Shanghai International Convention and Exhibition Center.
Conference Hall No. 1.
A video broadcast from 360,000 kilometers away showed an astronaut with the China flag and emblem on his uniform. He stood in front of a console with a solemn look on his face.
A clear voice echoed through the conference hall and into the ears of everyone who was looking forward to it.
"The track has been cleared, it is clear!
"Target energy level: 1 quadrillion electron volts.
"The circuit is in good condition.
"Begin power up!"
The moment the sonorous voice fell, the astronaut standing in front of the console reached out and pressed a button.
Almost at the same time, a huge amount of energy converged into a ring under the crater.
Propelled by this energy that simulated the moment of the Big Bang, the launched protons collided with each other, creating sparks and debris that were invisible to the naked eye.
Looking at the energy spectrum image displayed on the detector, the atmosphere in the conference hall was instantly pushed to the peak. Everyone could not help but stand up and give thunderous applause, cheering for this moment from the bottom of their hearts.
Protons collided with protons at a center of mass energy of 1,000 TeV!
Compared to the European LHC, which only had a maximum proton collision energy of 14 TeV, the proton collision energy of this Lunar Hadron Collider was two orders of magnitude higher!
With it, humans would be able to artificially create quadrillion electron volts of neutrinos, simulate the moment of the Big Bang and the creation of black holes, and even face the deepest darkness of the universe — the mysterious dark matter and dark energy.
The thunderous applause drowned out all other sounds. Lu Zhou looked at the big screen behind him with a sincere smile on his face. He clenched his fists behind his back.
Seven years.
Seven years had passed since that summer.
This long period of time was enough to change many things, but it couldn't change the world that he firmly believed in and "saw" through logical calculations.
He believed that he was right.
Even though no one was optimistic about this direction.
At the time, he was just an intern. Whether it was his ability or academic status, his voice was not taken seriously. The China physics community did not have enough resources to support him in verifying his theory.
But now, there was nothing that could stop him from doing the experiments he wanted to do. The direction he was looking at was the future of human physics.
At this moment.
It's finally coming!
…
On the morning of December 19th, China time.
After only half a day, the news of the successful launch of the Lunar Hadron Collider spread from Shanghai to every corner of the world.
And the related reports were unsurprisingly published on the headlines of the major newspapers the next day.
[The proton collision experiment has broken through the energy level of 1000 TeV for the first time! High-energy physics research has entered a new era!]
[Exploring the origin of the universe, the ILHCRC will take us back 15 billion years.]
[Shocking! Chinese scientists are creating a black hole on the moon!]
[NASA has issued a warning that high-energy physics experiments on the Moon may have a serious impact on the stability of the Earth-Moon system!]
[…]
Lu Zhou took a cup of coffee from a tall female assistant and sat in the ILHCRC chairman's office. He flipped through the newspaper in his hand and took a sip of his coffee.
"I suddenly understand."
Luo Wenxuan, who was fiddling with the potted plant on the windowsill with one hand in his pocket, looked back at Lu Zhou and asked curiously.
"Understand what?"
"Why does the public have such a big misunderstanding of physics and particle physics experiments?" Lu Zhou flipped the newspaper in his hand and shook his head. He said, "But I do like the nickname CNN gave me."
"What did they call you?"
“The
Destroyer, translated as crazy atomic destroyer, or can it also be translated as crazy atomic destroyer? "
Luo Wenxuan's mouth twitched, and he tried not to laugh.
"… Are you sure it's CNN?"
Lu Zhou: "Is there a problem?"
Luo Wenxuan: "It sounds like a Japanese story."
Lu Zhou smiled and shook his head. He didn't make any comments.
Of course, what was even more classic was the abstract picture. A man who looked like a villain was holding the Earth and the Moon in his skinny hand.
Even though Lu Zhou knew that CNN was deliberately ugly and even deliberately using an Asian image, he couldn't help but laugh.
If a petaelectronvolt collider could create a black hole, they were underestimating the universe. If they wanted to destroy the solar system, they had to at least build a stellar-level collider.
In addition, it was hard on them to make his handsome face look so ugly.
Luo Wenxuan glanced at the painting and wanted to laugh. However, he suddenly thought of the African Research Institute, so he held back his laughter and spoke.
"The conference is about to start, should we go?"
Lu Zhou looked at the time on his watch.
"How about you go?"
"Such an important thing … I don't think it's a good idea, I think it's better if you go in person." Luo Wenxuan thought about what Lu Zhou wanted to say at the conference, and he had a subtle expression on his face.
Luo Wenxuan already knew what Lu Zhou was planning to do.
