The newspaper published the next morning was full of news.

The Unlucky Cat and the Poor Grandmother: Dr Chen Muwu Presents His Whimsical New Theory at the Royal Society.

London, 1 February 1925.

Dr. Chen of Cambridge University, who has just won the Nobel Prize in Physics, put forward several whimsical new theories in the face of the doubts about quantum mechanics raised by Dr. Albert Einstein from Germany at the Royal Society meeting that ended yesterday.

"According to Dr. Chen's description, a cat was placed in a box with a switch that could trigger a fatal event.

According to the theory, the cat is considered to be both alive and dead at the same time before the box is opened.

"Only after the box is opened can you know if the cat is dead or alive.

To explain the absurdity that the hapless cat was both dead and alive, Dr. Chan went on to introduce his second theory, parallel universes.

According to Dr. Chen, the theory believes that there are multiple parallel universes that are similar to our world but slightly different from each other in different dimensions of time and space, and the experience and history of human life also show different directions and outcomes.

"If we go back to the cat just now, the moment the cat is decided whether to die or live, the universe we are in is immediately split into two, becoming a living cat universe and a dead cat universe, which are parallel to each other and have nothing to do with each other.

Dr. Chan also pointed out that this theory can also be a perfect way to help you go back in time and murder your grandmother: if a person goes back in time and murders his grandmother, then the grandmother will not give birth to his mother, and his mother will not give birth to him, so that at the moment of killing his grandmother, he himself will cease to exist.

"If the parallel universe theory is introduced, then when this person travels back in time, he enters another parallel universe, and he kills his grandmother in that universe, so that he will no longer appear in that universe, and it has no effect on him now.

Dr. Chen said that the parallel universe theory is based on the combination of quantum mechanics and relativity, which is calculated through mathematical models. Although this theory has not yet been experimentally verified, Dr. Chen believes that with the development of technology and the deepening of research, it will become an important breakthrough in human understanding of the world.

It has to be said that these two theories are as imaginative as the plots in science fiction.

It was just that these theories subverted the classical physics and philosophical ideas of the moment, challenged the traditional perceptions of the Fellows present, and immediately sparked fierce debates among scholars and experts in the Royal Society:

Some of the Fellows agreed that Dr. Chan's new theory was a groundbreaking development, and Professor Eddington, director of the Cambridge University Observatory, who had beaten the editor of the Journal of Philosophy two years earlier because Dr. Chan's paper had not been published, praised Dr. Chan's philosophical ideas.

"He said, 'Dr. Chen Muwu's cat is much better than Laplace's monster. The kitten meowed a few times to dispel the haze brought by the monster.

"'With the help of quantum mechanics, we have finally freed ourselves from the deterministic view of the universe and from the shackles of mechanical metaphysical materialism.

"'It is no longer classical physics that really governs our world, but quantum mechanics proposed by Dr. Chen.

"'Although quantum mechanics is full of complex and ambiguous rules such as randomness, fluctuations, and probability, it has shattered the original uniform and disciplined classical physical world.

"'It is these strange quantum laws that are evil, chaotic, and even illogical that give us a glimmer of life in the entire universe we live in.'"

But many more have expressed doubts about the validity of Dr. Chen's new theory.

"In an interview with this reporter, Professor Einstein made a rare remark: 'I think purgatory has reserved some special place for Dr. Chen and his supporters of quantum mechanics, who will then be punished there to listen to classical physics lectures for at least ten hours a day until they are cleared of the sinful quantum thoughts in their brains.'"

Are these new theories proposed by Dr. Chen right or wrong? So far, no one should be able to tell.

Perhaps, as Dr. Chan said, the moment he came up with his new theory, the universe in which we live was also divided into two. In one of these universes, his theories are correct. But in another universe it's the opposite. ”

……

Who is the smartest person in the world? Dr. Albert Einstein and Dr. Chan engage in a passionate debate at the Royal Society.

London, 1 February 1925.

"At the meeting of the Royal Society held yesterday, the Academic Honours of the 1925 year were awarded.

The Copley Medal was awarded to the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics, Dr. Albert Einstein from Germany, while the Hughes Medal was awarded to the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics last year, in 1924, a Chinese Ph.D. from Cambridge University, Chen Muwu.

However, in the middle of the award ceremony, an unexpected scene occurred: Dr. Einstein invited Dr. Chen to the stage during his speech and debated a series of physical and philosophical issues with the latter. Fortunately, both sides were restrained and did not turn the academic debate into bloodshed.

"The content of the controversy between Dr. Einstein and Dr. Chen is so profound and obscure that this newspaper will not go into it here.

But there was another thing that caught my attention: a German and a Chinese discussed physics in German for more than an hour at the Royal Society, Britain's highest academic center, during which only Dr. Chan spoke a few words of English.

"Is this disrespectful to the Royal Society, or even to the UK? After all, English is the noblest language in the world, and if a person does not speak English, he should not be conferred the title of Fellow of the Royal Society. ”

……

Although Chen Muwu had fled London and returned to Cambridgeshire before the award ceremony ended.

Although he ran away from the Royal Society, Einstein, who had already come to England, could have let him go so easily?

So the day after the Royal Society meeting, after inquiring about Chen Muwu's whereabouts, Einstein also followed Eddington to Cambridgeshire.

That same night, Einstein again went to Chen Muwu's room at Trinity College in an attempt to continue the polemic with the unrepentant young man.

"Dr. Einstein, now that you've come to Cambridge University, I think we'll have the opportunity to have another academic discussion. It's just that it's getting late today, and I have some important work to do, so I really can't listen to your teachings tonight.

