Following Professor Deligne, the two of them walked through the Princeton campus. Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study were right next to each other and could be walked there.
After crossing the campus, the two came to Edward Witten's office.
Deligne knocked on the door and walked in without waiting for a response.
In the office, Witten, who was wearing a striped shirt, turned his head and glanced when he heard the noise. When he saw it was Deligne, he asked the research assistant in the office to make some coffee.
"Why are you here?" Edward Witten asked curiously after taking a small sip of coffee.
Although he and Deligne are good friends and are also professors at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, there are really not many opportunities for the two of them to get together and communicate.
On the one hand, the center of his research is physics, and on the other hand, he has been working at the European Atomic Energy Laboratory all year round, and his work location is not here at Princeton.
Deligne took a sip of coffee, and then explained the reason for his visit calmly.
"So that's it." Edward Witten nodded, suddenly understanding.
However, he directly declined Professor Deligne's request and refused to accept Xu Chuan as a student.
"There is no need to be his tutor. If he is interested in physics, I welcome him to come and communicate at any time. I will teach him as my own student."
Neither Deligne nor Xu Chuan were surprised by Witten's refusal.
Witten can be said to be a true genius, the father of contemporary string theory, and is hailed as the successor of Einstein by the physics community.
Such a person's high spirit is naturally beyond imagination. Now that Xu Chuan has become Professor Deligne's student, he will definitely not be accepted as a student again.
Fortunately, Xu Chuan was well prepared. He knew his mentor in his previous life very well, and the manuscript materials he had previously handed to Professor Deligne were a stepping stone.
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On the side, Professor Deligne was not moved when he heard Witten's rejection and handed over the manuscript paper in his hand.
"No need to refuse in a hurry, Witten, you should take a look at this first."
Edward Witten did not pick up the manuscript paper immediately, but looked at Professor Deligne in confusion.
Deligne glanced at Witten and said calmly: "This is some research on physics by Xu Chuan. Although I don't understand physics, the mathematical methods above are quite subtle. Maybe you should take a look."
"If you and I are both geniuses, he is a monster. His talent in mathematics and physics is beyond your imagination. If we talk about talent alone, neither of us can match him."
"The history of modern mathematical physics has been developing for hundreds of years, and I can find very few people who are as talented as him."
"Perhaps, you can give him the hope of string theory and m-theory."
Hearing this, Edward Witten was a little moved and couldn't help but look at Xu Chuan. He knew Professor Deligne's character very well. He was an extremely harsh person. In his field, it could be said that there was no room for a grain of sand.
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It is simply unique to be able to speak so highly of the young man in front of me, and even to say that I will hand over string theory and m-theory to him.
Without the slightest hesitation, he took the stack of manuscript papers from Professor Deligne's hand, lowered his head and started to read through it.
"The Mystery of the Proton Radius, a Mathematical Method to Accurately Calculate the Proton Radius"
When he saw the title on the manuscript paper, Witten was slightly stunned. As a professor in the field of theoretical physics and high energy physics, he knew very well what the mystery of the proton radius was.
It's just that this problem is not within the scope of his research, and he is not very interested in this kind of basic work, but this does not deny the value of solving the mystery of the proton radius.
The proton is the basis of the atomic nucleus. It is composed of three charged quarks and is bound together by the strong nuclear force.
But its boundary is shaped like a lake, like a cloud.
The physics community does this by relying on charge density, similar to the density of water molecules in clouds; and proton radius is the distance from the boundary to the core where the charge density drops below a certain energy threshold. This can be done by studying the interaction between electrons and protons
and electron scattering experiments, or using electron or meson spectroscopy to observe differences between atomic energy levels to measure proton radius.
If the radius of the proton cannot be accurate, it is no exaggeration to say that the foundation of particle physics will collapse by less than half.
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Although he had some doubts about what was on the manuscript paper, Edward Witten continued to read patiently.
No matter whether the things on the manuscript paper are correct or not, even if they are completely wrong, you can still see something from them.
At least, it can be seen from this whether the young man in front of him is really worthy of the evaluation of his friend Deligne.
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In the office, Witten stood there holding a piece of manuscript paper, with light flowing in his brown-green eyes.
One minute·····
Two minutes...
five minutes·····
Professor Witten stood there motionless for more than ten minutes, with the manuscript paper in his hand only opened to the cover of the first page.
Seeing Witten like this, Professor Deligne's mouth curved up, and without disturbing him, he found a seat and sat down, blowing the coffee foam in the ceramic cup.
As for Xu Chuan, he looked at the layout of Witten's office with a blank expression.
Regarding the calculation of the mystery of the proton radius, he is fully confident.
Because in later generations, the proton radius is not a puzzle, but a value that has been accurately measured.
He knows the method of measuring the radius of protons very well, but what he is doing now is not to steal other people's results in the future, but to start from mathematics and use mathematics to analyze this puzzle, rather than relying on particle pairs like physicists.
Hit the plane to confirm.
Of course, the support of particle collider collision data is essential. No matter how perfect the theory is, it still needs practical support.
Just like Professor Witten, his theoretical breakthroughs and achievements in string theory and m theory are unparalleled. If they can be confirmed, he will create a new era and take over the destiny of the physics world from Einstein's theory of relativity.
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But unfortunately, even in his previous life, before he was reborn and returned, Witten and the physics community still had not found the supersymmetric particles that support string theory and m-theory.
Without the support of supersymmetric particles as a theoretical basis, Witten has never been able to win the Nobel Prize in Physics.
As the most famous award in the world, the Nobel Prize prefers physicists who have made practical results. There are too many theories in the physics world.
If the Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to a theory that has not yet been fully proven, and if this theory is falsified in the future, the glory of the Nobel Prize will be severely damaged.
Even Einstein wrote this in his telegram from the Swedish Academy of Sciences:
"The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided to award you the Nobel Prize in Physics last year in consideration of your work on theoretical physics, especially the law of the photoelectric effect, but did not consider the value of your theory of relativity and gravity after they are confirmed in the future."
Einstein won the vacant Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. The official award speech was:
"for his services to theoretical physid especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect".
"For his contributions to theoretical physics, especially his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect."
Of course, although Einstein's main reason for winning the award was the law of the photoelectric effect, the Nobel Prize committee also expressed its respect for the theory of relativity.
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ps: I feel like I may be cold again, mmp
The convenience store downstairs was open this morning, and the boss was crazy. I went to buy some things from her in the morning, but at noon I started to experience symptoms such as chills, body chills, and itchy throat.
