Chapter 77 Li Qiwei’s transformation shocked everyone!
Under the expectant eyes of everyone, Li Qiwei slowly stood up and said loudly: "Here today, I don't want to talk about quantum theory and the photoelectric effect."
"Because I think that is too It’s simple. With the IQ of everyone here, you can easily understand it.”
After saying that, everyone laughed. Many people thought Li Qiwei was very humorous and not at all like the arrogant person they imagined.
“Therefore, I decided to talk about something very new, a frontier issue in physics that I myself am not sure about: the speed of light remains unchanged.”
hiss!
Everyone was shocked.
The constant speed of light involves Lord Kelvin’s prophecy.
Everyone present is a scholar in the field of physics, so they naturally know the nature of the first dark cloud problem.
Only Li Qiwei solved the second dark cloud problem last year. Will he solve the first dark cloud problem again this year?
Even if he is a genius, he cannot be so talented.
Too exaggerated!
Li Qiwei had a panoramic view of everyone's expressions, with a smile on his lips, "Of course I don't have the ability to directly solve the first dark cloud, but I would like to share my opinion from the perspective that the speed of light does not change."
"Maxwell's equations deduced that the speed of light in vacuum is constant, regardless of the reference system."
"This obviously violates Newtonian mechanics."
"Physics masters once proposed that there is an absolutely stationary reference system: the ether, which is the reference system of the speed of light, in an attempt to resolve this contradiction."
"But we know that the Michelson-Morley experiment shows that, The ether does not exist!"
"In order to solve this problem, I thought hard and finally got some inspiration."
"Coincidentally, after the London Quantum Conference, the Netherlands Physics. Professor Lorenz, a scientist, once chatted with me in private."
"We discussed the issue of the constant speed of light."
"Professor Lorenz suddenly had a whim. He thought that the ether still exists, and the propagation of the speed of light in the ether is a special case."
"Just make an assumption: the ether will shrink in the direction of motion, This leads to the constant speed of light.”
“In this way, the speed of light is not really constant, but a manifestation of the contraction of ether.”
“This can perfectly explain the constant speed of light. , the Newtonian system will not conflict with the Maxwell electromagnetic system."
"Later, based on his statement, I gave the mathematical form of the transformation as follows."
As he spoke, Li Qiwei began to write out the derivation process on the white paper. The dazzling formulas made everyone present feel numb.
Only Einstein’s eyes shone with light, and he wanted to melt Li Qiwei and stuff it into his brain.
Li Qiwei has entered a state of selflessness at this moment and begins to tear apart the Lorentz transformation. No, it should be called Li Qiwei transformation now.
"Please see, this is the Galilean transformation under the absolute view of space and time, used for the conversion of the reference system."
"Now, I just need to add the setting that the speed of light remains unchanged. A new transformation will be formed. ”
"I temporarily named it [LQW transformation], and its mathematical form is this."
When Li Qiwei wrote the mathematical formula of LQW transformation on the blackboard after countless complex operations, everyone present Already sluggish.
Because they are physicists, and most of them are experimental physicists, many of them have poor mathematical skills.
Those who are good at mathematics, such as Born and others, are too young now, know too little about the dark cloud problem, do not have a deep foundation in physics, and have only a half-understanding.
"Bruce, when did you secretly study mathematics behind my back?" Wilson said with a bitter look on his face, Li Qiwei could always come up with something new that he had never seen before.
"What an amazing idea, Bruce. With this formula alone, you can publish a paper that will shock the world of physics." Rutherford couldn't help but admire.
"So Bruce, your mathematical skills are so strong. I thought you just had an incredible imagination?" Millikan said with envy. Those who engage in theory just look cool.
As for the other juniors, they are all whispering at this moment. The LQW transformation is equivalent to explaining the first dark cloud from a certain angle.
The shock that Li Qiwei brought to them can be imagined. Li Qiwei enjoyed seeing everyone's surprised expressions.
He thought silently: I'm sorry, brother Lorenz, for cutting off your 1904 results in advance. I will go to the Netherlands in a few days and treat you to a nice meal.
In real history, Lorenz is known as the person closest to the special theory of relativity.
Because Einstein directly denied the ether, on the basis that the speed of light is absolutely unchanged, the derived result is the same as the Lorentz transformation.
In fact, it is easy to understand. The basis of the two people’s derivation is actually that the speed of light remains constant.
It’s just that Lorentz was too deeply influenced by traditional concepts. Under the constraints of Newton’s mechanical system, he could only add ether.
Einstein directly believed that space and time itself are relative and will shrink, and there is no need for the existence of ether at all.
So their formulas are exactly the same, but their physical meanings are completely different.
At this moment, when Li Qiwei's eyes met Einstein's, the latter's eyes were almost bursting with flames.
Li Qiwei smiled slightly, he was feeding this meal right.
Of those present, only Einstein knew the earth-shattering significance behind this transformation.
He didn't even care about everyone's reaction, he stood up directly, trotted to the white paper, picked up the pen and started calculating.
The tone of his speech was even a little trembling, "Bruce, do you really think this is caused by the contraction of the ether?"
Li Qiwei made a surprised expression in response, "Did you mean... .Time and space transformation?"
"Oh, my God, if that's the case, that would be incredible. Wait, let me think about it."
"Einstein, Why don't you finish this paper with me? The letter you wrote to me in the early stage also inspired me a lot. ”
"I think you should have a place in this achievement."
"When I return to the UK, I will write to you to elaborate on the details."
Ai Yin When Stan heard this, his breathing quickened and his mouth went dry.
He couldn't believe that Li Qiwei wanted to take him with him on such an important theory in front of so many people.
His heart was filled with emotion, but he did not feel that he deserved it.
Because the most important physical meaning of the formula is given by him, which is even more important than the formula itself.
So, Einstein nodded heavily, suppressed his excitement, and returned to his seat.
A pair of wise eyes always stayed on Li Qiwei, with a beautiful smile on his lips.
Li Qiwei was suddenly startled, imagining Wang Luyao's cute appearance in his mind, so as to avoid being bent by the God of Love.
At this time, Wilson came out to smooth things over. He knew that this formula already involved confidentiality.
Although physicists like to share, they also pay attention to a certain degree of privacy, and Wilson always considered Ridgway.
"Bruce, your theory is great, but I can't understand it."
"I think you need to go back and improve it. When I can understand it, it will prove that it is Yes, just like quantum theory."
The people present laughed.
Li Qiwei gave him a knowing smile, and then said to everyone: "If you are interested in the constant speed of light, you can talk to me alone."
"Next, everyone can speak freely, or come forward to share your current research results."
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