Reborn and become a Great Scientist

Chapter 154 102 Einstein is upset

"Well, gentlemen, it seems that Chen Muwu is the only nominee for this year's Nobel Prize in Physics.

"If he can't pass the qualification review of our review committee, it means that in this year's selection, the review committee has not found enough important work results. According to the regulations in the "Nobel Foundation Charter", we may It is regrettable that we have to report to the Nobel Prize Committee, and this year’s physics prize winners will be temporarily put on hold until next year to discuss this matter.”

Gulstrand's proposal is not whimsical, as he said, it is clearly written in Article [-] of the "Nobel Foundation Statutes": "If (in a certain year) a sufficiently important job cannot be found As a result, this award will be retained until the following year. If even so, the award cannot be awarded, its amount should be added to the funds of the foundation.”

And this is not the first time that the Nobel Prize in Physics has been delayed. There have been three (1917, 1918 and 1921) delays in history.

Chen Muwu participated in the 1924 Nobel Prize in Physics, which can be regarded as taking advantage of the time and harmony.

Needless to say, Rutherford has connected so many physicists from all over Europe and the United States to nominate Chen Muwu together. It can be said that he is the most popular.

The reason why we say it is the right time is because in history, this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics was also delayed until the second year because of not finding enough important work results, and was finally awarded to a Swedish physicist Manny Sigbahn.

In fact, this Sigbahn has been studying X-ray spectroscopy for ten years, but his name did not appear once in the nomination for the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1924.

Why did a person who was unknown a year ago suddenly win the Nobel Prize in Physics the next year?
On the one hand, it is because he only published a book "X-ray Spectroscopy" in 1925, and on the other hand, it is because his nationality is Swedish.

Since 1901, when the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded, the Swedes have won it only once, in 1912.

Nils Gustav Dahren, awarded for his invention of the automatic gas regulator that ignites beacon lights and buoy lights, is recognized as the most watery Nobel Prize in physics in the entire world - not misrepresented The doctoral dissertation of the little Duke de Broglie for many years, and that dissertation is not a few thin sheets of paper, but has more than 70 pages.

This led to the review committee awarding the 1924 Nobel Prize in Physics to Sigbahn within a year of the publication of his monograph, in order to support the organizers.

However, Chen Muwu did not take advantage of the location this time.

Gulstrand never wanted to award this year's Physics Prize to Chen Muwu, a loyal believer in Einstein, a supporter and proof of the deviant photon heresy, and an evil Chinese from the Far East.

That's why he wanted to play tricks on the qualification review. If the review committee can agree that Chen Muwu's research results are not enough to win the Nobel Prize in Physics, what's the use of having more nominations?

The last time Gulstrand heard about Chen Muwu’s academic development was that he created a new branch called quantum mechanics in the microscopic world, and he also proposed a mathematical tool called matrix and an incomprehensible wave equation.

If these nominees all use this reason to nominate Chen Muwu for the Nobel Prize in Physics, it will be in his favor.

The selection of the early Nobel Prize in Science has always looked down on theoretical research.

This was the mood of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, even in Alfred Nobel's will.

Regarding the selection of the winners, Nobel wrote in his will that the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine should be awarded to "the most important discovery or invention" and "the most important discovery" in the three disciplines. or improvement" and "most significant discovery".

So according to this will, there is no problem at all for France's Le Chatelier to nominate the Lumiere brothers who invented the film.

And this can also explain why the Nobel Prize does not have a mathematics award.

It's not because of the long-standing scientific legend that Nobel's fiancée ran away with a mathematician, so he didn't set up a mathematics prize. This is completely nonsense.

In fact, because Nobel, who was a chemist and inventor, was limited by the general environment of the times, he believed that mathematics was a purely theoretical subject and could not make outstanding contributions to mankind like physics and chemistry, so he did not set it up in his will. mathematics prize.

What Gulstrand also grasped is that the Nobel Prize emphasizes experiment rather than theory. If the reasons people nominate Chen Muwu for the award are all related to theory, then he can reject Einstein because of the theory of relativity. Stein, refused to award this year's Nobel Prize in Physics to Chen Muwu.

However, the reasons for the nomination on the nomination letter once again disillusioned Gulstrand.

Although some people did nominate theories, for example, the reason given by Planck was that Chen Muwu proposed the Chen statistics that can deduce Planck’s law of thermal radiation, and the reason given by Bohr was that Chen Muwu proposed and proved by experiments that electrons have their own properties. Spin, put forward the Chern exclusion principle about the energy level of electrons, and put forward the fourth quantum number of the Bohr atomic model.

