Reborn and become a Great Scientist

Chapter 343 82 The Crisis of Human Destruction

"Brother Hanchen, you have really helped me a lot. I will get married at the end of this year and will return to Europe probably next year. If I really come to Cambridge University and study in the Cavendish Laboratory , won’t it cause you any trouble?”

"Of course not, Brother Huating, I still have this right.

"I'm always waiting for you, brother. You can do any experiment you want to do in the laboratory, but there is only one requirement, which is to learn how to operate this particle accelerator. We will also build one in the country in the future."

Due to the information gap, the particle accelerator was nothing remarkable in Chen Muwu's eyes, but in Yan Jici's mind, he thought it was a sophisticated gadget and the most advanced scientific achievement in the world.

How could Dr. Chen believe in himself so much? The two of them had only met for the second time, and he promised to hand over such an important machine to him in the future.

It's nothing more than that if a scholar dies for his confidant, right?
Yan Jici secretly decided in his heart that after he returned to China and got married, he would not betray Dr. Chen's trust when he came back to England and make some achievements in the Cavendish Laboratory.

Although he cannot achieve as outstanding results as Chen Muwu, at least he cannot embarrass the Chinese people.

"Brother Hanchen, thank you for your invitation. In fact, my original plan was to see if I could raise some funds after returning to China, and then return to France to apply to enter the radium building under the jurisdiction of Madame Curie. Institute of Science.

"After all, Madame Curie is very famous in the physics community, and the Radium Institute of the University of Paris is a relatively good place in the world to study radioactive physics."

“But since you said you could arrange for me to come to Cambridge University, I have now decided to change my mind.

“The Cavendish Laboratory has been able to dominate the world of experimental physics in recent years, which is inseparable from the series of results you have achieved here.

"It is easier to do research with one of our compatriots than with a foreigner."

Of course Yan Jici also knew about the relationship between Madame Curie and Chen Muwu. After speaking, he quickly added: "Brother Hanchen, this is not to slander Madame Curie. She is a physicist whom I respect very much." , a senior, when I was at the University of Paris, Marie Curie, including Frederic and others, provided me with a lot of help..."

Chen Muwu waved his hand, indicating that Yan Jici did not need to continue talking.

What Yan Jici was worried about was nothing to him.

"Brother Huating, you don't need to say anything anymore. I understand everything. Please rest assured that when you come to the Cavendish Laboratory in the future, Madame Curie will not have any objections to this, but will actually be happy for you. She I am very happy to see our juniors achieve better results.”

After listening to what Chen Muwu said, Yan Jici felt that this was indeed the case.

Chen Muwu said that both of them were descendants of Madame Curie, but in addition to being a descendant, the other party also had a kinship relationship.

Now that he has expressed his stance like this, he has nothing to worry about.

But don't worry, it doesn't mean Yan Jici doesn't have problems.

"Brother Hanchen, how much does it cost to study in the UK each year? Can you give me a rough figure so that I can raise money after returning to China."

Britain is an old capitalist empire. Although it seems to be on a decline recently due to the war, the British pound is still the most valuable currency in the world.

In comparison, France's economy is even worse. This country was much more affected by the First World War than the United Kingdom. Not only did the mainland directly become a battlefield, but the number of young men killed in the battle was also higher than that of the United Kingdom. Quite a few.

After the war, France originally wanted to rely on the unequal treaty "Versailles Peace Treaty" signed at the Palace of Versailles to obtain a large amount of benefits from the defeated Germany to compensate for all the losses suffered by its country in the First World War. loss.

But no one expected that the United States would come out of nowhere, unwilling to let Germany die slowly. It introduced several policies to help the dying Germany slowly recover, and at the same time suppressed France's post-war development. .

After the war, the pound remained strong, while the franc and the French economy weakened.

In Yan Jici's mind, the pounds that can be exchanged for Dayang are much less than the francs that can be exchanged for, so the cost of studying in the UK is much higher than the cost of studying in France.

For him, being able to go to Cambridge University and study abroad at the Cavendish Laboratory has many advantages but only one disadvantage, which is the cost of studying abroad.

Chen Muwu has already helped him so much in other aspects, so he can no longer trouble him on this small matter.

However, Chen Muwu seemed to have a tacit understanding and directly pointed out the most worrying point in Yan Jici's heart: "Brother Huating, I don't need you to raise money after returning to China. I just need to get married in peace and contentment, and leave all the rest to you." I'm fine. I have a part of the industry in the UK and Europe, which is enough to support my brother to study in the UK with peace of mind."

"This, this is so embarrassing!"

……

In the Particle Accelerator Laboratory of Cambridge University, Chen Muwu and Yan Jici followed the old Chinese tradition and were polite and condescending to each other for a long time.

The former even cited the examples of Zhao Zhongyao, Shi Ruwei, Wang Ganchang and others before finally convincing the latter to put down his burden and accept his kindness.

Chen Muwu also told Yan Jici that if he discovers any good talents in physics or other science and engineering disciplines in China during his trip back to China, he should invite him to come to the UK as well, without worrying about expenses and expenses.

As for literature, history and philosophy, forget it, let alone politics and finance students.

Although he, Chen Muwu, is very rich, he is not rich enough to waste money on the ocean.

Because the wedding date had been set long ago, Yan Jici was anxious to return to China, so he did not stay at Cambridge University for a long time.

He originally just wanted to see what a particle accelerator looks like in the UK, and wondered if he could try to build one at home after returning to China. Unexpectedly, he would get an unexpected surprise at the Cavendish Laboratory.

Everyone has a heart for eating melons, and Yan Jici is no exception.

Before leaving, he couldn't help but "ask for advice" from Chen Muwu: "Brother Hanchen, I heard from Frederick that something good seems to be coming soon for you. I don't know when to set the big day? I really hope I will start from now." After returning from the country, I can still attend your wedding, brother."

