1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 407: Mysterious Visitor! Amazing Genius! Li Qiwei is Shocked!

According to Li Qiwei's theory in his previous life, the universe has been around for 138 billion years.

With the Earth at the center, the diameter of the observable universe reaches 930 billion light-years.

A light year is a unit of distance in astronomy, representing the distance that light travels in one year.

The standard unit in the field of astronomy is the astronomical unit, represented by AU.

One astronomical unit represents the average distance between the Sun and the Earth, about 150 million kilometers.

One light year is equal to 63240 astronomical units.

Therefore, a light year is an extremely huge number, so huge that it is difficult for humans to intuitively imagine how big it is using the scale of the earth as a reference.

Light can travel around the Earth's equator seven and a half times in one second.

The vast observable universe of 930 billion light-years is only the part that humans can observe now.

What lies beyond this, humans will never know.

Because the light emitted by those celestial bodies can never be received by us due to the expansion of the universe.

Therefore, there are too many mysteries in this universe, just as it is vast.

There are at least 2 trillion galaxies in the observable universe alone.

The distance between galaxies is often hundreds of thousands of light years.

Each of these galaxies is a huge aggregation of celestial bodies similar to the Milky Way.

The diameter of the Milky Way is over 10 light years, and it contains about 1000 billion to 4000 billion stars, as well as countless nebulae, gas, dust, etc.

The various constellations that became popular in later generations are just a corner of the Milky Way observed by humans.

The sun is just an insignificant star in the Milky Way.

However, the star system where the sun is located is extremely special because of the existence of the earth.

Because life was born on Earth, even this life can in turn understand the universe that gave birth to them.

This can be described as a miracle.

However, looking at the vast Milky Way, countless extragalactic galaxies, the observable universe, and even beyond the observable universe.

Is the Earth really special?
Are miracles really unique?

1919 5 Month 5 Day.

An unexpected guest came to Li Qiwei's quantum research institute.

The other person has a typical Indian appearance, but the charm in his every move is definitely not something that all Indians possess.

When he saw Li Qiwei, he looked very excited, and the light in his eyes surprised Li Qiwei.

It's hard to describe what that feels like.

It’s like being trapped in darkness for billions of years, and then seeing the first ray of light.

"Hello, Professor Bruce, I finally meet you."

Li Qiwei stretched out his hand and asked in confusion: "Who are you?"

The other party said respectfully: "I am Ramanujan."

Wow!
Despite Li Qiwei's status as a big boss, he couldn't help but be suddenly shocked at this moment.

Ramanujan, a genius mathematician who was later known as the "Son of India".

He came from a poor family, but he had a talent for mathematics that ordinary people could not understand.

He wrote down thousands of formulas in his lifetime, but never gave any proofs.

Countless mathematicians in later generations studied these formulas and found that they were almost all correct.

Most importantly, these formulas look like Cthulhu, which makes people scared just by looking at them.

such as:

Ramanujan wrote thousands of formulas like the one shown in the figure, which is simply unimaginable.

Especially those constants, such as 1103, what kind of brain can come up with them.

Moreover, he did not deduce it, but wrote it down directly without any proof, just as simple as people eating and drinking water.

A mathematical formula discovered by Ramanujan in 1916 was proved by the famous Belgian mathematician Deligne in 1973.

For this, Deligne won the Fields Medal, the highest award in mathematics in 1978.

These are not the most incredible things.

According to the latest research in later generations, some of Ramanujan's formulas are of great significance for the study of black holes and superstring theory.

This is very scary to think about.

In short, the mathematical formulas he wrote brought countless unsolved mysteries to the mathematical world.

However, at this moment, what surprised Ridgway was not Ramanujan's visit.

To be frank, although Ramanujan's talent in mathematics is unparalleled.

But his achievements were still not as good as Li Qiwei's.

Because it is just a pure mathematical formula, its value cannot be seen at the moment.

Ridgway's theory is a great theory that changed the world of physics.

