For the physics community, 2024 is destined to be an extraordinary year.
In the field of high-energy physics, the upcoming completion of the upgrades and construction of the LHC and CRHPC means that particle physics and theoretical physics will enter a bright era.
Originally, a large strong particle collider was enough to satisfy the physics community.
Unexpectedly, in this era, they could actually witness the sharp competition between two super powerful particle colliders.
In the past, this was probably something that most physicists would never dare to think about.
After all, the research of theoretical physics is not only one of the most expensive academic fields, but it is also difficult to transform the results into applications in a short period of time.
Therefore, all countries have been showing little interest in building large strong particle collider.
Just when many physicists were looking forward to the completion of the LH-LHC and CRHPC, a research result that shocked the world... came out.
In mid-May, Xu Chuan posted his second paper this year on Arxiv.
"Unified Theory of Strong Electricity!"
As soon as the paper was posted on Arxiv, it caused a violent sensation in the entire physics community, like a magnitude 9, or even a magnitude 10 super earthquake.
Although no one would doubt that Xu Chuan, who solved the Yang-Mills existence and mass gap problems, would be the most promising scholar in contemporary physics to unify the three powerful forces of strong and weak electricity.
But when this paper actually arrived, everyone was still shocked.
Unified theory of strong electricity!
For the physics community, there is no doubt that this is the biggest crown!
For a time, countless traffic rushed towards the Arxiv preprint website. Without any surprise, the sudden traffic flood directly crushed arxiv.
Those scholars who reacted with hindsight only saw a blank.
So many people began to search for papers in other places and criticize the Arxiv website.
The unified theory of strong electricity is the real crown of contemporary physics.
Even if you don’t understand it, you still need to see what the paper looks like first, right?
[Damn it, unified theory of strong electricity!]
【??????】
[Professor Xu, arxiv, he published a paper on the unified theory of strong electricity half an hour ago. 】
【WTF?April Fool's Day has already passed?】
[arxiv crashed, who has the downloaded paper, please, attached email address: *********]
[Requesting the same article, how many times has arixv crashed? It is simply a waste among waste websites!]
[Professor Xu has brought so much traffic to arxiv, but it doesn’t know how to add more servers. It’s really rubbish.]
[What is Los Alamos National Laboratory doing? Are all the managers on a fucking vacation?]
After arxiv was squeezed and collapsed, many physicists went berserk.
Countless people logged into the paper or social networking sites, or commented angrily on arxiv and the Los Alamos National Laboratory responsible for operating arxiv in their circle of friends.
On the other hand, Los Alamos National Laboratory also looked confused after the website was discontinued.
However, the person in charge who had had "numerous" experiences immediately searched the Internet for relevant information and learned the truth of the matter.
After figuring out what was going on, Los Alamos National Laboratory immediately added all the out-of-service backup servers. This was able to barely maintain the influx of traffic, allowing many scholars to work on the first
I saw related papers at once.
As for the angry outcry from netizens, the head of Los Alamos National Laboratory is also aggrieved.
arxiv is a free educational website of a public welfare nature and is non-profit. Under normal circumstances, the traffic of the arxiv website will not be so exaggerated. Naturally, the minimum server operation is kept to reduce operating costs.
As for a paper on the unified theory of strong electricity, they could never imagine when it would appear.
After arxiv was restored, the heated discussions on the Internet gradually subsided.
In addition to a few newbies popping up from time to time in forums or websites to ask what the results were like, as well as those popular research institutions and scholars who came forward to express some opinions.
At present, no well-known research institution or top expert, whether domestic or international, has expressed public opinions on this newly released paper.
Not only is the paper just released, but capable scholars are reading the paper. It is also because the paper on the unified theory of strong electricity is so important.
Advanced theories, the crown of theoretical physics, the future of particle physics, top scholars... each of them is enough for any physicist to take it seriously with a 100% attitude.
Not to mention so many elements, or glory, gathered together.
In this case, it is not an exaggeration to devote 200% of your energy to reading and reviewing this paper.
After all, if this paper is correct, it will open up new physics and change the development of physics in the twenty-first century and beyond.
