1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 313: Ten years of Guang Xiang's success has shocked the world! Who in the world doesn't know you? (4)

July 1912, 7, the first day that general relativity was published.

The European physics community was in an uproar.

But this is just the beginning.

That afternoon, Guangxiang's space-time ripples spread throughout the world at the speed of light.

First, America, the United States and Canada.

Then there is Asia, including China, the Sakura Country, Southeast Asia, etc.

Finally, there is Africa, which was a colony of European countries and many scientists often came here for investigation.

So Nature has also set up operations here.

University of Chicago, USA.

Michelson and Millikan looked at the paper in silence for a long time.

The paper, which is more than a hundred pages long, seems longer than the history of physics since the founding of the United States.

No, it should be said that it is longer than the entire history of the founding of the United States.

The content included is incomparable.

At this moment, Michelson truly felt that Nobel Prize winners are different from each other.

For some people, winning the Nobel Prize is an honor for the winners, such as Michelson.

For some people, winning the Nobel Prize is the honor of the Nobel Prize.

Bruce is undoubtedly the latter.

Even the Nobel Prize is not worthy of general relativity.

Because no words can describe its greatness.

Michelson sighed: "Fortunately, we did not dissuade Hubble from going to Bruce at that time."

"Otherwise, he would probably hate us to death."

Millikan smiled bitterly. He didn't know what Hubble would think, but if it were him.

He felt like he was going crazy.

There is no doubt that Bruce is on par with Newton with his general theory of relativity.

He is a living legend of our time.

He is not just the first person in physics, but the first person in the entire scientific community.

Bruce's influence will surpass everyone.

If there is a hierarchy of physicists, then he is the only great physicist.

Below him are the top, senior, ordinary, physicist professors, etc.

Currently, only Newton, Maxwell and Bruce are qualified to be called great.

Above the blues, there are no gods; below the blues, there is only dust.

This is his current status.

Hubble had the opportunity to study under such a being, an opportunity that made countless people jealous.

Even Millikan couldn't help but envy:
“The five major predictions of general relativity are all related to astronomy.”

"Hubble stumbled upon the thickest thigh by accident."

Michelson laughed too.

"Speaking of which, Hubble is very lucky."

"When he was studying under Bruce, he chose astronomy, and many people thought he was crazy."

“Who would have thought that it would be a blessing in disguise for him.”

"General relativity is a fundamental theory tailor-made for astronomy."

"It's as if quantum theory was born for atomic science."

"Hubble is following Bruce, and he will definitely receive guidance from him."

"Just wait, a top scientist will soon be born in the United States."

Whether astronomers are considered physicists is a question.

So Michelson finally changed his name to scientist.

We are all family anyway.

On the other side, Princeton University.

At this moment, Richardson was attending an emergency discussion meeting convened by the school leadership.

The content is about Ridgway's general theory of relativity.

The school decided to promote it vigorously.

The theme is: "Warm congratulations to Professor Bruce of our school for publishing the theory of general relativity and opening a new era in physics."

Richardson felt very embarrassed when he heard this.

He now regrets that he cannot go back to Europe and witness the grand spectacle of physics with his own eyes.

"Bruce, you really don't make me feel jealous at all."
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As for Asia at this moment, apart from Nagaoka Hantaro from the Country of Sakura, there are only a few people such as He Yujie.

No one knew what Ridgway's paper meant anymore.

Most people only know the name of general relativity.

The time is too short and even the translation is not finished yet.

The translation of such a magnificent work is the most difficult in history.

Translators are not only required to be able to understand the paper, but also to appreciate its meaning and express it accurately.

Unfortunately, no one in Asia has reached this level.

Even in the whole world, I guess there aren’t many people like him.

We can only wait for time to slowly ferment.

Nagaoka Hantaro and others have become completely numb.

He no longer had the desire to compete with Li Qiwei.

I chose to grow up honestly and quietly.

At the same time, he asked Jun Ishihara and Yoshio Nishina to seize the time and work on the translation of general relativity.

Such a great physical theory must be known to the entire Sakura Country.

Only with goals can you have motivation.

With this opportunity, he, Nagaoka Hantaro, might be able to integrate the domestic scientific community and take the lead.

However, all his efforts were destined to be in vain.

With Li Qiwei in this world, Sakura Country will never be a threat again.

He Yujie and others immediately sent a congratulatory telegram to Li Qiwei.

Then they spread the news to all the schools in Borneo.

