1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 564: Antimatter is shocking! The academic world is shocked! Many heroes are chasing it! Paris speech! Everyone is looking forward to it!

Meeting of the Berlin Physical Society.

The content of Li Qiwei's report deeply shocked everyone present.

He first proposed a new wave equation based on Schrödinger's wave equation to unify the special theory of relativity and quantum mechanics.

Therefore, this equation is simply called the Bruce equation.

Then, based on the Bruce equation, he theoretically predicted the existence of anti-electrons, shocking the audience.

Then, based on anti-electrons, he boldly predicted the concept of antimatter.

In the end, he combined antimatter and the Big Bang theory to explain the problem of "the origin of matter in the universe", shocking the audience.

As for the conservation and symmetry relationships, people did not pay much attention to them because they were too far-sighted.

However, it won't be long before they understand what conservation and symmetry mean for physics.

That is a revolutionary change in the scientific paradigm!

Soon, Li Qiwei's speech ended.

The audience burst into thunderous applause.

Everyone respects this great figure in physics from the bottom of their hearts.

The content of today's speech will surely cause a sensation in the entire physics community and set off a frenzy in the research of antimatter!
Among them, the Bruce equation is the core of the core.

Its proposal means that quantum mechanics no longer has any theoretical flaws.

What remains is the interpretation of the connotations of quantum mechanics, such as probability waves and the uncertainty principle.

Different people have different interpretation perspectives.

This is also the most controversial area in quantum mechanics at present.

Everyone is looking forward to the upcoming Fourth Bruce Conference, perhaps a real conclusion can be reached.

"Who is the peak at the end of quantum!"

Li Qiwei was enjoying the cheers from the crowd and suddenly felt emotional.

Unknowingly, he put forward many classic concepts in later cosmology.

There are currently two extremely famous conjectures left: dark matter and dark energy.

In later generations, these two concepts are definitely the most widely known scientific theories in cosmology.

At the same time, they are also the most common elements in science fiction.

Dark matter and dark energy are even more mysterious than antimatter.

Scientists can at least produce antimatter, and although it has been confirmed that dark matter exists, no one has yet touched a single dark matter atom.

As for dark energy, there is no need to mention it, it is so mysterious. I always feel that it has something to do with the "aura" in fantasy novels.

Li Qiwei suddenly smiled.

“Next year will be the second International Astronomy Conference.”

"Just pack one more before you leave."

After the meeting, Ridgway said goodbye to Planck, Einstein and others.

Planck said excitedly:

“This year’s Bruce Conference is going to be amazing!”

"There are so many issues to discuss in the field of quantum mechanics."

"Bruce, you better be prepared."

Li Qiwei looked at Einstein, Schrödinger, Heisenberg and others, and said with a smile:

"I am looking forward too."

Finally, with everyone's farewell, Li Qiwei left Germany and went to Paris, France.

At the same time, the content of his speech was compiled by the Berlin Physical Society and released publicly.

Suddenly, the physics community was in an uproar!

Everyone was shocked!
"My goodness!"

"Professor Bruce has perfected wave mechanics!"

"The concept of antimatter is too sci-fi, isn't it? Does it really exist?"

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Combined with the previous quantum vacuum fluctuations and virtual particles, everyone suddenly discovered:

"The results published by Professor Bruce in just a few days are almost as good as the results of the entire physics community in several years."

"Is this the strength of the world's number one scientist?"

"It's really too horrible!"
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California Institute of Technology, USA.

Millikan, 56, is not only a professor of physics at the school, but also the chairman of the executive council (equivalent to the president), responsible for the management of school teaching.

After taking office, he acted decisively and established the concept of "increasing investment and giving priority to the development of basic disciplines - physics" as the basis for the school's take-off.

I have to say that Millikan has a good vision.

In this day and age, physics is the engine of all natural sciences.

Only when physics develops well will other disciplines have the opportunity to break through their constraints and move to a higher level.

As a science and engineering university, California Institute of Technology pays particular attention to physics.

In addition, Millikan also adheres to the principles of high standards, strict requirements, and rather have nothing than have something of poor quality.

