The astronomical exchange meeting was completed, and Xu Chuan also got the answer he wanted from this meeting.

The companion star does not affect Betelgeuse's magnetic poles, but it may affect the timing of the supernova explosion, depending on the current stage of Betelgeuse's life.

If Betelgeuse has only reached the early stage of the red supergiant, then the companion star has no effect, and if it has reached the late stage, to the stage of carbon fusion and oxygen fusion, there is a probability that the supernova will explode in advance.

That's pretty much the best.

Although the timing of the supernova explosion is still uncertain, there is also a glimmer of hope.

Xu Chuan has no doubt that after this result is fully announced, the world's astronomical structures will focus their attention on Betelgeuse for at least the next year or two.

That is to say, at most a year or two, it will be known at what stage Betelgeuse is now in the later years of the red supergiant.

.......

After the exchange meeting was completed and the participants dispersed, there were still several top elders in the astronomical community in the office of Su Dingqiang, dean of the School of Astronomy and Space Science of NTU.

For example, Academician Fu Gonggong and Academician Wang Shouxuan, who quarreled at the meeting before, as well as the stationmaster of the Yunnan Observatory and others.

Xu Chuan was also in the office, but he was called by Su Dingqiang.

"Dean Su, Academician Fu, Academician Wang......" Xu Chuan respectfully greeted the elders in the room.

"Xu Chuan is here, come and sit, have a cup of tea first." Su Dingqiang got up with a smile and poured a cup of tea.

"Dean, are you looking for me?" Xu Chuan took the tea with both hands, said thank you and asked.

"Well, I came to you this time, mainly about the release of your scientific research experiment results and the discussion of press conferences."

Su Dingqiang said with a smile: "Your discovery this time is of great significance to the astronomical community, and after the discussion of the headquarters of the Astronomical Society, it was decided that we should hold a press conference here at Nanda University to fully disclose the results and process of this time." ”

"Of course, I still have to ask for your opinion, if you want to, you can make it public, if you don't want to, you can keep it for the time being, or you can just want to make those things public."

"I want to ask you what you think, after all, this discovery of Betelgeuse is a scientific research project led by you."

Xu Chuan thought for a while and said, "I don't have any opinion on these things being made public, this time I found out that there is a companion star in Betelgeuse, but it's actually just an accident." ”

"It's just that the method I use to calculate the exact mass of Betelgeuse has just been submitted to the Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and has not yet been reviewed, will this also be fully disclosed at the press conference?"

Hearing this, Su Dingqiang pondered for a moment and said: "It's up to you, it's okay to make it public now, and it's okay to make it public after the paper is reviewed, if it's made public now, don't talk too much at the press conference at that time." ”

"For example, don't be fooled by those reporters to make sure that your theorem can be used to calculate the parameter information of cosmic celestial bodies or something."

"These things can be said to wait until your thesis is finalized, and then say it now, so as not to leave people with a mouth or something, and it will have some impact on your academic career at that time."

"Of course, our school will help you with your speech when the time comes, what requirements you have, how to say it, we will help you write it according to your ideas, and you can just read it when the time comes, and you don't have to worry too much."

"In addition, there are still some differences between the astronomical world and the mathematical community, the astronomical community, especially the cosmic stars, is basically based on observation data, and different telescopes, different angles, different times, and places will bring a lot of data differences," it is not like the mathematical community, the answer is fixed. ””

"Your calculation method, as long as there is no problem with the core calculation process, even if other people use this method to calculate Betelgeuse and get different results, it is actually normal."

On the side, Academician Wang Shouqian added with a smile: "Xu Chuan, after your thesis is reviewed, how about coming to Baicheng or holding two more exchange meetings at NTU?" ”

"Your method of using the xu-weyl-berry theorem to accurately calculate the parameter information of distant celestial bodies is a bit too esoteric for the astronomical community, and people who do not have enough mathematical skills will not understand it at all, let alone use it to calculate other cosmic celestial bodies."

