Chapter 295 The aftermath of the meeting! Global shock! Physics development competition in various countries!
September 3, 1911, noon.
The three-day second quantum theory conference concluded successfully.
This conference was an unparalleled success.
At the moment it ended, everyone was still unsatisfied, and the shock in their hearts has not faded.
Li Qiwei said goodbye to many friends at the entrance of the auditorium.
Everyone held his hand excitedly and invited him to give a speech in his country when he had time.
Li Qiwei could only agree one by one with a smile.
Garp was smiling from ear to ear.
Starting today, the name of King's College London will be spread across the scientific community, not just the physics community.
The school has qualified to sprint towards the top universities.
As long as the subsequent students can keep up and the overall strength improves, they will naturally have the foundation to take advantage of it.
And all of this was brought about by the man in front of me.
Karp watched Li Qiwei chatting and laughing with many big names in the scientific field, and everyone was extremely enthusiastic.
He realized that Bruce's influence at this moment was no longer limited to the world of physics.
"Hey, it would be great if Bruce were an Englishman."
Karp can't imagine what status Bruce would have now if he were a native Englishman.
I’m afraid there’s no problem even running for prime minister.
In real history, Einstein was invited by the Israeli government to become president.
This is the influence of top scientists.
However, what Karp didn't know was that Ridgway had no interest in any of this.
In the next few days, scholars from various countries will return one after another.
Several major scientific journals also reported on this meeting.
Of course, under Li Qiwei's instruction, its scope of dissemination did not expand, mainly in the scientific field.
The contents of the meeting spread throughout the world with the force of thunder, setting off huge waves.
Bohr's fame was at its peak, instantly surpassing Laue and others, standing at the top of modern physics, overlooking the world.
As for Li Qiwei, he has been completely mythized.
Based purely on his contribution to quantum theory, Li Qiwei far surpassed Bohr.
But Bohr was, after all, the first person to introduce quantum concepts into electron orbits.
Therefore, his status is only slightly inferior to that of his mentor.
But neither of them cared about all this.
Quantum theory has only reached a staged peak.
There are still many problems that remain unresolved.
Now is far from the time to relax about merit and rewards.
But no matter what, the importance of this meeting is far-reaching.
Quantum theory, one of the two pillars of modern physics, has finally begun to show its prestige.
Suddenly, the physics community began an upsurge in studying quantum theory.
Especially the Bohr-Lee model is a top priority.
Countless people dare not expect to achieve new breakthroughs, such as the fourth quantum number.
Their goal is to be like G. Hertz and others.
Use the Bohr-Lee model as a theoretical tool to create your own academic results.
These results in turn prove quantum theory.
Thus forming a good positive cycle.
So, all countries began to make arrangements.
After Michelson returned to the United States, he immediately held a regular meeting of the Physical Society.
At the meeting, he shared the content of the second quantum theory in detail.
Among them, Li Qiwei's action made the members of the American Physical Society present feel a sense of oppression.
It feels like being there.
Everyone gasped.
“Oh my God, Professor Bruce is terrible.”
"In such a tense meeting atmosphere, he was able to come up with two quantum numbers one after another in just ten minutes of thinking. This talent makes people crazy with envy."
" Alas, Bruce’s genius is completely unreasonable. I feel that he is almost the same as Newton and Maxwell.”
“As long as his general theory of relativity achieves a breakthrough, I think it can be compared to or even surpassed. ."
"His~"
Listening to the conversations of his peers, Michelson was also filled with thoughts.
Why didn't he think so?
Finally, he suggested: "I hope that we can allocate part of our energy to the study of quantum theory."
"According to the summary of the meeting, quantum theory still has There is a lot of room for improvement.”
“Pure physical theory research has always been a shortcoming of our country, and this time it can be improved with the help of quantum theory.”
Everyone nodded slightly.
This group of people can determine the use of almost all funds in the field of physics.
So, everyone must reach an agreement to avoid wasting resources.
Of course, these Americans don’t know yet that they have been cheated.
Still immersed in the sweetness of leading Europe in superconducting research.
As for how many resources are willing to spend on researching pure theories with little future, it is unknown.
In Sakura Country, Hantaro Nagaoka received the detailed report of the Second Quantum Theory Conference on the third day after the meeting.
As a big boss in the domestic science field, he naturally also has connections in Europe.
Information could reach him quickly via telegraph.
But when he saw the content of the meeting, his mouth opened so wide that he almost swallowed the table in front of him.
Ishihara Jun and Nishina Yoshio, who came in to report, were both shocked when they saw the professor's expression.
It took a full three minutes for Hantaro Nagaoka to return to normal, and then he sighed heavily.
At this time, he noticed Ishihara Jun and the others.
"This is the content of the Second Quantum Theory Conference. You two can just take a look."
Ishihara Jun stepped forward and took over a dozen pages of information. I watched it with Yoshio Nishina.
"Balmer series fine structure and orbital shape quantization."
"Zeeman effect, GKY effect, orbital direction quantization."
"Internal structure of atomic nucleus, fine structure constant."
Until the end, "Probabilistic explanation of electronic transition."
“Hiss!”
After the two of them took a rough look at it for more than ten minutes, a gasp of air suddenly sounded in the room.
Jun Ishihara held the information, his eyes widened and his fingers trembled.
“Oh my God, has European physics developed to this point?”
“The essence of the world is actually probabilistic.”
“This is It’s incredible what kind of brain can come up with.”
“This is the work of that man again.”
Next to him, Yoshio Nishina was not much better.
Even though he has a calm personality and is unsmiling, he can't help but be moved at this moment.
In fact, the content of the meeting shocked him so much that it exceeded the limit of his imagination.
He considers himself a genius with keen intuition and talent for physics.
