Chapter 313 The Ten Years of Broadcasting Shocked the World! Who in the world doesn’t know you! (4)
July 15, 1912, the first day the general theory of relativity was published.
The European physics community is boiling.
But this is just the beginning.
That afternoon, Guangxiang’s space-time ripples spread throughout the world at the speed of light.
First, America, the United States and Canada.
Then there is Asia, China, Sakura Country, Nanyang, etc.
Finally, there is Africa, which is a colony of European countries. Many scientists often come here for inspections.
So "Nature" also opened its business here.
United States, University of Chicago.
Michelson and Millikan looked at the paper and were speechless for a long time.
The paper of more than one hundred pages seems to be longer than the history of physics since the founding of the United States.
No, it should be said that it is longer than the entire founding history of the United States.
The content included is even more incomparable.
At this moment, Michelson truly felt that Nobel Prize winners are different from Nobel laureates.
Some people win the Nobel Prize, which is the honor of the winner, such as Michelson.
Some people win the Nobel Prize, which is the honor of the Nobel Prize.
There is no doubt that Bruce is the latter.
General relativity is not even worthy of the Nobel Prize.
Because no words can describe its greatness.
Michelson sighed: "Fortunately we didn't dissuade Hubble from going to Bruce."
"Otherwise, he would probably hate us to death."
Millikan smiled bitterly, he didn't know What does Hubble think, but if it becomes himself.
He felt like he was going crazy.
With this general theory of relativity, there is no doubt that Bruce is as good as Newton.
He is a living legend today.
Not just the first person in physics, but the first person in the entire scientific community.
Bruce's influence will transcend everyone.
If divided according to the hierarchy of physicists, then he is the only great physicist.
Under him are the top, senior, ordinary, physicists and professors.
Currently, there are only three people who are qualified to be called great: Newton, Maxwell, and Bruce.
Above the blues, there is no spirit; below the blues, everything is dust.
This is his current status.
Hubble had the opportunity to study beside such a being. This opportunity made countless people jealous.
Even Millikan couldn't help but envy:
"The five major predictions of general relativity are all related to astronomy."
"Hubble found the thickest thigh by mistake."
Michelson also Then he laughed.
“Speaking of which, Hubble’s fate was great.”
“When he studied under Bruce, he chose astronomy. At that time, many people thought he was crazy.”< br>
"Who would have thought that he would be a blessing in disguise."
"General relativity is simply a basic theory tailor-made for astronomy."
"It's like quantum theory was born for atomic science. "
"Hubble will definitely be guided by Bruce's side."
"Wait, we will soon have a top scientist in the United States."
Whether astronomers are physicists or not is a question.
So Michelson finally changed his name to a scientist.
We are all a family anyway.
On the other side, Princeton University.
At this moment, Richardson is participating in an emergency discussion meeting held by the school leadership.
The content is about Ridgway's general theory of relativity.
The school decided to vigorously promote it.
The theme is: "Warm congratulations to Professor Bruce of our school for publishing the general theory of relativity and opening a new era of physics."
Richardson was extremely embarrassed when he heard this.
He is now regretting that he cannot go back to Europe and witness the grand spectacle of physics with his own eyes.
"Bruce, you really can't make people feel jealous at all."
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As for Asia at the moment, in addition to Hantaro Nagaoka of Sakura Country, there are also He Yujie and others Only a few people.
No one knows anymore what Ridgway's paper meant.
Most people only know the name General Relativity.
The time is so short that even the translation has not been completed yet.
The translation of such a magnificent work is simply the most difficult task in history.
Translators are not only required to understand the paper, but also to understand the meaning and express it accurately.
It is a pity that no one in Asia has this level.
Even in the whole world, it is estimated that there are not many people.
Just wait for time to slowly ferment.
Hantaro Nagaoka and others were completely numb.
He could no longer think of fighting with Li Qiwei.
Choose to develop honestly and obscenely.
At the same time, he asked Ishihara Jun and Nishina Yoshio to seize the time to translate the general theory of relativity.
Such a great physical theory must be known to the entire Sakura Kingdom.
Having goals brings motivation.
With this opportunity, Hantaro Nagaoka may be able to integrate the domestic scientific community and lead it.
However, everything he did was destined to be in vain.
With Li Qiwei in this life, the Sakura Kingdom will never be in danger.
He Yujie and others immediately sent a congratulatory telegram to Li Qiwei.
Then they spread the news to all the schools in Borneo.
