"Congratulations, Xu Chuan."

In the auditorium, Chen Zhengping walked over and looked at his student with a smile.

"Thank you, teacher." Xu Chuan replied with a smile.

"The radius of the proton is much smaller than in previous experiments, and your new discovery will shock the entire physics community."

Chen Zhengping sighed, he really didn't expect that Xu Chuan could really solve the problem of 'proton radius mystery'.

At the beginning, he proposed to suggest that Xu Chuan explore research in this area, but he just wanted him to return to the path of physics.

Unexpectedly, in just a few months, he solved the problem of the proton radius mystery.

This is one of the most important problems in particle physics today.

Xu Chuan smiled shyly and said modestly: "It's not completely sure yet, and other experiments are needed to verify it in the future to determine whether this theory is correct." ”

"But data doesn't lie, and it's only a matter of time before you test your theories and ideas."

Before Chen Zhengping could speak, another voice sounded in everyone's ears, and Witten and Professor Wilzek walked side by side.

After saying hello to the two, Xu Chuan introduced each other for the two sides.

"NTU is a very good university, you have the opportunity to communicate more, Academician Chen, you have cultivated a very good student."

After hearing that Chen Zhengping was Xu Chuan's college tutor, Witten smiled and stretched out his hand.

Chen Zhengping was a little embarrassed and said with a smile: "Actually, I didn't teach him anything, these things were all tossed out by himself." ”

Witten smiled and didn't care, Chinese people are like this, they have always been very modest.

For a scholar, no matter how talented he is, he cannot do without the patient guidance and guidance of his mentor.

Just like him, without the leadership of David Gross, I am afraid that he would not be able to make achievements in the fields of string theory, gauge field theory, and supersymmetric gauge field theory.

In college, a good tutor can help students avoid at least half of the detours, and the importance is self-evident.

.......

After the review was completed and the included paper materials of Xu Chuan's solution to the mystery of the proton radius were confirmed, a press conference was held to the outside world, and this new achievement was eagerly announced.

If there are no other more important discoveries in the second half of this year, it will be the most important research result of the year in the entire physics community.

The radius of the proton was precisely determined, and the previous mistakes were found, and the physics community had a more accurate value.

There is no doubt that the impact of this result on particle physics is significant, and if the radius of the proton is reduced by less than 0.8 femtometers, the Standard Model will be changed as a result.

Because of the strong interaction force inside the proton that is related to the magnitude of the charge radius, if it exceeds the standard value, then the most basic things will be affected.

Fortunately, the smallest of the current observations is 0.831 femtometers.

Although it is a whopping 0.05 femtometers less than the previous 0.879 femtometers, it is not yet up to the standard model of impact.

.......

With the press conference, the proton radius mystery problem was solved and quickly spread to the entire physics community.

Some media reporters who were interested in this found Xu Chuan, who was still there, and tried to interview him.

However, Xu Chuan was not very interested in these things, and basically pushed them away.

This aroused the curiosity of news media reporters, and the Times newspaper in the country where the sun never sets even approached Edward Witten and asked him to help match the bridge.

For the mentor Witten's matchmaking, Xu Chuan couldn't refuse.

After all, a large part of the credit for solving the mystery of the proton radius so quickly this time lies in the proton accelerator that Witten applied for him.

Without this, or switching to accelerators from other labs, it doesn't necessarily solve this problem.

After all, proton accelerators and other equipment in most laboratories or scientific research institutions simply do not meet the requirement of eliminating metal containers and directly putting clouds of hydrogen atoms into the acceleration pipeline.

At a time, Xu Chuan was interviewed by The Times in an office.

"Hello, Mr. Xu Chuan, I heard that you have solved the mystery of the proton radius this time, which has plagued the physics community for several years, can you please elaborate on it?"

In the office, the reporter lady with a black microphone handed the microphone to Xu Chuan's mouth.

"Of course, the mystery of the proton radius is ......."

Xu Chuan briefly and formally introduced this problem.

Belonging to Rupert Murdoch's News Group, Tygers is a newspaper that has exerted a huge impact on world politics, economy, and culture, and has long been unanimously regarded as the first mainstream newspaper in the country on which the sun never sets.

Although I don't know why the other party is interested in me, I must be careful in my words and deeds when I am interviewed by such a newspaper.

If he is accidentally cheated by the other party, he will not be the only one who may be embarrassed at that time.

These Western media are happy to directly elevate their personal status directly to the national level, especially when facing China.

In the past, many people have been cheated by these unscrupulous media, and some interviews have been intercepted out of context, completely distorting the meaning of the interviewees.

"I see." The young lady of the Times reporter didn't know whether she understood or not, nodded and continued to ask.

"Mr. Xu Chuan, I heard that you are now a full-fledged researcher?"

"Yes."

Xu Chuan nodded and replied, this problem can be found on the official list announced, and he can't deny it.

The reporter quickly followed up and asked: "If I am not mistaken, you have been joining for less than three months, at this point in time, other researchers are basically interns, and you have already become a full-fledged researcher, do you have any special know-how?" ”

Hearing this question, Xu Chuan's heart jumped, and after thinking about it, he replied: "There is no special trick, I applied according to the normal rules and regulations." ”

Hearing this answer, a trace of disappointment flashed in the reporter's eyes.

They had seen the young man's profile before he came, and eighteen was quite young, and there must not have been many interviews like this, so maybe they could dig up something interesting.

But unfortunately, this young man seems to be relatively old and spicy, and he does not face their problems at all.

......

After spending more than half an hour in an interview with The Times, Xu Chuan returned to the hotel.

He didn't know how the Times would publish the interview, but he had tried to pay attention to the wording in the interview, hoping not to get caught in any loopholes.

It is better to have fewer contacts in this kind of non-natural science newspaper interview.

