Chapter 299: Start the controlled nuclear fusion project ahead of schedule

In the quaint small building, Xu Chuan chatted with the old man for more than an hour.

In addition to the "Nuclear Energy β Radiant Energy Aggregation and Conversion Project", the most important thing is about controlled nuclear fusion.

According to the original plan, the second controlled fusion project was officially launched in 2020.

This is also a part of the time set aside to prevent the nuclear waste-to-power project from being delayed due to unexpected circumstances. After all, it is normal for such a large-scale project to encounter problems.

However, I didn't expect this big project to go so smoothly, although I encountered some problems in the middle, but I quickly solved it.

And now that the nuclear project has been successfully completed, the second half of the year is empty.

Although Xu Chuan has its own research and arrangements, the state also needs a certain amount of time to digest the results of the project of absorbing nuclear energy β radiant energy accumulation and conversion of electric energy.

But for a big country like Huaguo, there are not many others, that is, there are many people.

As long as the resources are sufficient, the talents in hand are enough to start multiple super projects at the same time.

Xu Chuan didn't want to waste half a year's time, so he proposed to the old man the idea of starting the controllable nuclear fusion project in advance during this conversation.

Compared with nuclear energy β radiant energy accumulation and conversion projects, the controllable nuclear fusion project is the real super project.

The preparatory work alone may not be completed in a year or two.

It is not impossible to start controlled nuclear fusion in advance in the second half of the year. Personnel recruitment, geographical location, relevant materials and company bidding, etc., can be handed over to others to do.

In the second half of the year, after completing the research on the mathematical model of inert neutrino and plasma turbulence, he can logically start tackling this super project next year.

Compared to the fully mature technology of nuclear waste reuse, controlled nuclear fusion is a new challenge to uncharted territory.

There are so many problems to solve, whether it is the self-sustaining of tritium, the control of ultra-high temperature plasma in the chamber, or the thermal radiation loss of materials, or the recovery of reactor fusion energy. And so on, all of which are world-class problems.

Xu Chuan didn't know if he could lead the team to successfully conquer this peak, maybe it would take five, ten, twenty, or even a lifetime.

But he could not and would not give up, because it was one of the dreams of his two lives.

He wants to see the spark of controlled nuclear fusion light up on this land of China, even if it costs him his life.

After the commendation meeting, Xu Chuan also officially stepped down as the general person in charge of the 'Nuclear Energy β Radiation Energy Aggregation and Conversion Project'.

Before the official notice of the establishment of the controllable nuclear fusion project came down, he was also considered to be light.

Compared with the previous nuclear energy β radiation energy aggregation and conversion projects, the establishment and follow-up of the controllable nuclear fusion project do not need to be so anxious.

After all, there are too many aspects involved in this kind of super project, and each aspect needs to be coordinated and prepared.

However, after returning, Xu Chuan did not relax, it is already mid-August, and the research on plasma turbulence has not yet been completed, and he needs to continue to work hard.

In addition, the first collision experiment on inert neutrinos at the Euratom has been completed, and the relevant data is being processed.

Because he could not go abroad, Xu Chuan could only continue to apply for raw data analysis through Huaguo, a member of CERN.

Fortunately, many of the CERN councils are his acquaintances, such as Edward Witten and David Gross, plus he is the discoverer of inert neutrinos, so the relevant data is easy to apply.

As for the preliminary analysis of the original data, it is still processed by NTU.

However, to Xu Chuan's surprise, a few days after the original data application came down, someone from Modu Jiaotong University came to the door and found him and proposed to participate in the data analysis work.

"Professor Xu, the team of our Jiao Tong University has sufficient experience in the field of high-energy physics, and has participated in the analysis of experimental data of tetraquark particles, and is also one of the top physics teams in China. With our help, the data analysis of lazy neutrinos can definitely reduce the time by a lot."

In Nanda, in Xu Chuan's office, a middle-aged man looked at Xu Chuan expectantly, with some flattering smiles on his face.

Looking at the dean of Jiaotong University, Xu Chuan also had a headache.

To be honest, Dean Liu is right, Jiaotong University is indeed very good in the field of high-energy physics, and their team often participates in CERN's experiments and has sufficient experience.

