Genius Club.

Chapter 146 Waiting for a Meteor Shower
"You are……"

Li Qiqi in the wheelchair blinked and looked at Lin Xian.

Her voice was very soft and she looked very weak. Her face became even paler under the bright moonlight.

"I'm Liu Feng's friend, Lin Xian." Lin Xian introduced himself:

"New friend, just met not long ago."

Li Qiqi tilted her head:

"I haven't heard Liu Feng talk about you... When did you two meet?"

"Just now."

Lin Xian answered truthfully:

"Ten minutes ago."

puff-

Li Qiqi was amused. She looked at Lin Xian again, and seemed to be closer to him:
"You are such an interesting person. To be honest, not many people are willing to be friends with Liu Feng. Although he is a nice person... his personality is indeed a bit weird."

"I heard about you from Teacher Qi Yan." Lin Xian directly stated the purpose of his visit.

"so……"

Li Qiqi listened to Lin Xian patiently and looked at him with a smile:
"So, you also believe that Liu Feng's "Introduction to the Cosmological Constant" is correct?"

Lin Xian nodded:
"Maybe we are the only two people in the world who firmly believe in this. In fact, I am quite curious... Why is it that Liu Feng, the author of "Introduction to the Cosmological Constant", does not think that his research is correct?"

"I just mentioned this to Liu Feng when I met him. He actually admitted calmly that the Introduction to the Cosmological Constant was wrong. This is not the attitude a scholar should have towards his own research."

"Because... this research result seems to be wrong." Li Qiqi lowered her head and said:

"From an academic point of view, it's very difficult to prove a conclusion is correct because you need to prove that it is correct in every case."

"But it is much easier to prove that an inference is wrong. You just need to prove that it is wrong in any one case, and then it must be wrong."

Li Qiqi’s words surprised Lin Xian.

He thought that since Li Qiqi could write those words on the card, she must firmly believe that "Introduction to the Cosmological Constant" is correct.

Even if it is irrational, at least her own ideas should be firm.

But to hear her say this...

It seems that she is not so determined.

What exactly is going on?

"Do you also think that 'Introduction to the Cosmological Constant' is wrong?" Lin Xian asked.

“I don’t think it’s wrong.”

Li Qiqi shook her head:

"But... Liu Feng and Teacher Qi have done many verification experiments, and the results are the same every time... They all prove that the Introduction to the Cosmological Constant is wrong."

"Even after graduation, Liu Feng studied it for a long time and experimented many times. But no matter how many times he tried, the results were the same. They were all wrong, and not even once was correct."

……

It turned out to be the case.

Only then did Lin Xian understand why Liu Feng had that attitude just now.

It seems that I thought things were simple.

He originally thought that Liu Feng was like Professor Xu Yun, both of whom were talented but not appreciated, had no support, and were misunderstood...

but it is not the truth.

In "Introduction to the Cosmological Constant", both Liu Feng himself and Professor Qi Yan conducted countless experiments to verify it.

The results were disappointing, proving this introduction wrong.

The problem Liu Feng faced was not practical issues such as sponsorship, funding, and laboratories, but a more cruel problem... his introduction was fundamentally incorrect.

It's like waiting at the dock for a plane that never arrives.

Liu Feng's research direction is wrong, so he will never get the correct answer in his lifetime.

But what is puzzling is...

Since Qi Yan, Liu Feng, and countless experimental data have proved that "Introduction to the Cosmological Constant" is wrong, and even Li Qiqi herself knows this, why does Li Qiqi still firmly believe that this introduction is correct?
This is too contradictory.

As if seeing Lin Xian's doubts, Li Qiqi continued:
"But even if all the experimental data show that Liu Feng is wrong, I still don't think so."

"why?"

"Because Liu Feng's derivation of the cosmological constants is so beautiful." Li Qiqi smiled sweetly:

“I can’t understand those derivations, but they are so beautiful, just like music.”

"Although I didn't major in mathematics in college, a lot of mathematical and physical formulas are used in my astronomy major. Without exception... these formulas are very beautiful. I think this is the most magical thing in the universe. Every correct theorem of it is beautiful."

