Chapter 306: He is not as good as Bruce in physics, but he can definitely surpass him in writing novels
After walking out of the Cavendish Laboratory, Eddington was in a good mood and high spirits.
He came to the right place this time.
Not only did I have a relationship with Professor Thomson, I also learned such important and secret news from him.
This is the role of connections.
He can know the latest research status in advance than others.
Eddington laughed loudly while no one was around.
Cambridge University is simply his blessed place.
He has made up his mind to remain a professor of astronomy at Cambridge University.
If general relativity is really related to astronomy.
Then who else can compare to him.
Just like after Li Qiwei proposed the concept of genetic mutation, only relevant people can verify it.
Now, when it comes to astronomical attainments, Eddington is worthy of anyone.
When Millikan experimentally proved the photoelectric effect, he immediately became famous.
Eddington felt that he also had such an opportunity.
His knowledge of astronomy may have played an important role in the theory of relativity.
From now on, he just needs to wait quietly and hibernate.
Work hard secretly and then surprise everyone.
"Bruce, I'm waiting for you!"
Germany, Potsdam Astrophysical Observatory.
It is very close to Berlin and belongs to the suburbs.
Schwarzschild, who is 39 years old this year, is the person in charge of the observatory.
Since he last met Laue at the German Physicists Congress, he has often been invited by Laue to attend his private parties.
It turned out that Laue at that time fell in love with the celestial diagrams painted by Schwarzschild.
He thought it was very beautiful.
Through later understanding, Laue realized that he was really capable.
Schwarzschild was a professor many years ago. He was a colleague of Hilbert and Minkowski.
It is said that the relationship is also very good.
Later, he may have been tired of school life, so he changed his career to work at the observatory.
Excellent people will shine wherever they go.
Even if Schwarzschild switched to astronomy, he still developed some tricks.
He studied photosensitive materials for taking clearer astronomical photos.
Just this year, he was elected as a member of the German Academy of Sciences.
It can be regarded as entering the elite circle of the German scientific community.
Furthermore, Schwarzschild graduated with a doctorate from the University of Munich, and is considered an alumnus of Laue.
Therefore, Laue preferred Schwarzschild.
Laue likes to call friends to discuss problems together.
Everyone can speak freely without worrying about being made fun of for their imagination.
And they only discuss the most cutting-edge physics.
In Laue's words: Only the most difficult questions can stimulate the strongest imagination.
And how important imagination is, just look at Bruce.
The conclusions predicted by others are more terrifying than the last.
Laue never thought that physics would one day be about who is braver.
Today, it was Schwarzschild who invited Laue and the others to visit the astronomical observatory.
Because in a while, Laue will go to Switzerland to be a physics professor.
I probably won’t be returning to Germany in the short term.
So, this can be regarded as a farewell party prepared by several people for Laue.
In front of the huge telescope, Laue turned the lens with great interest.
“Wow, is this the surface of the moon? Why does it look so bumpy?”
“I wonder if there are people on it.”
Schwarzschild said with a smile: "The craters on the surface of the moon are all caused by the impact of meteorites and debris from the universe."
"If there was no moon, it is estimated that the earth would have been riddled with holes by various extraterrestrial objects. "
Erwald next to him suddenly sighed:
"Since Galileo first observed the moon with a telescope more than three hundred years ago, people have been exploring the universe more and more. Deeper."
"Now we have more advanced telescopes, but we still know very little about the celestial bodies."
"You said that one day in the future, it is possible for humans to land on the moon and see with their own eyes what the surface of the moon is like."
"Will there be so-called people on the moon."
< br>When several people heard Ewald's words, they all found it very interesting and couldn't help but think about it.
Knippin smiled and said: "I think the possibility is too small."
"If you want to fly to the moon, you must at least exceed the first cosmic speed."
"That's 7.9 kilometers per second."
"At such a high speed, I don't believe there is any kind of engine that can have such a large propulsion force."
"An airplane can only It was only invented a few years ago, and it is said that the accident rate is very high, and the flying altitude is also very low."
"Not to mention the vacuum environment on the moon's surface."
Friedrich said. There are different opinions.
“I think landing on the moon is still very possible.”
“Only more than 150 years have passed since the first industrial revolution.”