Ramanujan, 32 years old this year, is already a foreign member of the Royal Society of London.

He is also the second Asian to become a foreign member after Li Qiwei.

But in front of Li Qiwei, he is still a junior.

Ridgway was surprised that Ramanujan was completely different from what he had imagined.

He always had a strange illusion when he first saw Ramanujan.

That is, the other party is far from being as simple as it seems.

Now is a good opportunity to observe.

Li Qiwei smiled and said:

"Oh, it turns out to be the math genius from Cambridge."

"Ramanujan, Tagore once told me about you."

"Today I finally met the real person."

Ramanujan was not surprised that Professor Bruce knew him.

His deeds have long been known in the scientific field because of their legendary nature.

Of course, compared with Professor Bruce, it doesn't seem so legendary.

At this moment, Ramanujan was also looking at Li Qiwei in front of him.

This contemporary figure in the scientific community is on par with Newton.

In his eyes, the other party's momentum soared into the sky, endless, like a god descending to the earth.

He really couldn't imagine that such a thing could come into being in human civilization.

In terms of great significance, the other party may be slightly inferior to Newton.

But in terms of the depth of his exposure to the truth, he is definitely the first person in human history, and no one can match him.

Even.
Soon, Ramanujan's thoughts were interrupted.

Li Qiwei asked curiously:

"Ramanujan, I heard that the formulas you wrote were taught to you by the goddess in your dream."

"is this real?"

Ramanujan suddenly started coughing violently, as if he was going to cough out his lungs.

Li Qiwei quickly handed him a handkerchief and asked with concern:
"Ramanujan, are you ill?"

He suddenly thought that in real history, Ramanujan would die of illness in April next year.

He must be seriously ill now.

However, even so, the other party still resolutely came to visit him, which made Li Qiwei a little touched.

After Ramanujan took the handkerchief, he took a deep breath.

Although his complexion looked ugly, his eyes were still bright.

He smiled and said:

"It's fine."

"Professor Bruce, I don't want to hide anything from you."

"There has never been any goddess. Those formulas should be very simple for me."

Li Qiwei keenly grasped a word: should?
The meaning here is intriguing.

Ramanujan continued:

“I have an extraordinary instinct for numbers.”

"You can't even say it's a hunch, it's more like an instinct."

"I always feel like my memory is flawed."

"I don't know if it's a sequelae of the head collision when I was a child."

"Those formulas should have other meanings." "I just can't remember them."

Ramanujan's words made Li Qiwei feel a little strange.

He began to suspect that the other person was too ill and his brain was affected.

"Ramanujan, I have seen some of the formulas you wrote."

"I think if you can write something out of thin air without deducing it, then you have a really weird brain."

"Even a genius can't reach your level."

Suddenly, Ramanujan's eyes turned deep and he asked:
"Professor Bruce, what about you?"

“And how did you come up with the theory of general relativity?”

"In my opinion, your talent has even surpassed the limits of human beings."

“You have made extraordinary achievements not only in physics, but also in chemistry, biology and other fields.”

"You have gone further than Newton in the pursuit of truth."

"You are the person closest to the truth in this world."

Ramanujan's heavy praise made Ridgeway feel embarrassed.

"Haha, Ramanujan, I'm not as great as you say."

"I'm ashamed to say that I have only done some insignificant work for physics."

Ramanujan said:

"No, Professor, I'm not trying to suck up to you."

"If you'd like to trust me, trust my instincts."

"I want to tell you a story."

Li Qiwei's expression turned solemn, "I'd like to hear the details."

Ramanujan coughed a few more times, then said slowly:
"Until I was 14, I was considered a mediocre kid by the world and had no talent."

“Whether it’s mathematics, physics, literature, or art, mediocrity is the same as normal human beings.”

"But at 14, I knew something was happening in my brain."

“I started to become extremely sensitive to numbers.”

“I feel as if all integers are my friends.”