But in more nomination letters, it gave out various experiments that Chen Muwu had done.

Rutherford and Einstein nominated Chen Muwu's gamma ray Chen scattering experiment, while Old Thomson nominated Chen Muwu's visible light Chen scattering experiment.

France's Langevin and Marie Curie, of course, nominated Chen Muwu and de Broglie for the electron diffraction experiment. The former is still in the nomination, adding the name of his student de Broglie.

Even the president of Harvard University, Abbott Lowell, who was rejected by Chen Muwu, wrote to the Nobel Physics Prize Review Committee to nominate Chen Muwu as this year's candidate for his discovery of the ninth planet in the solar system.

Of course, his reason is completely nonsense in Gulstrand's view.

Because in today's academic point of view, astronomy is astronomy, and physics is physics, and the two cannot be confused at all.

Chen Muwu discovered a new planet. In the eyes of Rutherford, Einstein and others, it was as if his own children went to the astronomy next door to play tickets in their spare time when they were tired of studying.

Excluding cosmic rays in 1936 and nuclear reactions producing stars in 1967, these two are controversial whether they should be regarded as physics awards in physics or astronomy.

The first time astronomy won the Nobel Prize justifiably, it had to wait until the invention of the radio telescope and the discovery of pulsars in 1974.

In fact, the first time could have been brought forward to 1953.

American astronomer Edwin Hubble, who discovered the expansion of the universe and proposed Hubble's law, advocated that astronomy should also be included in the scope of physics. He also hired a publicity agent to publicize the matter.

Hubble's publicity was very effective. In 1953, after several rounds of voting, the Physics Prize Review Committee decided to award him the Physics Prize that year.

But in September of that year, Hubble died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage, and the Nobel Prize was not awarded to the deceased.

……

There are so many important physics experiments under Chen Muwu's name, which made Gulstrand's wish come true again.

It seems that Chen Muwu's nomination for the Nobel Prize cannot be justifiably rejected now. If he does not want to be awarded this year's Nobel Prize, he must use some crooked thinking.

Of course, among the five judges on the judging committee, not all of them have racist colored glasses like Gulstrand.

It was Sigbahn mentioned in the previous article who stood up to speak out for Chen Muwu.

As a Swedish physicist, it is quite normal for him to be included in the Nobel Prize in Physics jury.

It is impossible for Sigbahn to predict that he will win this year's Nobel Prize in Physics a year later.

So he naturally didn't know that if he stood up now and defended Chen Muwu, he would give up his own Nobel Prize in Physics.

Sigbahn, who was sitting on the chair, said: "Mr. Chairman, I think I can see where your anxiety is. You are acting so resistant to Chen Muwu now, not because of the relationship between you and him, like you and love before. It is not because of Mr. Instein's academic disagreement, but because of his race and skin color.

"I think your present behavior is very ungentlemanly. It is contrary to Mr. Nobel's wishes expressed in his will, that is, 'no consideration shall be given to the nationality of the candidate for the award, that is, whether he or she is Scandinavians, whoever is most qualified should receive the prize, and I hereby state that it is my urgency to award such a bounty...'

"If our current review committee cannot treat Chen Muwu, a rookie in physics, in a fair and just manner, and cannot correctly evaluate his contribution to physics. Then I think, I may withdraw from this review committee, and I do not rule out reporting to the news. The media exposed what you did at this impromptu review meeting."

……

The Nobel Prize review committee in Stockholm, Sweden was chattering endlessly, but Chen Muwu had already taken the evening train and rushed to King's Cross Railway Station.

It's getting late, and matters related to buying gifts can only be arranged until tomorrow.

He was unaccompanied in London, so apart from finding a hotel, he currently has two places to spend the night.

The first is naturally to go to the Embassy of the Republic of China in the UK. Whether it is Zhu Zhaoxin, the charge d'affaires ad hoc, or the staff member who sent Zhao Zhongyao and Shi Ruwei to Cambridge University a few days ago, they can always arrange a place for Chen Muwu.

The second is the residence at the University of London's Oriental College that Lao She left for Chen Muwu when he parted ways at the port of Dover.

After thinking about it briefly, Chen Muwu felt that he should not bother Lao She, but go to the legation for a night.

After all, just like Chen Muwu lived in Mrs. Brown's house last year, Lao She probably also rented the second floor of a British local family.

It was late in the evening, and if he interrupted rashly now, it would probably bring unnecessary trouble to Lao She.