"Euler's formula, the Pythagorean theorem, the mass-energy equation... these formulas are all beautiful, as if they were created by humans, so exquisite, so simple, and so correct."

"And Liu Feng's derivation of the cosmological constant is the same."

Talking about Liu Feng, Li Qiqi's face was filled with pride and happiness:
"Its derivation is also very beautiful. I think there should be such a thing in the universe. Even if many experiments prove it is wrong... is it possible that it is not the cosmological constant that is wrong, but the current human cognition?"

"I'm sorry, but it's hard for me to explain this intuition."

She smiled embarrassedly and looked at Lin Xian:

"I know it's a bit absurd to use beauty to define whether a formula is correct, but... nature and the universe itself are beautiful and exquisite, and I think it should be so."

……

Lin Xian also nodded.

Li Qiqi’s idea is indeed very interesting.

Indeed, whether in physics or mathematics, all correct formulas are beautiful.

This kind of beauty is hard to express.

This may be what people often call the romance of science students.

Now let’s see.

Lin Xian also doesn’t know what the problem with “Introduction to the Cosmological Constant” is.

Everyone in the world thinks it is wrong.

But it must have proved to be correct.

Is it really as Li Qiqi said...

[It’s not the cosmological constant that’s wrong, but human cognition? 】

Things are really getting more and more interesting.

"I really want to help Liu Feng continue his research. Can you help me persuade him?"

Lin Xian looked at Li Qiqi in the wheelchair and explained:

"Since we both believe that the Introduction to the Cosmological Constant is correct... I think our goals are the same on this point. Maybe if we give Liu Feng more funding and a better laboratory, he might be able to come up with some research results."

"I just told Liu Feng about this, but he rejected it outright. I don't quite understand why."

Lin Xian spread his hands and continued:

"He is working so hard delivering food and tutoring, isn't it just to make money? Then why not take my financial support, which will not hinder his research and will not delay his company? "

Talking about this, Li Qiqi sighed:

"Liu Feng has suffered a great blow in recent years, coupled with my illness... He himself doesn't think his research is correct, so how can he have the nerve to accept your funding?"

"To be honest, Liu Feng hasn't done any math research for nearly a year. He works day and night to make money, just like a broken clock. The hands are still moving, but the rhythm is wrong." "I also want to do something for Liu Feng, but you can see that I am like this... I can't do anything. I think the only thing I can do... is to leave this world as soon as possible and stop delaying Liu Feng's life."

"No, no, no, don't think like that."

Lin Xian waved his hands quickly and advised:
"You have to have confidence in the current scientific development, especially at this stage. Countries all over the world are conducting research in the field of hibernation chambers. Maybe within a year or two, the prototype of a hibernation chamber will be ready. By then, you can hibernate directly and go to the future to treat your illness."

Li Qiqi just lowered her head and smiled:

"Actually, I haven't thought that far ahead. My only wish, and my only regret... is to watch a meteor shower before I die."

"I have loved meteor showers since I was a child, but I have basically only seen them on TV and have never observed them in real life. I applied for the astronomy major in college because I love meteor showers."

"But... after I learned all this astronomy, I realized that real meteor showers are not like what we see on TV shows. Meteors only last for a short time. Most of them only last for one or two seconds in the night sky. So meteor showers are just something that everyone imagines. They don't exist in reality."

……

Lin Xian didn't say anything.

He knew that what Li Qiqi said was true.

Generally speaking, meteor showers in astronomy are completely different from the meteor showers that everyone has in mind.

Normally, a meteor burns in the atmosphere for less than one second, and only a few seconds can be reached.

The flow rate of meteor showers is actually very small. If there are dozens or nearly a hundred meteors in an hour, it is already considered a large-scale meteor shower.

So, in summary, it is very likely that you may stare at the sky all night according to the time predicted in the news, but may not see any meteors.

A meteor may pass by in the blink of an eye.

Not to mention the legendary meteor showers.

