1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 478 Tai Chi Yin and Yang! Weak force appears! Four forces at the same time, the pinnacle of physics! The vast universe, I am the master of rise and fall!

When Ridgwell proposed the concept of the fourth force and the divisibility of protons and neutrons, everyone was shocked.

Because it is so shocking.

Even beyond this era.

Human beings’ understanding of the nature of the world has been further refreshed.

Roentgen has not spoken since the beginning.

He just listened quietly, with a smile on his face all the time.

The scene before him gave rise to endless reverie and emotion in him.

When he was young, electromagnetism and thermodynamics dominated physics.

Maxwell was like a huge sun, high above, suppressing all the geniuses of his time.

Not only did he propose Maxwell's equations, ending electromagnetism, he was also one of the founders of thermodynamics.

Such a terrifying existence makes all physicists feel despair.

But even so, Roentgen and others did not give up the challenge.

Because the physics of that era was full of opportunities and undeveloped virgin land everywhere.

Design a few circuits, do some weighing and measuring experiments, and you may even discover something remarkable.

Everyone has a chance to soar to the sky.

Sometimes, luck is more important than strength.

Roentgen's teacher was also a famous physicist and professor of that era.

The other party's research topic is the propagation of sound in solids and liquids.

If this were to happen nowadays, it would probably not be accepted as a noble thing.

After listening to Ridgway's speech and answers, Roentgen was deeply moved.

The third force, the fourth force, and the proton-neutron fine structure.
These things are no longer something that can be discovered simply by luck.

Faraday accidentally saw that a closed circuit could generate electric current in a magnetic field, and thus proposed the famous phenomenon of electromagnetic induction.

But now, even if you are blind, you cannot see that the fourth quantum number is the electron spin.

Luck doesn't play as big a role anymore.

Although the flash of inspiration still exists, after the flash, rigorous and complex theoretical calculations are the core.

Physics has entered a whole new phase.

The previous method of simple calculation and operation is no longer effective.

Modern physics requires strong imagination, logical analysis ability, and experimental ability.

To put it in a more vivid way, physics has evolved from sensibility to rationality.

Even after the 60s, physics went from being rational to being inhumane.

Because many concepts have completely transcended human perception and imagination.

Such as dimensions, singularities, and Planck scales
Untouchable and unimaginable, it is simply Scientific Cthulhu.

Physics and mathematics gradually merged into one.

Almost everything has become abstract mathematical calculations.

A good mathematician may not be a physicist, but a great physicist is definitely a great mathematician.

And the biggest advantage of mathematics over physics is:
Mathematics is valid in any universe, but physics is not necessarily true.

The former transcends the universe, while the latter is the rules within the universe.

But humans just need to figure out their own universe.

Roentgen smiled and said to Planck next to him:
"Luckily I was born early, otherwise I would probably have to wait outside the hotel for the meeting to end."

“You are not qualified to attend this kind of meeting.”

Planck smiled knowingly and said:

"No, Brother Roentgen, I believe you can still create new glory."

Although he said this to comfort her, the sad thing was that what Roentgen said might be the truth.

Even he himself feels a little behind the times.

Physics is developing so fast!
If Newton were in later times, he probably wouldn't have been able to come up with a theory of everything.

At the beginning, Planck was cautious about proposing the concept of quantum physics, as he thought it would subvert the world.

But compared with these current concepts, quantum has become conservative.

He looked at Li Qiwei with satisfaction, his eyes full of approval.

Looking back to those days, the other party was just a young boy.

He attracted the attention of the physics community thanks to a bet with Lord Kelvin.

Just when everyone thought Bruce was just a joke, a miracle happened.

As earth-shaking results are published one after another, people have to admit a fact:
Bruce Lee invented modern physics.

And now, he is climbing towards a higher peak.

Planck sighed inwardly:

"Bruce, you have become a qualified physics leader."

"I even see hope in you to surpass Newton and Maxwell."

"Standing on the shoulders of those great predecessors, you are getting closer and closer to the truth."

