Way galaxy in the universe.

Professor Bruce went beyond the Milky Way and set his sights directly on the entire universe.

The universe is expanding!

Galton could already imagine the shock on the faces of the astronomers.

Faced with his question, Rutherford could only sigh.

"Is it possible? I don't know."

“Only after you have thoroughly understood Bruce’s paper can you consider whether his predictions are correct.”

No one else knows either, and no one dares to say they know.

But no matter what, the five major predictions mean five major achievements in physics.

There will be five lucky winners.

And their achievements, taken together, are just ripples of Professor Bruce's broad vision.

Rutherford sighed.

"I'm not as good as Bruce."

"For this paper alone, no one can surpass him unless Newton or Maxwell is reborn."

Professor Rutherford's words shocked Mosley and his companions and made their blood boil.

What an honor that is.

Professor Bruce reached the top of the physics world at the mere age of 32.

Above him, there were only the footprints of the gods.

Although Bruce has always been known as the world's number one physicist.

But that was a kind of instigation.

Because he was young and extremely talented, everyone just said it casually, just like saying Galton was a genius.

And now, general relativity comes out.

Professor Bruce is undoubtedly the best in the world.

Unless Newton climbs out of his coffin.

But even if they really crawl out, we still have to compare them to determine which one is better.

Professor Bruce's extraordinary behavior is a huge blow to all those who target him.
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Prague, Austria-Hungary.

Einstein sat alone in the room.

He looked at the general theory of relativity in his hand, and the shock in his heart was like a volcanic eruption.

It is an infinite worship of the embodiment of truth.

As the co-author of the special theory of relativity, Einstein is probably the first person to have a deep understanding of the general theory of relativity.

But it was precisely because he understood that he found it terrifying and incredible.

What level of genius does one have to have to come up with such a theory?

Perfectly unifying the space, time and matter of the entire universe into one formula.

Even if God himself were to come, the formula he wrote could not be more concise and beautiful.

Einstein murmured:

"Bruce, I've always targeted you."

"Looking back now, it's really a hopeless thing." Although he and Bruce collaborated to publish the special theory of relativity, the special theory and the general theory are completely incomparable.

Narrow phase is a natural result.

Even if he and Bruce don't publish it, Lorenz and other big guys will definitely publish it in a few years.

Because the knowledge background needed for narrow perspectives is ready-made.

As long as someone dares to take that step, it will be just like when Bruce proposed the quantum theory.

Then the emergence of narrow phase is just a matter of time.

But general relativity is different.

This involves profound physical intuition and thinking, as well as the terrifying Riemann geometry.

Apart from Bruce, no physicist would be able to figure it out even in another 100 years.

Only by combining the top physicists and mathematicians into one can there be a glimmer of hope.

Thinking of this, Einstein stood up, walked to the window, and sighed:
"Since love exists, why does Li exist?"

He has decided to leave Prague today.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire wooed him and provided him with very good treatment.

That's why he was willing to come over.

But at the moment, if you want to keep up with the mainstream physics community, you have to go to the center of Europe.

Einstein decided that he would go to Germany.

There, he could continue to compete with the greatest geniuses in physics.

Although it was comfortable to stay here, it would make him numb.

Outside the window, the sun's rays illuminated the world and warmed his cheeks.

That was the sunlight that Guang Xiang could control, and perhaps the light was bending, as if grinning.

Einstein suddenly burst into passion and laughed wildly.

"No, I will never admit defeat!"

"Even though Bruce published the theory of general relativity, I believe that physics will face greater challenges in the future."

"I want to go beyond general relativity!"

If Li Qiwei were here, he would definitely pat Einstein on the shoulder and comfort him:

"Don't worry, Brother Ai. There are still four fundamental forces that need to be unified in the future. You have a great chance."
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In France, Marie Curie is explaining the theory of general relativity to her two daughters.

It sounds a bit unbelievable.

However, this is Madame Curie's special educational method.

This is no longer about letting children win at the starting line.

Instead, they let the children sit at the end, eating melon seeds and chicken feet while watching the show.

The eldest daughter, Irene, is 15 years old this year. She has inherited Madame Curie's looks and is becoming more and more charming.

She has been studying science for many years and has a lively aura that other girls do not have.

Although Irena didn't understand the content of the paper, the curvature of time and space and that special romance made her yearn for it and let her imagination run wild.

This little girl who loves science and physics has a kind of innocent love for Guang Xiang.

She held her mother's hand and said excitedly:

"Mom, I must be Uncle Bruce's student in the future and learn physics from him."

Madame Curie touched her head, held her in her arms, and said lovingly:
"Don't worry, your Uncle Bruce has already told you that you can go to him for graduate studies anytime after you graduate from college."

"Don't cry when the time comes. Professor Bruce is very strict about academics."

Irena said confidently, "I'm not afraid. My science grades are the best in the class."

"I'm no worse than those boys."

Madame Curie smiled even more happily.

