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Chapter 331 Want to find the reason? Or look at the country! Facts have proved that heroes are always right!

The accident that occurred in the nuclear reactor experiment in the northern suburbs of Cambridge has attracted great attention from the international academic and public opinion.

For a week in a row, the international community was filled with related reports.

There were also many domestic reports, and it continued to occupy several hot pages, mainly because the accident was indeed very serious and it occurred in a densely populated city. It did not affect the area outside the base, and there were also considerable casualties and major losses inside the experimental base.

At the same time, the accident is also linked to a very famous university - Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Dennis White's team belongs to the research group of MIT. He is a tenured professor at MIT and is very famous in the field of international tokamak nuclear reactor research.

MIT is so famous that it has its own popularity.

Harvard University also made the news, as this internationally renowned university is also located in Cambridge.

International public opinion focused on the accident itself and related matters, such as casualties, rescue efforts, the university to which the project team belonged, subsequent impacts, etc.

The international academic community, or the scientific community, is discussing the cause of the accident.

It is not uncommon for accidents to happen in scientific research.

The accident that occurred during the chaos force field experiment conducted by the Nuclear Organization was more serious than this time, but its impact was not as great as this time, mainly because what they were doing was a chaos force field experiment, and there was also the accident at Fermilab before that.

The accident in the low-temperature nuclear fusion experiment shocked the scientific community.

The scientific community generally believes that there is no risk in the research of low-temperature nuclear fusion, and the vast majority of scholars engaged in research or research in related fields hold this view.

This is the case with Tisgo Johnson and Joe Denier.

The same is true for Taylor Wilson and Dennis White.

Among the four, Tisgo Johnson and Joe Denier represent scholars engaged in basic experiments and theories in new physics directions.

Taylor Wilson and Dennis White represent scholars engaged in fusion physics research.

The same is true for scholars in other fields.

Scholars who have some understanding of nuclear fusion reactions and tokamak devices believe that there is no risk in the research of low-temperature nuclear fusion, because it is amazing that nuclear fusion can be maintained in an environment of "less than 100 million degrees Celsius". How could an accident possibly occur?
For example, a material cannot be ignited at room temperature, and the research is about how to make it continue to burn at room temperature.

As a result, a fire broke out during the experiment?
This result subverts cognition!
Scientists have been discussing, "There was an accident in the low-temperature nuclear fusion experiment. It looks like an explosion? How did it happen? Was it an explosion of the equipment?"

"It shouldn't be. The investigation results of the equipment explosion have already been released, and the situation was so severe."

"It was said that they were conducting new experiments and added new elements to the deuterium-tritium material, and then there was an explosion."

“There shouldn’t be any chemical reaction, right?”

"Even if there is a chemical reaction, there is no possibility of an explosion. In an environment of tens of millions of degrees Celsius, the atoms have been ionized and the molecular bonds have been directly broken."

"It should be a new experimental development..."

In academic discussions, a saying has spread: every experiment in the new physics direction involves safety risks.

This is what Zhang Shuo said.

Zhang Shuo and many others have said similar things, but most people don't care because they subconsciously believe that accidents will only happen in experiments with chaotic force fields, and further expansion of the research will also result in violent reactions.

For example, ion anti-air weapons.

Such research will definitely involve safety risks, but most scholars do not have the opportunity to participate, and it is impossible for them to understand some of the principles.

The accident that occurred in the research of low-temperature nuclear fusion proves that experiments involving new substances involve safety risks.

Low-temperature nuclear fusion is risky, so it is inferred that experiments with gravity technology may also be risky, but no team has yet been able to achieve an experiment that "accidentally triggers a violent" reaction.

……

The new experimental accident has made many scholars feel concerned.

The investigation results have not yet come out. The only thing we know is that it is probably related to the new experimental content, that is, the addition of mercury and sulfur elements to the deuterium and tritium raw materials. The deeper principles are beyond the ability of the investigation team to solve.

When an accident happens, someone has to take responsibility.

Dennis White and Taylor Wilson were both restricted from traveling and had to be questioned continuously by investigators from several departments.

Dennis White will definitely be the one to take responsibility as he is directly responsible for the project.

He was personally a bit emotionally unstable.

