Chapter 179 Return to Jinling

In this Internet age, nothing is airtight.

In less than two days, the news was blown from outside the wall to inside the wall, and in just three days, all kinds of blind headlines were already flying in the sky.

【Shock! The person who discovered high-energy particles turned out to be him? 】

[Lu Zhou: I am actually a physicist. 】

[A bomb thrown at high-energy physics collapses the building of the Standard Model! 】

【…】

However, at this moment, Lu Zhou was still on the flight back to China, the mobile phone in his pocket was turned off, and he was leaning on the seat with his eyes closed, unaware that he was once again on the trending list.

In fact, even if he knew, he probably didn't feel anything.

After all, compared to the shock brought to him by the Nobel Prize, all the trending searches, headlines and the like are weak...

What must be mentioned here is that even if CERN finds something interesting at the position of 750GeV, Lu Zhou will not win the prize because of it, and he never thought that he could win the prize with this clue.

As for why?

This has to start with the principles of the Nobel Prize.

In the field of theoretical physics, as the research work in this field becomes more and more systematic, it is worth discussing whose contribution is greater. According to the practice of the Nobel Prize, the medal will not be awarded to the discoverer of the particle, nor the researcher who operates the hadron collider, but more "inclined" to the person who proposed or perfected the theory .

Because in the general view of the academic circle, although the work of the first two is important, it is not that decisively important. (Not absolute, such as: the theory proposer has passed away or won an award, or designed a groundbreaking experiment, made outstanding contributions, etc.)

The latter work is decisive.

It is based on this rule that the Nobel Prize in 2013 was awarded to Peter Higgs and Francois Engler, who proposed the Higgs mechanism and Higgs boson theory, and this theory was developed in was proposed in the 1960s. As for the CERN researchers who participated in the experiment, although everyone has contributed, there has never been a precedent for the Nobel Prize to be awarded to an institution, and it is impossible for so many people to share the prize.

Another example is that the phenomenon of neutrino oscillation was discovered in the Daya Bay reactor in Huaguo, but it was Takaaki Kajita from Japan and Professor Arthur MacDonald from Canada who were nominated for this year's Nobel Prize (2015).

Some people may ask, in this case, just make up a fictitious particle, and then set a lot of various physical properties about it, and wait until it is discovered by others, will you be able to win a prize?

It must first be said that this is certainly possible.

And this is why after the release of the 750GeV data, the Arxiv website and major theoretical physics journals ushered in a blowout of submissions, because many people are betting on this theory.

However, it is possible, it is hard to say how high the probability is.

For a brand-new theory or a novel physical model to be accepted, the premise must be at least theoretically established and logically autonomous. Just like superstring theory, although it is increasingly marginalized in the field of theoretical physics, at least no one can theoretically disprove it.

And if you cannot achieve logical autonomy, even if you name the particle you discovered as the Higgs particle, or claim to have found gravitational waves, you will not be recognized by the academic community at all...

This is also the reason why Minke will never win the Nobel Prize. Maybe they have also contributed, but let alone logic autonomy, they may not even understand a few formulas.

If this particle is found to be a supersymmetric particle, then the Nobel Prize may be awarded to Hiroshige Miyazawa, who proposed the theory of supersymmetry and supersymmetric particles in 1966, or to the person who perfected the theory. As for Lu Zhou, is there any possibility of winning the prize?

Of course there are.

Not only Lu Zhou, but even Frank Wilczek, who has already won an award, has a chance.

Because what is constantly improving is not only the observation method, but also the corresponding theory.

For example, the number 750GeV is unexpected by the supersymmetry theory and the standard model, so unexpected that it can even accommodate a brand new "Wilzek-Lu" or "Lu-Wilzek" model to deal with this brand new phenomenon to explain.

However, the amount of work involved is much more difficult than solving mathematical conjectures, and it is basically impossible to complete it on your own. This is true for both Frank Wilczek and Lu Zhou.

So, the day before yesterday, Frank invited him to participate in this imaginative project.

The two agreed to exchange emails, cooperate to complete this theory, and sign jointly.

The main work of establishing this theory will be done by Frank and a doctoral student he brought, while Lu Zhou will be responsible for the calculation.