Because Li Qiwei is the common principal of all Chinese schools in Borneo.

Everyone in the education field can call him "Principal Li."

This title is more intimate and respectful than any other title.

Especially in primary and secondary schools, Li Qiwei's deeds were included in textbooks.

In class, teachers spoke of Li Qiwei's deeds with admiration.

Shanhe Primary School, which was built with donations from Shanhe Industrial Group, is now the best primary school in the whole of Borneo.

Xu Handong, the fifth-grade teacher, is passionately educating the little brats below.

"See, we Chinese are not bad at all in the field of science!"

"Our IQ is no different from that of Europeans and Americans."

“Don’t underestimate yourself just because the country was poor and weak before.”

"We must stand tall, study hard, and study for the rejuvenation of China!"

"Principal Li went to Europe alone. He didn't go there to enjoy himself."

"It's to lay a new foundation for China's scientific undertakings!"

"We cannot let down Principal Li's good intentions."

"When he comes back, the best students among you may even be able to meet him."

The children were shocked and started shouting and chattering non-stop.

At this time, Xu Handong asked the most mischievous boy in the back row of the class.

"Xie Baoqing, tell me, what do you want to be when you grow up?"

Xie Baoqing stood up lazily, looked around, and saw the eager eyes of his younger brothers.

He proudly said, "I want to be a gangster when I grow up!"

Hahaha!
The class suddenly erupted in laughter.

Xu Handong picked up the feather duster and slowly walked to his side, muttering, "You want to be a gangster, right?"

Suddenly, he jumped up, picked up Xie Baoqing and put him on the desk, pulled up his pants, and started spanking his butt hard.

His feather duster is of special quality. It makes a loud noise but doesn't hurt much.

In this day and age, respecting teachers is no joke.

As long as the teacher doesn't beat the child to the point of serious injury or disability.

Parents will only say: Teacher, you hit too lightly.

If the student wanted to go home and complain, he would only receive another beating.

"Do you still want to be a gangster?"

Snapped!
"Do you still want to be a gangster?"

"Say!"

Snapped!
to the laughter of the other students in the class.

Xie Baoqing cried so hard that his nose was running.

"Woo woo woo! Teacher, I don't dare anymore!" "I don't want to be a gangster anymore!"

"I want to be a scientist, like Principal Li."

A generation of fierce bandits fell.
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As time went by, the general theory of relativity spread more widely.

The news that there was only one paper in this issue shocked everyone.

Because this is the first time that Nature has done this, it is very unreasonable.

"Oh my, who is this? He is so influential that Nature can publish a separate issue for him."

"I heard that Sir Lockyer is no longer the editor-in-chief of Nature. It seems that a young man named Gregory has been appointed as the editor-in-chief."

"Young people are just fooling around and messing around. This is not only damaging the reputation of the journal."

"Tsk, don't underestimate Gregory. He is the doctoral student of the famous Professor Bruce."

"He comes from a famous family. Anyone I call is a top figure in the world of science."

"Stop bragging and read the paper."

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The carefree young people have not yet realized the seriousness of the problem.

However, the moment everyone saw the title of the paper, the whole world suddenly became quiet.

Then there was an earth-shaking shout.

The world is boiling!
"Oh my God, Professor Bruce's general theory of relativity was actually published ten years later."

“1902年7月15日到1912年7月15日，十年期限，一天都不差。”

As countless people read the paper at the same time.

The world is quiet again.

At this moment, it makes no difference whether one admires or questions Li Qiwei.

Their souls have been numbed by the shock.

The only things that lingered in my mind were the following.

This is also the only conclusion of the text description they can understand:
“Two basic principles of general relativity.”

"The essence of gravity is the curvature of space-time."

"Bruce Field Equations."

“Matter tells space-time how to curve, and space-time tells matter how to move.”

“Five major predictions: light bending, gravitational redshift, black holes, gravitational waves, and cosmic expansion.”

boom!
The world is boiling!

Shocked the world!

Countless people were screaming madly.

"Bruce! Bruce! Bruce!"

Whether it is the field of physics or other natural sciences.

Everyone's admiration for Li Qiwei has reached its peak.

General relativity can be said to be the highest achievement in the field of natural science.

Because it encompasses the entire universe and space.

Even though no one understands it, just shout it’s awesome.

Anything produced by Professor Bruce must be a masterpiece.

In the eyes of many ordinary people, Nature is the highest-level journal in the academic field.

