"Professor Friedman, Professor Cross, Happy New Year, are you here to greet the New Year?"

Retracting his thoughts, Chen Zhou greeted him warmly, and then turned sideways to prepare to let them enter the house.

Friedman also smiled and replied, "Happy New Year, classmate Chen Zhou." New Year's greetings are the saying of Huaguo, right?"

Chen Zhou smiled and nodded: "Yes, when it comes to New Year's greetings, it should be the students who go to pay New Year's greetings to you." ”

Friedman waved his hand: "No, we don't have that." ”

Friedman said and walked into the room.

Following Friedman, Cross also planned to enter the house.

But was stopped by Chen Zhou: "Professor Cross, are you a few days late? I've been waiting for you for three days, right?"

"It's three days, doesn't it?" Kross clearly couldn't do what Friedman did, his expression unconcealed frustration.

Chen Zhou was keenly aware of the change in Cross's expression, and he was slightly strange.

It's just New Year's Day and 2017, why did Professor Cross start the year well?

If you can't figure it out, you can't figure it out, and Cross also walked into the house from Chen Zhou's side.

Yang Yiyi had already noticed Friedman and Cross, and the water had already been poured.

Chen Zhou beckoned Friedman and Cross and sat down at the second-hand dining table.

After Yang Yiyi greeted politely, she went out with interest.

There is no doubt that Friedman and Cross came for Chen Zhou's paper on the topic of rubber balls, which is from SLAC Labs, but she is a researcher at LIGO herself.

Such an identity is a bit embarrassing.

Therefore, in order to avoid suspicion and the confidentiality of this topic, Yang Yiyi took the initiative to choose to avoid it.

Chen Zhou's dormitory.

Friedman, Cross, and Chen Zhou sat around the table.

"Chen Zhou, your ideas that seem to fly out of the sky are simply amazing!" Cross thought of the contents of Chen Zhou's first draft of the paper, and sincerely admired.

Chen Zhou said with a smile: "It didn't fly from the sky, I verified it step by step." ”

Cross was stunned for a moment, and then chuckled: "That can only say that your idea is like coming from outer space, haha......"

Friedman also praised: "The courage to innovate both theoretical content and experimental technology is not something that ordinary physicists can have." This wisdom, not to mention!"

faced the praise of the two, especially one of them, who was still a Nobel Prize boss.

Chen Zhou's heart was still a little excited, but he still said modestly: "Professor, have you won the award?" Am I just following my own thoughts? It was made slowly, nothing special. ”

Hear Chen Zhou's words? Cross immediately said, "You kid? Don't get cheap, and sell well. How many people do what they want? Nothing has been achieved, and few have achieved such outstanding results as you!"

Chen Zhou heard this? Instead, he asked, "Professor Cross?" You mean, you and Professor Friedman, you both think the conclusions in my paper are correct?"

Cross didn't speak, but could tell from his expression? He couldn't find anything wrong with it.

Friedman spoke up: "In my calculations? Whether it is the theoretical innovation of the peculiar quantum number rubber ball, or the experimental detection method, and the innovation of the particle detector, it is very feasible!"

Friedman's words were much more useful than the words that praised Chen Zhou just now.

Is this tantamount to saying? The Nobel Prize boss has acknowledged Chen Zhou's research results.

Chen Zhou suddenly showed a smile on the corner of his mouth, but he hadn't said anything yet.

Friedman continued, "But? Do you want to get the final verification, or do you need a collider? And the collider ......"

Chen Zhou subconsciously asked, "What happened to the collider?"

Friedman shook his head slightly: "Not very good. ”

Chen Zhou frowned and asked, "Is the collider broken?"

"Uh...... It's not ......," Friedman's expression looked slightly embarrassed.

Chen Zhou was even more strange: "What is that?"

This time it wasn't Friedman who answered him, it was Kroos.

Cross didn't play dumb riddles with Chen Zhou.

As soon as he spoke? mobilized all the frustration and helplessness.

From start to finish? What happened to the 1510 SLAC? It's all over again.

However, he did not say anything about the final plan he had discussed with Friedman.

Because of this, it is better for Friedman.

They also need Chen Zhou to make the final decision.

After listening to Cross's words, Chen Zhou couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

The brilliant achievements of SLAC can never be ignored by the entire physics community, especially the particle physics community.