And if it is an error, it will be okay if it is found out during the review process.
If it is wrong and is not found during the review, then for physics, this will be the biggest Waterloo in the history of physics, and a turning point in the decline of physics from its heyday.
Even in the next hundred years, disciplines such as particle physics and theoretical physics will be shrouded in unfathomable clouds that block the sky and the sun.
Until a sufficiently evil scholar appears, or the physics community unites to overturn this unified theory of strong electricity.
But no matter which one it is, it is already too late for the development of academia...
.......
At the same time, on the other side.
In the cafe of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
An old man sitting by the window was holding a cup of coffee and quietly looking at the paper in his hand.
After waiting for a while, Edward Witten, who came from the School of Physics, hurriedly opened the door of the coffee shop.
"Long time no see, my old friend."
Witten smiled and greeted, and gave a courtesy hug to his old friend Arthur Jaffe, whom he had not seen for a long time.
Sitting opposite him, Arthur Jaffe also had a smile on his wrinkled face and said with emotion: "Yes, the last time we met was almost ten years ago."
Arthur Jaffe, a mathematical physicist, graduated from Princeton University, served as president of the International Association for Mathematical Physics, and is one of the two original initiators of the seven millennium problems known in the mathematics community.
In April 1998, Mr. Langton Clay, the founder of the Clay Mathematics Institute and a strong sponsor of science and education, approached Arthur Jaffe, then a professor of mathematics at Harvard University, and proposed the creation of an
Software Foundation Ideas.
The two hit it off immediately, Langton Clay provided the founding capital, and Arthur Jaffe contacted old friends in the mathematics world and discussed ten feasible project plans.
The eighth item among them is the most famous one now - the "Millennium Award" plan
Because the "millennium" of 2000 was approaching at that time, the topic of the millennium was in full swing around the world, and both Mr. Jaffe and Mr. Clay favored this plan.
Subsequently, three top figures in mathematics, Alain Connet, Andrew Wiles, and Edward Witten, also joined the project to help review and determine the seven difficult problems.
The Yang-Mills gap problem between existence and quality was jointly raised by him and Edward Witten.
For the mathematics community, this is a legacy in the history of mathematics. At that time, whether it was Arthur Jaffe, Edward Witten, or other scientific advisory committee members or board members, they all considered this plan as a century legacy.
of.
Everyone is prepared to wait until the end of the twenty-first century for someone to solve the problem, or even for it to not be solved at all.
As a result, no one expected that in just twenty-five years, four of the seven millennium problems had been solved, including the two millennium problems of Yang-Mills existence and mass gap.
Part of the final question.
It has to be said that at the beginning of the 21st century, in the world of mathematics, or should I say, the academic world, a monstrous genius that is rare to see in a century appeared.
He has solved three major millennium problems alone, and may even be four in the near future. This achievement is rare in ancient and modern times.
...
Sitting in the coffee shop, Arthur Jaffe picked up his coffee, looked at the paper on the table, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that I would be able to see the unified theory of strong electricity in my lifetime."
After a slight pause, he looked out the window and added softly: "It would be perfect if Professor Higgs could leave later."
When talking about this sad topic, Witten was silent for a while.
It has to be said that in the face of time, whether it is a high-ranking emperor or ordinary people, it does not favor anyone or stop for anyone.
After finishing this short life, whether it is safe or unwilling, there is no way but to face the arrival of death equally.
He did not remain silent in the sad atmosphere for long. After reflecting on his life, Edward Witten picked up the paper on the unified theory of strong electricity from the table, looked at Arthur Jaffe and asked.
"What do you think of the paper on the unified theory of strong electricity?"
Arthur Jaffe thought for a while and replied: "I have read the paper at least five times, but there are still many things that I do not fully understand."
After a pause, he continued: "I don't think this major paper, which is related to the future of physics as a whole, can be solved by just the two of us. The physics community should hold corresponding meetings and organize multiple scholars to review the manuscript.
That’s all.”
Witten nodded and said with a smile: "I thought so too, so I contacted you because I wanted to organize a physics conference to conduct a special discussion on this paper."