But to him, Li Qiwei was like a mountain that could never be climbed.
genius?
The genius is not even qualified to see the other party.
Although Yoshio Nishina has never met Li Qiwei.
But that domineering figure has been engraved in his mind. Now there is only the back, maybe the figure will turn around in the future.
At this moment, no matter how arrogant he is, he has to admit:
“That man Li Qiwei is really terrible.”
“With him around, our physics in Sakura Country will always be suppressed. One end."
"What a despairing gap."
Hantaro Nagaoka thought quietly in his seat and did not respond to the shock of the two students.
After a long time, he adjusted his emotions and said in a serious tone while writing on the paper:
"Our Sakura Empire must change our strategy."
"At this stage, don't use the so-called If original research is the center, that would simply make others laugh.”
“Even if we tie all the researchers in our country together, let alone Li Qiwei, it is his student, Bohr. No. ”
“This is not a level of competition at all.”
"It is shameful to pursue that kind of illusory face."
"I would suggest to the government to increase support for studying in Europe."
"We must start from the basics and Only when we have laid a solid foundation can we be qualified to talk about originality."
"European physics is at least 20 years ahead of us, and our first task is to catch up in these 20 years."
"Ishihara. Jun, Nishina-kun, do you two understand what I mean?”
The two loudly replied in unison: "Hi."
Hantaro Nagaoka looked out the window of his office and murmured to himself:
"Maybe this is the destiny of the country in the future. The battle.”
“Li Sang, even though I personally admire you, I have to fight for the country.”
Germany, Planck and Roentgen returned to school. , although no meeting was held, the two also issued appeals in German newspapers.
Call on the government to increase investment in science, especially basic sciences such as physics and chemistry.
Spectroscopy, which Germany was proud of before, was directly ended by a brand new theory.
This is the charm of basic science.
Without these profound foundations, so-called prosperity is just an appearance and can easily be surpassed.
What the two did not expect was that the German government responded quickly.
A lot of money began to be invested in the scientific field.
But the strange thing is that the government pays great attention to the practical field, that is, applied science.
In particular, applied physics, engineering, materials science, etc. are all targets of key support.
German physicists, led by big names such as Röntgen and Planck, were often visited by the military.
The military hopes that these scientific experts can serve as consultants and help provide some weapons solutions.
For example, Planck was invited to participate in the development of an iron-cased transportation equipment.
He wants to calculate the best relationship between speed and intensity.
Also physicists were asked to calculate the aerodynamic data of the aircraft.
Such as maximum load capacity, cruise time, etc.
After all, it was his motherland that asked for help, and Planck and other German physicists did not shirk.
They just thought that the military was developing new weapons as usual.
In this day and age, this is not an unusual thing.
Even the most closed-minded people know that the world has never been peaceful.
It is normal for the military to prepare for a rainy day and make military technical reserves in advance.
Moreover, as consultants, their job is not to actually participate in research and development, but to provide feasible solutions to key technical issues.
Of course, a big boss like Planck would not do the calculation himself.
He provided ideas and asked his team to carry out specific verification work.
Since the workload was not very large, physicists such as Planck did not pay attention to it.
Their focus is always academic physics, which is their real battlefield.
The military's needs are just a small episode.
Think of it as compensation for the huge government allocation.
In England, after the meeting, Li Qiwei handed over the task of publishing papers to Bohr, and he became the hands-off shopkeeper.
Euphemistically, "Bohr, if you sort out all the contents yourself, it will be very beneficial to your deep understanding of quantum theory."
So, the miserable Bohr could only He hummed and immersed himself in writing the paper.
Although Li Qiwei asked the author of the paper to write Bohr's name.
But Bohr quickly refused, he did not dare to agree.
After all, these contents were all thought up by Professor Bruce on the spot in front of everyone.
His contribution is obvious to all and cannot be erased by anyone.
Li Qiwei didn’t care and just let him go.
For him, papers are just a dispensable thing.
Anyway, as long as I’m done pretending.
During this period, Hubble talked to Li Qiwei again.
Li Qiwei asked: "Hubble, do you have a research direction that interests you?"
Hubble said seriously: "I want to study astronomy."
Li Qiwei smiled and nodded, "The United States has made many achievements in astronomy."
"It just so happens that your undergraduate major is also astronomy."
"However, I think if you just want to observe the stars through a telescope, it is actually not interesting."
"I suggest that you combine astronomy and Combining physics."
"There may be some unexpected directions."
Hubble was surprised, "Combining astronomy and physics?"
"What does Professor Bruce mean?"
"However, the physics here certainly does not refer to the so-called law of universal gravitation."
Li Qiwei continued: "Soon my general theory of relativity will be It's about to be completed."
"I think it has some reference significance for astronomy."
"You can give it a try then."
Wow!
Hubble turned red with excitement.
The famous general theory of relativity is actually related to astronomy.
"God, this is the best news I have ever heard."
Looking at Hubble's excitement, Li Qiwei smiled knowingly.
General relativity brings the same shock to cosmology as quantum mechanics brings to microscopic particle science.
The Big Bang it predicted is a strong theoretical support for Hubble's law discovered by Hubble.
In this life, Hubble is destined to be Li Qiwei's little brother.
In the next few days, Li Qiwei received another news from China.
This quantum theory conference did not cause any waves in China.
Because it is now the eve of a storm.
Everyone who is well-informed feels a sense of tension that a storm is coming.
Li Qiwei took a deep breath, such a major historical event is not dependent on anyone's will.
Fortunately, he had arranged everything in advance.
Even if the situation changes unpredictably, the family can leave in time and head to Borneo.
All he had to do was wait quietly.
However, just when the impact of the second quantum theory conference had not dissipated.
A piece of news from France instantly caused a sensation throughout Europe.
(End of this chapter)