In fact, the construction of the large-scale strong particle collider is not only the physics community in China, but also the physics community in the whole world has an entangled history with Mr. Yang Zhenhuan.

In the 19th century, a series of major scientific theories such as quantum mechanics and relativity, as well as atomic nuclei, protons, neutrons, electrons, and radioactivity were discovered. People learned more about the microscopic world and realized that atoms are made up of nuclei and smaller electrons.

In the early sixties of the nineteenth century, with the study of particles in cosmic rays and the development of particle accelerators, people further understood that neutrons and protons have more basic structures inside.

In addition to quarks, which make up neutrons and protons, there are also various elementary particles such as W bosons, Z bosons, and Higgs bosons.

Nuclei, protons, neutrons, electrons, quarks. These things can be described as the golden light that flashes in the sky of physics, like a golden rain of bright stars,

Such a great period is unprecedented in the history of science, but nevertheless, the hustle and bustle of prosperity will eventually burst and wither like a bubble, and the revelry will bring cold silence after the revelry.

After this golden age of physics, there have been few major physical discoveries in physics, and the most important formulas in physics have not been updated for almost half a century.

Gradually, everyone found that what should have been discovered has been discovered, and further on, it is difficult to find a breakthrough in high-energy physics.

"Perhaps, humanity needs more powerful experimental equipment to open a window."

This was the mainstream voice of physicists at the time.

But at this moment, Yang Zhenhuan made a sound of "thepartyisover".

And the timing of this sentence is very delicate.

Because at that time, the United States was in the process of building the 'Superconducting Super Collider' SSC project, and had invested more than two billion meters of gold to dig a huge tunnel.

But at this time, the doubts of the faction represented by Yang Zhenhuan in the physics community about the prospect of the high-energy collider attracted the attention of the United States, coupled with the increase in the cost of SSC and the global economic crisis at that time, which led to the complete failure of the project, which had invested more than 2 billion meters of gold.

In the follow-up, at the beginning of the 20th century, Mr. Yang and the domestic collider field of grievances, many people have heard of it.

Because of this, he has also formed a lot of bonds with the domestic high-energy physics community.

But putting aside those grievances, Mr. Yang's vision is definitely long-term.

Since the mid-20th century, except for a very small number of microscopic particles such as the Higgs boson, no particles have been discovered that can sensationally affect the whole world.

If Xu Chuan hadn't been reborn and had already made some achievements in inert neutrinos and dark matter in his previous life, he probably wouldn't have chosen to start the construction of a large strong particle collider after the completion of controlled nuclear fusion technology.

After all, high-energy physics has not seen too deep in the future before this, the Standard Model has been basically perfected, and what should be discovered and what can be discovered has been found. And the things that were not found, such as supersymmetrical particles, did not have even a trace of them.

In such a situation where there is little hope for the future, it is a bit too risky to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in the field of colliders to gamble.

Although scientists can be called gamblers, why should a 'developing' country take the lead in such a matter involving the future of physics for all mankind?

As for now, the situation is different.

Inert neutrinos have been discovered, and their existence opens up a wider world of physics and faces a more distant future.

Under this opportunity, Xu Chuan has no reason to give up the opportunity to occupy the high ground of physics, let alone give up these successes to others.

Listening to Mr. Qiu's words, seeing that the old gentleman was fine, Xu Chuan's heart was also relieved.

He smiled and asked, "Mr. Yang is fine, what advice did he give me?" ”

Qiu Chengtong thought about it for a while, smiled and said, "It's not about the collider and those things in the high-energy physics community. ”

After a pause, he took out a letter from his chest pocket, handed it to Xu Chuan, and said, "Look for yourself, that old thing is still worried that I will distort his meaning, so he specially wrote a letter to you." ”

Xu Chuan followed the letter, opened the pale yellow sealed bag, and took out two thin pieces of letter paper from it.

[Academician Xu Chuan, hello, see Xin'an. 】

[Writing this letter, I thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to move my pen and ink, so I don't need to say much about greetings, I will get straight to the point. 】

[The fate of the domestic high-energy physics community is now in your hands, and the construction of the large-scale strong particle collider is a blessing or a curse, all in a thought. While it may open up a whole new world in the future, if the world is not controlled or led by us, it is equivalent to paving the way for others. 】

[I have been blocking the construction of the collider by the country, not just because of economic and other reasons; It is also because of the world's important high-energy physicists, our country accounts for less than 12 percent. You're a great guy, and you're a top physicist, but physics isn't math, and you can't do it alone. 】

[If you just want to do your own research on the collider this time, I don't have anything to say, you can do whatever you want. But if it is for the development of the country, for the development of physics, I recommend that you accommodate physicists and institutions from other countries. 】

[Their participation will indeed take away part of the time and results of the collider, but the changes brought about are significant, and the country needs such a group of top physicists to cultivate more talents of their own. 】

【. 】

A two-page letter, Xu Chuan read for a long time.

When the last sentence came into view, he smiled, folded the letter, and put it in his pocket.

The old man, who is probably still lying in bed to recuperate, has thought too much about the development of the domestic physics community and the country.

Even at this kick-off meeting and seminar, he specially wrote a letter for people to bring over, worried that the development of physics would be led astray by him.

"What did the old guy write in the letter?" On the side, Qiu Chengtong asked curiously.

Xu Chuan raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, this old man's curiosity was a little heavy.

Smiling, he spoke, "A little bit of advice about the collider arrangement. ”

Hearing this, Qiu Chengtong shrugged his shoulders and said, "Forget it, I don't care about your physics world, you can toss it slowly." ”

Xu Chuan: "."