Meteor showers are a typical example of ideals being very full and reality being very skinny.

therefore.

Li Qiqi, who majored in astronomy, should know this very well.

She would never see the meteor shower she imagined in her entire life, just like Liu Feng's book "Introduction to the Cosmological Constant"... until the world was destroyed 600 years later, it would still be regarded as a worthless garbage full of errors.

Inexplicable.

Lin Xian remembered the little card that Li Qiqi wrote to Liu Feng in the book 600 years later.

Meteor showers were also mentioned above.

"What are your plans if you can really see the meteor shower?" Lin Xian looked at Li Qiqi.

"Then I will definitely make a wish." Li Qiqi looked up at the dark, starless sky and smiled:
"【I will make a wish, let everyone in the world know what a remarkable achievement the cosmological constant is, and let the whole world know that Liu Feng is right.】"

really……

It matches the small card in the book.

Lin Xian sighed inwardly and looked at the night sky with Li Qiqi:

"Has Liu Feng's book 'Introduction to the Cosmological Constant' ever been published?"

Li Qiqi shook her head:

"No."

"Didn't he try to get it? Or send the manuscript to the publisher?"

"nor."

Li Qiqi shook her head again:

"Now, Liu Feng himself believes that the Introduction to the Cosmological Constant is wrong, so he certainly won't do these things."

"Too."

Lin Xian sorted out the logic.

The root of the problem now still lies with Liu Feng himself... He himself does not believe that he is right, so naturally he will not seek approval, and naturally he has no interest in his own funding.

But now the question is even more confusing——

Since this book has never been published, where was the ancient book dug out from 600 years later?

"Cough cough..."

The night wind blew, and Li Qiqi coughed weakly twice.

She raised her head, looked at Lin Xian, and pointed inside the house:
"Sorry, I have to go back."

"Well, take care of yourself."

Lin Xian waved goodbye to her:

"Good night."

……

2 points in the early hours.

Buzz buzz ...

The sound of a motorcycle approaching, and eventually stalling in the yard, pushing open the door.

"You're back~"

Inside the house, Li Qiqi turned her wheelchair around and smiled at Liu Feng who had taken off his delivery helmet.

On the dining table in the middle of the living room, there were two simple dishes and a bowl of porridge.

"Why don't you rest earlier? You don't have to prepare food for me. I'll just eat whatever I want."

Liu Feng hung the helmet on the wall, took off his delivery vest, and rubbed his hair that was flattened against his scalp.

"I've been sleeping all day, hehe, I can't sleep all day long."

Li Qiqi rocked the wheelchair and beckoned Liu Feng to come over and sit down:

"Hurry up and sit down to eat. It's been heated up several times."

Liu Feng sat at the dining table, took the chopsticks handed to him by Li Qiqi, and started eating:
"It's going to get colder these days. If you go out into the yard, remember to wear more clothes."

Li Qiqi nodded and smiled at Liu Feng who was eating with big mouthfuls of food:
"Don't worry, I will take good care of myself when you are not at home. Speaking of which... tonight when I was enjoying the breeze in the yard, I met a very interesting person and we had a great chat."

Liu Feng picked up a piece of cucumber with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth:
"The security in this area is not good, don't talk to strangers."

"I'm not a child!" Li Qiqi snorted:
"Besides...that person is not a bad person, he is a very good person."

"How do you know he's a good guy?"

"He said that 'Introduction to the Cosmological Constant' is correct!" Li Qiqi said happily.

"..."

Liu Feng's chopsticks stopped in mid-air, and the potato shreds he picked up dangled weakly in the air.

There was a pause of about two seconds.

Liu Feng put the shredded potatoes into his mouth, took a big bite of the steamed bun, and chewed it:
"If you say that the Introduction to the Cosmological Constant is correct, you are a good person?"

"Yeah!" Li Qiqi nodded and smiled:

"In my opinion, he is a good person."

"You..." Liu Feng smiled weakly and continued to eat.

"According to you, the whole world is full of bad people."

"including me."

(End of this chapter)