“But human productivity has It is higher than the accumulation in the previous 5,000 years."
"I once saw an interesting statistic."
"It is said that it was produced during the first and second industrial revolutions. The total amount of matter exceeds the sum of all previous times.”
"This is such an exaggerated data."
"Perhaps in another 200 years, humans will be able to solve the power problem and send living people to the moon."
"So, I am still relatively Confident.”
Friedrich’s words were refreshing to everyone.
Especially the data he shared made everyone marvel at the greatness of mankind and science.
Human beings have gone from eating hair and drinking blood in the primitive era to being able to go to heaven and earth today, relying on the power of science.
Without science, humans would never be able to get rid of the attributes of animals.
At this time, Laue suddenly smiled and joked: "I am also very confident."
"Because we have the world's number one inventor."
" That’s Bruce.”
"Don't worry, Bruce will be able to solve the moon landing problem sooner or later."
Everyone laughed.
Although they knew Laue was joking, everyone still found it interesting.
Since Li Qiwei severely suppressed Edison through zinc-manganese batteries.
The title of the first inventor was pinned on his head.
Of course, this is all made by ordinary people.
Li Qiwei himself did not admit it at all and was too lazy to care.
Because of the invention of this thing, it is impossible to evaluate who is more important.
Which one is more powerful, the person who invented television or the person who invented the refrigerator, is completely impossible to evaluate.
But Li Qiwei, who proposed the theory of relativity and quantum theory, must be more powerful than Wilson, who invented the cloud chamber.
That's the difference.
Then Laue continued: "By the way, it is said that Bruce is in retreat recently."
"It seems that the general theory of relativity is about to be published."
"That's true. Looking forward to it.”
“What kind of theory can it take the famous Bruce to study for ten years?”
Schwarzschild also said with emotion: "I am actually very interested in Professor Bruce's theory of relativity."
Everyone listened to his words and felt that there was something in his words, so they waited for his next words.
“I have been studying astronomy for some time, and recently I feel more and more constrained.”
“That is that astronomy does not have its own theory.”
“ Let’s use an analogy.”
"Before the Bohr-Lee model came out, the study of atomic structure was messy." "Everyone can come up with a model for how electrons move outside the nucleus."
"When Professor Bruce proposed the planetary model, many people could actually find its limitations."
"But it was useless, because dozens of other models also had their own problems."
“The fundamental reason is the lack of a theoretical support.”
"Just like with Newton's laws of mechanics, we can study the motion of objects."
"Although the law of universal gravitation can guide astronomy, it is far from enough."
"Not just It cannot explain the precession of Mercury's perihelion. It has other limitations."
"The universe is so vast and mysterious that there are more stars in the sky than there are sands on the earth."
“I don’t think real astronomical science can be born simply by relying on astronomers’ generalizations.”
"Astronomy should also be able to make predictions like theoretical physics."
"For example, if I have a theory, I can predict that such a type of celestial body should exist based on this theory."
“Then find it through experiments.”
“This is the astronomy in my mind.”
“Otherwise, it would be more reasonable to become celestial induction. ”
hiss!
Schwarzschild’s words made the four of Laue take a breath of air-conditioning.
Is this the boss’s imagination?
Sure enough, gold can shine everywhere.
Even though astronomy is at the end of the chain of contempt for natural science, Schwarzschild came up with a breakthrough.
Although it was just an idea, none of the people present had any intention of joking.
Some are just in awe and admiration.
This is the real top scientist.
He is not thinking about a certain point, but about the entire subject system.
In fact, it is not just astronomy, but biology and medicine are also in similar situations.
Chemistry is better, and chemists can live a very prosperous life if they can embrace physics.
Physicists have invented good tools, just use them.
Laue understands this very well.
But Schwarzschild not only saw this, he also gave a feasible direction.
Based on the theory, find out the novel celestial objects existing in the universe.
This unbridled imagination was the core driving force behind Laue's organizing meetings.
I saw him leave the telescope and said excitedly:
“Schwarzschild, your analysis is really wonderful.”
“Perhaps this is the true meaning of astronomy. Charming."
"As Ewald said, Galileo was able to observe the moon hundreds of years ago."
