Chapter 4 Trinity College
Cambridge University, founded in 1209, is one of the oldest universities in the UK.
Famous alumni include Newton, Maxwell, and Darwin
From here, more than a hundred Nobel Prize winners were born, which is simply terrifying.
Of course, the current Nobel Prize is still in preparation. It would not be until next year, in 1901, that the major awards would be awarded for the first time.
The University of Cambridge is located in Cambridgeshire, a small town with a population of tens of thousands, and the schools are scattered randomly throughout the town.
The university has more than thirty colleges, each of which is highly autonomous and has its own admissions examination.
This is very different from the division of colleges into different majors in later generations of China.
Li Qiwei is at the famous Trinity College, where Lord Niu studied.
To this day, the famous gravitational apple tree is still planted in the college.
Full of the breath of God!
Li Qiwei followed his memory and just walked to the gate of the college. Suddenly, many people poured out from inside, making a lot of noise.
The leader is a tall and strong British young man with shoulder-length hair and arrogant eyes.
Li Qiwei recognized this man. His name was Raymond. It was said that his family belonged to a rich man in England, a typical young man.
On weekdays, relying on his identity, Raymond often teased and ridiculed the original owner.
The reason is nothing more than Li Qiwei's identity as a Qing citizen.
In order not to cause trouble, the previous owner hid whenever he could and tried not to cause conflicts.
But now, Li Qiwei just smiled softly and walked towards the crowd calmly.
"Hey guys, come and see, our Cambridge genius is back!" Raymond's annoying voice called.
Many students gathered around and whispered to Li Qiwei.
Although Li Qiwei also received some attention when he first came here.
However, because he deliberately kept a low profile, everyone gradually became less interested in him.
But now that he has done such a sensational thing, he has naturally attracted attention again.
Li Qiwei looked at Raymond. With his mind, he naturally felt that the other person was still a little brat, a spoiled one.
So I didn't care about his sarcasm, so I said lightly: "What's wrong, are you okay?"
Raymond smiled, circled around Li Qiwei, and said teasingly:
"Bruce, I heard that you are going to challenge Lord Kelvin, where did you get the confidence?"
"It seems like It has nothing to do with you," Li Qiwei replied coldly.
Ley Meng's face was ugly, but he didn't expect that the other party was not angry, and continued:
"Just pretend, you probably don't even know how to write the word physics, hum! ”
Li Qiwei was too lazy to argue. Chatting with Lord Kelvin would elevate his status, but talking nonsense with Raymond was a waste of time.
So, he pushed the other person away and walked towards the classroom on his own.
Seeing how arrogant he was, Raymond was filled with hatred and thought about how to give Li Qiwei some color.
When Li Qiwei came to the classroom, the room was already full of people. It was estimated that there were about a hundred people.
Soon, a young man about thirty years old with a Mediterranean hairstyle walked onto the podium.
"Hello everyone, my name is Charles Wilson. You can also call me Dr. Wilson."
"In this course, Introduction to Newtonian Classical Physics, I will study and discuss it with you."
Although everyone in the audience looked calm, Li Qiwei was very excited.
The information about this young man comes to mind:
"Charles Wilson, born in England in 1869."
"Graduated from Cambridge University in 1892 and received a doctorate in physics in 1896."
"In 1900, he served as a lecturer in physics at Cambridge University."
"In 1927, he became famous for the invention of the cloud chamber. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics with Compton. ”
A future celebrity, a proper T4 existence!
At this time, Wilson began his teaching with clear thinking and good instruction.
"As we all know, physics has now formed a complete theoretical system, and Newton's absolute view of space and time rules the world."
"All mechanical phenomena can be explained by Newtonian mechanics; all electromagnetic phenomena can be explained by Maxwell's equations are used to explain; as for thermal phenomena, they are explained by thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. "The three pillars of physics are unbreakable and magnificent."
"So." Wilson just said. Want to continue talking.
At this time, Raymond suddenly interrupted: "No, no, Dr. Wilson, physics is not complete yet. If you don't believe me, ask Bruce, he said it."
Suddenly, a burst of laughter erupted in the classroom.
Everyone looked at Li Qiwei, some with good intentions, some with malice, more with ridicule and less with admiration.
Wilson also looked at the "famous" young man.
As a person in the circle, he naturally knows what happened in London yesterday.
Newbies in Eastern Physics openly challenge Lord Kelvin!
But he was born into a poor family and was engaged in scientific research, so he took racial issues very lightly.
Therefore, Wilson did not have much prejudice against Li Qiwei, but was more curious.
Could this young man really have a genius idea?
So, he smiled and said, "I have also heard about classmate Bruce, a very brave young man."
After saying that, he gave an encouraging look, Li Qiwei nodded in response, which made Raymond furious.
Wilson continued: "Just taking this opportunity, I would like to introduce science to everyone, what is the so-called dark cloud?"
"The first dark cloud is called the ether problem."
"We We know that water wave propagation requires water as a medium, and sound wave propagation requires air as a medium. So what medium is needed for the propagation of light? "
"The current mainstream view is that the propagation of light requires 'ether' as a medium. Fills the entire universe."
"But the latest experimental results show that ether does not exist, and the speed of light is constant."
"So either give up the ether theory, or give up the electromagnetic theory and many phenomena of light."
"The second dark cloud is called the black body radiation problem."
"We know that any object will absorb energy and radiate energy outwards. "
"A black body is an ideal object that can absorb all external radiation without any reflection or transmission."
"But experiments have found that black body radiation. The energy is actually discontinuous. This experimental result is incredible.”
"Classical physics cannot explain this phenomenon at all."
After finishing speaking, many students below had their eyes dimmed, as if they were listening to a book from heaven.
Wilson couldn't help but smile and said:
"I know that everyone here may not understand what these two problems mean, but don't be discouraged."
“Because this is the most cutting-edge research in physics today, I’m afraid not many people in the world can understand it.”
After listening to Wilson's explanation, everyone understood how infinitely vast and complex physics is.
No means no
At the same time, I do not believe that Li Qiwei can solve the dark cloud problem.
Although Raymond was a dandy, he still had a good mind, and he also understood the implication of Wilson's words.
So he looked at Li Qiwei with gloating, trying to see the disappointed expression on his face.
But unfortunately, he was the only one disappointed.
Li Qiwei looked at Wilson and sighed in his heart.
The other party kept saying that this subject was too high-end, but in the end, he knew everything about it, and he was very knowledgeable as soon as he heard it.
It shows that he is unwilling to be ordinary and always pays attention to the latest developments in physics.
No wonder he later won the Nobel Prize.
Wilson looked at Li Qiwei's wandering eyes and gave up the idea of letting him express his views.
Maybe this young man was just impulsive.
But then I thought about it, maybe the other party is really capable.
So Wilson came up with a plan and thought of a verification method.
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