Chapter 86: Validating Gravitational Waves

Embarrassed and cheeky, CERN sent an exchange team over.

And Xi'an on this side.

Wen Ning of the microgravity laboratory finally transported the No. 6 probe to the Dayi scientific research base on October 2.

It is the first time for Wen Ning to come to the Dayi Scientific Research Base, which looks like a scientific research town, and many ancillary facilities are being improved.

For example, dormitories, material warehouses, living facilities, etc., and there is also space reserved for upgrading.

Wang Yifang and Huang Mingzhe came to greet them in person, and Wang Yifang greeted Wen Ning with a smile and said, "Director Wen is very grateful for your strong support. ”

"It's all a brother unit, so you don't need to see outside." Wen Ning hurriedly replied.

Everyone was discussing about the gravitational wave detector, and Wen Ning also visited the interior of the Dayi scientific research base along the way.

Especially when he came to the side of the tail field accelerator, he observed this majestic machine very intuitively, judging from the scale of the tail field accelerator, it is really hard to imagine that this machine can accelerate particles to close to the speed of light, and the energy level is as high as 500 TeV.

With the cooperation of the researchers in the microgravity laboratory, the small laser interferometer detector was carefully carried in.

The laser interferometer detector will be installed on the side of the collision chamber, and since gravitational waves can penetrate most matter, there is no need for the laser interferometer detector to be installed inside the collision chamber at all.

The installation work was carried out in an orderly manner, and Huang Mingzhe also communicated with Wen Ning about gravitational waves.

"I have read Chief Engineer Huang's paper, and I have some questions about the fact that gravitational waves are not affected by space-time distortion." Wen Ning said as he took out his notebook and wrote some calculations of the general theory of relativity on it.

Huang Mingzhe looked at the data, and then replied with a smile: "In general relativity, gravity is affected by space-time distortion, but if this theory is true, then the space-time distortion on the quantum field cannot be logically self-consistent......

He explained the shortcomings of Einstein's general theory of relativity, while also pointing out the shortcomings of Bohr's quantum mechanics.

Theories can never be said to be completely accurate until they have been verified, even those proposed by Einstein, Bohr, and Planck.

If we blindly believe in authority, humanity will be trapped in the blue star forever.

Wen Ning and he discussed for a long time, and Academician Yang also intervened, and the three of them had an in-depth discussion on general relativity, quantum mechanics, string theory, and Yang-meter equations (non-abelian gauge fields).

However, Wen Ning obviously couldn't keep up with Huang Mingzhe and Academician Yang, fortunately, the two of them pulled back the gravitational wave category in time, otherwise Wen Ning could only listen to the book of heaven, and with the exchange, Wen Ning also knew Huang Mingzhe's ambition.

Huang Mingzhe's intention is to complete the grand unified theory of mechanics in the true sense on the basis of general relativity, quantum mechanics, and the Yang-meter equation.

Although I don't know if Huang Mingzhe can do it, the other party's cognition of gravity is really so strong that Wen Ning sighs to himself.

"In other words, if the gravitational wave is tested this time...... Wen Ning did not expect that Huang Mingzhe would actually collide with the collider to send out gravitational waves, or gravitons.

Huang Mingzhe nodded: "If it is proved that the signal is a gravitational wave, then the canonical model of the graviton is correct." ”

Grunt! Only then did Wen Ning know why they borrowed their laser interferometer detector, if it really detected gravitational waves, then this achievement was enough to shake the world.

After three days, the laser interferometer detector was finally adjusted, which meant that the experiment could begin.

Wen Ning led more than a dozen researchers in the microgravity laboratory to operate a laser interferometer detector.

Zhang Tingyu continued to command the tail field accelerator and prepared to conduct collision experiments.

"Director Wen, is it okay?"

"That's it."

Zhang Tingyu picked up the walkie-talkie: "All departments are in place." ”

"Roger."

The energy level of the laser was raised to the corresponding level, and the two ultrashort pulse lasers were amplified by layers of ladder mirrors, and finally in the collision chamber, the two lasers with an energy level of 93.4 TeV were wiped out.

The surging plasma, subparticles bound by the strong magnetic field, and some unbound photons and other particles were sprayed everywhere.

All the detection instruments have invariably produced a large amount of detection data, but at this moment, everyone is most concerned about the laser interferometer detector.

In the tense atmosphere, the laser interferometer detector did not respond at this time.

Obviously, the laser interferometer detector did not pick up the gravitational wave signal, and many people showed disappointed expressions.

Zhang Tingyu turned his head to look at Huang Mingzhe, and the expression meant to ask if he wanted to continue.

For the gravitational wave signal that was not detected, he touched his chin and thought about it, and suddenly he remembered that even the small laser interferometer detector in the microgravity laboratory was not as sensitive as the large laser interferometer detector, and it was very likely that the gravitational wave would be missed.

Huang Mingzhe opened his mouth and said: "Five more times, if it is not detected, we will discuss it again." ”

"According to Chief Engineer Huang's meaning." Wang Yifang also knows that it is not yet time to close the coffin.

Something that can produce results in a single experiment is like buying the probability of winning five million in a lottery ticket – just think about it.

Zhang Tingyu continued to direct the researcher to act, and the tail field accelerator worked frantically again, like two elephants running wildly on a tightrope.

The rest of the instruments were whispering, but the laser interferometer detector was indifferent.

The second experiment failed.

Ten minutes later, the third experiment began.

There was still a pool of stagnant water on the meter of the laser interferometer detector, Wen Ning's palms couldn't help sweating, and many people shook their heads in disappointment.

Huang Mingzhe still calmly waited for the fourth experiment to begin.

"Mingzhe, for us, the failure of the experiment is just a matter of routine." Wang Yifang comforted.

He shook his head and smiled, "I believe in myself. ”

The laboratory was quiet, the atmosphere was very dreary, and the ten minutes of waiting seemed to be as long as years.

Finally, when it came to the fourth experiment, Zhang Tingyu also became nervous, and the violent particle collision was stirring in the collision room.

Amidst the dense beeping of detectors.

Drip...... The researcher looking at the laser interferometer exclaimed excitedly: "Probe... Detection... Signal detected! ”

Bang Bang Bang ...... Wen Ning and the others applauded in unison, and everyone was boiling and cheering and hugging.

On the instrument computer of the laser interferometer detector, two gravitational wave signals are displayed at this time, representing the capture of two gravitons.

Academician Yang patted him on the shoulder and said, "You have opened a new door to truth. ”

"I believe in myself." Huang Mingzhe replied firmly.

With the success of the fourth experiment in capturing two graviton signals, the Dayi Field Accelerator conducted 40 experiments to ensure that the experiment was repeatable, and the collision experiment was carried out all day.

In the eleventh experiment, one graviton signal was captured; In the thirteenth experiment, two graviton signals were captured; In the thirtieth experiment, 1 graviton signal was captured; In the thirty-fifth experiment, one graviton signal was captured.

Together with the two graviton signals captured in the fourth experiment, they captured a total of seven graviton signals.

In terms of probability, it takes an average of eight collision experiments to capture a graviton signal.

If the graviton signal is not captured in the fourth experiment, it proves that the graviton time must be delayed.