He didn't object to Lu Zhou's approach, but he might not be able to make the announcement. After all, even though the headquarters of the ILHCRC was in China and the organizer was China, it was still an international organization. Countries paid a lot of money to participate.
Compared to the big names in academia who participated in the conference, Luo Wenxuan was still a bit inferior.
"Aren't I training you? Who can handle it the first time they go on stage? "
Lu Zhou looked at Luo Wenxuan's helpless expression. He smiled and shook his head. He put the newspaper aside and stood up from his chair.
"Let's go, let's go together."
…
The next day's conference was held in conference hall number two.
Compared to yesterday's conference hall number one, the area here was much smaller. There was only enough space for a long conference table, and the decoration was much more refined.
The people sitting here were basically board members appointed by various countries.
They might not be the top physicists in their countries, but they were at least quite prestigious.
Not just that, but the people who were appointed here all held important positions in their countries' official scientific research institutions. They also had a certain level of negotiation skills.
Judging from the serious expressions on everyone's faces, it was obvious that today's conference was much more important than yesterday's celebration of the completion of the Lunar Hadron Collider. Not only was today's conference much more important, but it also received more attention from the physics community.
There was only one reason.
At this conference, the board of directors would discuss the experimental arrangements for the next year.
If everything went smoothly, there would be at least 25 Nobel Prize winners in physics in the next 50 years.
Particle physics was many years ahead of experimental physics. Theories about physics had already penetrated deep into the unfathomable black hole and the elusive quantum world.
However, theories needed to be tested in the experimental area.
Everyone wanted to use this wishing machine to verify their theories and push themselves to the throne of the Holy Temple of Physics.
Before the conference began, the ILHCRC board of directors was calm on the surface, but there was already an undercurrent surging. Just like any vanity fair, academia wasn't much more glamorous than other circles.
Especially when it came to the Nobel Prize and other honors, there were only a few people who were indifferent to fame and fortune.
Everyone was prepared to fight until their faces were red with anger at the meeting.
Whether it was for themselves.
Whether it was for their school of thought, or even their country …
In this atmosphere where the air was almost frozen, the hour hand moved to 10 o 'clock in the morning, and the meeting officially began.
As the undisputed first chairman of the ILHCRC, Lu Zhou walked to the head of the long conference table and sat down.
His opening speech was his style; it was concise and to the point as always.
After a brief "start of the conference", he went into the main topic.
However, when everyone was expecting him to put the topics on the conference table for discussion, Lu Zhou's next sentence stunned everyone except for himself and Luo Wenxuan.
"Next, I will briefly talk about the work arrangements."
Without the slightest discussion, Lu Zhou opened the conference minutes and spoke in a declarative tone.
"I re-studied the 2015 test records in the CERN database. The 750 GeV characteristic peak that appeared on the ALICE and ATLAS detectors at the same time is definitely not an accident. At least I don't think this is a sign that can be summarized by quantum fluctuations."
Professor Tarrant from Europe frowned. He spun the pen in his hand and said hesitantly, "I know about the experiment you mentioned, but the confidence level of the signal we detected is less than 3 sigma. This is not a sign at all …"
"That's because our tools are not advanced enough. Now, the problems that are bothering us no longer exist, at least not for a while. Not to mention that I believe in my calculations, there must be something there. "
Lu Zhou turned the conference minutes in his hand. He looked around the conference table and spoke in a calm and unquestionable tone.
"The ILHCRC's work arrangements for the whole year 2023 will revolve around the anomaly of the 750 GeV characteristic peak.
"Now, we have enough theoretical basis and powerful enough tools.
"I will use facts to prove that my conclusion is correct."
The moment Lu Zhou finished speaking, the entire venue was strangely quiet for a few seconds. Then, there was a commotion.
Just like the expressions on the faces of the board members when they looked at each other, their voices contained astonishment, shock, disbelief, and many other emotions.
Everything happened too suddenly.
No one expected this.
Lu Zhou knew what they were surprised about, so he didn't explain. He just smiled and nodded. He then gently placed the conference minutes on the table.
He could spend a lot of time explaining.
But there was no need to explain at all.
He would come up with evidence to prove that he was correct.
Moreover, half of the credit should go to him for being able to reach where he was today, right?
It wasn't too much to think about using his own collider to verify his theory, right?
Not convinced?
Then build your own.
Even though this might be a bit unkind …
However, Lu Zhou couldn't help but smirk when he thought about how difficult it was for him to do experiments in the past.
It was indeed a little unkind.
But …
This is f * cking awesome!
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