"So I'd like to ask you to have a few more exchange meetings and explain this aspect well. It is rare for the astronomical community of China to be at the forefront of the world for the first time, and there is no reason not to take advantage of this advantage to maintain it. ”

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "This is no problem, I have the responsibility to carry forward the xu-weyl-berry theorem and help the development of the astronomical community." ”

"It's just that the paper has not been reviewed at present, and it is still unknown whether it can pass the review."

Hearing this, Academician Wang Shouqian shook his head with a smile and said, "What your teacher said is right, you, you are really modest." If I were your age and have an achievement like yours, I don't even know what my last name is. ”

Xu Chuan smiled and did not speak.

Everyone has the age and time of frivolity, and he has experienced it, and when he made a major achievement for the first time in college in his previous life, he was also about to float to the sky.

But now, he has already experienced it once, and when he faces these things again, it will naturally be much calmer.

Of course, making an achievement, no matter how big or small, will give him a sense of accomplishment, satisfaction, and fulfillment, which is eternal.

The breakthrough for oneself is far more sufficient and more evocative than watching soap operas and watching short videos, but it is also more difficult to achieve.

The former requires you to persevere in your efforts, read all kinds of books, understand and integrate them, calculate all kinds of data, and complete all kinds of experiments, so that you can finally reap such a little results.

The latter, you only need to lie in bed and turn on your mobile phone, computer and tablet, and the difficulty of the two is completely different.

But correspondingly, the feedback and sense of accomplishment brought by the harvest of the former are enough for you to reminisce for a long time, or even a lifetime.

And the latter, maybe you saw a certain plot that made you laugh one second, and the next second you may forget it.

........

The end of the astronomical exchange does not mean that the impact of Betelgeuse's observation and scientific research experiments is over.

Soon, the School of Astronomy and Space Science of NTU and the Purple Mountain Observatory held a press conference for the whole country.

Xu Chuan, as the leader of Betelgeuse's observational and scientific research experiments, coupled with the desire to expand his fame, undoubtedly became the speaker of this press conference.

After all, whether it is the calculation of the parameters of Betelgeuse, the discovery of a companion star in the tetrahydrogen envelope of Betelgeuse, or the method of accurately calculating the parameter information of distant celestial bodies using the xu-weyl-berry theorem, he has made the results.

Although several senior brothers from the Department of Astronomy at NTU also participated, their contribution was only to collect some data, and it was not irreplaceable.

Of course, he only needs to be ready to report on stage, and other things, such as determining the organizers and participants, including relevant leaders, relevant personnel, and media reporters, drawing up a detailed invitation list, meeting agenda, schedule, and on-site layout plan of the press conference have nothing to do with him.

The Southern Assembly helped prepare.

In addition, there was another speaker for this press conference in addition to him.

It is the auxiliary hand prepared by Nanda for Xu Chuan.

After all, it was the first time for him to host and participate in such a press conference, and in addition to the relevant experimental data reported, there would definitely be questions from news media reporters.

If you are faced with some questions that cannot be answered or are difficult to answer, the role of another speaker is reflected.

.......

Soon, the day of the press conference came, and in the auditorium of NTU, Xu Chuan wore a suit and tie, and after completing a series of nonsense such as welcome by the auxiliary spokesman next to him, he clicked on the PPT to complete his report.

"My report is complete, and now is the part where the reporter asks questions."

On the podium, Xu Chuan completed his report step by step, and then opened reporters' questions.

Hearing this, the auxiliary spokesman next to him glanced at him, and was ready to deal with any unexpected situations that might occur in the future.

Xu Chuan noticed his movements, turned his head slightly to look, and threw him a reassuring look.

He is very familiar with this kind of thing, and many achievements in his previous life, especially the results of the material part, will be announced through the press conference, and he is very experienced in dealing with this kind of thing.

Not to mention that this is in China, this kind of press conference is pre-empted by reporters to answer memo outlines, that is, what questions the reporter will ask and the scope of the questions will be discussed and prepared in advance.

Of course, he only learned about today's press conference yesterday when the reporter asked about the memorandum outline.

In order to prevent unexpected situations at the press conference, NTU can also be said to have taken great pains.

