Reborn and become a Great Scientist

Chapter 362 101 Eight thousand pounds bet

The image of a tsundere young lady often appears in this anime.

She regards herself as noble and arrogant. At first, she always looks down on the male protagonist whom she considers to be stupid and stupid, and often makes fun of him.

However, after getting to know him in depth, the tsundere young lady was basically impressed by the shining points of the male protagonist, and began to secretly review in her heart whether she should not have been so contemptuous of this man in the first place.

She tried to show her affection for the male protagonist, but due to her face and the character she had developed over the years, she couldn't change at once. Basically, she would become a somewhat contradictory person who "dislikes her words, but is very upright physically". state.

Pauli is now in the same state as this arrogant young lady, but it's a pity that he is a man.

Of course he was happy to see Chen Muwu, his bitter rival for so many years, taking the initiative to show his kindness to him.

But after the other party responded, Pauli felt a little embarrassed again. He was in a hurry and at a loss.

After being stunned for several seconds, he stammered and said, "Thank you, thank you, Dr. Chen. Thank you very much for your kindness."

On one side was his compatriot, and on the other was his senior brother Pauli, who had studied together under Sommerfeld and Bohr.

On the other side is Chen Muwu, a colleague who I admire and admire the most among the younger generation of physicists.

Every time the two incompatible rivals met, Heisenberg, who was caught in the middle, always felt that he was not human inside and out, and it was difficult to balance a bowl of water.

Whatever slightest hint of favoritism he may have toward one side may arouse the resentment of the other.

He wanted more than anyone else to see Chen Muwu and Pauli put aside the grudges they had formed before, shake hands and make peace.

Heisenberg was very happy to see Chen Muwu take the initiative to give in, and Pauli did not appreciate the compliment and accepted Dr. Chen's kindness.

However, he was too happy.

Because although Pauli had gradually come to agree with Chen Muwu opposite him, whose knowledge of physics and talents in other aspects were much higher than his own, he still couldn't change his mind.

According to his past inertia, he always wanted to have the upper hand in words, and he would only give up if he showed off his quick words.

Pauli was no exception this time. After thanking Chen Muwu for his generosity, he added a few words after a few seconds.

"Dr. Chen, although you gave me a signed photo of Mr. Chaplin, our previous bet is still valid.

"Let me remind you, our bet was in Copenhagen in 1924. The content was that starting from that time, if physicists can't find the funny 'anti-electron' within ten years, then you will lose to me ten One pound Sovereign. Otherwise, I will lose you ten Sovereigns.

“Three years have passed now, but your colleagues in physics laboratories around the world obviously still have no clue about this counter-intuitive ‘anti-electron’.

"I know that a gold coin worth ten pounds is nothing to you, a great physicist who has won numerous prizes in recent years and has been so generous with his bonuses, but it is always not good to lose face when the time comes.

"It just so happens that Werner, the witness of our bet today, is also here. How about we cancel the original bet."

Just listening to the content of Pauli's words, he seemed to be thinking about Chen Muwu wholeheartedly.

But seeing the smug expression on his face that he couldn't control at all, everyone knew that this Jew definitely had no good intentions.

He just wanted Chen Muwu to be soft in front of Heisenberg and von Neumann, so that he could also win in front of others.

Pauli was Heisenberg's double brother, but not von Neumann's.

The two of them had no other relationship except that they were both German-speaking Jews and both came from the former Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Moreover, von Neumann was a top student who studied mathematics with the "King of Mathematics" Hilbert at the University of Göttingen. In physics, he only respected his teacher who independently invented the general theory of relativity. Chen Muwu is a physicist, but his teacher was defeated by his mathematical axiom system.

Although I don’t understand the context of the matter, I don’t know what the “anti-electrons” mentioned several times in the previous words are.

But who is this Wolfgang Pauli?
Von Neumann has already made a plan in his mind. As long as Dr. Chen gives the order, he will be the pioneer under Chen Jiajun's account. He must use his fists to teach this arrogant Austrian a lesson so that he can remember it well. Just fine.

Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire was defeated in World War I, it was also divided and disintegrated.

But as a descendant of Hungarian nobles, the martial blood flowing in him did not disappear because of this.

Ten years of sharpening a sword, Frost Blade has never tried.

Today, Ba Shijun, who is injustice?
However, Chen Muwu, who was opposite him, showed no angry reaction at all after hearing Pauli's words, which seemed to be for his own good but were actually full of provocation.

He even asked with a smile:

"Professor Pauli, do you think the stakes in this bet are too small?
“It doesn’t matter, as you said, Werner, the witness when we made the bet, happens to be here, and Mr. von Neumann is also with us today.

"If you are willing, the stakes can be raised as much as you like. I can accept it no matter how much it is mentioned.

"What do you think of eight thousand pounds? That's about the same amount as a Nobel Prize.

"Although I have spent a lot on my bonus, if I really lose, I will go to Sweden to win another prize. I think if the positron is discovered, it may be worthy of a physics prize.

"How about I transfer the money directly to you through the bank after receiving the bonus in Stockholm?"

Chen Muwu's face was as heavy as water, he had forgotten all the favors and humiliations, and his heart was already blooming with joy.

Why are there still people hitting the muzzle of the gun?
Could it be that this person really has a connection with me? Not long ago, in the experiment that "discovered" neutrons, he discovered the associated product "positron". He couldn't wait to give him money as soon as they met. ?

Invisible coercion is the most deadly.

Heisenberg was frightened. He was worried that the two people, whose relationship had just eased slightly, would start fighting again because of Pauli's bad mouth.

Unexpectedly, Chen Muwu was even more ruthless and directly increased the previous bet from ten pounds to eight thousand pounds, an increase of eight hundred times.

What kind of divine unfolding is this situation now?

who am I?Where am i?

While Heisenberg was doubting life, von Neumann admired Chen Muwu's confidence and domineering attitude, as a man should be.

When I go back, I will first study what this "anti-electron" is, and try to publish a few papers as soon as possible after Dr. Chen conducts the experiment to gain some popularity.

Pauli was caught off guard by Chen Muwu's response. He did not expect that the other party would fight him to the end.

Born into a family of medical doctors, his family is considered upper-class in Austria, but not top-notch. It is far less wealthy than the Wittgenstein family that controls large steel companies.

Eight thousand pounds was by no means a small sum for Pauli.

Based on his current salary, he would have to work as a professor at the University of Berlin for more than ten years without food or drink in order to save such a large amount of money. During this period, the German economy must remain strong and cannot collapse like it did in 1923.

The salary level at Cambridge should be similar to that at the University of Berlin.

Moreover, Chen Muwu is not even a professor. He is just a non-staff worker who earns a living with his teacher Rutherford with a doctorate title. The monthly salary he receives is only slightly lower than his own.

He is so confident in the equation he wrote. Does he think that the positively charged anti-electron predicted in the equation must exist in this world?

Or is it that he is more confident that he will win the Nobel Prize again, and does not care about the eight thousand pounds that many people may not be able to save in their lifetime?
Pauli's original intention was to take advantage of his words, but he didn't expect that the end result would be to stuff a tiger under his butt.

In the midst of nervousness and panic, Pauli forced himself to calm down, used the remaining rationality in his brain to think from other people's perspective, and considered the problem from Chen Muwu's perspective.

He felt that he wanted Chen Muwu to be embarrassed in front of others, and Chen Muwu's intention should be the same.

He deliberately gave an astronomical figure of eight thousand pounds, hoping to frighten people so that they would not dare to accept the offer.

If he retreats, he will be playing into Chen Muwu's hands. At this time, he must fight to the end.

No matter how you think about things like anti-electronics and how they are anti-intellectual, there is no way it will appear in this world.

"Okay, let's bet! I just happened to like a house near the University of Berlin, but I couldn't make up my mind because I was short of money.