Your old man was still talking about being a physicist, so you are out of the way?

Maybe he didn't eat the melon, Qiu Chengtong didn't pay attention to Xu Chuan anymore, and walked into the infield with his hands behind his back, leaving Xu Chuan to greet the others in the hall.

The Great Hall was crowded with people.

Scholars from the physics community and representatives of physics institutions from all over the world have already taken their seats.

Before the opening ceremony officially began, many physicists and students who came with their instructors and professors to open their eyes to the world were discussing.

"I just saw a big guy when I walked in the door, guess who!"

"Who?"

"Professor David Gross!"

"Isn't that right? Doesn't it mean that CERN and Huaguo are in competition? Why did this CERN chairman come here? ”

"Who knows? Maybe you came to see the joke? ”

"Your news is late, Professor Gross left his position as CERN President in the first half of this year, and now she is a lady, like Professor Gwendoline. Most of the top physicists who came here this time came in their own names, and it seems that there are very few top physics institutions that have arrived. ”

Hearing this, the scholar next to him muttered.

"I really don't understand why political stuff should involve pure academia! Competition is good competition, why should the construction of the Large Strong Particle Collider be done for the benefit of all mankind? ”

"Pure academia? Stop making a fuss, where is there pure academia now? Academia has always been linked to scientific research, and it has never been inseparable from the support of the national government. ”

"Hey man, don't be so pessimistic, competition isn't without its benefits. At least we have two large strong particle colliders now, don't we? I heard that this plan on the Huaguo side will be built to 100 Tev, and I really look forward to what it can discover! ”

With the exchange and discussion of the audience and scholars, the time also pointed to nine o'clock.

On the stage, dark lights come on.

The noisy joints died down, and everyone unconsciously stopped talking and looked towards the stage.

In the eyes of all the people, Xu Chuan, who was dressed in formal clothes, walked from behind the scenes to the front of the stage.

Facing the eyes of countless pairs of audience members, he smiled on his face, held the microphone in his hand and tried the sound before speaking, and the clear and steady voice spread throughout the entire Assembly Hall at this moment.

"First of all, I would like to welcome all of you who have come to participate in the exchange report, and it is a pleasure to see you at today's kick-off meeting and seminar."

"As you can see, today's meeting is about the construction of a large strong ion collider. I believe that for the physics community, this is a day worthy of being engraved in history, and it is also a day worth remembering. ”

"Because of it, it's about to change the entire physics community!"

After a slight pause, Xu Chuan glanced at the audience, raised the volume of his speech, and continued:

"In this era full of competition and conflict, I can see so many new and old friends here, especially those familiar figures, I know that in the face of those distant futures, in the face of academic development, we have never changed!"

"Science is the common wealth of mankind, and the task of a true scientist is to enrich this treasure trove of knowledge that can benefit all mankind!"

"I believe that at least the vast majority of scholars in this room share the same view as I do. Although they come from different countries, different regions, different ethnicities. ”

"At least, today, for the future of humanity, we stand together!"

"Although the future may seem distant in turn, it has already begun. I believe that one day the world will have no borders, no boundaries, no prejudice, no contempt. The human heart will become the only pass! ”

Standing on the lecture platform, facing the gaze of countless pairs of eyes in the audience, Xu Chuan continued his speech smoothly and clearly.

Many discoveries in the field of particle physics have changed people's understanding of the universe, but there are still many mysteries to be revealed in the universe, such as the nature of dark matter, the asymmetry of positive and antimatter, the mass of neutrinos, and so on.

"Solving these mysteries is our mission, and it is the mission of all mankind."

"Here, on behalf of China and the Chinese academic community, I would like to welcome scholars from all over the world to come here for academic exchanges, cooperation, and to explore the mysteries of the universe together."

"Here, on behalf of China, on behalf of the Chinese physics community, and the scholars who are here today, I would like to send my most sincere and warmest wishes to the project of the century of the Ring Super Particle Collider."

"I also hope that in the future, it can replace our eyes to see more mysteries of the universe and witness an era that belongs to the future!"

The last rousing words fell, and Xu Chuan bowed deeply to the many scholars in the auditorium in respect.

In the auditorium, where scholars from all over the world gathered, thunderous applause rang out like a tide, wave after wave, as if it would never stop.

In the lecture hall, Professor David Gross, who was sitting with Witten, applauded, smiled and said with a smile, Edward Witten, who was sitting next to him, "You have accepted a good student." ”

Witten clapped his hands and said with a smile: "He is probably the best student I have ever brought in my life, and it will be difficult for anyone to surpass him in the future." ”

Gross shook his head with a smile and said, "I don't just mean academic stuff. ”

After a slight pause, he looked at the man who stepped off the stage, and continued: "Aside from the things we can all see, in terms of politics, ideas, futures, and so on, he is probably the closest person to my ideal state." ”

"For whatever purpose, for what kind of opinion. At least in the face of such fierce competition, he is still willing to make efforts and changes for the world to come together, and he is also willing to give scholars from other countries a chance to share the collider. ”

"Otherwise, he's perfectly capable of putting everything away and playing with himself, isn't he?"

"And no one knows more about inert neutrinos and dark matter than he does."

As the former president of CERN, he devoted himself to the development of physics, both in the LHC and in more international cooperation.

Even because of his opposition to CERN's competition with Huaguo, he even lost the position of chairman of the CERN Board of Directors.

But that still doesn't change his views and practices on the things that need to be faced by all of humanity together.

And today, he saw another like-minded 'Taoist friend'.

(End of chapter)