Chapter 223 Don’t panic, we are all professionals
Quantum Institute.
Qi Wanpeng was introducing the situation here to Xu Qingzhou.
"We are mainly responsible for the research and development of key equipment such as quantum entanglement sources, quantum experiment control and processors."
"Our quantum communication laboratory, oh, yes, is the laboratory where you are participating in the internship now. The current focus is on the research and development and application experiments of quantum communication technology, including the verification of core technologies such as quantum key distribution and quantum teleportation. and testing.”
Xu Qingzhou nodded from time to time. There are many laboratories under a research institute, including the Space Environment Laboratory, the Basic Quantum Physics Laboratory, and their laboratory.
At this end, Qi Wanpeng looked at this talented young man with his peripheral vision. He had a clear face. Although he always had an aura of maturity that was beyond his peers, there was still a childishness on his face that could not be hidden.
He said with some emotion: "Junior brother, you are the first one to work here as an undergraduate."
When he was 18 or 19 years old, he was still thinking about how to apply for a full scholarship.
"It's all luck." Xu Qingzhou has always been very humble.
Qi Wanpeng smiled, introduced the project, and chatted in a relaxed tone: "Junior brother, do you know what we are using to study this quantum satellite, right?"
Xu Qingzhou said with a smile: "The first point is to conduct experiments on high-speed quantum key distribution between stars and ground. We hope to experiment with wide-area quantum key networks on this basis, and finally make space quantum communications practical."
"Point 2: In the future, entangled photons will be distributed in space, quantum teleportation will be experimented, and the completeness of quantum mechanics on a spatial scale will be tested."
"Awesome, junior brother."
Qi Wanpeng gave a thumbs up and secretly sighed that he was worthy of being entered into the project as an undergraduate. His logic was complete and he summarized the role of this satellite concisely and clearly.
He also said:
"For us, it is not just about answering the relationship between quantum mechanics and gravity, but more importantly, through this satellite, we can explore a question that physicists are very concerned about."
"Is it possible for quantum physics to be unified with generalized theory?"
Speaking of this, Qi Wanpeng's eyes were filled with excitement and expectation.
Xu Qingzhou sighed in his heart, let alone now, even seventeen years later, no one can complete this task.
At present, the four known basic interactions, electromagnetic, weak interaction, and strong interaction have all been quantized and unified.
The quantization of gravity has never been realized.
Quantum mechanics and the general theory of relativity that explains gravity are the two pillars of current physics. Any theoretical work that wants to integrate these two into one is quite difficult.
However, seventeen years later, there has still been considerable progress in the field of physics. After all, even the moon base and the Mars project have been launched.
Physicists including him have a vague feeling, or are expecting that in a few years, the entire world may usher in the fourth technological revolution.
Unfortunately, he died suddenly.
Physics is unified
Maybe, he can try it in the future?
Seeing Xu Qingzhou deep in thought, Qi Wanpeng thought that Xu Qingzhou was lamenting that he was still so naive even though he was almost thirty years old, so he smiled sheepishly and said, "Junior brother is laughing at me. I am an idealist and my usual thoughts are a bit childish. ”
"I think that as a scientific researcher, you should have good thoughts about the future in your heart. If you focus entirely on reality, your thinking will be limited and you will be a little desperate."
Xu Qingzhou said seriously.
"Yes, that's it!" Qi Wanpeng's eyes were blazing, as if he had found a close friend.
Under the leadership of Qi Wanpeng, Xu Qingzhou first went to apply for an access card, registered relevant information at the institute, and signed a confidentiality agreement. He also went to the temporary dormitory to look around and received a set of bedding and toiletries. It's like this when doing experiments. It's normal to stay up late and work overtime without being able to go home. Needless to say, the treatment at the institute is not to mention that even an intern like him has a subsidy of tens of thousands of dollars.
Before entering the laboratory, Qi Wanpeng said again:
"By the way, in addition to you, two interns have recently come to our laboratory, one is a first-year graduate student and the other is a first-year PhD student. They joined the project in early April."
Xu Qingzhou nodded. Although it was only May, many tutors had already asked new students to come over and do odd jobs in advance to adapt to the future research status.
9:30.
Xu Qingzhou felt a sense of emotion in his heart as he looked at the various familiar experimental equipment. Apart from those who were in the laboratory and those who were out running projects, there were four people in the office.
The middle-aged man in the corner is Zhong Yongtao, a professor at the University of Science and Technology. The young man on the left is Xing Yuancheng, a Ph.D. from Nanjing University.
The man and woman on the right who are curiously observing Xu Qingzhou are the two interns Qi Wanpeng just mentioned. The man is He Dang, a first-year student from the University of Science and Technology, and the girl is named Deng Ziyi, a first-year graduate student from Shuimu University.
Xu Qingzhou greeted everyone and expressed his hope for more advice in the future.
"Xiao Xu, there is some information here, you can take a look first."
Zhong Yongtao picked up a stack of documents from the side and handed it to Xu Qingzhou: "We belong to the calculation group and need to use the knowledge of matrices and linear algebra to deal with the evolution of quantum states, measurements, etc. You should familiarize yourself with the content here as soon as possible."
"Yeah, no problem." Xu Qingzhou nodded and took the information and sat down in the office assigned to him.
Because they were all busy, there was no exchange of greetings or anything like that. They were all busy with what they were doing.
Xu Qingzhou also began to read the information carefully, which included the laboratory's goals, progress, work plan, etc.
According to the project progress, the laboratory will complete the satellite-ground optical docking test of the quantum science experimental satellite system and the scientific application system by the end of February next year at the latest to verify whether the space-ground integrated experimental system can meet the index requirements of scientific goals.
After all, this is the world's first quantum communication satellite. Because the quantum experiment is very complex and the requirements for experimental equipment are unusually high, as far as Xu Qingzhou knows, at that time and now, it was quite difficult to advance.
While Xu Qingzhou was reading, He Dang and Deng Ziyi looked around and started chatting privately.
Deng Ziyi: "Wow, senior brother, the new intern is actually Xu Qingzhou!"
He Dang: "I didn't expect it to be him. He looks too young."
Deng Ziyi: "I have seen his information before, and he is not yet 19 years old. What kind of super invincible genius is this!"
He Dang: "In the field of mathematics, this person is definitely one of a kind."
Deng Ziyi: "Senior brother, you said he is so good at mathematics. If he doesn't take advantage of the victory and continue to study mathematics in depth, how come he starts tinkering with physics."
He Dang: "He's pretty good at physics. I've read two of his papers on quantum mechanics, and they're very good."
Deng Ziyi: "I am so good at mathematics and physics, but the pressure is so great (weak)."
He Dang glanced at Xu Qingzhou, who was reading a book next to him, and then typed: "Don't panic, don't panic, he majored in mathematics, and he learned physics later. We are both very professional, at least in physics we will definitely not be better than him." Difference."
Deng Ziyi: "That's right. At the age of 19, it's already very difficult to solve mathematical problems in two worlds. I probably don't have that much time and energy to study physics."
He Dang: "The advantage is mine."
Deng Ziyi: "The advantage is mine."
(End of chapter)