"Li, I knew that you were not an ordinary young man, yes, I already knew it, on the day I finished reading "Blackbody Radiation and Light Quantum" last year." "Your new paper, 'The Silver Atomic Beam Method Validates the Theory of Space Quantization,' is not a crazy article, but an extremely rigorous experimental proof of an extremely important theory. ”

"So, Professor Compton, you've read my new paper?" In fact, Li Kangping has already learned that one of the reviewers of the twenty copies of the paper "Silver Atomic Beam Method for Validating the Theory of Space Quantization" is Arthur Compton.

"The results of your experiments are a strong support for the work of Bohr and Sommerfeld, and you have proved the reality of Bohr's steady state for the first time and confirmed the predictions of quantum theory." Compton raised his champagne glass slightly, and said, "You have not only confirmed the theories of Bohr and Sommerfeld, but also answered my doubts." Anyway, I should congratulate you, cheers. ”

"Cheers."

"Lee, to be exact, you are enough to get a position in any laboratory in the United States with the "Silver Atomic Beam Method to Verify the Theory of Space Quantization."

"Professor, here's my business card."

"Oh, let me see, Mr. K.P. Lee, Physics Experiment Assistant, Columbia Graduate School. Then Mr. Lee, it seems that you will continue to stay at Columbia. ”

"That's what I thought."

"Good choice." Compton nodded, and then he showed a solemn expression: "Your silver atomic beam experiment has solved a problem that has plagued us for a long time, but it has introduced a new problem, and this new problem is even more troublesome. Lee, you should know that if electrons can only take discrete positions inside the atom, then the atom should produce strong birefringence with radiation falling perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field. However, your experiments confirm that the orientation of the electron orbitals inside the atom is discrete, which puts the physical theory in a serious contradiction. In my opinion, either the theory is flawed, or there are new facts that have not yet been discovered. ”

Arthur Compton was a brilliant physicist, and although he was an experimental physicist, he was not like other experimental physicists born and raised in the United States.

Li Kangping admires Arthur Compton.

There is a transition period between the old quantum theory and the new theory, and this era is currently in the transitional phase of physics.

Arthur Compton was keenly aware that quantum theory may be fundamentally flawed.

However, how to eliminate the essential defects and make quantum theory more and more perfect, Arthur Compton could not say a specific academic view.

As a time-traveler, Li Kangping knows that the refinement of quantum theory, or the new theory that replaces quantum theory, is one of the most important basic theories in human history---- quantum mechanics.

Of course, the old quantum theory cannot be directly upgraded to quantum mechanics, it should follow the following process: the old quantum theory → the transition foreshadowing→ the proposal of quantum mechanics → the perfection of quantum mechanics.

The Stern-Gallagher experiment of the previous generation and the Lee-Woodgate experiment (as it is tentatively named) of this generation are one of the precursors to quantum mechanics.

"Birefringence, well, that's a problem, a big problem." Li Kangping fell into deep thought, and after a while, he said: "It's just that I haven't figured out how to explain the birefringence problem, and I haven't come up with new facts to verify the birefringence problem. Theoretically, experimentally, yes, I'll try, it will take time. ”

"The APS Annual Meeting focuses on academic projects where the research results are already evident and whether the academic research results can be translated into scaled up applications. Academic issues that are only in the hypothetical stage or are highly controversial are not within the scope of this conference. You know, the problem of birefringence or some new theory, I'm afraid that a few years of argument will not yield results. The annual meeting at Kidford Manor will last for two weeks, so we'll only be able to discuss what we can do in two weeks. Li, I won't mention the problem of birefringence in the formal discussion of "The Theory of Quantization of Space by the Silver Atomic Beam Method", but of course, if other physicists mention the problem of double refringence, it is also a normal situation. ”

Arthur Compton revealed some information in advance, first of all, he will appear as a reviewer at the review discussion of "Silver Atomic Beam Method to Verify the Theory of Space Quantization". Secondly, he will mainly discuss the relationship between silver atomic beam experiments and space quantization, and will not involve the problem of birefringence.

"Professor Compton, I understand, and I appreciate you."

Li Kangping said goodbye to Compton and roamed the banquet hall.

Drums and saxophone sounded passionately and elegantly prelude the first group of dances, and the ladies and gentlemen danced.

Ladies of all ages may not look like physicists, they may be the wife or girlfriend of a physicist, the wife or girlfriend of an entrepreneur, or they may have come to the prom.

Since APS and Kidford Manor bear the full cost, and Kifford Manor is an ideal summer resort, it makes sense that invited physicists would bring their wives or girlfriends to the conference and take a vacation.

This is also a publicly-funded recuperation activity. Physicists, both with and without their families, gathered together to thank Mr. Walter Kifford for providing such a perfect venue for the annual meeting.

Who is Mr. Walter Kifford?

As we all know, Mr. Walter Kifford is a well-known entrepreneur who is the president of AT&T.

Of course, entrepreneurs are indispensable in the academic exchanges and meeting places provided by entrepreneurs.

Many physicists in the United States also need the sponsorship of entrepreneurs to carry out scientific research.

It's too rude to ask entrepreneurs for funding without disguise, and most physicists don't do that.

Physicists and entrepreneurs negotiate business in a relaxed atmosphere in a beautiful and upscale estate, pleasant music, a wide variety of drinks and cold cuts, and well-dressed men and women.

"You know, O-Ners has a lab in Europe--- Leiden Cryogenic Laboratory. Hones was both a well-known physicist and a shrewd businessman. Until now, O-Nas was the only company in the world that produced liquid helium exclusively. The liquid helium of the United States is all imported from Europe, and we pay Horners a lot of money to get his liquid helium. A physicist from Illinois said.

"Of course I know Honnas, he's a Nobel laureate in physics." One New York State entrepreneur said, "Someone who can win a Nobel Prize should make so much money." ”