"I know what you're trying to say, that this discovery is worthless," Frank smiled and continued, "Want to bet $100? I bet he can convince you."
Facing the thunderous applause, he bowed slightly.
But that alone is actually enough.
As for more distant things, he has not considered it yet.
Seeing the "research results" displayed by Lu Zhou, the people sitting in the audience were disapproving and even let out a few subtle chuckles.
"I didn't say that. Neither mathematicians nor physicists can directly see particles in the microscopic world," Witten shrugged and said with a smile, "Only colliders can discover particles, and we theorists All that can be done is to draw a treasure map for those real 'treasure hunters'."
"Maybe it is a new and heavier Higgs particle, maybe it is a graviton, maybe it is just a two-photon signal, all possibilities exist, even..."
"I don't know why you are so confident, but if you continue like this, sooner or later you will lose all the prize money awarded to you by the Nobel Committee."
The audience was quiet.
And this is his biggest theoretical fulcrum!
"nothing… "
Frank smiled and said, "That's right."
And at this moment, he was also looking forward to it.
Sitting in the back row of the conference room, Luo Wenxuan looked at the calculations on the curtain in surprise, and quickly checked the correctness of these calculations in his mind.
On the other hand, Mr. Edward Witten, who was sitting next to him, didn't have much surprise in his eyes, but rather showed a bit of interest.
This contrast is really shocking to her, who is also an intern.
This young man who once shocked everyone at Princeton will make another amazing discovery here.
But someone was obviously one step ahead of him.
In fact, similar phenomena have been reflected in 12 years of data, and have appeared on both the ATLAS and CMS detectors. If all this is just a coincidence, then this coincidence would be a bit too deliberate.
"That supersymmetric particle!"
"Let me introduce myself, I am Lu Zhou from Jinling University in China. I am honored to participate in such an international experiment as an intern. It is precisely because of this opportunity that I have the opportunity to discover These are interesting phenomena.”
Surprise was written on people's faces at this unexpected reversal.
The applause gradually broke out.
interesting
A trace of surprise appeared on Senior Brother Luo's face, and he asked subconsciously.
For him personally, his efforts over the past month have not been in vain.
After pausing for a moment, Lu Zhou glanced around the venue, which had become silent at some point, took a deep breath, and continued.
If the number of samples accumulates to a large enough value, the probability of this characteristic peak appearing is as high as 84.5%. Although this characteristic peak does not necessarily mean that a brand new particle will inevitably appear, it is already valuable for research.
Professor Brunos sitting next to her frowned and asked.
Seeing the person standing on the stage, Kerela, who was sitting in the Syracuse University research team, her eyes widened in surprise and she subconsciously swore.
"So, I deliberately found the data from 12 years of searching for the Higgs particle, analyzed it using statistical methods, and established a probability model."
Standing on the podium, facing the waiting eyes, Lu Zhou took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down and not pay attention to the big guys sitting under the stage.
"That's not necessarily the case."
There is no doubt that most people are not convinced by this little data collected during the test track.
…
Apparently, he recognized the man on the stage.
"WTF?!"
"About a month ago, I happened to be at the test site in the North District. When the collider was testing 1TeV-level collisions, I observed several extremely special cases on the ATLAS detector."
This discovery seems…
Senior Brother Luo couldn't figure out why he, a mathematician, could be standing in that place.
Then from a certain corner of the venue, it spread to all directions, breaking the silence of the previous second.
On the other side, Luo Wenxuan, who was sitting next to Mr. Edward Witten, also looked at the podium in surprise. His heart was no less shocked than Yan Xinjue and the others who were sitting more than ten meters away.
The situation has become clear.
Knowing that the big guys didn't care about these trivial things, Lu Zhou introduced himself as briefly as possible, then pressed the play button on the laser pointer, released the first page of the PPT, and quickly got to the point.
Speaking of which, did he really participate in the experiment
"He's right." The notebook remained untouched, staring at Witten on the curtain, nodding in approval, "At least it's mathematically correct."
However, the surprise in her heart did not change at all.
Peter looked him over.
"What's wrong?"
Almost everyone originally thought that this data was worthless, but after seeing the argumentation process on the screen... many people had a doubt about the subconscious conclusion they had made earlier.
Listening to the waves of applause, Lu Zhou could even feel his heart beating wildly in his chest.
"I checked the data in this section again and confirmed that under the two-photon channel spin2 selection condition on the ATLAS detector, the results of various variable reactions can be determined. There must be a collision in this energy region."
With that said, Lu Zhou continued to press the play button.
After looking at the steps displayed on the PPT behind him, Lu Zhou placed his hands on the podium and continued in a positive tone.
Then, he spoke slowly.
With that said, Lu Zhou turned the PPT to the next page and pointed at several coordinate points on the Events/mλλ image, "It's right here, it's surprising, isn't it? We observed several extremely special signals at 750GeV."
Frank smiled indifferently at his old friend's teasing.
"You mean he discovered a completely new particle?"
"According to the probability model behind me, I can say with certainty that if the data collected on the ATLAS and CMS detectors are correct, and when a sufficient number of samples are accumulated, there will definitely be a problem in the 750GeV energy region. A characteristic peak appears!"
…
She could never imagine that he was already standing there after not seeing her for a month.
Only a few people showed interested expressions.
Amidst the applause, a smile appeared on Lu Zhou's face, and his clenched fists finally loosened.
Although a few isolated cases seem a bit abrupt, they are not worthy of attention. Because there is a very classic "quantum uncertainty theorem" in quantum mechanics, which can perfectly explain this phenomenon - that is, it is allowed to randomly generate a small amount of energy in pure space, as long as the energy returns in a short time disappear.
"Is this the reporter you recommended?"
This person is the Fields Medal winner sitting next to him - Edward Witten.
"I know that some people will subconsciously react that this must be a two-photon signal, or an error within the allowable range, such as what you think of as quantum fluctuations."
Then, he turned around and walked towards the audience.
The next moment, the curtain was filled with dense formulas.
However, Lu Zhou had already anticipated this situation, so he didn't take it to heart and continued to speak without changing his expression.
Peter couldn't help but joked: "Then have you ever told him about quantum fluctuation theory? My students and I usually talk about it."
Although this sound is not easy to detect, it is particularly harsh in the ears of the speaker.
No matter whether the characteristic peak of 750 GeV means a treasure, no matter the sensitivity of detectors such as ATLAS and CMS, whether this treasure can be found in the end, his persistence always allowed CERN to not miss it—or to discover this clue in advance.
After swallowing, Kerela hurriedly reached for her notes to cover up her momentary gaffe.
Sitting in the audience, Peter Higgs grinned. Although he didn't laugh out loud, his expression was clearly disapproving.
"It may even be the last piece of the puzzle we have been looking for."