Whenever he thought of his colleagues who left because of this, he felt extremely painful and regretful.

When he was interviewed, he explained all the information, including Taylor-Wilson’s concerns before the experiment, “This has nothing to do with Taylor.”

"He had suggested that I take it step by step and first understand why the reaction would last for more than ten seconds at 3800 million degrees Celsius after adding mercury instead of dropping rapidly."

“We think differently.”

"I think everything is safe. There won't be any problems with the experiment. The most we can do is just not discover anything."

"I'm the boss, so of course the experiment has to follow my orders..."

Dennis White's statement was still recognized, and several investigators and people from the Department of Energy looked up to Taylor. In fact, they also understood Dennis White's ideas, especially those who were familiar with research in new physics directions.

New physics is a completely new field of science. The underlying theory is seriously insufficient, so experiments need to be tried bit by bit.

If the new attempt had led to research progress instead of an accident, the results would have been completely different.

There was nothing wrong with what Dennis White did, it's just that he had bad luck.

Now that an accident has happened, it is the worst outcome. Dennis White himself is willing to step forward and take responsibility, and his personal scientific research career will come to an end.

This is the only impact.

No matter how serious the accident is, it is only caused by scientific research. Even if an accident occurs due to wrong decision-making in the middle, no other responsibilities are involved.

A week later, the investigation team released its results.

The investigation results were similar to what the academic community expected, that is, the accident was caused by the new experimental design, which contained unknown scientific principles.

After the survey results were released, a large number of reporters immediately came to the country to conduct interviews.

In terms of new physics and new scientific fields, whether in theory or technology, China is more authoritative.

Many reporters came to the Large Hadron Collider experimental base.

They all requested to interview the scholars, and some even hoped to interview Zhang Shuo.

This time Zhang Shuo showed up.

The interview took place in an open space outside the commercial district. Facing a large number of cameras, Zhang Shuo talked about his views on the accident. "Any experimental research in the new physics direction may have risks."

“It’s because the theory is inadequate.”

"In any experiment, there will be a situation where some experimental data cannot be controlled."

"For the same experiment, the same magnetic field, and the same parameters, some experimental data fluctuate greatly."

"This is what happened in the chaotic force field experiment. We found that the transformation of the chaotic force field into strong force is uncontrollable."

"This is also one of our research directions." "We must understand the underlying physical laws and underlying operating logic to understand the reasons for data fluctuations."

"Until then, any experiments in new physics directions must be done with extreme caution."

Zhang Shuo spoke briefly, explaining why there were risks in experiments in new physics directions, and later cited the example of Marie Curie.

In Madame Curie's time, people did not know about the problem of radioactivity or the harm it could do to the human body.

Some scientists who were engaged in the research of radioactive elements, for example, Madame Curie and her daughter Irène Joliot-Curie, conducted long-term research on radioactive elements. Their bodies were affected by the research on radioactive rays, resulting in incurable diseases and death.

The same is true of the new physics today.

The underlying principles of many research projects are still unknown, and without understanding the underlying physical logic, uncontrollable risks may arise.

"Our current research is related to this, and we hope to be able to partially decipher it in the future."

"Only then can the experiment become safe..."

In the field of new physics, Zhang Shuo is the most authoritative figure in the world.

After the reporter's interview report was released, the international community also generally understood the risks involved in new physics research.

Researchers working on experiments in new physics directions, including gravity technology and low-temperature nuclear fusion research, have also become very cautious.

In the Large Hadron Collider experimental base, Zhang Shuo is even more authoritative. Even though he is not at the experimental base for a long time, scholars in the international group are very convinced of him.

Tisgo-Johnson has also changed his tune.

He had been very dissatisfied with the rejection of his plan before, but now he felt that rejection was the best, otherwise it would be too serious if an accident occurred in the experiment.

Let’s not talk about personal risk issues, because his team is highly involved in the plan formulation, and if an accident occurs, a large part of the responsibility will definitely fall on them.

Then his personal scientific career can be declared over in advance.

Fortunately, Zhang Shuo came.

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Accidents in low-temperature nuclear fusion will not affect the planned chaos force field experiments.

