In this age of the internet, nothing is leaky.

In less than two days, the news blew from outside the wall to inside the wall, and in just three days, all kinds of blind headline parties were already flying all over the sky.

[Shocked! The person who discovered the high-energy particles turned out to be him? 】

[Lu Zhou: I'm actually a physicist. 】

[A bomb thrown at high-energy physics, the standard model edifice collapses!] 】

【……】

However, at this time, Lu Zhou was still on the flight back to China, the mobile phone in his pocket was turned off, and the person leaned on the seat and closed his eyes to recuperate, not knowing that he had been sent to the hot search again.

In fact, even if he knew, he probably didn't feel anything.

After all, compared to the shock brought to him by the Nobel Prize, all hot searches, headlines and other things are weak......

It must be mentioned here that in fact, even if CERN found something interesting at the location of the 750GeV, Lu Zhou would not have won the award for this, and he never thought that he would win the award with this clue.

As for why?

This has to start with the Nobel Prize awarding principle.

According to the Nobel Prize awarding principle, the medal will not be awarded to the discoverer of the particle or to the researcher who operated the hadron collider, but to the proposer or perfecter of the theory.

Because in the prevailing view in academic circles, the work of the first two, while important, is not of the decisive importance.

And the latter work is decisive.

It was on the basis of this rule that the Nobel Prize in 13 was awarded to Peter Higgs and François Engler, the originators of the Higgs mechanism and the Higgs boson theory, which was proposed in the sixties. As for the CERN researchers who participated in the experiment, although everyone has credit, there is no precedent for the Nobel Prize to be awarded to an institution, and it is impossible for so many people to share the prize.

Another example is the neutrino oscillation phenomenon that was discovered at the Daya Bay reactor in China, but it was Takaaki Kajita of Japan and Professor Arthur MacDonald of Canada who were nominated for this year's Nobel Prize (15 years).

One might ask, in this case, is it possible to make up a fictional particle, and then set up a whole bunch of various physical properties about it, and wait until it is discovered by others, will you win the prize?

First of all, it must be said that this is certainly possible.

And this is the reason why after the release of the 750GeV data, the Arxiv website and major theoretical physics journals ushered in a blowout of submissions, because many people are betting on this part of the theory.

However, it is possible that it is possible, and it is difficult to say how high the probability is.

A completely new theory, or a novel physical model, must be accepted on the premise that it is at least theoretically valid and logically autonomous. It's like superstring theory, which is increasingly marginalized in the theoretical physics community, but at least no one can falsify it theoretically.

And if you can't achieve logical autonomy, even if you name the particle you found the Higgs particle, or claim to have found gravitational waves, it will not be recognized by the academic community at all......

This is also the reason why Minke will never win the Nobel Prize, maybe they have also submitted papers, but not to mention logical autonomy, they may not even be able to understand a few formulas.

If this particle is found to be a supersymmetric particle, the Nobel Prize may be awarded to Hiroshi Miyazawa, who proposed the theory of supersymmetry and supersymmetry particles in '66, or to the perfecter of the theory. As for Lu Zhou, is there any possibility of winning the award?

Of course there is.

Not only Lu Zhou, but even Frank Wilzek, who has already won the award once, has a chance.

Because it is not only the means of observation that are constantly improving, but also the corresponding theories.

For example, the number 750 GeV is unexpected by supersymmetry theory and the Standard Model, and it is so unexpected that it can even accommodate the emergence of a new "Wilzek Lu" or "Lu Wilzeck" model to explain this new phenomenon.

However, the amount of work involved is much more difficult than solving mathematical conjectures, and it is basically impossible to do it on your own. This is true for both Frank Wilzek and Lu Zhou.

So, the day before yesterday, Frank sent him an invitation to participate in this imaginative project.

The two agreed to communicate by e-mail, cooperate to complete this theory, and co-sign.

The main work of establishing this theory will be in charge of Frank and one of his doctoral students, while Lu Zhou will be responsible for the part, mainly in calculations.

His mathematical prowess at CERN really won over the Nobel laureate. And this is one of the main reasons why Frank Wilzek invited him.