After Li Qiwei's operation and the news of her winning two Nobel Prizes, the rumors about her have almost disappeared.

Her life and that of her children returned to normal, ordinary but warm.

Compared with the general theory of relativity, what happened between her and Lang Zhiwan is not worth mentioning.

Madame Curie was very clear about this, even though she had won two Nobel Prizes.

But this is inseparable from her female identity.

She knew that although her achievements were important, they were far behind those of Bruce and Rutherford.

That's real physics research.

And it has surpassed the imagination of ordinary people.

Madame Curie smiled gently. She knew that for Bruce, the so-called Nobel Prize was probably just a toy.

"With this paper on general relativity, Bruce's status in the physics community should be unrivaled."

"He's a real man."

“Even though it was such a difficult oath, he still kept his promise and did it to the utmost perfection.”

Madame Curie sighed instead, and this sigh contained too many things that could not be expressed in words.

Suddenly, a soft voice interrupted her thoughts.

"Ah, I drew Uncle Bruce's nose crooked."

The 8-year-old Eve is not interested in her mother's studies at all, the little girl is drawing.

The picture was of her imagined Uncle Bruce.

Madame Curie and Irene laughed out loud.
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University of Berlin, Germany.

Plank was alone in the principal's office, laughing heartily.

His joy even outweighed his shock.

Planck majored in mathematics, so he knew better than anyone how difficult this paper was.

"Riemannian geometry, tensor analysis"

"I dare say that no one in the entire physics community can understand Bruce's paper."

“Physicists can’t understand mathematics, and mathematicians can’t understand physics.”

“So, no one in this world can understand this paper.”

Although Planck did not understand the paper, he did not question it at the first time, but chose to believe it.

Such is the power of Ridgway.

He knew others must have thought so too.

Since Bruce dared to make it public, it meant that he had absolute confidence in himself.

You know, if you count the papers Bruce published over the years, every one of them is earth-shaking, well-reasoned and well-founded, and were all proven in the end.

Planck had no doubt that general relativity must be correct!
Moreover, the paper has used field equations to explain the precession of Mercury's perihelion.

This is a strong proof.

Planck smiled with relief.

"Bruce, this time, you finally stand at the top of the world and no longer need my protection."

Twelve years ago, the young man found him by chance.

I have to share quantum theory with him.

By that time, Planck was already a big figure in the scientific community.

So, he admired her very much.

An oriental boy, he has a real passion for academics.

Planck had a love for talent, so he agreed.

Now think about it, with Bruce's amazing talent, how could he have failed in math at that time?

"Oh, Bruce, I'm sorry for that."

"It would be great if you were European."

"You don't have to be so cautious. You can boldly show your talent."

“People should not discriminate against a pure seeker because of his or her identity.”

"And now, it's finally all right. With the theory of general relativity, no one can use your identity to make trouble anymore."

"Your achievements transcend race and national boundaries, and represent the pinnacle of human wisdom."

"Bruce, as your teacher, I am proud of you!"

Plank looked in the direction of England and waved with a fist.

He was genuinely extremely proud of Ridgeway.
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At this moment, the first group of people who had watched the video went crazy.

On the European side, the UK is the core.

France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden.
Whether it is a Nobel Prize winner like Lorentz or an ordinary physics professor like Oersted.

Whether it is the old predecessors like Roentgen, or the younger generation like Bohr, Laue and Born.

Everyone was impressed by Ridgway's general theory of relativity.

It is a theory that surpasses all current theories and is simply overwhelming.

The same thought came to everyone's mind:
"Bruce, you should be the best in the world!"

Even though the general situation has not yet been fully verified.

And that is destined to be an extremely difficult task.

Because there is no one who can understand the paper.
However, this does not affect the status of Guangxiang.

Because the name Bruce is the biggest proof.

Everyone believes that it is only a matter of time before the Guang Xiang is proven.

Such a earth-shattering, grand theory cannot be wrong.

Bohr even boasted to Oersted: "God created the world according to the Bruce field equation."

Bohr's admiration for Ridgway reached an extreme level.

He felt that graduating too early might be a bad thing.

It is such a pity that he is not the first person to be infected with the Guangxiang aura.

At this moment, European physicists have too many questions about general physics.

What they want to do most now is to tie Bruce up and make him reveal all the secrets of Guang Xiang.

Everyone was eager to hold a meeting to discuss the issue.

However, everyone understands that this is impossible for the time being.

Because general relativity is so mind-blowing.

Its influence has only just begun.

Europe is just the starting point, followed by America, Asia, and then the whole world.

The physics community is just the starting point, and other disciplines will soon get the message, especially astronomy.

The general theory of relativity is probably as important as the creation of the world for astronomers.

Even the entire scientific community is just the starting point.

Everyone believes it, based on the shocking conclusions and predictions of general relativity.

Soon, the whole world will be shocked.

Everyone in the world will go crazy about Guangxiang.

Regardless of race, country, identity or age.
(End of this chapter)