If a professor wants to offer a new course, he must reach the level of the physics department, and the subject leader must also be top-notch in the United States.

It was under his strong leadership that Caltech grew by leaps and bounds and produced and attracted many outstanding talents.

This year, one of our students was selected to participate in the 3rd Physics Olympiad.

Inside the office.

Millikan looked at the young man in front of him and tried his best to make his expression kind.

During this period of time, he always showed a serious and domineering face to others, for fear of scaring young people.

"Anderson, are you confident about this Olympics?"

Anderson, 19, is a sophomore in the Department of Physics at Caltech.

His talent was noticed by his professor and soon reached Millikan's ears.

Given Millikan's status and position, he would not pay too much attention to the Olympiad matters and a young man, even if the other party was a so-called genius.

But the situation is special now.

He is currently promoting a series of teaching reforms, which will naturally encounter resistance and different opinions from all sides.

After all, he put his best resources into the Department of Physics, which makes it hard not to make associations.

"If you, Millikan, were a biologist, wouldn't you have vigorously developed biology?"

In addition, due to Millikan's extremely high status in the American scientific community and his strong style, he had a huge influence on the school.

Privately, many people call Caltech "Millikan's school."

Millikan did not want to just talk big, he wanted to prove that his reforms were correct through unquestionable results.

Therefore, if Anderson can achieve good results in the Olympiad, it will be a strong proof of the effectiveness of the reform.

To this end, Millikan even personally cared about the other party's learning situation.

Anderson said excitedly:

"Professor, I will try my best!"

Millikan was very satisfied and said with a smile:

"very good."

"When you graduate, come and become my doctoral student."

"Recently, due to the antimatter theory proposed by Professor Bruce, the field of cosmic ray research has become very popular."

"I started studying cosmic rays a few years ago. Now that I have sufficient funding, I can supervise a few more doctoral students."

Millikan then jokingly said:
"Maybe in the future you, Anderson, will be able to find antimatter in cosmic rays."

"That would definitely shock the physics community!"

Antimatter will definitely be a hot field in experimental physics in the future.

Professor Millikan, as the boss of the experiment, naturally would not let it go.

He felt deeply moved.

The development of physics has far exceeded his imagination.

More than two decades ago, he was measuring the mass and charge of electrons.

More than 20 years later, he actually began to study antimatter.

It’s like a lifetime ago!

Anderson was extremely excited when he heard this, and his eyes were full of brilliance.

As an Olympiad contestant, he of course always keeps an eye on the latest developments in physics.

The idea of ​​antimatter was so shocking! However, Anderson did not have such wild ideas, as they were too far away from him.

He was already very satisfied to be Professor Millikan's doctor.

"Thank you so much, Professor!"

"I won't let you down!"

Then, Anderson scratched his head again, and the young man said very honestly:

"But I don't dare to think about discovering antimatter."

“There are so many people smarter than me.”

"I met a competitor when I was training for the Olympics."

"He's Oppenheimer from Harvard University. I think he's very strong!"

Millikan had never heard of this name, so he didn't take it seriously. He smiled and encouraged:
"Silly child, don't underestimate yourself!"

"For experimental physics, being smart is not necessarily the most important thing."

"Under my guidance, you will definitely stand out!"

Anderson's face was full of admiration.

"Professor Millikan is so domineering!"
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Cavendish Laboratory, UK.

After learning the concept of antimatter, Rutherford immediately began to study it.

He called in the people in the institute who were currently studying cosmic rays.

"Blackett, here's your chance!"

"If you can really find antimatter in cosmic rays, you will shock the physics community!"

Blackett, 27, is currently Rutherford's assistant.

In real history, Blackett's main achievement was the improvement of the Wilson cloud chamber, which played an important role in the fields of nuclear physics and cosmic rays.

He also won the 1948 Nobel Prize in Physics for this.

Thanks to his improvements, physicists were able to use cloud chambers to better observe cosmic rays.

So, Anderson can be said to be standing on Blackett's shoulders.

Blackett discovered anti-electrons from cosmic rays only slightly later than Anderson.

Unfortunately, this little bit prevented him from having the honor of discovering the anti-electron.