In the experimental base, everything proceeded in an orderly manner according to plan, and the personnel involved in the experiment also became obviously more serious.

Every time a problem occurs it is a reminder to others.

Accidents have occurred in low-temperature nuclear fusion research, and there have been two major accidents in the chaos force field experiment. The experiment itself also involves strong transformations and direct and intense reactions inside, making it even more difficult to control.

It can be said that every experiment with chaos force fields is accompanied by risks.

However, many people are also confident about safety. On the one hand, they have done a lot of work on safety, and if any problems arise during the experiment, they can take protective measures in the first place.

In addition, the experimental plan was proposed by Zhang Shuo.

Just like Yu Fei said, he has much more confidence in Zhang Shuo than himself. Many people have the same feeling. They have much more confidence in Zhang Shuo than themselves.

Naturally, there would be no problem with the solution proposed by Zhang Shuo's team.

As the experiment approached, the experimental base became very lively.

A large number of scholars and teams came to the base.

All the hotels in the commercial area of ​​the base were full. Some people had to accept sharing rooms, some decided to live in the assigned offices, and some chose to live in a small town 20 kilometers away from the base.

These academic teams only participate in the subsequent experimental data analysis work, and the experiments themselves are still done by internal staff of the base.

On the day of the experiment, Zhang Shuo also stayed in the base.

There is still a certain distance between the hadron collider and the base. The central building is about six kilometers away from the accelerator channel at the edge of the hadron collider. Even if some unexpected situations occur, the inside of the base is relatively safe.

Zhang Shuo felt very relaxed being able to stay in the base.

He was in the experimental monitoring room.

The experimental monitoring room can see images of several experimental rooms and small laboratories around the particle accelerator.

Zhang Shuo mainly looked at the images related to the chaos force field experiment room.

In fact, you can’t see anything about the experiment. The most you can see from the picture is whether the experiment is going smoothly.

However, in the experimental monitoring room, you can directly see many experimental scenes, and you will have a feeling of participating in the experiment.

This sense of participation is pretty good.

Zhang Shuo stood in front of a large screen, and Tisgo Johnson stood next to him, occasionally chatting with Zhang Shuo about experimental issues.

When talking about the experimental principles, especially some theories, Zhang Shuo found that Tisgo-Johnson was indeed at a certain level, and his personal understanding of the experiment and the underlying theories were very deep.

They also talked about the data fluctuations in the transformation from chaotic force field to strong force.

"Weak force influence."

Zhang Shuo said directly, "Our research believes that it is the weak force that causes the quantum entanglement phenomenon."

"There are a lot of quantum entanglements, perhaps between spin electrons or between bosons. This special quantum entanglement produces an amplification effect and affects the strong force conversion."

"However, the specific underlying mechanism still needs to be studied. We need to understand the relationship between quantum entanglement and the transformation of basic forces..."

"The biggest impact may be the strong conversion. Gravity will also be affected, but it is relatively small..."

"Maybe the situation of the fundamental forces is different. The strong force and the weak force always work together..."

Many people came to listen to Zhang Shuo explain the principles, and some people took notes with pens.

Someone asked about this experiment.

Zhang Shuo said, "Our solution aims to reduce the conversion of chaotic force fields into strong forces. In basic logic, it is to reduce the impact of quantum entanglement."

"New experiments and new research, no one knows what the results will be. I can only say that I hope it will meet expectations..."

There was uncertainty in his voice.

After hearing this, Tisgo Johnson walked aside and sighed to Liao Zhenyu, "Professor Zhang Shuo is not sure about this experiment either. It seems that the risk is really high. I hope everything goes well!"

Liao Zhenyu acted very relaxed, with a funny look on his face, and said, "I was a little worried just now, but after hearing what Academician Zhang said, I am no longer worried."

"Why?" Tisgo Johnson was confused.

Liao Zhenyu said, "We have known each other for many years."

"Every time he does a new experiment or new research, he always says this: uncertain, possible, perhaps, hopeful..."

"In short, I'm just not sure."

"But each experimental result was in line with expectations, or even exceeded expectations."

"Tisgo, I remember you said that 'heroes are not always right'. If you remove the 'not' when applying this to Academician Zhang, it will be very suitable..."

(End of this chapter)