“This also made my personality start to become weird.”

"Because I prefer playing with numbers than playing with my classmates."

"Where I was born, it's still very ignorant."

“Teachers and classmates didn’t understand me and started to keep their distance from me.”

"But I don't care because I have a constant stream of numbers popping up in my head."

"They are like elves, freely combining into various formulas."

"I'm immersed in playing with these numbers every day."

"At that time, I had not received any formal education, so I had no idea what these formulas meant."

"But my intuition tells me that these formulas must be hiding some secrets."

"They are like a key that can unlock the mysteries of the endless void."

“I can’t let them be buried in the corners of India where no one cares about them.”

“So, I took the initiative to write to Professor Hardy of Cambridge University in the UK.”

"I hope that with his influence, my formula can be made public so that more people can study it and discover the secrets within it."

"Everything was normal here."

Li Qiwei was confused. How could this be normal? It was clearly a science fiction story.

"But the weird thing is, I can feel my brain starting to change again."

"It seems to have started since you, Professor Bruce, returned to England."

At this moment, Li Qiwei was completely attracted by Ramanujan's story.

He even had a bold idea, but he didn't dare to confirm it.

"Ramanujan, what is the change?"

Ramanujan suddenly took a deep breath and said slowly:
"Recently, another formula has appeared in my mind, and just like before, it is out of control."

“But the reaction this time has been very strong.”

"My intuition tells me that these formulas are very important, more important than my life."

“I could clearly feel that I didn’t have much time left.”

“But I wasn’t afraid at all.”

"It's like death is really my true destiny."

"But these formulas must be written before I die."

"I have a feeling that these formulas can only be given to you, Professor Bruce."

Wow!
At this moment, Li Qiwei began to get nervous. He felt that Ramanujan was a little abnormal.

The other person's eyes became brighter and brighter, as if a supernova exploded.

It was as if his body could no longer support his soul and was about to collapse.

Li Qiwei asked quickly:
"But, Ramanujan, I am a physicist, not a mathematician."

"I am very interested in your formulas, but they cannot help me think about physics problems."

Li Qiwei said it very bluntly, he knew the other party wouldn't care.

However, Ramanujan's next sentence stunned Li Qiwei.

"No, Professor Bruce, this is not a mathematical formula made up purely of numbers."

“I think it’s more like a physics formula.”

boom!
Li Qiwei seemed to be struck by lightning.

At this moment, a huge wave of emotion rose in my heart, shocking me greatly.

This was the first time he was so moved since he came into this world.

Because things were completely out of his control.

He knew that in real history, Ramanujan did not leave any physics formulas.

Do not!
There is another possibility.

That is, it was left behind, but no one cared or saw it.

In short, it's a mystery.

And now, Li Qiwei experienced this personally and felt dry mouth.

He knew that there was a good chance that he would witness a miracle today.

Of course, what if Ramanujan suddenly wrote: F=ma.

Then Li Qiwei would not hesitate to let Huo Xiuting break the opponent's legs and throw him out.

How dare you come here to tease your brother Li?

At this moment, he handed Ramanujan a piece of paper and his pen.

Then signal the other person with your eyes.

After Ramanujan took it, he closed his eyes, and in Li Qiwei's invisible mind, a storm seemed to be blowing.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and an inexplicable light flashed by.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
Ramanujan perfectly demonstrated what it means to write with the celestial power of a demon.

He wrote down seven formulas in one breath.

These formulas seemed to have drained away the last bit of his energy.

After Ramanujan finished writing, he actually spat out a mouthful of blood.

His cough had become extremely severe.

Li Qiwei didn't care about the formula and hurried to support him.

"It's okay, professor. I know my body very well. I won't die for the time being."

"You should look at the formula first."

"Are they any use to you?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qiwei looked at him deeply and then picked up the paper.

immediately.

hiss!
His heart was shaking.

There was a sound of gasps in the room.

"This is."

(End of this chapter)