In the age of the Internet, there was nothing that couldn't be leaked.
In less than two days, the news had spread from outside the wall to inside the wall, and in just three days, all kinds of eye-catching headlines had been flying all over the place.
[Shocking! He's the one who discovered the high-energy particle?]
[Lu Zhou: I'm actually a physicist.]
[A Bomb Thrown at Particle Physics. The Standard Model Building Collapses!]
[…]
However, Lu Zhou was still on a flight back to China. His phone was turned off, and he was leaning against his seat with his eyes closed. He did not know that he was once again trending.
In fact, even if he knew, he would not feel anything.
After all, compared to the shock brought to him by the Nobel Prize, the trending searches and headlines were nothing …
It must be mentioned that even if CERN found something interesting at the 750 GeV position, Lu Zhou would not win the prize. He never thought that he would win the prize with this clue.
Why?
This was because of the principles of the Nobel Prize.
According to the principles of the Nobel Prize, the medal would not be awarded to the discoverer of the particle, nor would it be awarded to the researcher who operated the Hadron Collider. Instead, it would be awarded to the person who proposed or perfected the theory.
Because in the academic community, although the first two were important, they were not of decisive importance.
The latter's job was the decisive one.
Because of this rule, the 2013 Nobel Prize was awarded to Peter Higgs and Francois Engler, who proposed the Higgs mechanism and Higgs boson theory. This theory was proposed in the 1960s. As for the CERN researchers who participated in the experiment, although everyone contributed, the Nobel Prize had never been awarded to an institution, and it was impossible for so many people to share the prize.
For example, the neutrino oscillation phenomenon was discovered at the Daya Bay Reactor in China. However, this year's Nobel Prize (2015) was nominated by Takaaki Ishida from Japan and Professor Arthur MacDonald from Canada.
Some people might ask, if someone made up a fictitious particle, set a bunch of physical properties about it, and waited for it to be discovered, would they win the prize?
First of all, it was certainly possible.
This was also the reason why after the 750 GeV data was announced, arXiv website and major theoretical physics journals received a blowout of submissions. This was because many people were betting on this theory.
However, while it was possible, it was hard to say how likely it was.
For a new theory or a new physical model to be accepted, it had to be at least theoretically valid and logically autonomous. Just like the superstring theory, even though it was increasingly marginalized in the field of theoretical physics, no one had been able to prove it theoretically.
If one could not achieve logical autonomy, even if one named the particle they discovered as the Higgs particle or claimed to have discovered gravitational waves, it would not be recognized by the academic community at all …
This was also the reason why civil scientists would never win the Nobel Prize. They might have submitted papers before, but they might not even be able to understand a few formulas.
If this particle was found to be a supersymmetric particle, then the Nobel Prize might be awarded to Hirosei Miyagi, who proposed the supersymmetry theory and supersymmetric particles in 1966. It might also be awarded to the person who perfected the theory. As for Lu Zhou, did he have any chance of winning an award?
Of course he did.
Not only Lu Zhou, but even Frank Wilczek, who had already won an award, had a chance.
Because it was not only the observation methods that were constantly being perfected, but the corresponding theory was also being perfected.
For example, the 750 GeV number was unexpected by the supersymmetry theory and the standard model. It was so unexpected that a new "Wilczek Lu" or "Lu Wilczek" model could be created to explain this new phenomenon.
However, the amount of work involved was much more difficult than solving a mathematical conjecture. It was basically impossible to complete it on one's own. Whether it was for Frank Wilczek or Lu Zhou, this was the case.
Therefore, the day before yesterday, Frank sent him an invitation to participate in this imaginative research project.
The two agreed to communicate via email and work together to complete this theory.
The main work of establishing this theory would be handled by Frank and a PhD student. Lu Zhou would be responsible for the calculations.
The mathematical ability that he displayed at the European Conference for Nuclear Research had conquered this Nobel Prize winner. This was one of the main reasons why Frank Wilczek sent him an invitation.
This work would definitely take up a lot of Lu Zhou's time. However, if the reward was a Nobel Prize, Lu Zhou felt that it would all be worth it.
Even if it was just a possibility.
…
When they came, it was night and day, and when they returned, it was the same.
The plane flew through the night sky and slowly landed on the runway.
Although Professor Lu Zhou told him that he could call Yan Xinjue when he came back, Yan Xinjue would be in Jinling until September. However, Lu Zhou did not want to bother others, so he did not mention this.
Lu Zhou dragged his suitcase and walked to the airport gate. He was about to call a taxi when he saw someone standing on the side of the road waving at him.
When he saw the person's identity through the streetlight, he was shocked.
It's Yan Xinjue?
Yan Xinjue helped Lu Zhou throw his suitcase into the trunk and sat in the driver's seat. He started the car and asked, "What are you doing at the airport? I've been waiting since ten o 'clock. You're finally here. "
"I'm sorry, I was delayed when I was transferring planes in Wanghai … By the way, how did you know my flight number?"
"Grayer told me," said Yan Xinjue. He held onto the steering wheel and asked, "You're going straight back to school?"
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Yeah, thanks."
"What's so troublesome about it? We're from the same sect after all. This is nothing," said Yan Xinjue with a smile. He then said, "Junior, you've helped the LHCb China Cooperation Group gain some face internationally! You didn't see how Professor Lu Zhou bragged to people at the conference in Beijing. Also, Professor Gao from Shuimu University also praised you. "
Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly, but he was not too surprised.
It wasn't that he was arrogant, but compared to an invitation from a Nobel Prize laureate, this level of honor and affirmation was a bit too much.
Yan Xinjue, "Speaking of which, don't you want to learn how to drive?"
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and said, "I'll learn when I have time. I don't think it's necessary right now."
Yan Xinjue, "How is it unnecessary? If you travel a lot, it's quite useful to buy a car. Don't tell me you spent all the money you got. "
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I'm saving it, waiting to buy a house."
Yan Xinjue sighed and said, "Not bad, you're already thinking about buying a house at such a young age. It's all thanks to Professor Lu Zhou. When can I be as good as you? "
"You don't have a house yet?" asked Lu Zhou.
Yan Xinjue's expression was a bit strange. He coughed and said, "I'll wait until the end of the year to see if I can get a down payment. My partner wants me to settle down in Beijing. It's a bit difficult … When did you get the illusion that I'm very rich?"
When I spent money in Switzerland …
Lu Zhou wanted to say this, but he remembered that it was Professor Lu Zhou who used his card. Maybe Yan Xinjue really did not have much money.
Lu Zhou, "… Is it that bad?"
Yan Xinjue sighed and said, "Theoretical research is that bad. Speaking of which, didn't you work on a project with Professor Lee Yong-eun? Why didn't you do materials physics? That's a popular field. Why did you do particle physics? "
Lu Zhou didn't know how to answer this question. He couldn't just say that it was because of the guidance of the system mission that he accidentally embarked on this path, right?
Of course, other than the system missions, he was also quite interested in particle physics. Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen mathematical physics, which was an imaginative direction.
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and said in an uncertain tone, "Maybe it's because of my love for science?"
Yan Xinjue went silent for a long time.
Lu Zhou wondered if his answer was too nonsensical. Yan Xinjue suddenly sighed and said, "Maybe this is why I'm not as good as you …"
Lu Zhou: "…?"
This tone …
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