"If nothing else happens, it should be next year, but the specific date has not been determined yet. "Brother Huating, when you return to China from this trip, everything should be based on your own affairs. Can you make it to my little brother's wedding? It’s okay if you don’t come to participate.Don't let the small things make you lose the big things, because you are thinking about this trivial matter and delaying your brother's other serious business. "

The separation will not be described in detail. After Yan Jici left the UK, he returned to France again. After picking up his luggage, he went to Marseille to board the return ship that had been booked half a year ago.

It was on this return ship that he met Xu Beihong, a member of the Paris Tengu Society who had painted Chen Muwu's portrait during the Paris Olympics. Relying on his reputation in France, he also got a half-length portrait sketch.

Yan Jici had just been sent away, and before he could enjoy a few days of leisure, another guest came to Cambridge University and wanted to see Chen Muwu by name.

After watching the other party introduce himself, Chen Muwu realized that the serious-faced British man in a suit and leather shoes, holding a notebook and pen in his hand, was a reporter from The Times.

He welcomed the reporter into the office with a smile on his face, but he didn't know why the uncrowned king of London came to Cambridge to find him.

Could it be that the news of the discovery of neutrons and positrons was quietly leaked?

As soon as this idea came into his mind, Chen Muwu denied it again.

From beginning to end, only Kapitsa saw his experiment once, but the other party did not ask what the result of the experiment was.

Chen Muwu did not tell anyone the results of the experiment. In order to prevent the news from leaking out, he carefully hid the photographic films showing the trajectory of the cloud chamber. He even put away the scratch paper for calculating the charge-to-mass ratio. Burned to ashes in the fire.

It is impossible for anyone to know that he has discovered neutrons and electrons, unless he talks in his sleep and accidentally reveals it.

——But even when he was sleeping, Chen Muwu was alone, and the probability of new discoveries being leaked was basically zero.

After confirming this, Chen Muwu breathed a sigh of relief, but he still didn't know why he was approached by reporters, so he had to wait for the other party to speak first.

"Dr. Chen, I wonder if you have read the recent science and technology news."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Reporter, I've been a little busy recently and don't have time to read the news in the newspaper. Did something happen?"

The reporter still nodded with a serious face, and Chen Muwu even felt that he saw some concern for the country and the people on his face: "Something did happen, and a big thing happened.

"A few days ago, another astronomer named Christopher Hervey from the Yerkes Observatory under the University of Chicago announced one of his calculation results.

"Hervy said that the sun above our heads may explode at any time, and he also said that if the sun explodes, we will know in 8 minutes that there are 130 eight hours of life left for all mankind. When the countdown ends, The burning gases produced by the solar explosion will reach the earth, and all human beings and even the entire earth will be wiped out.

"After the news reached the UK, people across the country are now a little panicked. At this time, our British astronomers must stand up and say something.

"When I came to the University of Cambridge this time, my original plan was to find Professor Eddington, the director of the Observatory. However, when I arrived, I was told that Professor Eddington went to Cornwall during the summer vacation, so I could only come to Cavendish. Xu Laboratory would like to hear Dr. Chen’s opinion on this matter.”

This reporter is really honest and doesn't say anything.

Chen Muwu was not angry because he told the truth. As the reporter said, when it comes to Cambridge astronomers, people's first reaction is Eddington.

He himself was just a hobbyist who accidentally made some achievements in astronomy.

The reporter was worried, and Chen Muwu was angry and funny.

The level of human scientific development during this period is indeed advanced, including the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics.

But it is indeed foolish to say that it is foolish, because even now, people have not figured out what is the mechanism that allows the sun to continue burning.

Let’s not mention God’s excuse for creating all things. Let’s just talk about scientific theories in modern times. People initially thought that the sun was a big briquette, so it could continuously produce flames and never go out.

This is because the first industrial revolution was based on coal-burning steam engines, and most of the energy sources that drove industrial development were coal.

Even in the second industrial revolution, mankind entered the electrical age.But the source of electricity is power plants, and the fuel used in power plants is still coal.

Therefore, the theory that "the sun is a big coal ball" has been recognized by people for a long time, until someone was idle and estimated through the mass of the sun and the density of coal that if the sun was entirely made of coal, it would only be able to burn 3000 Years are far smaller than the time that humans have appeared on the earth, let alone compared with the age of the earth.

A reporter from The Times came to Cambridge University for an interview, which was like a blind cat meeting a dead mouse.

Because the person who first proposed the idea that the energy source inside the sun is nuclear fusion was the director of the Cambridge University Observatory, Eddington.

Eddington was definitely Einstein's number one fan in Britain in the early days, and was also the first physicist to apply the mass-energy equation to the sun.

If the mass-energy equation is time, then Eddington’s position at the Cambridge University Observatory is geography.

The reason is that the University of Cambridge not only has an observatory, but also a Cavendish Laboratory.

There is a professor named Aston in the laboratory. One of Aston's major achievements in his entire scientific research career is to accurately measure the atomic masses of many atoms.

Eddington obtained specific data on hydrogen and helium atoms from Aston. One helium atom is eight thousandths less than the combined mass of four hydrogen atoms.

The right time and place, plus Eddington himself was the chief wrangler who ranked first in mathematics among his Trinity College graduates.

Eddington soon realized one thing, that is, if four hydrogen atoms can be fused into one helium atom, the energy brought by this mass loss of eight thousandths is enough to support the continuous burning of the sun.

But there is a key problem in this nuclear fusion theory that cannot be solved, that is, the theoretically calculated nuclear fusion temperature is several orders of magnitude higher than the actual temperature of the sun.

(End of this chapter)