Reborn and become a Great Scientist

Chapter 436 The Eve of the 175 Selection Examination

"Professor Pauli, you also know that I now have such a school in Stockholm..."

Regardless of whether Pauli could understand his motives or not, Chen Muwu simply explained his purpose of establishing this Prince's College to the other party.

"...But now I have encountered a problem, that is, there is no physics textbook on the market suitable for the students I recruited from China, so I plan to write one myself. Please come to Stockholm, not for Lao Shizi made a bet, and that’s exactly why.”

Hearing the reasons from Chen Muwu made Pauli puzzled.

Writing teaching materials?

"Dr. Chen, do you want me to help write introductory textbooks for students in Stockholm?"

Pauli directly expressed his inner thoughts.

"That's it, Professor Pauli," Chen Muwu nodded, "I know that you have excellent experience in writing textbooks. When you were still in school, you had already compiled a lecture notes on general relativity, which was not only included in the encyclopedia The whole book was praised by Professor Einstein as being better than what he himself had written. It was used as a textbook on general relativity by universities across Europe and has been used to this day.

"That's why I wrote a letter asking you to come to Stockholm. But I was afraid that you might reject my invitation, so I used some tricks in the letter. I hope you won't be offended."

Chen Muwu spoke very sincerely, and invisibly praised Pauli in his words, which was very useful to him.

But Pauli had a vague feeling that something was not normal.

It is true that he himself has experience in writing textbooks, but...

Pauli also knew that at Cambridge University, these people headed by Chen Muwu had compiled a set of quantum mechanics lecture notes for Cambridge physics students.

That set of books was well-received upon release. Not only has it become a quantum mechanics textbook used by Cambridge University, it has also become a textbook for physics departments in universities in English-speaking countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States, and even in universities in non-English-speaking countries such as France, Germany, and Italy. Quantum mechanics courses basically use the original version or the translated version of this book.

Of course, some schools will make certain improvements based on this book, although not much.

Basically, this lecture on quantum mechanics is about as popular now as the lecture on general relativity he originally wrote.

Chen Muwu and others have already compiled a very popular quantum mechanics lecture notes and have sufficient experience in writing textbooks. Why do they do it themselves?

Pauli, who was outspoken, once again expressed his inner thoughts.

"Professor Pauli, this is because our textbooks cover a wide variety of subjects, and there are not enough manpower at Prince's College, so we must seek help from others.

“And there’s another thing, that is, everyone’s thinking is different, so the focus of the content they write is also different.

“In addition to writing textbooks, we also have to review each other and find faults to see if there are any shortcomings in the compiled content.

"None of us have long-term experience in teaching on the front line, so your arrival and participation are crucial to our teaching material writing team."

"Dr. Chen, will you also participate in the compilation of this textbook?"

Pauli asked next.

Chen Muwu didn’t know why he suddenly asked this question, but he still told Pauli: “This is natural, because Prince College is the school I established, and the students I teach are all from my motherland who have gone through many hardships. For my compatriots who have come to Europe through hardship, I must compile a teaching material that is more suitable for them.

"Of course, please rest assured that the remuneration for writing textbooks will definitely be indispensable, and I can guarantee that the remuneration at Prince's College is definitely the highest in Europe..."

He told Pauli the treatment in Stockholm from beginning to end, just like he had done in the previous lecture at the Cavendish Laboratory.

Pauli frowned and thought for a while with a solemn expression on his face before finally nodding hard-won: "Okay, Dr. Chen, I am willing to join your group."

However, his heart was already filled with joy. Pauli felt that he had finally waited for an opportunity to challenge Chen Muwu legitimately. He must choose a happy one this time and resolve the unwillingness that had accumulated in his heart for so many years.

"But I may not be able to stay in Stockholm for such a long time. You also know that I still have teaching duties at the University of Berlin. I can't not go back to school for a semester and stay at Prince's College wholeheartedly and engage in teaching material compilation, right? "

“It’s easy, once we assign the content to write, you can choose where you want to work.

