ILHCRC headquarters.
There were no empty seats in the No. 1 lecture hall, and there was a dense crowd of people. Among them were researchers from the ILHCRC, physicists from other research institutions, and even scholars from the Brookhaven National Laboratory who took annual leave to visit here.
The report was going to start in ten minutes, and almost everyone was looking forward to it.
At the upcoming report, as the chairman of the ILHCRC and the initiator of the 750 GeV project, Lu Zhou would summarize the data collected from the experiment a few days ago and further elaborate on his hyperspace theory and the particle hidden in the hyperspace world.
Witten, who was sitting in the audience, suddenly spoke emotionally.
"It's hard to imagine, it's only been a month."
Prior to this, he was even prepared to spend a whole year on this research project. He didn't expect to make such major progress in just a month.
Other than Lu Zhou, he was definitely the happiest person in the world.
He had seen the complete experimental data and knew what the success of this experiment meant. If this hyperspace particle really existed, then his prediction in M theory would undoubtedly be a crucial piece of evidence.
Not just that, but the most important thing was that this experiment would be the first exploration of high-dimensional matter in the history of human physics. It would no longer just prove the existence of high-dimensional space.
This would undoubtedly have a huge significance for the development of physics in the future.
In contrast, this hyperspace particle itself was "insignificant".
After a long pause, Professor Witten continued to speak with emotion.
"… The Brookhaven National Laboratory is probably regretting their decision."
Professor Frank Wilczek, who was sitting next to Witten, didn't say anything. However, a subtle expression appeared on his face.
In fact, the Brookhaven National Laboratory wasn't the only one regretting their decision.
A long time ago, about seven years ago, Lu Zhou was still an intern at CERN, and he was the one who led the 750 GeV project. If he hadn't given up, the first high-dimensional particle discovered in human history might have been named after him.
For example, the Wilczek particle.
However, there was no point in talking about this now …
Ten minutes quickly passed by.
Lu Zhou, who was wearing a suit, stepped into the crowded lecture hall.
Almost as soon as he stepped into the lecture hall, the noise in the venue was like a receding tide, and it instantly quieted down.
Lu Zhou looked at the packed venue and walked to the front of the stage. He reached out and adjusted the microphone.
Facing the pairs of expectant and solemn eyes, he spoke slowly in a clear voice.
"Many years ago, I discovered an anomaly in the 750 GeV."
There was no unnecessary opening remarks.
Lu Zhou went straight to the point and spoke.
"I don't think CERN abandoned my results. They were limited by the objective experimental conditions, the existing theory was not enough to support my conclusions, and I was also limited by my own level … In short, the experiment could not continue, and temporarily shelving it was the best choice."
"But I never thought that my conclusion was wrong."
"It's not because I'm stubborn, it's because I did find an unnatural anomaly in my calculations. Perhaps quantum fluctuations are a convenient explanation, but I believe in my calculations more. "
"Because mathematics may be wrong, but it's definitely not a lie."
Lu Zhou looked around the quiet venue and smiled. He then spoke in a relatively happy tone.
"It's my honor to stand here and announce the latest research results of the ILHCRC!
"After sacrificing countless hydrogen nuclei, we finally found the ghost that has been bothering us in the quantum world.
"The 750 GeV is not all of it, but the part that is exposed to our eyes. Just like I originally guessed, its real body is hidden in a hyperspace that cannot be directly observed."
The sound of discussion spread in the lecture hall.
Almost half of the scholars, especially those from other research institutions, had a surprised look on their faces. Even though they had already seen the experimental data, most of them didn't understand why Lu Zhou was so decisive in his conclusion.
At least in the opinion of most of them, there was no direct connection between the two.
Lu Zhou noticed the changes in their expressions. However, the expression on his face did not change at all. He continued to speak in a relaxed tone.
"Before I start my explanation, I want to tell a story first.
"How can a paper person living in a two-dimensional world observe a sphere moving in a three-dimensional space?
"Normally, we don't think this is possible.
"There is no doubt that a two-dimensional creature's understanding of the three-dimensional world is incomplete. Unless, by some stroke of luck, we can use a beam of light from the three-dimensional world to barely see its projection in the two-dimensional world. However, without this beam of light, not only do we lack the means to observe, but we also lack the understanding of the high-dimensional world. What we can see is only what they want us to see … Or in other words, the moment the sphere falls on the paper.
"At that moment, we can see an extremely small 'tangent point' at the contact point between the sphere and the plane. When the sphere is smooth enough, the area of this tangent point is even negligible. We can feel that there may be something there, but we can't feel its existence. "
"This is the limitation of two-dimensional creatures." Lu Zhou looked at the scholars in the audience and gradually became serious. He said, "They will never know what the extremely small point they observe in their own world corresponds to in the three-dimensional world. Maybe it's a giant object comparable to a planet, or maybe it's just a tiny hydrogen nucleus.
"Think about it, isn't it scary? Perhaps the fundamental particles that we are familiar with are, in fact, something much larger and stranger than we imagine in the higher dimensions. And everything around us, if we were to divide it infinitely, would it end up as countless of these infinitely small origin points? "
Lu Zhou looked at the people in the front row of the lecture hall. He quietly waited for a while, giving the scholars half a minute to think.
After pausing for a second, he smiled and spoke.
"Of course, studying the nature of the universe we see is not the focus of this report."
After that, Lu Zhou turned around and faced the whiteboard. He drew a solid circle on it, then slid down a few lines as an abstract light source, which he projected onto a hand-drawn plane.
"Let's assume that the light source that shines on the paper is not vertical, but it is emitted from a point. In that case, the sphere moving between the light source and the plane was no longer an existence that could hide from the two-dimensional world creatures. At least by studying the size of the projection, they can deduce the distance between the sphere and themselves in the three-dimensional coordinate system. They can even deduce its physical properties based on its trajectory and speed, even though they may not be able to see it with their own eyes.
"And this is exactly what we are doing at the Lunar Hadron Collider!"
The people in the audience were in disbelief.
Many people's faces were filled with even more astonishment than before.
Lu Zhou continued to speak in response to the pairs of eyes full of surprise.
"Through multiple sets of experiments in the 1250 TeV, 1260 TeV, and 1300 TeV energy zones, we have collected enough data.
"In a mathematical sense, no matter how many dimensions they have, even if we can't understand their existence in an intuitive sense, we can still understand them in an abstract sense."
"Like I said at the beginning, mathematics doesn't lie."
After that, Lu Zhou looked at the whiteboard again and wrote a Chinese character on it.
[Zhou]
That was his name.
And a big acronym …
[Z]
"Zhou particle, this is the name I gave it."
Lu Zhou looked back at the silent lecture hall. Seeing that no one objected, he smiled and spoke in a clear voice.
"For ease of writing, I wrote it down as' Z '.
"Next, I will use the data you have in your hands to prove its existence."
"I will try to be as detailed as possible, but even so, I can't guarantee that everyone will understand.
"So, remember to look carefully."
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