After calling a taxi outside the train station, Chen Muwu went straight to Portland Street.

When he came to the embassy of the Republic of China in the UK, Zhu Zhaoxin's attitude was not to say that he was downgraded, but he could be regarded as a corporal.

He didn't put on airs at all, but complimented Chen Muwu as soon as they met: "Han Chen, you won four gold medals in a row at the World Games in Paris, France, which really raised the prestige of our country and destroyed foreigners The ambition. The domestic Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent an official document some time ago, and President Cao Gong was very happy to hear the news that you won the championship. He wants to upgrade the two badges that were awarded to you not long ago, and upgrade them to become The second-class Great Ribbon Precious Light Golden Harvest Medal and the Second-Class Medal, congratulations, congratulations!"

If it were placed in the former Qing Dynasty, this medal of honor could still be equivalent to a marquis.

In the Republic of China, in the first few years, we could barely follow the rules and regulations of the Order of Honor.But later, with the continuous change of rights, the speed and number of medals awarded continued to expand, and the medals became less and less valuable.

To Chen Muwu, these two medals are nothing more than two small cards.

After being polite with Zhu Zhaoxin, the two walked to an office in the legation.

After the guests and hosts were seated, another staff member offered tea.

"Han Chen, I don't know what you are doing for your grand visit this time?"

"Mr. Ding, I really dare not do this. Mu Wu came to London this time only to buy some personal items, and because it was getting late, he came to the embassy to stay overnight."

Chen Muwu told about the fact that he was going to buy a birthday present for his teacher Rutherford.

His original intention was to go to Chinatown to buy a Suzhou embroidery such as Songhe Yannian and Shoubi Nanshan. These good meanings can just be used as birthday gifts, and it can be regarded as his heart as a student.

After Zhu Zhaoxin heard about it, he patted his chest and promised that he would let the staff take care of this matter, and Chen Muwu would never have to worry about it.

The two of them were polite in the office for a long time. In the end, Chen Muwu couldn't hold back, and still talked about what happened a few days ago in a roundabout way.

"Mr. Ding, I have another unfeeling request from this junior. That is, now that I have obtained a teaching position at Cambridge University, I want to do something to repay the country.

"I plan to personally fund and invite domestic students to study physics in Cambridge, and I have written a letter to explain this to Professor Ye Qisun from Southeast University in China."

His statement, in the ears of the interim charge d'affaires who was determined to get promoted and make a fortune, was naturally regarded as a kind of invitation for credit.

Zhu Zhaoxin was also happy with the beauty of adults, and immediately expressed his opinion to Chen Muwu: "Hanchen is not only a great talent, but also a high righteousness. Zhu will send someone to send a report to the country tomorrow, asking them to commend you for your dedication to serving the country."

"Mr. Ding, there is no need to trouble yourself. This junior did not intend to invite fame, but sincerely wants to help the development of physics in our country.

"The younger generation only asks that if there are students who come to the UK from China in the future, I hope that Ding Gong can make it easier and help and support the students a lot."

Chen Muwu didn't say that Zhao Zhongyao and Shi Ruwei had already arrived in England, so he didn't say anything about the quarrel between them and the staff.

But his words changed in Zhu Zhaoxin's ears.

Before Cao Pi accepted the abdication, he made three resignations and three resignations. Chen Muwu's refusals were nothing more than a retreat.

"I understand, Hanchen, then do as you said. When some students you invite come to England in the future, we will definitely help you from all over the embassy!"

"Thank you Ding Gong!"

Early the next morning, Chen Muwu was still invited to have breakfast with Zhu Zhaoxin, and the staff of the embassy had already delivered gifts to their dining table.

The handkerchief that Chen Muwu originally wanted has now turned into beautifully packaged boxes one after another.

As for what's inside...

Chen Muwu just wanted to reach out to open it to take a look, but was stopped by Zhu Zhaoxin again.

"Hanchen, your teacher has made great contributions to cultivating a scientific talent like you for our country. Originally, I should go to congratulate and express my gratitude on behalf of the government of the Republic of China. That's right. Unfortunately, the embassy is busy with business, and the old man really can't get away.

"I can only ask people to prepare a small gift to show their hearts. Wanwang Hanchen must not shirk."

Well, taking advantage of Rutherford's birthday, Zhu Zhaoxin never forgot to flatter him.

He didn't think he was going to celebrate Lutherford's birthday, but he wanted to borrow flowers to present Buddha.

As long as Chen Muwu can stay comfortably in the UK and continue to make more achievements in science, then Zhu Zhaoxin can also accumulate more political capital and get along better with the British.