"Newton can also calculate the orbits of celestial bodies."
"What our modern physicists have to do is definitely not to repeat their old ways."
"Even if it is to observe more celestial bodies , calculate more orbits. "
"In essence, there is no real progress, it is still resting on our laurels."
"What we need to do is to innovate, like controlling atoms. Same, control the celestial bodies.”
Wow!
Laue’s words shocked everyone.
Schwarzschild felt the taste of a confidant.
He works at the observatory, and almost no one can keep up with his thinking.
Sometimes he feels aloof.
But he had fallen deeply in love with astronomy and was unwilling to give it up and study physics again.
And today, someone finally understands his thoughts.
Erwald exclaimed: "Wow, this is another time to test your imagination."
"I guess there must be a kind of celestial body in the universe that is super dense."
“Perhaps a palm-sized piece of material on that planet is even heavier than the entire earth.”
Wow!
Erwald’s guess made everyone laugh.
Knipping smiled and said: "Ewald, I admire no one but you."
"You should write science fiction novels."
" I heard that Professor Bruce is writing a science fiction novel with a very grand background.”
"Although you are not as good as Professor Bruce in physics, you may be able to surpass him by writing novels."
"That can also make you famous all over the world."
"Such as what you imagined. Celestial Bodies, I think it’s very powerful.”
Everyone cheered and encouraged Erwald to write novels.
Everyone doesn’t believe that Bruce is the best in the field of physics. How can he beat everyone by writing novels?
Novels have nothing to do with physical intuition or anything like that.
Even if some people have stories in their minds, it would be unpalatable to write them down.
At this time, Laue suddenly added:
“By the way, the American boy Bruce mentored is called Hubble.”
“Isn’t he just studying astronomy? ”
"I'm curious, as an astronomy major, what does he want to learn from Bruce?"
"Is Bruce planning to enter astronomy?"
"That's too exaggerated."
“He has just solved the problem of atoms in the microscopic realm, and now he has turned his attention to celestial bodies in the macroscopic realm.”
“I really don’t know how Professor Bruce thinks about problems.”< br>
Schwarzschild smiled and said: "I may know a little about this."
"Hubble has recently published several articles about astronomy."
"The corresponding author writes about Bruce, obviously. I got guidance from the other party.”
“I don’t know if you still remember, but Professor Bruce vaguely mentioned it at the meeting.”
“The two pillars of modern physics are quantum theory. It studies the microscopic realm, while relativity studies the macroscopic realm.”
"Perhaps the general theory of relativity involves the problem of large celestial bodies."
"When Bruce gave a lecture at Princeton University in the United States, he once said that his general theory of relativity can explain the precession of Mercury's perihelion."
< br>"I think this may be a hint."
"Perhaps because of this, Hubble is willing to study and study with Bruce."
Boom!
Laue and others were all shocked.
Bruce doesn’t really want to get into astronomy.
That was definitely an astronomical super earthquake.
It is estimated that all astronomers will be happy.
Schwarzschild was also very excited.
He raised his head and looked at the distant sky through the window in front of the telescope.
"Bruce, what kind of surprise will you bring?"
Schwarzschild had a smile on his lips.
In real history, Schwarzschild was the first person to calculate the exact solution to the field equations of general relativity.
That solution is also called the Schwarzschild solution.
The greatest significance of this solution is that it predicts the existence of black holes.
Einstein gave the equation, but he could not find an exact solution.
And Schwarzschild discovered the existence of objects like black holes by solving equations, which was called an "incredible celestial body" at the time.
In 1969, American physicist Wheeler formally proposed the term "black hole" for the first time.
Moreover, Schwarzschild tore it out by hand in the trenches during the truce between the two armies when he participated in World War I.
The letters he sent to Einstein still had blood stains on them.
No reason can be found to explain Schwarzschild’s behavior other than pure love for science.
He eventually died in 1916 due to an illness he contracted during the war.
Unfortunately, I did not have the opportunity to see the shock that my solution brought to astronomy.
At his funeral, Einstein mourned:
"He loves to explore the connections between various things in nature."
"What leads him to search for unknown motivations is happiness, the pleasure felt by artists, and the imagination of dreamers who care about the future."
(End of this chapter)