“Everyone just needs to meet regularly, discuss with each other what problems they encountered during the writing process, and then review each other’s content to see if there are any flaws. That should be enough.

"If nothing else happens, those of us should have been in Stockholm during this period. Professor Pauli, whenever you have time, just come to Sweden directly from Germany. As I said just now, you can go back and forth The travel expenses between the two countries are also paid by our side."

Chen Muwu had obviously considered this question for a long time. After hearing Pauli's question, he gave his answer without thinking.

"That's pretty good, but Dr. Chen, I have one last question..."

Chen Muwu had a smile on his face, but he was a little confused in his heart.

Everything he could think of had already been said by himself or asked by Pauli.

What other problems could he have that he hadn't thought of?

"Please speak, Professor Pauli."

"Ahem, Dr. Chen, don't be nervous. My question is no longer about the compilation of textbooks."

A rare embarrassed expression appeared on Pauli's face.

"What I want to ask about is the bet you and I made before, which is about whether positrons can be discovered by humans.

"I admit that it was my academic arrogance and immaturity that led me to make this mistake."

Chen Muwu thought about it for a long time, and he breathed a sigh of relief only after Pauli told his problem.

"What do you mean? Professor Pauli, didn't we agree when we first met that this matter should just be treated as a replay, and none of us will care about it anymore?"

But Pauli once again said more seriously: "That won't work!" He took out ten shiny round coins from his suit pocket, and like Kong Yiji at the Xianheng Hotel in Luzhen, put these The coins were lined up one by one on the desk in front of Chen Muwu.

“I went to Berlin and went to the trouble of exchanging ten pieces of this ex-British currency that was no longer in circulation.

"Dr. Chen, this time I am willing to admit defeat. I can still afford the ten gold coins, but there is really nothing I can do about the additional eight thousand pounds of gambling capital. Accept the punishment and accept the punishment. It is up to you. We The Jews are the nation that pays the most attention to the spirit of contract!"

That's right, you Jews, you dare to take the Old Testament and say that the land in Jerusalem belongs to you.

The Old Testament is also a covenant, and there is nothing wrong with it.

However, seven or eight hundred years before the "Old Testament", King Ping of Zhou once made a blank check to Qin Xianggong who sent troops to escort him to move east to Luoyi, which was called "all the land west of Qishan will be returned to Qin".

If you look beyond the territory of the Zhou Dynasty, you will find that Berlin is also west of Qishan, so Berlin is also Qin.

London is also west of Qishan, so London is also Qin.

And as we all know, the earth is round, so New York is also west of Qishan, and Tokyo is also west of Qishan. Everyone is Qin.

If the Chinese could learn to be as thick-skinned as the Jews, it would not be very difficult to declare and realize "there is only one Qin on earth".

He didn’t know whether it was because he thought of something happy in his heart, or because it was rare to see Pauli lower his posture so low. Anyway, Chen Muwu immediately laughed along with him: “Professor Pauli, I thought you were going to What happened? It turned out to be this.

"In this case, I will accept these ten Sovereign gold coins. As for the additional eight thousand pounds, you can just treat it as a joke and let's forget about it, okay?

"What if, I mean if, if you really feel sorry for yourself, then put more effort into writing textbooks, and then I will pay you eight thousand pounds, and our bet will be canceled in one go, how about that?

"If you still feel unsatisfied, then after the students from Prince's College arrive, you can come to Stockholm from Berlin and become a part-time physics professor for us for a few semesters."

"no problem!"

Pauli always felt that Chen Muwu would not really let him come to Prince's College as a professor, so he readily agreed.

But what he didn't expect was that one day he would actually escape Germany and teach at Prince's College.