With the team of Jiaotong University joining, the data analysis of inert neutrinos can indeed be accelerated a lot, and this proposal really makes him a little excited.

It's good to be able to analyze the raw data quite a bit earlier.

It's just that he has already promised NTU to hand over this batch of raw data to NTU.

After thinking about it, Xu Chuan said, "Regarding the analysis of the original data of the collision, I'm afraid I can't promise you. A few days ago, I handed over this work to NTU, so if you come a few days earlier, you can study it with NTU. ”

Hearing this, the middle-aged man quickly said, "It's okay, as long as you don't mind, I'll take care of the rest." ”

The research and discovery of inert neutrinos is definitely a heavyweight achievement in the physics world, and it is related to dark matter and dark energy.

Although the professor in front of him is the main discoverer, if he can participate in the data analysis work, it will also be a glory to go down in history.

Just like when I was 18 years old, Jiaotong University participated in the discovery and analysis of tetraquark particles, which is a matter of increasing the academic atmosphere and international reputation of the university.

Seeing off the dean of Jiaotong University's School of Physical Sciences, Xu Chuan shook his head and refocused his attention on the study of plasma turbulence.

Before the commendation of the nuclear energy project, he already had a clear idea, and following this line of thought, he has now opened up a considerable distance.

He had a hunch that the microscopic mathematical bridge between the mean field and the non-pulsating field of plasma turbulence was about to be erected by him.

If successful, then the plasma model in the chamber of a controlled fusion reactor could be used as a theoretical basis to make a purely mathematical model.

With hope, Xu Chuan focused all his energy on the final difficulty.

Time passed, and a new page was turned in the calendar.

In September, the long fragrance of osmanthus flowers wafts along the campus of NTU in the breeze, making people feel refreshed.

In the office, Xu Chuan stared intently at the manuscript paper on the table, the pen in his hand was writing and drawing on the paper, and from time to time, he would also raise his head and slide the mouse, searching for something he needed on the computer.

"Professor, are we going to lunch?"

The morning passed in the blink of an eye, and in the office, Amelia glanced at her watch, put down the pen in her hand, stood up and stretched, and looked at the tutor who was burying her head in the calculation by the window.

She didn't know what the tutor was counting, so she didn't understand it, and when she asked the tutor once, she only said that she was studying the NS equation, but she didn't say in detail.

However, this situation has been going on for a while, and it is convenient for her and Senior Brother Gu Bing.

If you have any problems academically, you don't need to accumulate it anymore and find time to find people everywhere.

On the other side, Xu Chuan shook his head slightly and replied, "You guys go first, I'll go later." ”

"That's okay, pay attention to the time, if you go late, the restaurant will be out of food."

Amelia shrugged her shoulders, in the year she has been in Huaguo, she has been able to speak Chinese for a long time.

Satisfied and regrettable, there are indeed a lot of delicacies here, and she eats a lot of delicious food when she travels during the holidays, but the meals in the school cafeteria are really average, and they are not even as delicious as she makes herself.

Xu Chuan didn't care about his mind as a primary school student, and at the moment his attention was all focused on the pen in his hand.

The lines of arithmetic are also smoothly presented on the white manuscript paper, and then begin to shrink.

Calculate X1(σω,σb)=1, and form a boundary of phase transitions on (σω,σb), the plane, which divides the plane into "chaotic" and "ordered" phases. In the "chaotic" phase, the two turbulent microfluidic units are gradually pulled apart as the microfluidic elements propagate in the turbulent flow."

"In summary, a suitable parameter initialization should be such that the value is on the critical line of the phase transition, which can establish the transition between the mean field and the non-pulsating field in the minimized microfluidic unit, and X1 acts as the scaling factor of the random perturbation during the propagation between layers."

The last stroke fell, Xu Chuan finally let out a sigh of relief and put down the black ballpoint pen in his hand.

"It's finally done!"

Staring at the equation on the manuscript paper, he also had a hint of satisfaction on his face.

It took him more than a month to finally build a bridge across the entire abyss in the microscopic state in mathematical language between the order of the mean field and the disorder of the non-pulsating field.