The mathematical ability he demonstrated at CERN really won over the Nobel laureate. And this is also one of the main reasons why Frank Wilczek extended an invitation to him.

This work will definitely take up a lot of Lu Zhou's time, but if the reward is a Nobel Prize, Lu Zhou feels that everything is worth it.

Even if it's just a possibility.

...

Wearing the stars and wearing the moon when you come, it is the same when you return.

Through the deep night sky, the plane landed slowly on the runway.

Although Academician Lu told him that he could call Yan Xinjue when he came back, and that his senior brother was in Jinling before September, Kao Luzhou didn't want to trouble others, so he didn't mention it.

Dragging his suitcase and walking to the gate of the airport, Lu Zhou was about to turn on his mobile phone to call an online car, when he saw someone standing on the side of the road waving to him.

When he saw the identity of the man clearly through the streetlight, he was suddenly surprised.

It turned out to be Senior Brother Yan?

Helping Lu Zhou throw the suitcase into the trunk, Senior Brother Yan, who sat in the driver's seat, started the car and asked casually, "What are you doing at the airport? I've been waiting since ten o'clock, so I've been waiting for you. "

"Sorry, I was delayed for a while when I was connecting at Wanghai... By the way, how did you know my flight?"

"That guy Greer told me," Senior Brother Yan asked casually while holding the steering wheel, "Are you going straight back to school?"

Lu Zhou smiled: "Well, I'm sorry to trouble you."

"What's the trouble, no matter what, we are also teachers from the same school. This small favor is nothing." Senior Brother Yan smiled and said with emotion, "Brother, this time you are helping our LHCb Huaguo Cooperation Team to compete internationally. Breathe a sigh of relief! Didn't you see how Academician Lu bragged to others during the meeting in Shangjing, and Professor Gao from Shuimu University also praised you very much."

Imagining that scene, Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly, but he was not too surprised.

It's not that he is inflated, but compared to the invitation of the Nobel Prize winner to him, and the Nobel Prize that may exist, this level of honor and affirmation really makes him a little flattered.

Senior Brother Yan: "Speaking of which, don't you plan to learn how to drive?"

Lu Zhou thought for a while and said, "Let's learn when you have time, I don't think it's necessary now."

Brother Yan: "Why is it unnecessary? If you often travel out of town, buying a car is quite useful. You have won so many bonuses, don't tell me that you have spent them all."

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I'm saving it, waiting to buy a house."

Senior Brother Yan sighed, and said with emotion: "Yes, you are only a little older, and you are already thinking about buying a house. They are all taught by Academician Lu. When will I be as good as you?"

"Don't you have a room yet?" Lu Zhou asked in surprise.

Talking about this matter, Senior Brother Yan had a subtle expression on his face, coughed lightly, and said embarrassedly: "Wait until the end of the year and see if I can make a down payment. My partner wants me to settle down in Shangjing. The task is a bit difficult... What are you? When did you have the illusion that I was rich?"

When spending public money in Switzerland...

Lu Zhou originally wanted to say this, but suddenly remembered that Academician Lu swiped his card at that time, maybe this senior brother really didn't have much money.

Lu Zhou: "...is it so uncomfortable?"

Senior Brother Yan sighed: "Theoretical research is so uncomfortable. Speaking of which, didn't you have a project with Professor Li Rongen? Why don't you do material physics, that thing is a popular direction, why do you think of studying high-energy physics? "

Lu Zhou didn't know how to answer this question. He couldn't say, because of the guidance of the system task, he took this path by mistake, right?

Of course, regardless of the system tasks, he is also very interested in high-energy physics, otherwise he would not choose the imaginative direction of mathematical physics.

After thinking about it, Lu Zhou replied in an uncertain tone: "Maybe it is because of the love of science?"

Brother Yan was silent for a long time.

Just when Lu Zhou was thinking about whether it was because his answer was so nonsense that the senior brother was unable to complain, senior brother Yan suddenly sighed and sighed softly: "Maybe, this is why I can't be as good as you the reason..."

Lu Zhou: "...?"

This tone...

Could it be true?