The papers published on it have all gone through layers of review and there is no way they could be wrong.

What's more, the author of Guang Xiang is Bruce.

People in the field of natural sciences may not understand the derivation process of the paper.

But they can understand the conclusion.

Because of this, the shock brought to them by Guangxiang was the greatest.

As for the vast majority of ordinary people, if they hear a college student around them say something awesome, they should just follow suit and say it’s awesome.

Moreover, the general black hole prediction is the most popular.

Many people like to say this word when they have nothing to do. It is simple and reflects profound physics knowledge. It is the best choice for showing off in daily chat.

However, it doesn't matter to ordinary people who don't understand it in detail.

This is not the case for people in the field of physics.

The difficulty and depth of general relativity has caused even the best physicists to lose confidence.

Now everyone was in trouble.

Waiting online! Urgent! How can I understand the general theory of relativity?
Soon, a piece of gossip was revealed.

It turned out that when Bruce submitted the paper to Nature, no one in the entire editorial department could understand it.

And I don't even know what the symbols mean.

This makes it difficult to review and publish the manuscript.

Gregory had no choice but to collect all the questions and ask Bruce at once.

Gregory: "Professor, how can I understand the theory of general relativity?"

Bruce: "Go study math for three months first."

boom!
As soon as the news came out, it shocked countless people.

"Oh my God, Professor Bruce is so domineering."

"He didn't ask who you were. Everyone had to study math for three months before they were qualified to understand his papers."

"Please, God, let me publish the theory of general relativity instead, even if I die next year."

"I think it's normal. Professor Bruce himself studied mathematics for several years. Just to understand the paper, three months should be enough."

"So scary!"

Next, there was a wave of enthusiasm for studying mathematics in the scientific community.

In particular, unpopular Riemannian geometry and differential geometry have suddenly become hot research directions in the field of mathematics because of the general theory of relativity.

This is the influence of Guang Xiang.

Grossman, who had been unknown before, suddenly became a hot commodity.

Grossmann was once a student of Hilbert, who was a top figure in the mathematics world.

It is roughly equivalent to the status of Planck and others in the physics community, or even slightly higher.

For Grossmann, although Riemannian geometry was difficult, he had no problem understanding it if he spent some time.

So he was invited by various physicists to give lectures and discuss mathematical problems in general physics.

Even Einstein found this close friend as soon as possible and asked him for advice.

Grossman was "successful" and said proudly:
"Einstein, you didn't expect that I changed my career to study mathematics just for this day."

"Hahaha."

At the beginning, he felt that since physics had Bruce and Einstein, his existence had no value.

Anyway, whether it's physical intuition or genius, he can't compare with the two of them.

Therefore, he simply switched to studying mathematics, as he was much more confident in mathematics than in physics.

Einstein didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Grossman finally found an opportunity to show off.

"Okay, okay, you're the best. Tell me what tensor analysis means."

Grossmann patiently explained to Einstein the derivation process of general phasm.

Although he looked calm and composed on the surface, as if he was taking it easy.

But only he himself knows the shock in his heart.

You know, he has been studying mathematics professionally for several years.

And the teacher is also an expert, so I can barely understand the general mathematics.

It’s just that the people who asked him for advice were all math novices and couldn’t see his limitations.

But Grossman knew very well that Bruce's mathematical skills should have surpassed his.

It's just horrible.

You, a physicist, are better at mathematics than me, a professional.

Do you still give people a chance to live?
"Damn it, Bruce is such a jerk!"

Next, almost the entire scientific community was immersed in the discussion of general relativity.

The first step is to understand the paper.

The second step is how to verify the general predictions, which is equivalent to proving the correctness of the theory.

Any of the five predictions, if proven, would be an earth-shaking achievement.

Countless people are getting ready to try.

Because the second step has nothing to do with the first step.

Even if you don't understand the paper, as long as you know the conclusion and acknowledge that the general idea is correct, that's enough.

Well-designed experiments are what matter.

At this moment, countless experimental physicists felt that their spring had come.

Wilson made a bold statement in Cavendish: "I will definitely take one of the five prophecies."

However, astronomers are even more eager and ambitious.

In any case, Guang Xiang's announcement made Li Qiwei's name known throughout the world.

Before that, he was only a big shot in the field of physics.

And now.

It is true that: Your ten-year success has astonished the world, and everyone in the world knows you!
Bruce, the best in the world!

(End of this chapter)