Heisenberg, who was standing aside, felt that the solution proposed by Chen Muwu that everyone was happy with not only took care of Pauli's emotions, but also allowed him to no longer care about the bet between the two of them, but to devote himself to the compilation of teaching materials with peace of mind. Go into this work.

From the moment he saw Pauli in Stockholm, Heisenberg was in a state of fear. He was afraid that Chen Muwu and Pauli would fight each other if they disagreed.

If this situation really occurs, Heisenberg will feel that it is inappropriate for him to help anyone.

He did not think that the two dry figures of von Neumann and Landau, a Hungarian and a Russian, could separate the struggling Chen Muwu and Pauli.

Now the two of them have taken a step back and have not turned the Prince's College in Stockholm into a battlefield for these two physicists from countries that were enemies of each other in the world war. It is really a good idea.

Pauli agreed to Chen Muwu's invitation and participated in the preparation of teaching materials.

The next thing to do is to assign the content written by everyone. Von Neumann, who was born at the University of Göttingen, is responsible for the calculus, linear algebra and complex variable functions of the mathematics part;

Chen Muwu has three disciplines and is responsible for writing the thermal, optical and quantum physics sections;

The most basic mechanics belong to Heisenberg;
Pauli was assigned to the remaining electromagnetics section.

The University of Berlin, which once produced Kirchhoff, Helmholtz and Hertz, can also be regarded as a powerful school with a long history in classical electromagnetic research.

Let Pauli, who also came from the University of Berlin, write the textbook on electromagnetics, which can be regarded as a kind of inheritance.

As for Landau, who was brought to Stockholm by Chen Muwu from Dirac at Cambridge University?
Because he was still a student, Chen Muwu asked him to be the secretary of the three people who stayed at Prince's College to compile teaching materials. By the way, he was asked to provide some opinions on the content written by everyone from a student's perspective.

However, it seems that for this talented student, the basic textbooks compiled by Chen Muwu and others are not very helpful.

But Landau also lost the arrogant and unruly character he had at Lezhigrad University. In front of Chen Muwu, he behaved very carefully and responsiblely.

Pauli came to Stockholm during the period before the start of the term at the University of Berlin.

So he stayed at Prince's College for a few more days to familiarize himself with the process of compiling textbooks by Chen Muwu and others, and then left Sweden and returned to Germany before his vacation ended.

On the other side of the Eurasian continent, in Sihai, the most prosperous big city in the Far East, the Swedish Embassy in China will also usher in the Prince's College entrance selection examination.

These days, everyone in the embassy is busy with this matter. On the one hand, they have to organize the students' exam arrangements, and on the other hand, they must also pay attention to the confidentiality of the test papers.

To be cautious, the test papers for this exam were compiled after Shi Ruwei visited universities across the country and collected entrance exam questions and usual test questions from them.

As for other subjects such as mathematics and chemistry, Shi Ruwei asked Professor Ye Qisun, dean of the Department of Physics at Tsinghua University, to introduce the responsible teachers at Tsinghua University to develop the topics based on his communication with Chen Muwu.

Tsinghua University, which was built as a result of the Boxer Indemnity, is also responsible for the preparation of the annual exam for studying in the United States after the Boxer Indemnity.

The reason why Chen Muwu did this was to let the group of international students who went to the United States because of the Geng Geng Scholarship in history, not to go to the United States this time, but to transfer to his Prince's College.

The questions in each subject are not difficult. In fact, as long as you prepare carefully, it is very easy to pass the exam.

However, it is still inevitable that some people with ulterior motives will try their best to find out where they can know the questions of this exam in advance.

Whether it is Shi Ruwei, Ye Qisun or other teachers involved in the proposition process, they have been harassed countless times because of this matter.

In the end, Shi Ruwei, who went to great lengths to do so, even left his home and moved directly into the Swedish Embassy in China.

But even the embassy couldn't escape. The consul general in Shanghai simply paid a visit, hoping to get the exam questions from the Swedish embassy in advance.

(End of this chapter)