It is no exaggeration to say that the importance of this achievement is not weaker than the phased results of the NS equation that he made before, and even, to some extent, it is even more important.

Because it is key to modeling ultra-high temperature plasma turbulence in controlled nuclear fusion chambers.

Once the mathematical foundation is done, all that's left is to build a mathematical model for it.

It's not that hard compared to the theoretical basis, at least for him.

After sorting out the manuscript paper on the table, Xu Chuan just wanted to turn on the computer and start drying, and his stomach gurgled.

"Forget it, let's go have lunch first."

Stuffing the manuscript paper into the drawer, Xu Chuan touched his stomach and got up to go to the cafeteria, although he sat all morning without moving, the energy consumed by mental activity was no worse than physical activity, or even worse.

In the restaurant, Xu Chuan picked up something to eat casually with a plate, and just as he was about to find a place to sit down, a voice came from his ears.

"This way, Xu Chuan."

The familiar voice made Xu Chuan look around curiously, and then saw Chen Zhengping and Yu Yongwang sitting in the corner, as well as the dean of the Institute of Science and Technology at Jiaotong University.

Walking over with a plate, he smiled and said hello to the three of them: "Mentor, Dean Yu, Dean Liu"

"We're almost done eating, so we're here. Eating is not active. Looking at the food on Xu Chuan's plate, Chen Zhengping shook his head and said.

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "I just had some ideas when I was researching, so I was a little late." ”

On the side, Yu Yongwang, the dean of the Institute of Physics of Nanjing University, said with a smile: "Research is important, but people are iron and steel, and only by ensuring nutrition can we keep up with research." ”

Xu Chuan smiled and nodded, put down the plate and sat down. He didn't have any inhibitions, chatting with the three of them while eating.

"Professor Xu, since we have met again, Academician Chen and Dean Yu are also here now, let's discuss the matter of the original data analysis passed on by CERN?" After chatting for a while, Liu Yanghui, the dean of Jiaotong University across the table, looked at Xu Chuan with a smile and asked.

Regarding the work of data analysis, he looked for Xu Chuan at the beginning, but Xu Chuan did not agree, but he would not give up easily, and found Yu Yongwang, the dean of the Institute of Physics of Nanjing University, and wanted to make a breakthrough from the side of Nanjing University.

After hitting a nail on Yu Yongwang's side, he found Xu Chuan's mentor Chen Zhengping, hoping to join the data analysis work.

Compared with the rejection of the previous two, this time there seems to be some hope.

Especially when it was given, 'This is Professor Xu's discovery, CERN is also researching, we have to complete the data analysis work as soon as possible, and we can't let people from other countries take the lead', Professor Xu's mentor, Academician Chen, was obviously shaken.

After seeing the hope, he grinded in Chen Zhengping's office for a long time, and finally completed the ideological work of this academician Chen, and agreed to help communicate with Dean Yu for him, so that the three of them had a dinner in the cafeteria.

As for Chen Zhengping, he also wanted to refuse the request from Jiaotong University at first.

After all, this is the glory of NTU, why let you come over to get a piece of the pie, NTU is not without a team to do data analysis work.

But he couldn't stand Liu Yanghui's stubborn nagging and persuasion in his office, and he really listened to it later.

Inert neutrinos are the discovery of his students, and now CERN is also making every effort to verify it, if the analysis of the original data can be completed before the other teams at CERN can be completed, and sufficient clues can be found to improve the confidence of the existence of inert neutrinos, then it will be of great help to Xu Chuan.

After all, inert neutrinos are related to dark matter and dark energy, and if he can help his student finish his work ahead of schedule and let him monopolize all the discoveries, it can be said that it is another Nobel Prize-level achievement.

Even if the Nobel Prize is not necessarily awarded to him for this, there is no need for those foreign teams to intervene and share some of the honors in the work of discovery, right?

It's just that NTU does have the ability to complete the analysis of these raw data, but there is no guarantee in terms of time, after all, the manpower is here, and there are limitations.

If the physics team of Jiao Tong University helps, it can indeed shorten the time a lot.

Considering this, Chen Zhengping agreed to help communicate with Yu Yongwang.

(End of chapter)