Training the Heavens

Chapter 295 Aurora College
In this paper, Zhang Xingjiu also proposed a formula. Previously, Zhang Xingjiu proved the error of Wien's formula through experiments, pointing out that this formula is only applicable to the short-wave part of the blackbody radiation spectrum energy distribution, and not to the long-wave part.

Later, Zhang Xingjiu proposed a new formula applicable to the long-wave part, but this formula did not match the experimental results in the short-wave part. The academic community was very troubled by this and called this phenomenon the "ultraviolet catastrophe."

After a period of preparation, Zhang Xingjiu finally came up with the final formula. By abandoning the traditional continuous spectrum theory and adopting a new method of probabilistic assumptions, he successfully derived a unimodal distribution function about frequency. This formula successfully solved the "ultraviolet catastrophe" problem and would lay the foundation for the development of quantum mechanics in the future.

In fact, Zhang Xingjiu's paper can be regarded as the beginning of quantum mechanics, but current physicists have not yet realized this. They are just immersed in the joy of the "ultraviolet catastrophe" being solved and believe that the edifice of physics is still solid.

This time the injured person was Max Planck from Germany. When he saw the paper in Nature magazine, he fell silent, because he was very close to calculating the constant and the formula, but he was still one step behind Zhang Xingjiu.

He couldn't help but sigh, "Any physicist doing research must pay attention to Zhang Xingjiu's movements. If you find that he is conducting similar research to yours, then change tracks immediately! Otherwise, when you feel you are about to touch the correct answer, you will be shocked to find that he has already written the correct answer in a paper and published it, and all your hard work will be in vain."

"I'm not the first victim, and I certainly won't be the last. While I'm happy about the major breakthroughs in physics, I'm also sad about the time I wasted. I now finally understand the feelings of Wien, Marconi, Braun, Leonard and others. This feeling is really terrible."

He originally said this in private to his friends, but unexpectedly it spread quickly and was agreed upon by many European and American scientists. For a time, it became a very popular thing to understand Zhang Xingjiu's research trends.

Unfortunately, Zhang Xingjiu has returned to China now. The distance between Europe, America and Asia is too far, and smooth communication is impossible. Except for Lippmann, Lang Zhiwan, the Curies and others who can keep in touch with him through letters, other scholars lack communication channels and can only choose their own direction by luck.

Of course, there are also some stubborn people who think that Zhang Xingjiu is not that scary and that they have outstanding talents and there is no reason for them to lose to him. Therefore, they are still immersed in the research fields that Zhang Xingjiu is passionate about, such as cathode rays, blackbody radiation and radio. As for whether they can get rewards in the future, it depends on their luck.

Three months later, Zhang Xingjiu received a reply from Professor Lippmann. He was very pleased that Zhang Xingjiu did not delay his exploration of the frontiers of science even after returning to China. By the way, he also told him a big news.

On June 6 this year, the then King of Sweden, Oscar II, announced in parliament that he had formally approved the establishment of the Nobel Foundation. He immediately began to build the foundation's organizational framework, set up selection committees for various awards, and make preparations in accordance with Nobel's own will, striving to award the first Nobel Prize next year.

According to the published rules, starting from February 2st of each year, the various Nobel Prize committees will screen and review the recommended candidates, and the work will be kept strictly confidential.

The list of Nobel Prize winners is announced in mid-October every year.

On December 12th of each year, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm and Oslo respectively, with the King of Sweden in attendance and awarding the prize. Those eligible to nominate include members or foreign members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; members of the Nobel Prize Committee for Physics; Nobel Prize laureates in Physics; tenured professors of science at universities and technical institutes in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway, and at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm; persons holding similar positions selected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from at least six universities or institutes of equivalent standing (usually hundreds of universities) to ensure that appropriate quotas can be allocated in different countries and their places of study; and other scientists whom the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences deems potentially suitable.

The award has not yet been given, so there is no Nobel Prize winner in physics. Lippmann is not a Nordic person and is not a foreign member of the Royal Academy of Sciences, so the first few requirements are not met.

However, as the head of the Department of Physics at Sorbonne University, a member of the French Academy of Sciences, and a famous physicist, he definitely meets the criteria for the last two nominees. Therefore, he promised Zhang Xingjiu that if he was invited by the selection committee to nominate, he would definitely nominate Zhang Xingjiu.

Even if he had not received the letter, he would have persuaded his friends who had the opportunity to be nominated to nominate Zhang Xingjiu, so Zhang Xingjiu would almost certainly be nominated. As for whether he could win the award, it depended on the jury's decision.

In the second half of the year, due to changes in the situation and Zhang Xingjiu's constant persuasion, Ma Xiangbo's attitude finally softened. At this time, the Eight-Nation Alliance had already invaded the capital, burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of atrocities in the capital, but the church stood on the side of the invaders.

Zhang Xingjiu collected all the relevant news from the newspapers and showed them to Ma Xiangbo. "When I was in France, I heard this saying: Professor Pasteur, one of France's greatest scientists, said, 'Science has no borders, but scientists have their own country.' This principle also applies to the religious field."

"If the church is asked to manage this school building fund, when there is a conflict between the school and the church or France in the future, which side will they stand on? This question seems to be unnecessary to answer!"

This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, which woke Ma Xiangbo up immediately. Although he was a member of the church, he was more of a Chinese citizen. He was setting up a school for the future of China. In this case, how could he hand over the power of the school to the French who were at war with China?
He immediately made a decision, "Then we will run this school. Although it will be very troublesome without the church's support, it is better than inviting a wolf into the house!"

"My father-in-law has ruined his family to set up a school, so how can I, your son-in-law, fall behind? No matter what, I must be included in the school's affairs. Whether it's money or manpower, your son-in-law has no choice but to do it!"

After deciding to run the school independently, Ma Xiangbo immediately called together friends who were interested in running a school and began to discuss various details. The first thing was to decide on the name of the school.

Ma Xiangbo was prepared for this, "Why not call it Aurora College?"

(End of this chapter)