Because Li Qiwei is the common principal of all Chinese schools in Borneo.
People in all education fields can call him "Principal Li".
This title is more cordial and respectful than any other title.
Especially major primary and secondary schools, Li Qiwei's deeds have been included in their textbooks.
The teachers talked about Li Qiwei’s deeds in class with admiration.
Shanhe Primary School, a primary school built with donations from Sunward Industrial Group, is now the best primary school in Borneo.
Xu Handong, the fifth-grade head teacher, is passionately educating the little brats below.
“Look, we Chinese are not bad at all in the field of science!”
“Our IQ is no different from that of Europeans and Americans.”
“Don’t underestimate yourself just because the previous country was poor and weak.”
“We must hold our chests high, study hard, and study for the revitalization of China ! ”
“Principal Li marched into Europe alone, not to enjoy happiness”
“But to lay a foundation for our scientific career”
"We cannot let down Principal Li's good intentions."
"When he comes back, those of you with the best grades may be able to see him."
Children They were shocked and immediately shouted and chattered non-stop.
At this time, Xu Handong asked the naughtiest little boy in the back row of the class.
"Xie Baoqing, tell me, what do you want to be when you grow up?"
Xie Baoqing stood up carelessly and looked around, looking at the usually eager eyes of his younger brothers.
Said proudly: "I want to be a gangster when I grow up!"
Hahaha!
The class suddenly burst into laughter.
Xu Handong picked up the feather duster, walked slowly to his side, and kept muttering: "You want to be a gangster, right?"
Suddenly, he suddenly got angry, picked up Xie Baoqing and put him on the desk. He pulled up his pants and slapped Xie Baoqing violently on his buttocks.
His feather duster is special. It sounds loud but not very painful.
In this era, respecting teachers and teaching is no joke.
As long as the teacher does not beat the child into a serious injury or disability.
Parents will only say: Teacher, you hit me too lightly.
If the students want to go home and complain, they will only get another beating.
“Do you still want to be a gangster?”
Pop!
“Do you still want to be a gangster?”
“Say!”
Snap!
Amidst the laughter of other students in the class.
Xie Baoqing burst into tears and had runny nose.
"Woooo! Teacher, I don't dare anymore!" "I don't want to be a gangster anymore!"
"I want to be a scientist, like Principal Li."
A generation of gangsters fell away.
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As time goes by, general relativity spreads more widely.
The news that there was only one paper in this issue caused everyone to be in an uproar.
Because this is the first initiative of "Nature", it is very unreasonable.
“Hey, who is this? With such a big reputation, he can let "Nature" give him a separate issue."
"I heard that "Nature" is not Lockyer now. When Sir became the editor-in-chief, he seemed to have become a young man named Gregory. "
"Young people just mess around and mess around. This is not ruining the reputation of the journal."
"Tch, don't underestimate Gregory. He is the doctoral student of the famous Professor Bruce."
"The teachers are from famous families. If you just call anyone, they are all top leaders in the world of science."
"Stop bragging, let's read the paper quickly."
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The relaxed young people have not realized the seriousness of the problem.
However, the moment everyone saw the title of the paper, the whole world fell silent.
Immediately, earth-shattering shouts broke out.
The world is boiling!
“Oh God, Professor Bruce’s general theory of relativity was actually published ten years later.”
“July 15, 1902 to July 15, 1912, ten years period , not a day is bad.”
As countless people read the content of the paper at the same time.
The world is quiet again.
At this moment, there is no difference between those who admire Li Qiwei and those who doubt him.
Their souls have been numbed by the shock.
The only things that linger in my mind are the following.
It is also the only conclusion that they can understand in text description:
"The two basic principles of general relativity."
"The essence of gravity is the curvature of space-time."
"Bruce field equation."
"Matter tells space-time how to curve, Spacetime tells matter how to move."
"Five major predictions: light bending, gravitational redshift, black holes, gravitational waves, and universe expansion."
boom!
The whole world is boiling!
The whole world was shocked!
Countless people roared crazily.
"Bruce! Blues! Blues!"
Whether it is in the field of physics or other natural science fields.
Everyone’s admiration for Li Qiwei has reached the extreme.
General relativity can be said to be the highest achievement in the field of natural science.
Because it contains the entire universe of time and space.
Although everyone can’t understand it, just shout it’s awesome.
Produced by Professor Bruce, it must be a fine product.
In the eyes of many ordinary people, "Nature" is the highest-level journal in the academic field.
The papers published on it have been reviewed at all levels and are impossible to make mistakes.