"Since Dr. Chen is willing to give me money, I will accept it.

"We have raised the bet to eight thousand pounds. Do we need to extend the bet for a few more years?"

Chen Muwu shook his head: "I don't think it is necessary. It would be better to start in 1924 and limit it to ten years."

It won't take ten years, nor will it take seven years. Next year at the latest, he will make the major discoveries in nuclear physics that he has made public.

Chen Muwu has already determined the time for the announcement in his mind. After the Stockholm Prince's College is put into use, the antimatter positrons of neutrons and electrons in the nucleus will be the first result produced by that school.

"Do we need to create a document?"

He added.

"Stand up now!"

Pauli picked up the paper and pen that Heisenberg had placed on the table, and quickly wrote down the contents of their bet on the paper.

After signing his name, he slapped the pen in his hand on the paper and pushed it along the table to Chen Muwu.

"Dr. Chen, please."

Chen Muwu followed suit and signed his name in the blank space of the paper.

He also wrote a few more square characters in an extra step to prevent others from making false claims.

——Although no one would be bored enough to do this.

"Then how about we still ask Mr. Heisenberg to be the witness as we did last time?"

"I have no problem! Werner, can you please do some hard work for me?"

"But...you can."

Heisenberg reluctantly agreed.

You two gods are fighting, why do you insist on dragging me into the background?

But the candidates on both sides had a good relationship with him, so he had no reason not to agree to their request.

"But I want to say something in advance. I am only a witness to the bet between you two and am not responsible for the guarantee.

"If the anti-electron is found in the end, or if the ten-year period has expired, and one of the parties wants to deny it and fails to fulfill the bet, I will not have the money to pay the 8000 yuan and pounds for you!"

At this time, the development levels of western Germany and eastern Germany had not yet become as different as they were in the late twentieth century.

But at the University of Leipzig in eastern Germany, the salary level of professors is definitely not as good as that of the University of Berlin in the capital.

For Heisenberg, who had just become a professor and had not received his salary for a few months, the difficulty in saving 8000 million pounds was much more serious than Pauli's.

"You don't need to pay, just be a witness,"

Pauli gave his junior brother a reassurance.

"And why are you belittling yourself so much? Maybe one day in the future, you can win the Nobel Prize in Physics and go to Stockholm to receive your eight thousand pounds!"

Even at this time, Pauli had not forgotten the strangeness. He was sarcastically mocking the "arrogance" shown by Chen Muwu just now, both inside and outside his words.

Seeing that the bet came into effect successfully, and after Heisenberg carefully put away the piece of paper signed with his and Pauli's names, Chen Muwu finally achieved his true purpose of inexplicably increasing the bet from ten pounds to eight thousand pounds.

This bet will be decided next year, and the result will definitely end with Pauli's failure to discover the positron.

At that time, even if Pauli grew into a man with three heads and six arms, he could not immediately take out the 8000 yuan bet.

Chen Muwu could "justifiably" be Huang Shiren, forcing Pauli to leave the physics department of the University of Berlin and come to the Prince's College in Stockholm, where he worked as a teacher to pay off his debts.

He could also openly say that the bet was just a joke. The Chinese characters written on the paper were not his name, but "I will pay if I lose. Pauli lost." "I don't want his money", and will not actually ask Pauli for the astronomical figure of eight thousand pounds to win over people's hearts.

At that time, all the initiative will be in Chen Muwu's hands, and he can do whatever he wants.

Pauli, who also watched Heisenberg put away the bet, had an idea in his mind.

Eight thousand pounds is not a small sum of money. As long as the bet is notified to reporters, the bet between the two will definitely be reported in the newspapers.

This time he insisted on letting people all over the world see Chen Muwu's true face.

Positively charged anti-electrons, how is that possible?

Is it possible that there are still negatively charged atomic nuclei in this world that can allow positively charged anti-electrons to revolve around it?

This idea is really unreasonable!
(End of this chapter)