However, even the SLAC, which has achieved these achievements, cannot avoid the fate of being eliminated by history.

Although SLAC will continue to exist in another form, when it accepts the arrangement of fate, it will never be the SLAC that discovered the quark and discovered the lepton.

However, this is the wheel of history, and in the process of moving forward, it is an indispensable process.

Just like any instrument.

Since it has a useful life, it must have an end of life.

At the time of CERN's appearance, SLAC should have anticipated its fate.

And this day is finally coming.

Chen Zhou slowly looked up at Friedman, when he opened the door and saw this old man, he really didn't notice the old man's abnormality.

However, when Cross finished speaking, Chen Zhou looked at the old man again.

But he didn't know why, he always felt that this old man had an extra layer of heaviness.

Friedman was also looking at Chen Zhou.

When the two made eye contact, Friedman whispered, "The last time for SLAC is at the end of March, and before that, I want to ask you for one thing." ”

Chen Zhou was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but then guessed Friedman's thoughts.

"You mean, prepare another experiment with rubber balls?"

Friedman nodded solemnly: "I want to use this as the final curtain call of SLAC." ”

Chen Zhou asked uncertainly, "Is it too late then?"

"It's early January, and we have to start the experimental setup in early March, or mid-March at the latest," Friedman explains. That is, we have 2 months to prepare. ”

"During this time, I will personally go to SLAC and personally take care of the preparation of the last experimental plan. Cross will also go with me. ”

Speaking of this, Friedman's eyes were firmly fixed on Chen Zhou, and there was a hint of please.

"However, our preparation is based on your thesis. Your innovation in experimental technology must be digested before it can be accurately applied to actual experiments. So ......"

As he spoke, Friedman handed Chen Zhou the slightly scribbled printout in his hand.

The above content needs to be digested and perfected by Chen Zhou in his own paper.

"So, you have to hurry up and get your paper final!"

After Chen Zhou took the printed manuscript, his mood was quite complicated.

He didn't expect things to get to this point.

He also did not expect that his project paper would become the swan song of the SLAC particle accelerator.

He would never have thought that a Nobel Prize-level boss like Professor Friedman, such a physics master, would finally pin all his hopes on him.

If all goes well, the discovery of the glue balls could give SLAC a decent "retirement" ceremony.

If -->>

If it doesn't go well, or if nothing goes for it again.

The remarks left to the outside world may be that the Nobel Prize boss is gullible in the remarks of students, and finally whimsically used students' papers to try to find glue balls that have been unsuccessful for many years!

Of course, in the case of the latter, Friedman may really become a joke.

Regardless, SLAC isn't Friedman's alone.

The subject of the rubber ball experiment is not Friedman's alone.

But in the end, it was not the experimental results that most people processed in this subject experiment.

It is the thesis of Chen Zhou, a rookie graduate student.

In fact, it takes a lot of courage.

Because Friedman is responsible for everyone who is involved in the rubber ball experiment.

Chen Zhou is naturally very aware of this.

Therefore, he still admires Friedman for daring to make such a decision.

Seeing that Chen Zhou had not spoken, Cross said first: "Chen Zhou, how is it? Do you have any difficulties here? How long will it take to complete the final version of the paper?"

After Cross finished speaking, Chen Zhou said: "Yes, it's not a big problem......

Cross suddenly said urgently: "What is the meaning that it should not be a big problem? If there is a problem, there is a problem, and we also understand that this is a ...... after all."

Before Cross finished speaking, he was interrupted by Friedman: "Cross, don't worry, listen to Chen Zhou's words." ”

Chen Zhou laughed softly: "If there is nothing subversive, then modify it and it will be completed soon." ”

Friedman and Cross looked at each other, and both said at the same time: "I didn't find a subversive problem. ”

Seeing this, Chen Zhou said, "Then it's no problem." ”

Cross asked again, "How long will you take?"

Chen Zhou thought for a while and said, "Give me two days." ”

Cross was surprised: "Two days?"

Chen Zhou thought that the other party felt that two days was too long, so he hesitated and said: "One day is okay, that is, I originally planned to submit a paper on algebraic geometry with this paper......"

"Since you are in a hurry, then I will send you this paper after I finish it. ”

"No, no, no!" Cross said three "no" in a row.

He was surprised that Chen Zhou only took two days.

Originally, he and Friedman were still talking about this paper on the way to Chen Zhou, and it would take Chen Zhou about four to five days to complete the revision.