What’s more, the author of Guangxiang is still Bruce.
Although people in the field of natural sciences cannot understand the derivation process of the paper.
But they can understand the conclusion.
Because of this, Guangxiang gave them the greatest shock.
As for the vast majority of ordinary people, as long as they hear a college student around them saying that they are awesome, they will just follow suit.
And the broad-spectrum prediction of black holes is the most popular.
Many people like to say this word when they have nothing to do. It is both simple and embodies advanced physics knowledge. It is actually the best choice for pretending to be cool in daily chats.
However, it doesn't matter if ordinary people don't seek a deeper understanding.
People in the field of physics cannot do this.
The difficulty and profoundness of general relativity have made even the top physicists lose their confidence.
Now everyone is in trouble.
Waiting online! urgent! How can we understand general relativity?
Soon, a piece of gossip broke out.
It turns out that when Bruce submitted the paper to Nature, no one in the entire editorial department could understand it.
And I don’t even know what the symbols mean.
This brings difficulties to the review and publication.
Gregory had no choice but to collect all the questions and ask Bruce together.
Gregory: "Professor, how can I understand the general theory of relativity?"
Bruce: "Let's study mathematics for three months first."
Boom!
As soon as the news came out, it immediately shocked countless people.
“Oh my god, Professor Bruce is so domineering.”
"He doesn't ask who it is. Everyone has to study mathematics for three months before they are qualified to understand his paper."
"God, please, let me publish the general theory of relativity." , I would be willing to do it even if it ends next year.”
“I think it’s normal. Professor Bruce has studied mathematics for several years. Just to understand the paper, three months of study should be about the same.”< br>
“It’s so scary!”
Next, a craze for learning mathematics arose in the scientific community.
Especially the unpopular Riemannian geometry, differential geometry, etc., suddenly became a popular research direction in the field of mathematics because of the general theory of relativity.
This is the influence of Guangxiang.
Grossman, who had been unknown before, instantly became a star.
Grossman once studied with Hilbert, who was a top figure in mathematics.
Roughly equivalent to the status of Planck and others in the physics community, or even a little higher.
For Grossman, although Riemannian geometry is difficult, it is not a problem for him to spend some time and just understand it.
So he was invited by various physicists to give lectures to discuss mathematical problems in general physics.
Even Einstein found this close friend immediately and asked him for advice.
Grossman "succeeded in one fell swoop" and said triumphantly:
"Einstein, you didn't expect that I changed my career to study mathematics just for this day."
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"Hahaha."
At the beginning, he felt that since physics had Bruce and Einstein, he would have no value in existence.
Anyway, he cannot compare with the two of them in terms of physical intuition or genius level.
Therefore, he simply switched to study mathematics. His confidence in mathematics was far greater than that in physics.
Einstein didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but Grossman finally found an opportunity to complain.
"Okay, okay, you are the best, tell me quickly what this tensor analysis means."
Grossman patiently explained the derivation process of the general phase to Einstein.
Although he looks calm and relaxed, he looks very light-hearted.
But only he himself knew the shock in his heart.
You must know that he has been studying mathematics professionally for several years.
Moreover, the teacher is also a big shot, so he can barely understand the mathematics of Guangxiang.
It's just that the people who asked him for advice were all newbies in mathematics and couldn't see his limitations.
But Grossman knew very well that Bruce's mathematical skills should surpass him.
This is simply terrible.
You're a physics guy, and you're even better at math than me, a professional.
Do you give people a way to survive?
“Damn it, Bruce is really not a human being!”
Next, the entire scientific community was almost immersed in the discussion of general relativity.
The first step is to understand the paper.
The second step is how to verify Guangxiang’s prediction, which is relative to proving the correctness of the theory.
No matter which one of the five predictions is proved, it will definitely be an earth-shattering result.
Countless people are gearing up.
Because the second step has nothing to do with the first step.
Even if you don’t understand the paper, as long as you know the conclusion and admit that the general theory is correct.
A well-designed experiment is the most important thing.
At this moment, countless experimental physicists feel that their spring has come.
Wilson made a bold statement at Cavendish: "I will definitely choose one of the five predictions."
However, astronomers are even more eyeing and ambitious.
In any case, Guangxiang’s announcement made Li Qiwei’s name resounding throughout the world.
Before, he only dominated the world of physics.
And now.
The real thing is: In ten years, the general minister has shocked the world, and no one in the world knows you!
Bruce, the best in the world!
(End of this chapter)