This work will definitely take up a lot of Lu Zhou's time, but if the reward is the Nobel Prize, Lu Zhou feels that everything is worth it.

Even if it's just a possibility.

……

When you come, you wear the stars and the moon, and when you return, it's the same.

Passing through the deep night sky, the plane slowly landed on the runway.

Although Academician Lu told him that he could call Yan Xinjue when he came back, his senior brother was here in Jinling before September, but Kao Luzhou didn't want to trouble others, so he didn't mention this matter.

Dragging his suitcase and walking to the airport gate, Lu Zhou was about to turn on his mobile phone to call a net car, when he saw someone standing on the side of the road waving to him.

When he saw the identity of the man through the street lamp, he was surprised.

It turned out to be Senior Brother Yan?

Helping Lu Zhou throw the suitcase into the trunk, Senior Brother Yan, who was in the driver's seat, started the car and asked casually, "What are you doing at the airport?" I've been waiting from ten o'clock to now, and I'm waiting for you. ”

"I'm sorry, I was delayed for a while when I was transferring over there in Wanghai...... By the way, how did you know about my flight? ”

"That guy Grell told me," Holding on to the steering wheel, Senior Brother Yan asked casually, "Are you going straight back to school?" ”

Lu Zhou smiled: "Well, I'm sorry for you." ”

"What's the trouble, no matter how you say it, we are also from the same school, what is this little favor," Senior Brother Yan smiled and said with emotion, "Senior brother, you have helped our LHCb Chinese cooperation group fight for breath in the international arena this time!" Have you ever seen how Academician Lu bragged to others when he was in a meeting in Beijing, and Professor Gao of Shuimu University also praised you. ”

Imagining that scene, Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly, but he wasn't too surprised.

It's not that he's inflated, but compared to the Nobel Prize winner's invitation to him, and the Nobel Prize that may exist, this level of honor and recognition does make him a little pampered.

Senior Brother Yan: "Speaking of which, aren't you going to learn how to drive?" ”

Lu Zhou thought for a while and said, "Let's wait until I have time to study, I don't feel like it's necessary now." ”

Senior Brother Yan: "How can it be unnecessary?" If you often go out of town, it is still useful to buy a car. You've taken so many bonuses, don't tell me you've spent them all. ”

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Save it, wait to buy a house." ”

Senior Brother Yan sighed and said with emotion: "Yes, how old are you, and you are starting to think about buying a house." It's all taught by Academician Lu, when will I be as good as you. ”

"Don't you have a room yet?" Lu Zhou was surprised.

Talking about this matter, Senior Brother Yan's expression was a little subtle, he coughed lightly, and said embarrassedly: "Let's wait for the end of the year to see if I can make a down payment, I hope I will settle down in Shangjing, and the task is a bit arduous...... When did you get the illusion that I was rich? ”

When spending public money in Switzerland......

Lu Zhou originally wanted to say this, but suddenly remembered that it was all Academician Lu's card at that time, and this senior brother really didn't have much money.

Lu Zhou: "...... Is it so uncomfortable? ”

Senior Brother Yan sighed: "Theoretical research is so uncomfortable, didn't you have a project with Professor Li Rongen?" Why don't you do material physics, that thing is a hot direction, why did you think of studying high-energy physics? ”

Lu Zhou didn't know how to answer this question, and he couldn't say that because of the guidance of the system task, he embarked on this path by mistake, right?

Of course, system tasks aside, he himself is also quite interested in high-energy physics, otherwise he would not have chosen the imaginative direction of mathematical physics.

After thinking about it, Lu Zhou replied in an uncertain tone: "Maybe it's because of his love for science?" ”

Senior Brother Yan was silent for a long time.

Just when Lu Zhou was reflecting on whether it was because his answer was too nonsense, so that this senior brother was unable to complain, Senior Brother Yan suddenly sighed and sighed softly: "Maybe, this is the reason why I can't be as good as you......"

Lu Zhou: "......?" ”

This tone ......

Isn't that serious?