As the country's "largest" research center for controllable fusion miniaturization technology, the people sitting here are almost the original team that researched stellarator devices. Their expertise covers everything from plasma physics to engineering physics. aspect.
Regarding Sheng Xianfu's recent research, it is impossible for Lu Zhou, who is the dean of the Institute for Advanced Study, not to know about it.
"I want to know what you think."
Jaffe nodded with deep understanding.
Lu Zhou thought for a while and said, "That's right."
Lu Zhou looked at the stack of documents in his hand.
The moment he heard these words, Sheng Xianfu was shocked.
As the founder and first director of the Clay Institute, the Millennium Problem of the Young-Mills equation was something the two decided unanimously during their discussion. Even the description of the problem was written jointly by the two. .
Jaffe sighed and said, "Don't you have anything more to say besides lamenting the speed?"
As he spoke, Lu Zhou picked up a marker from the table and wrote a series of formulas on the whiteboard hanging next to him.
Sheng Xianfu glanced at Lu Zhou with a confused expression, and then at the pile of documents on the table, Sheng Xianfu said subconsciously.
However, this does not bring any advantages to the research on miniaturization of controllable fusion.
"I have something here," Lu Zhouyan gently threw the document in his hand on the desk, and gave Sheng Xianfu concise instructions, "I hope you can read it in one day... If it's not enough, try to limit it to Within two days.”
"This is… "
Suppressing the shock in his heart, he swallowed and continued, "But even so...how do you plan to apply this theory to our research?"
Especially the laboratory closest to the inside.
Sitting opposite him was Jaffe.
"The answer to this question lies in your hands, doesn't it?"
"I know you have failed many times and have even planned to give up... But what I want to say is that your research is not useless, you just haven't found a suitable method."
Noticing this, Jaffe asked.
Just as CERN was preparing to hold another seminar on the issue of mass gaps, the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, far away on the other side of the Eurasian continent, was gradually shrouded in night as dusk fell on the horizon.
"This is why I came here to find you." The index finger of my right hand gently tapped the stack of documents on the table. "I need your help to verify some of my guesses that are still somewhat idealistic at present."
"finish watching?"
Looking at the lines of calculations on the whiteboard, Sheng Xianfu frowned.
Although the theoretical physics community has not recognized his research on the mass gap, nor has it expressed any opinions on his "unified theory of strong electricity", this has no impact on him.
"High temperature is not the only condition for achieving fusion reactions. It is also possible through other methods. As long as we can determine the relationship between the strong interaction force and the electromagnetic force, we will be able to find such a method... "
This was the first time he heard that research could run faster than demonstration, so fast that the whole world was catching up with him...
He turned on the computer and called up the information obtained from the Institute of Acoustics. Just when he was about to complete today's research plan, the door of the laboratory suddenly opened and an unexpected person appeared at the door and walked straight towards him. He came over.
Sheng Xianfu shook his head with a bitter expression.
"Equations relating electromagnetic and strong interactions."
"It's almost finished."
"Unfortunately, this is all I feel," Witten sighed, and after a pause, he continued, "We don't have a clear conclusion about his last paper, and now he continues to build on it. "
If he remembered correctly, Lu Zhou only solved the quality gap problem about a month ago. Why now...
CERN headquarters.
Not to mention that the system has recognized his proof and given him an S rating. Lu Zhou is still somewhat confident about his mathematical abilities.
Switzerland.
More than half a year has passed since the project was established at the beginning of the year, and there is still no progress in the research project.
Thinking of this, Witten couldn't help but sigh.
"I think the same thing as you."
"He's faster than I thought." Putting down the paper in his hand, Witten took out his phone and looked at the calendar, smiled and continued, "Forty-one days, I'm afraid only he can do this kind of thing. done."
Looking at Sheng Xianfu who looked in disbelief, Lu Zhou paused for a moment and continued.
I saw that the old man was placing his hands on the table with his fingers intertwined, quietly waiting for his old friend sitting opposite to finish reading the paper in his hand.
As usual, when Sheng Xianfu saw the sky darkening outside the window, he went to the coffee machine as if to clock in, and then returned to his desk and sat down with a cup of steaming coffee.
"Some things need to be verified through experiments, about the miniaturization of controllable fusion." Glancing at the slightly messy laboratory, Lu Zhou paused for a moment and continued, "In addition, about the questions you asked me some time ago , now I can give you a clear answer."
However, although these three words "maybe" were said carelessly, they were like spring thunder in Sheng Xianfu's ears.
"you made it?!"
Originally intended as the final question in the mathematical physics part of the Millennium Problem, he was prepared that no one would be able to solve this problem until the end of the century. However, I didn't expect that this day would come so suddenly...
"This is?"
Lu Zhou smiled and continued.
Regarding the principle of sonoluminescence, there is still no clear conclusion in the physics community. Among them, several more manifold theories include the "air implosion theory" and the "chemical bond rupture theory"... Among these many theories, the most surprising ones are What I am fascinated by is probably the "fusion reaction theory".
Reaching out to open the stack of documents, Sheng Xianfu briefly glanced at the contents on the documents, with a slightly moved expression on his face.
"It turns out that the electromagnetic force and the strong interaction force can be unified within the theoretical framework of the quantum Yang-Mills field. I was not convinced of this a month ago, but now I can explain it with clear mathematical formulas My theory.”
"I've tried everything I can. Is there any other way I can try?"
Including the information he obtained from Professor Chen Weizhong of Jinda Institute of Physics, including several models he designed and then discarded... Lu Zhou has always known about these things.
Lu Zhou nodded and said in a serious tone.
Applying theoretical results to solve practical problems is sometimes even more difficult than creating the theory. Especially in the field of theoretical physics, the impact on applied technology is often measured in units of hundreds of years. Even if Lu Zhou successfully unified the strong interaction and electromagnetic interaction, Sheng Xianfu was not very optimistic that he would be able to apply this theory immediately. Solve the miniaturization problem of controllable fusion.
There were about a dozen researchers sitting in a room of about twenty or thirty square meters. There was a pile of documents nearly half a meter high on everyone's desk, and obvious haggardness could be seen on everyone's face.
…
Sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed in the cafe in the lounge area, Witten was flipping through the papers in his hand and drinking black coffee without sugar.
I don’t know how long it took, but Witten finally turned to the last page of the paper.
"This is-"
The international physics community was still arguing over his last research result, and his next research result appeared in everyone's eyes.
"Yes, it is the 'sonoluminescence' you are studying."
At this time when most people are preparing to go home from get off work, several laboratories in a corner of the Institute of Physics are still brightly lit.
"There will be a meeting in Conference Room 1 in a while. The paper he posted on Arxiv... I will mention it at the meeting then, although I feel that even if I don't say it, others will say it," he rolled up his sleeves to read. Glancing at his watch, Witten continued, "In addition, no matter what, there must be a result on the mass gap issue of the strong interaction this month."