A bright smile appeared on Arthur Jaffe's old face: "I would be happy to do something to help physics in the last few years of my life."
"but......"
After a pause, he looked at Witten and continued: "Compared to the physics conference, I think Professor Xu Chuan has an obligation to be responsible for his own theory. He should attend this conference and explain his theory to us more clearly.
views, and answer questions from doubters.”
Witten nodded and said: "Of course, I will contact him personally about this. But in this case, the venue of the meeting will probably need to be in China."
"Or, before and after we hold the physics conference, we can ask him to hold a report on the unification of strong electricity."
Arthur Jaffe waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't go to such trouble, it's better to solve it once and for all. We can ask Professor Xu to hold a report first, and then we can organize a physics meeting to discuss it."
"Moreover, for the unified theory of strong electricity, the most important thing is to demonstrate the coupling constant and the unification of energy levels through collision experiments. Physics must eventually be put into practice."
Witten nodded, agreeing with Jaffe's point of view.
The two chatted for a while. Jia Fei looked at the paper on the table and suddenly asked with interest: "By the way, I saw your name, Higgs and Deligne's name in the paper. This question is about you."
Did the four of us solve it together?"
"When did you get together to study the unification of strong electricity? No news came out before."
Witten blew the shallow foam with his coffee, took a sip, shook his head and replied: "I don't know how much help Higgs provided him. But as far as Deligne and I are concerned, here
The proportion of biased scores in this paper is not large.”
After a slight pause, he looked out the window and continued: "After he completed the Yang-Mills existence and mass gap problems, Deligne and I jointly conducted some research on the unified theory of strong electricity."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "About two months ago, I learned that he was studying strong electric unification and void field theory, so I successfully gave him our research results.
.”
"He added our names to the paper. To be honest, I don't think it is necessary at all, because I know very well that Deligne and I's research only occupies how much space in the entire paper, which may not even be one-tenth.
"
Arthur Jaffe keenly noticed a word he had never heard of in Witten's words, and asked curiously: "Void field theory? What is that?"
Witten thought for a while and replied succinctly: "It should be his latest research result, a set of theories established for ordinary matter and dark matter. He named it 'Void Field Theory'."
"He believes that there is not only the Higgs field in the universe, but also a higher-level void field. When the void field is broken, the symmetry will be broken to form the Higgs field and another thing that humans cannot currently observe.
field......"
Witten briefly introduced the content of the previous chat with Xu Chuan. Arthur Jaffe's eyes lit up and he asked with interest: "Is there any theoretical paper? I want to see it, even if it is incomplete.
Everything is fine.”
Witten shook his head and said: "I don't have it in my hand. When he talked to me about this before, he was studying the unification of strong electricity, so I didn't bother him too much."
After thinking about it, he added: "And I guess he probably doesn't have a completed theory in his hands. If you want to know more about it, you probably have to go to him directly. Or, you can choose to wait for some time."
"According to what I know about him, it won't take too long for him to release relevant papers."
"Maybe in the second half of this year? Or next year."
Jaffe asked with interest: "Are you sure? If it only takes one or two years, I think I can still wait."
Although he is now eighty-seven years old, his body is still strong. After a few more years, he feels that there will be no problem at all.
What's more, the new world of physics is right in front of him. Even if he is propped up by his most hated hanging needle on the hospital bed, he still wants to wait until this day comes.
Witten nodded and said: "The competition between CERN and CRPHC needs a final result to end. I think this should be another bargaining chip in his hand besides dark matter."
Arthur Jaffe said with emotion: "Listening to what you said, he should have a certain degree of certainty. If this result can be confirmed, I can't even imagine how brilliant the future of physics will be."
Witten thought for a while and said with a smile: "That is probably a new era of physics."
Arthur Jaffe smiled and said: "You don't have to wait for the future, isn't it now?"
"We have found traces of the existence of particles beyond the standard model, are about to unlock the secrets of dark matter, and are about to obtain a grand unified model of the three forces, which can guide our progress in theoretical physics."