Although he eventually won the Nobel Prize, his influence was clearly not as great as that of the anti-electron.

In addition, Blackett was Oppenheimer's doctoral supervisor.

After graduating from college, Oppenheimer went to Cambridge University in the UK for further studies. He wanted to apply to become Rutherford's doctoral student.

Unfortunately, Rutherford rejected him.

It was Blackett who ultimately became Oppenheimer's mentor.

Oppenheimer felt that Blackett was blocking his way and actually placed a poisoned apple on the latter's table.

Later, the truth was revealed, and Oppenheimer's parents used all their connections to ensure that he was qualified to continue his research.

In short, Oppenheimer may have some psychological problems.

In addition, he was later in charge of the Manhattan Project, which put him under too much pressure and led to an even more split personality.

In the later movie "Oppenheimer", the first scientist to appear was Blackett.

During World War II, he was a scientific advisor to the British military, responsible for developing strategic plans.

But at this moment Blackett was still a young man.

He was also shocked when he heard the news about antimatter.

This is absolutely a top priority in the field of experimental physics.

However, he still wondered:
"Professor, do you also think that antimatter exists in cosmic rays?"

Rutherford said confidently:

"Don't worry, Bruce's intuition has never been wrong."

"And I agree with his assumption that the complex environment of the universe can produce antimatter."

Blackett was not a blind man, and he continued:

"Professor, why don't we consider artificially creating antimatter?"

"This should also be considered as proof of the existence of antimatter."

Rutherford's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he was very satisfied with Blackett's reaction.

The other party did not fall into fanatical research at first, but thought independently.

He smiled and said:

"Blackett, you're almost out of school too."

Blackett smiled sheepishly.

Rutherford added:

"What you said makes sense."

"Since the annihilation of particles and antiparticles will turn into photons, as long as abnormal radiation is found, it is likely to be a trace of the existence of antimatter."

"For the detailed analysis, please go back and study it carefully."

Blackett happily agreed.

Rutherford looked into the distance and sighed:

"Bruce, how many shocking theories do you have?"
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France, Radium Institute.

Irena was extremely excited after learning the news about antimatter.

But soon, she became dejected.

"Alas, it's a pity that I haven't studied cosmic rays."

Madame Curie smiled and said:

"Don't look forward to Shu."

“Nuclear physics is already a very good research topic.”

"You need to do more in-depth research and not just stay on the surface."

In recent times, Madame Curie has discovered problems with her eldest daughter.

Irena is smart, but a little impatient.

She always wants to prove herself as quickly as possible.

So, once the experiment didn't progress, she would become anxious.

Fortunately, Joliot was always there to comfort her.

Irena made a funny expression and said coquettishly:

"Yes, Mother."

Madame Curie shook her head and smiled bitterly:
"If you don't change, you may not even notice important results in the future."

Irena was dissatisfied and said:

"impossible!"

"Professor Bruce warned me not to ignore any seemingly simple details."

Madame Curie did not respond, with an expression that said, "I've seen through you."

Talking about Professor Bruce, Irena instantly became happy.

She had just learned from her mother that Professor Bruce would be coming to France to give a speech soon.

The third Physics Olympiad is about to be held, and the French government is promoting this Olympiad extensively in order to expand its influence in the scientific community.

After all, there were too many extraordinary geniuses in the second Physics Olympiad.

And these geniuses have now become leaders in the scientific community.

The value of the Physics Olympiad has further increased, and the Olympiads in other subjects will also benefit from it.

All countries attach great importance to it.

For this reason, French scientific leaders such as Lang Zhiwan and de Broglie cordially invited Professor Bruce.

"Dear Professor Bruce, please give the contestants some ideological guidance before the Olympiad begins."

To put it bluntly, they just want to get Professor Bruce's speech inspiration for free.

After all, the other party’s speech in Germany was so shocking!
Li Qiwei was going to come to France anyway, so it would be convenient to add one more speech.

So he agreed.

1924 7 Month 20 Day.

After traveling to many cities, Li Qiwei and his party finally arrived in Paris.

All Olympiad contestants are looking forward to it!
(End of this chapter)