"This is your first time at Cambridge University, why don't you take a look around the school in the next few days and see where the physics predecessors Newton and Maxwell lived and worked?"

Chen Muwu once read in Einstein's biography that it is said that during his time in Germany and in the United States, he would only hang portraits of three physicists on the wall of his house, namely Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday and James Clark Maxwell, and no one else.

Cambridge University is the alma mater of two of them, and Chen Muwu's suggestion directly poked Einstein's heart.

"Okay, Dr. Chen, then I'll follow your advice this time and visit this holy place of physics. But I also want you to keep your promises and not say empty words. ”

After Einstein flickered away, Chen Muwu ran to his teacher Rutherford's house overnight.

It was Rutherford's son-in-law Fowler who opened the door for him, and when he saw that it was Chen Muwu, Fowler smiled and said, "Dr. Chen, you are really in the limelight at the Royal Society. ”

"That's what I'm here for, teacher, he hasn't rested yet, has he?" Chen Muwu asked.

"Of course, we've just finished dinner, and we've discussed you at the dinner table, so come in!"

Fowler has always had a good impression of Chen Muwu.

Before he even arrived at Cambridge University, Fowler had seen from the papers he had found in Eddington how profound the physics of this genius of the Far East was.

And although he is Rutherford's son-in-law, his father-in-law, Old Tarzan, has never been very interested in theoretical research.

Before Chen Muwu came to Cambridge University, Fowler had to go to London and then cross the ocean to study theories with his fellow physicists on the European continent whenever he wanted to discuss a problem with others.

So as a professor of theory at Cavendish Labs, Fowler spent very little time in the lab, either on a business trip or on the road every day.

After Chen Muwu's arrival, all this gradually changed.

Cambridge University finally has someone who can discuss theoretical issues together, and in the process, Fowler discovered another point, that is, despite Chen Muwu's youth, his academic views seem to be better than those of his European counterparts.

Fowler's recent academic research has focused on the transformation of stars into white dwarfs using the principles of Dirac-Chan statistics.

And this Dirac-Chen statistic was researched by Chen Muwu and his good student Dirac.

The reason why Fowler knew about these things at the Royal Society was not because he was relayed by his father-in-law Rutherford, but because he was thirteen years older than Chen Muwu, and he also became a new fellow of the Royal Society this year, so he naturally witnessed the scenes that happened at the award ceremony on the last day.

"Chen, are you here?" Seeing his beloved apprentice, Rutherford smiled so much that his beard was a little taller than usual, "But let me confirm first, which universe Chen are you?" In your universe, have you found the electrically neutral particles in the nucleus of the atom? ”

It was just a joke from Rutherford, but Chen Muwu thought seriously for a long time about how to answer.

Is it "Teacher, you have discovered this, I am indeed not a person in this universe, there is indeed an electrically neutral particle in the nucleus, we call it neutron, and you can get it by bombarding the beryllium nucleus with alpha particles"?

Or "Teacher, are you really joking, of course I'm me, and that kind of thing in parallel universes is just a conjecture I got by chance"?

Seeing that Chen Muwu had not given an answer, Rutherford continued: "Chen, I was just joking, what are you doing so nervously now? Could it really be that I was right? ”

"Of course that's not the case, what makes me nervous is another thing," Chen Muwu simply did not answer Rutherford's first question, but directly explained the purpose of his trip, "Teacher, do you know that just today, Dr. Einstein also came to Cambridge University?" ”

"It wasn't until you said that I learned about it. However, I knew the purpose of his trip. ”

Rutherford filled his pipe with shredded tobacco and put it in his mouth.

Chen Muwu, who was in demand, didn't care that he hated the smell of burning tobacco very much, so he quickly picked up the match on the table like a dog's leg, lit it and lit the pipe for the teacher.

After taking a deep breath, Rutherford said contentedly: "He must have come to Cambridge for you, and the purpose of your coming to me so late should also have something to do with the great physicist." Say, what's your idea? ”

Chen Mujun looked pitiful, trying to win Rutherford's sympathy: "Teacher, although you are not very interested in theoretical things, I still have to talk about this matter from the beginning.

"I had a good relationship with Dr. Einstein in the beginning, after all, I was brought to Europe by him from China in the Far East, and I have always been grateful to him.

"But after I published a few papers last summer, everything changed.

"Dr. Einstein did not agree with many of the ideas I had put forward in the microscopic realm, and wrote many letters pointing out what he thought was wrong about me and urging me to go back on my way.

"It's just that I don't think I'm doing anything wrong, so I don't want to bow to him.

"You have told me before that the Copley Medal does not need to be collected by the Royal Society in person from other countries, and Dr. Einstein came to the UK to receive the award only for a small part, and his real purpose was to reason with me.

"So you saw it with your own eyes, teacher, and that scene happened at yesterday's award ceremony.

"I think Dr. Einstein would not and could not accept my point of view, so he chased him to Cambridge and wanted to continue the academic discussion with me.

"Also, did you read today's newspaper? Dr. Einstein actually told the reporters that he cursed me to purgatory! ”

Having said all this, Chen Muwu has successfully created himself as a victim of academic bullying.

His little trick may not be a problem to tease others, but it can't fool Rutherford.

"Chen, to be honest, I'm just a rude person who spends all day in the lab, and I didn't understand most of the theories you talked about yesterday.

"But I'm grateful to you, at least you chose the poor creature with the cat instead of my old crocodile.

So, Chen, what do you want me to do after you've talked to me so much? Contact the Chancellor to kick Professor Einstein out of Cambridge? The strong New Zealand man rolled up his sleeves, revealing the strong muscles on his arms, "Why don't I beat up that German guy who doesn't know what to do, and make this breath for you?" ”

(End of chapter)