For these older generation physicists, the concepts of the third force and the fourth force are so amazing that they can mark the end of an era.

Maybe it's just a concept now, but it was proposed by Bruce.

The man recognized by the world as having the best intuition!
Just based on the name, countless people will flock to this field.

A new wave of research is about to begin.

Of course, no one could make a breakthrough until quantum mechanics was completed.

Einstein, Rutherford and other peers of Ridgway were all excited at this moment.

Einstein seemed to see a broader future for unified field theory.

He said to Ehrenfest confidently:

"I trust Bruce's instincts."

"My unified field theory will include all four fundamental forces."

“This is true unity!”

Ehrenfest was stunned by the fright.

Wow, let’s have a meeting and the unified field theory has doubled.

He smiled and joked:
"Einstein, your theory should be renamed unified second field theory."

Einstein didn't react at first.

But soon he burst into laughter.

Rutherford was struck by the fine structure of protons and neutrons.

For experimental physicists like him, exploring the ultimate origin of matter is a fatal attraction.

It was not until his mentor Thomson discovered the atom that humans truly understood the nature of matter.

Matter is made up of atoms;
An atom is composed of a nucleus and electrons;
The nucleus of an atom is composed of protons and neutrons;
Protons and neutrons may have even more elaborate structures.

Physicists are constantly pushing the limits.

And all these achievements come from Cavendish's school.

Thomson, the "Father of the Atom";
Bruce, the "Father of the Atomic Nucleus";

Rutherford, the "Father of Proton";

Wow, atomic science was divided up and no one else got a share of the spoils.

Rutherford saw the joy on Professor Thomson's face.

The other person's heart must be in turmoil.

He even wanted to ask God for another 500 years.

As a physics giant, Rutherford was not a blind man.

Suppose that before, a young man publicly said that protons have a component structure.

Then he will definitely sneer and ignore it.

Why was he so excited when Professor Bruce brought it up?

Because to come up with a brand new concept, you need to have a solid foundation, rather than just talking nonsense.

Ridgwell first found the stability bug in the proton-neutron model.

Then the concept of power comes naturally.

Then, when the strong force and beta decay conflicted, he naturally introduced a fourth force based on the strong force. In order to prevent the two forces from conflicting, it is necessary to start with a more sophisticated component structure.

Rutherford saw that Ridgway was using a schematic diagram as a model.

There are three small balls inside a round ball.

Then, through various permutations and combinations, the strong and weak forces can remain stable.

Step by step, linked together.

All these speculations are based on reasonable and bold logical deductions based on sufficient phenomena.

If Li Qiwei had put forward the current conjecture before the proton-neutron model came out.

Then definitely not many people will believe it.

Because that's real bullshit.

It’s like Li Qiwei now speculates that electrons also have more detailed structures.

This is hard to believe.

Why do electrons need to be composed of more microscopic components? What problem do you need to explain?

It's totally unnecessary!
Do not add entities unless necessary.

Therefore, for the many bigwigs present, it is easy for them to accept these shocking theoretical conjectures.

As for geniuses like Pauli, they were even more excited to the point of having their blood boiling.

The scientific education they received since childhood was listening to Professor Bruce's stories.

Quantum theory and relativity may be difficult for the older generation to understand, but they are much easier for them.

No matter how wild and shocking the theory is, they can accept it.

Because the threshold has been greatly raised.

For top geniuses like Pauli, Heisenberg, and Dirac, when they learned about quantum theory and relativity, they actually felt bitter inside.

They will feel that they were born at the wrong time.

"I wish I could live in the same era as Professor Bruce."

"I am not weak just because I flirt with someone."

A person's development is certainly inseparable from personal efforts, but it also requires consideration of the course of history.

It’s like, in the past, college graduates were the pride of the nation, but now they are worse than dogs.

Aren’t physicists of later generations smarter?
But many theories and phenomena have been discovered in advance, so they no longer have a chance.

This is how Pauli and others felt at the beginning.

