The Century of Physics conference officially began.
As the door of the No. 1 conference hall closed tightly, the thoughts of the physicists in the International Convention and Exhibition Center also flew into the hall that would determine the future of physics.
Standing next to the poster display area on the first floor of the exhibition hall, Wei Hong looked at the big dark screen hanging on the wall. He suddenly asked Professor Dobrik, who was standing next to him.
"Which problems do you think will be selected?"
Dobrik was stumped by this question. After thinking for a while, he shook his head and spoke.
"I don't know … In my opinion, each of the 522 problems that passed the preliminary selection is critical. It is difficult to find out which one is redundant. If I were to rank them, I can only rank the few that I know … After all, I haven't studied the others at all, and I don't have the right to speak. "
As the completers of the z particle gravitational wave equation, although the two were popular candidates for the next Nobel Prize, they had not really won the favor of the Nobel Prize yet.
If they were more experienced, they would have a chance to walk into the conference room behind the wall and at least be qualified to sit in. Unfortunately, apart from the z particle gravitational wave equation, they had not made any particularly big achievements. They could only stand outside and wait quietly.
"I heard that the conference process is going to be broadcast live in the hall?" Professor Dobrik asked in a low voice as he looked at the big dark screen on the wall.
"It should be the announcement session in the afternoon …" Wei Hong thought for a while and continued, "After all, there is nothing to broadcast about voting."
"Why is there nothing to broadcast? I bet that there is no one in the entire venue who is not thinking about this conference. "
"I don't deny it …" Wei Hong shrugged and said, "After all, I am also quite curious about the situation inside."
Time slowly passed by.
Although everyone was looking forward to hearing some news from inside, unfortunately, the confidentiality of the conference was so good that no news was released in advance.
Just like this, it was noon.
When the door finally opened, the reporters surrounding the door immediately swarmed up, but they were blocked by the prepared venue staff. They covered the delegations and scholars in the conference hall to leave the venue.
Luo Wenxuan walked to the front of the crowd and looked at the pairs of excited eyes. He coughed hard and raised his voice.
"Scholars with invitations, please proceed to the second conference hall."
"We will hold the opening ceremony of the 'Century of Physics' Summit there!"
"Also, announce the 100 questions of the century!"
The atmosphere at the scene gradually heated up, and everyone looked at the door expectantly.
Under the guidance of the staff, the crowd was diverted to the entrance of conference hall number two.
With curiosity in their hearts, the scholars with invitations in their hands began to sit down.
Unlike the previous batch of scholars who attended the conference, most of the scholars sitting at the opening ceremony were outstanding young scholars and young physicists who had made outstanding contributions to physics.
Most of them were between 30 and 50 years old, which was the golden age for scientific research. It was rare to see people over 50 sitting here.
Wei Hong and Dobrik were also in this group. As the best of the young physicists, they were arranged to be in a relatively high position.
Lu Zhou walked to the podium in the conference hall. He was wearing a formal suit. He cleared his throat and looked around at the expectant eyes of the audience. He smiled slightly and spoke in a calm voice.
He then spoke in a calm voice, "I'm glad to see you here.
"We all agree that the previous era of physics has ended, and you are standing at the intersection of the old and new eras. You represent the future of physics.
"Whether it's you sitting here, the scholars standing in the exhibition hall watching this conference through the big screen, or the students watching this through the network broadcast.
"This meeting has been prepared for all of you from the very beginning."
"What is dark matter, what is the energy that created our universe, and what is the ultimate fate of the universe … Even though we have solved many problems that the ancients could not imagine in the past hundred years, we still face many problems.
"Therefore, we place the most sincere hope on the future scholars. We hope that in the next hundred years, we can answer the questions that plague our civilization."
Lu Zhou paused for a moment. He cast his gaze to the crowded conference hall and raised his voice.
"Here, on behalf of the ILHCRC, CERN … and other physics research institutions, I propose a hundred questions of the century. I hope that they can inspire our wisdom and guide our discipline to a more prosperous and greater direction.
"Next is the announcement session. We have invited the editors of a hundred questions of the century. They will unveil the curtain of this new era on our behalf."
Lu Zhou put down the speech in his hand. He picked up a small card from the table and spoke with a smile.
"As a starting point, let me take the lead."
"The first question of the century …
"We all know that there are four basic forces in our universe, namely, the strong nuclear force, the weak nuclear force, the electromagnetic force, and the gravitational force. Apart from the first three, which have been connected by the 'electroweak unified theory' and the 'electrostrong unified theory', we still know very little about the latter.
"If anyone can equate the elusive gravitational force with any of the first three, our entire physics will enter a new dimension."
When Lu Zhou said this, the pairs of eyes in the conference hall were filled with surprise.
Many people had already guessed what the first question that Lu Zhou was about to announce was.
They just couldn't believe that it was actually it …
As if to confirm everyone's guess, Lu Zhou announced in a clear voice.
"That will be the supreme glory of the physics community and even human civilization. It will be the perfect and ultimate theory that everyone has dreamed of since the era of Einstein …
"Which is, the Grand Unified Theory!
"It's the Grand Unified Theory?!"
The atmosphere in the conference hall instantly boiled over.
Wei Hong almost stood up from his seat when he blurted this out.
In fact, when he looked around, he found out that he was quite restrained.
The expressions of disbelief were written all over their faces. Not only did many people stand up, but they even made sounds of disbelief.
Dobrik, who was sitting next to Professor Wei Hong, looked at the podium with a dumbfounded expression. He said, "I, I, I didn't expect this … I thought he would say something about the z particle. Is there really any hope of realizing the Grand Unified Theory? "
"I don't know …" Wei Hong frowned and shook his head. He grabbed the armrest of the chair and said, "Maybe it is possible, but in my opinion, the hope is quite slim."
Unify the four fundamental forces!
Complete the Grand Unified Theory!
That was Einstein's long-cherished wish.
If it was really possible, it would have to be more intelligent than Einstein.
Lu Zhou only paused for a moment before he continued to speak.
As soon as he spoke, the atmosphere at the scene was pushed to a peak.
"For the first question of the century, I am personally willing to donate 100 million yuan to the ILHCRC Prize Management Agency! It will be used to reward scholars who have made outstanding contributions in this field!
"If anyone can successfully solve this problem, he will receive at least 100 million yuan in prize money!"
The moment this news was announced …
The atmosphere in the entire hall instantly exploded!
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