"Hello, Xu Chuan, will the discovery of a companion star in Betelgeuse affect it? Can you explain it in more detail? ”

As soon as Xu Chuan's voice fell, a black microphone was handed over, the reporter of Yang Ma.

At today's press conference, in order to expand its influence, NTU invited reporters from many well-known TV stations, press and publication agencies, newspapers and other institutions, including Yang Ma.

A small number came, and most of them didn't, but with Yang Ma here, it doesn't matter whether the others come or not.

Xu Chuan: "Theoretically, the companion stars in Betelgeuse's tetrahydrogen cladding will not have an impact,..........

After briefly answering the reporter's question, the next question session became a lot more intense, and the microphones all hit Xu Chuan's mouth.

After picking a few reporters and briefly answering some questions, the press conference was a complete success.

.........

The next day, with the reports of CCTV and TV stations, news publishers, and newspapers, the major astronomical event about the discovery of a companion star in Betelgeuse directly appeared on the hot search.

Yang Ma: "Betelgeuse may be a binary star system"

Jinling newspaper: "Scientists from Jinling University recently discovered the existence of another star in Betelgeuse"

Oriental Express: "Major Discoveries, Jinling University ........"

The first batch of newspapers and periodicals that published the news were basically official state-owned newspapers and periodicals, and they were still quite cautious in terms of wording, although Xu Chuan's discovery this time did shock the astronomical community, but after all, it was not completely certain.

Of course, the headlines of those self-media editors and marketing accounts are how to attract attention.

Shocked! Betelgeuse exists in it, or it may cause a supernova explosion in advance! 》

"Be vigilant, Betelgeuse may explode in advance, and where should humanity go then." 》

"The dangerous Betelgeuse, 700 million times larger than the sun, could explode at any time? 》

Is it true that Betelgeuse has exploded? Scientists from Jinling University gave an answer. 》

........

On the Internet, the titles of various self-media and marketing accounts are more exaggerated than one another, and each one is more eye-catching than the other, and Sha Wither netizens also ate this set, clicked on it one after another, and then shouted that they were deceived.

", it's another headline party, it scared me, I thought Betelgeuse was going to blow up tomorrow."

"The title party is a group, but Nanda is amazing, and the stars in the stars can be found."

"Normally, the astronomy department of NTU is already awesome, and it can rank in the top three in the country."

"I'm afraid it's not the astronomy department of NTU this time."

“？ Not NTU? ”

"Last year's top student in the college entrance examination, the one named 'Xu Chuan', didn't you read the news of Yang Ma? This time, there is a star in Betelgeuse's body that he calculated, and it has nothing to do with the astronomical department of NTU. ”

“？？？？ Calculated? What the hell, this kind of thing can be done? ”

"It seems that he did it using the world-class mathematical conjecture he proved before, I don't know, but I heard that he has a hope of winning the Fields Medal in two years."

"? Hoping to win a Fields Medal in two years? I remember he was only eighteen, right? Two years later, he was only twenty years old. ”

"Well, it's definitely enough for his achievements, a world-class conjecture, the difficulty of that Weil's conjecture is comparable to the Moder conjecture proved by Faltins and the Wei Yin conjecture proved by Deligne, the only problem is that he is too young."

"If he wins two years later, he will be eight years younger than Professor Pierre, the youngest winner of the Fields Medal."

"Damn, if you win a Fields Medal at the age of twenty, it will be terrifying, and you will have to brush the record forward for eight years at once."

"It's hard to get it in two years, but you can definitely get it in the future."

"It seems that no one in our country has won a Fields Medal yet, right?"

"Qiu Chengtong has got it."

"But he was not a Chinese citizen when he won the Fields Medal, he only returned to China in his later years, to be precise, no Chinese mathematician has ever won a Fields Medal, but the future can be expected, at least this Xu Chuan is very promising."

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ps: Yesterday, the body temperature once rose to 39.2, and after taking medicine, I pressed it down a little, and the chest tightness aggravated a lot, the throat itching and coughing were serious, and it hurt a little to swallow something to eat.

In addition, the whole person's mental state has decreased a lot, and he can't concentrate, and it took six or seven hours to write these 4,000 words.

I'm sorry for today.