And now, Professor Bruce has brought them new hope.

Whether it is the other two forces or the fine structure of protons and neutrons.

All of them are declaring that the existing quantum theory and theory of relativity are far from the whole world.

They have a broader future to explore!

They don't have to live under the glory of Professor Bruce forever!

"I admire Professor Bruce, but I want to surpass him even more!"

These young people are more willing to believe in the correctness of the conjecture than older physicists.

Because that is their future path.

Chadwick is still shocked and dry-mouthed.

Faced with Professor Bruce's answer, he had no way to refute it again.

If he insists on refutation, he can only completely deny the existence of the fourth force and fine structure.

That's certainly possible.

Because Professor Bruce is not absolutely right either.

But that would just become a war of words, which would be meaningless.

Neither side can prove themselves, nor can they point out the other's mistakes.

Chadwick was well aware of how important a new theoretical conjecture was to physics.

It is extremely stupid to refute for the sake of refutation.

Moreover, ambition began to grow in his heart.

"If I could discover the fine structure of the proton, then..."

Chadwick gave a piggy grin.

But soon, he calmed down and asked a question that everyone ignored:

"Professor Bruce, if the fourth force you predicted really exists, what would you name it?"

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this.

Yes, how could they forget such an important thing.

The young geniuses immediately started discussing.

Li Qiwei was also stunned, then smiled softly and said:

"I once proposed the Chinese Tai Chi philosophy at the annual meeting of the Royal Society of London."

"Yin and Yang Pisces mutually generate and restrain each other, flourishing to the extreme and then declining, and then flourishing again from decline."

"It's like being extremely strong and then becoming weak, and then being extremely weak and then becoming strong again!"

"Since we already have the strong force, why not call the fourth force the weak force?"

"And from a little analysis we can see that the strength of the fourth force must be much lower than the strong force."

"Otherwise, the problem raised by Chadwick will arise, and the electron cannot escape."

"So the strength of the fourth force must not be very great."

"I think it's more appropriate to call it weak force."

"Of course, the true discoverer of the weak force can be changed later."

Wow!
Ruoli's name made everyone present cheer.

Because it is so fitting.

Both weak force and strong force exist within the nucleus and are microscopic forces.

Furthermore, strong force governs the aggregation and fixation of particles, so it needs to be strong.

The weak force governs the decomposition and dispersion of particles, so it needs to be weak.

Everyone was shocked to find that this was in perfect agreement with the Chinese Tai Chi philosophy.

A philosophical atmosphere is in the air.

"No wonder a figure like Professor Bruce appeared in China."

“Although they missed the scientific revolution, the sages there seemed to have taken another path to observe the universe.”

“The mysteries of physics actually coincide with their thoughts.”

“It’s just incredible.”

"Perhaps, I should also take some time to understand Chinese philosophy."

Ruoli's name instantly conquered everyone present.

In the crowd, Fermi suddenly felt a slight pain in his heart.

It was as if he had lost something most precious.

He kept muttering:
"Weak force~"

"Strange, why do I feel like this name has some connection with me?"

Li Qiwei looked at Fermi and said with guilt in his heart:

"I'll go to Rome for a meeting next year and treat you to pasta."

"If you young people suffer any more, I will bear the blame."

Gravity, electromagnetism, strong force, weak force.

At this moment, the basic forces in the universe increased from two to four.

Gravity governs the order of the celestial bodies;
Electromagnetic force creates wind, rain, thunder and lightning;
The power makes the stars shine with endless light;
The weak force is the melody of element decay.

The four forces intertwine like the cornerstones of the world, forming our colorful material universe.

They are the Tao, the ultimate, and the only one.

The road to unification has truly begun to take shape from now on.

Who can unify the four fundamental forces and create a theory of everything?

Who is the well-deserved and undisputed God of Physics!
At this moment, Li Qiwei is full of ambition and wants to dominate the world!
"In the vast universe, I am the master of rise and fall!"

(End of this chapter)