The plan discussed by the two also began five days later.

Unexpectedly, Chen Zhou, this kid, opened his mouth for two days.

The key is that in these two days, he actually added the time to complete his algebraic geometry thesis in mathematics!

This kid is incredible!

What kind of research efficiency this is, Cross could not imagine.

At least, he himself would not have been able to complete the final draft of two papers in two days.

Moreover, the reason why Cross and Friedman discussed that it would take four to five days was also inferred based on the progress of Chen Zhou's previous research.

It's not a fantasy.

They felt that it took so long for Chen Zhou to process the experimental data and get the first draft of this paper.

It should take a lot of time to revise.

Of course, they also knew that Chen Zhou's paper must have checked a lot of literature.

However, none of them could have imagined how many documents Chen Zhou had checked.

"What's nothing?" Chen Zhou showed a bitter expression, "Isn't it, don't you give it to me for a day?"

Chen Zhou's words made Cross a little overwhelmed.

Friedman, who was only on the side, said in a slightly happy mood: "No, Professor Cross means that since you want two days, then give you two days, well, three days is also fine." ”

"Three days?" Chen Zhou repeated, and then said, "Three days is not necessary, it is too procrastinating." ”

Chen Zhou didn't know that his words were another serious injury to Cross.

Cross suddenly realized that he had figured out something.

That is, why didn't Chen Zhou take him to complete the research on the rubber ball experiment together.

He must think that he is too procrastinating!

Can you drag it yourself?

Cross fell into self-doubt.

Neither Chen Zhou nor Friedman had expected Kroos to think so much.

The two of them exchanged ideas on their own, then stood up and walked towards Chen Zhou's desk.

Friedman walked to Chen Zhou's desk and looked left and right, only to find that there was a lot more scratch paper piled up here than he had seen at first.

Moreover, the scratch paper piled up in the corner of the wall also shows their heads.

"All this?" Friedman quizzedly pointed to the corner and then to the desk.

Chen Zhou pointed to the scratch paper piled up in the corner of the wall and explained: "What is over there has nothing to do with the topic of this rubber ball experiment, it is all about mathematical research. ”

Then, Chen Zhou pointed to the desk again: "Here are the research materials of the rubber ball experiment, as well as the topic of algebraic geometry. ”

Friedman nodded slightly, reached for a wad of scratch paper, and looked at it.

Chen Zhou didn't stop it.

The set of mistakes is not here, and he has no secrets that he is afraid of being exposed.

But what Chen Zhou didn't expect was that after Friedman finished reading it, his expression immediately changed.

He asked, somewhat surprised, "These are all research materials that you started after you came back from SLAC?"

Chen Zhou nodded puzzledly and said, "Yes." ”

Friedman said with emotion: "There are dozens of literature materials found in the light rubber ball experiment. Not to mention, like you, you have to sort out every piece of literature. ”

"The time and effort required is far from being able to be completed in a short period of time, and you still have math projects to do, which costs you some of the time. ”

"Even if it's half counted, it's hard for me to imagine how efficient your research is......"

Friedman suddenly remembered the efficiency of Chen Zhou's terror research on the plane when he and Chen Zhou returned from the SLAC plane.

But the facts in front of him once again told him that Chen Zhou's efficiency was far more terrifying than what he showed on the plane last time!

Cross, who heard their conversation, also walked over at this time.

It's just that he took Friedman's scratch paper in his hand, and he didn't have time to look at it carefully.

was almost shut up by Friedman's words.

He didn't doubt himself anymore if he was procrastinating.

He felt like he was a turtle......

But he was very puzzled.

Why does Chen Zhou not only have such a high research efficiency, but also make such unexpected research results with a flash of inspiration?

Is this the difference between people?

Looking at Chen Zhou's young face, Cross first felt that he was old.

Chen Zhou naturally didn't know what Cross was thinking.

In the face of Friedman's emotion, Chen Zhou secretly added in his heart: "Professor, you are too conservative, why can't you have 200 articles of literature on theory and experiments?"

In fact, Chen Zhouguang has downloaded nearly 200 articles.

But Chen Zhou still said very modestly: "It's just that I'm used to this method of combing through the literature, so it will be a little faster." The main thing is that the inspiration needed for this topic can be grasped by me, so that I have the innovation ...... later."