God knows what these media reporters will say about him, or how they will take screenshots of an interview out of context, or be a headline party.

For example, "Young Chinese Scholars Confirm Small Proton Radius, Standard Model May Be Seriously Affected" and other headlines similar to domestic marketing accounts, with the urine of these foreign media, can definitely be done.

Anyway, don't overestimate the conscience of these media reporters, they don't know if they have this thing.

......

After completing the interview with the Times, they published the interview the next day.

Could it be that you didn't catch any interesting loopholes in the interview, or maybe it was a discovery of conscience? Anyway, the content of the Times publication the next day did not appear out of context, but focused on Xu Chuan's age.

“..... The researcher who solved the mystery of the proton radius was an eighteen-year-old student from Princeton.......

In the press, the Times focused on Xu Chuan's age rather than on the mystery of the proton radius.

I have to say that this practice has indeed attracted a lot of attention.

For ordinary people who watch the excitement, the solution of an incomprehensible problem is far less controversial than the fact that the person who solved the problem is only eighteen years old.

After all, this age is so surprising.

With the popularity and traffic, other media have also begun to follow suit.

After all, news involving that country in the East has always been more popular in the West.

And with the follow-up and excavation of other media, more information about Xu Chuan was also exposed.

"Shocked, the young scholar who solved the mystery of the proton radius and discovered the new proton radius turned out to be a mathematician. 》

"After solving the world-class mathematical problem of the Weyl-Berry conjecture, he actually reached for ......."

"Mathematics and physics are in full bloom, and an eighteen-year-old boy from Huaguo has solved two super problems in one year. 》

The reports of many media reporters have suddenly pushed the heat of the news to a new height.

Solving a physics puzzle at the age of eighteen is shocking enough in itself.

And before that, this teenager from Huaguo actually solved a world-class math problem, which is even more unbelievable.

Physicists and physics students are constantly discussing on the forums and websites commonly used in physics:

[Incredibly, the mystery of the radius of the proton has been solved? 】

[I watched the press conference, it seems to be.] 】

[Because of the scattering interference of the metal container on the high-energy electron beam?] How is it that no one in the physics community in the past has noticed this problem. 】

[Our school was just about to restart the observation experiment on proton radius, and when we heard the news, we immediately suspended it. 】

[I heard that the person who solved this problem seems to be an eighteen-year-old boy.] 】

[Really fake, eighteen years old, this is too young, right? ] 】

[Yes, he is indeed only eighteen years old, and he is now studying for a doctorate in Princeton, and his mentor is Edward Witten.] What's even more powerful is that in the first half of this year, he solved a world-class mathematical conjecture in the field of mathematics, and in the second half of the year, he solved a new problem in the field of physics. 】

[It's incredible, in a year to solve a major problem in the fields of mathematics and physics, and then you tell me now that he is still a student, am I crazy or the world is crazy?] 】

[This is a super scholar who can't even see the back when we look up. 】

[The next Einstein?] Or the next Newton? 】

.......

Xu Chuan, who was hotly discussed on the Internet, didn't know that he had returned to the hotel at this moment and was rushing to write his thesis.

Although the review of the report meeting has been completed, he still needs to prepare the paper and materials for submission.

After all, it is the experiment that is done with the help of equipment, and it has the right to collect and use these things.

Of course, this does not affect Xu Chuan from submitting his manuscript to other physics journals.

Because the publication and inclusion of journals are different from such organizations, the former can be browsed and cited by others, while the latter is basically limited to internal personnel.

However, with the inclusion of papers, papers on the mystery of the proton radius will be submitted again, and the review process will be much simpler.

First of all, the papers that have been included will be accepted as soon as possible, and then the review editor will find a staff to check, as long as the check is correct, confirm that there are no problems, then the paper can be officially published.

In terms of process and time spent, it is much less than a normal paper review.

However, this is understandable, after all, it is a paper that has already been reviewed once, so there is no need to repeat the review. It's also too time-consuming to repeat the review, and the reputation is still guaranteed.

........

After spending some time and making a preliminary arrangement of what had already been written, Xu Chuan stood up and stretched.

The paper on the mystery of the proton radius has already been selected for submission, and the Physical Review D published by the National Physical Society of China.

Previously, he had already submitted a paper on the calculation method of the 'puzzle of the proton radius', and it was not a matter of submitting another paper in the past.

No physics journal would reject this kind of paper, which is important to the entire physics community.

After processing the information, Xu Chuan got up and washed his face, and then went downstairs to eat.

In the elevator room, he bumped into Chen Zhengping, who was also about to go downstairs.

"Downstairs for dinner? Together? Chen Zhengping asked with a smile.

Xu Chuan nodded and followed Chen Zhengping to the restaurant on the first floor.

"When are you going back to Princeton?" In the restaurant, Chen Zhengping asked while selecting food with a metal dinner plate.

Xu Chuan thought for a while and said, "Teacher, how is your work progressing?" Still need help? ”

This time, I came with Chen Zhengping, and the reimbursement of air tickets, accommodation, meals, etc., was also taken by this teacher.

Now that his affairs are over, he is ready to see if Chen Zhengping needs help here.

After all, with his ability, he can still do something.

Hearing this, Chen Zhengping stopped and asked, "Isn't your work here already completed?" Not ready to go back to Princeton to continue your studies? ”

Xu Chuan: "I'm still sorting out papers and materials here, and it will take a while. ”

"In addition, this time, I am nominally participating in your project, and the reimbursement is all on your side, and I still have to do something."

"And I'm very interested in the Higgs particle, and if I can participate in the project, I can also have more experience and learn more."

Chen Zhengping nodded and said, "If it doesn't affect you, you are welcome to come to my project team at any time." ”

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