Chen Muwu didn't reject Zhu Zhaoxin's "good intentions". It's okay to let these officials of the Republic of China do bloodletting, anyway, their money is not so clean.

He pretended to decline and said: "Mr. Ding, I really cost you money. It's just that this gift is too much and too expensive. I can't bring it back to Cambridge by myself. Why don't I just pick one and pass it on to my teacher?" Duke Ding's mind is better."

"Hey, Hanchen, why do you have to be polite to me. Don't worry about how to bring the gift back. I'll arrange a few staff to accompany you back.

"The tickets for the return trip have been bought. After this breakfast, I will send someone to take you to the train station."

Uh, Chen Muwu now feels that Zhu Zhaoxin is a little too considerate.

After finally coming to London once, he also wanted to pay a visit to Lao She.

As a result, now that this happened again, it seemed that the Oriental Academy would not be able to go, so I could only look for opportunities later.

"The junior would like to thank Duke Ding."

Chen Muwu came here in a hurry yesterday, and left today in a hurry, and he has personally experienced what is called "special forces tourism".

After returning to the room of Trinity College and unpacking the gifts one by one, Chen Muwu realized how extravagant the things Zhu Zhaoxin had prepared this time.

There is an ivory carved Antarctic fairy, and a large blue and white vase with five blessings and longevity printed on it.

In contrast, Songhe Yannian's Suzhou embroidery that he asked Zhu Zhaoxin to buy should be considered the cheapest among them.

He was shocked by the generosity of the embassy, ​​and wondered if he was a little too greedy and asked for so many gifts from them.

However, after another thought, since these gifts had arrived at the legation, even if he didn't want them, there was no reason to return them to Chinatown.

Moreover, most of these gifts were not bought from the vendors in Chinatown at the regular price. If Chen Muwu didn't want them, the cheap ones would still be the people in the legation.

Thinking of this, Chen Muwu finally felt better.

He began to imagine Rutherford's performance after seeing these gifts again, and he didn't know if he could surpass Bohr in one fell swoop this time and become the teacher's favorite student.

……

Rutherford's birthday had to wait until the end of the month. Before that, Eddington, who hadn't seen him for a long time, came to Trinity College to look for Chen Muwu in person this time.

However, he came here not because of astronomy, but because of the matrix mechanics and wave mechanics proposed by Chen Muwu.

It is hard to say whether Eddington, the director of the University of Cambridge Observatory, is a physicist. After all, he also has deep knowledge in the study of the second law of thermodynamics.

Eddington didn't come here to ask questions. In fact, whether the electron orbit is observable or what the wave function in the wave equation is, he was not very interested in these issues.

Eddington just realized that the quantum mechanics established by Chen Muwu, as well as the two methods of matrix mechanics and wave mechanics proposed by Chen Muwu, seemed to achieve great results in the future.

Just like during the First World War, after he read Einstein's general theory of relativity, he wrote a popular science book, Eddington's addiction to popular science came up again this time.

He came here this time to discuss with Chen Muwu, see if he can write a popular science book on quantum mechanics, and introduce to the vast number of science lovers the recent major progress in physics in the microscopic world.

Like Ramsay of the Apostolic Society, Eddington was also the chief horseman of their class at Trinity College, that is, the one with the best grades in mathematics.

Chen Muwu had no doubt that his mathematics level could write this popular science book well, so he resolutely agreed to Eddington's request.

It's just that the sales volume of his popular science book is none of Chen Muwu's business.

……

In Berlin, Germany, which is not too far away, Chen Muwu and Eddington's good friend Einstein have not been very comfortable recently.

What bothered him was Chen Muwu's previous and subsequent papers.

Einstein couldn't understand why the Chinese genius who had always been in the same trench as himself, from photon theory to Chen statistics in quantum statistics, had become more and more deviant recently.

He proposed that the orbit of electrons is unobservable. After all, he had also used Mach's philosophical theory in the theory of relativity before.

But why did he put forward such a wild and unconstrained explanation for the wave equation he proposed not long ago in a paper recently published in the journal "Nature"?

Although the explanation of probability waves looks very similar to the ghost field I introduced more than ten years ago to explain the volatility of light quanta, I have already abandoned that theory a long time ago!
Why did he pick up the ghost field again now, and after some packaging, put it on the electronics?
The more Einstein thought about it, the more absurd this theory became, so in a fit of anger, he walked to his desk and wrote a letter to Chen Muwu that would go down in the history of physics in the future.

　I'm a few minutes late today, sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)