Chapter 174 A Call From the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

PS: I don’t know why yesterday’s article was blocked by the review. I spent a long time to repost it.

Looking at the noisy office, David Gross’s thoughts fell on the 18-year-old boy.

In less than four months at CERN, the boy successfully solved the mystery of the proton radius, calculated the most ideal search decay channel for the Higgs and the third-generation heavy quark Yukawa coupling, and successfully verified it through a collision experiment.

The former solved the years of troubles in the particle physics community, and the latter affected the future of the entire high-energy physics community.

It can be said that with his own efforts, the entire high-energy physics community was moved, and even the decision of the CERN Council could be influenced to a certain extent. Looking at the development of high-energy physics, there are not many such people.

And every appearance of such a person is enough to promote the development of science.

Dark matter? Dark energy?

Perhaps, in his lifetime, he can really see the day when something beyond the standard model is discovered?

Somehow, Gross, who is obviously over 70 years old, has a slight rhythm in his calm heart.

This may be the prospect of the future. Of course, this is also inseparable from Xu Chuan's brilliant achievements.

Thinking about it, David Gross suddenly came back to his senses and shook his head with a dumb laugh.

He actually put the burden of scientific development on an 18-year-old boy who had only met a few times. This is too incredible.

On the other side, in the hotel, Chen Zhengping and others were packing up and preparing to return home.

In fact, if Xu Chuan had not calculated the most ideal search decay channel for the Yukawa coupling of Higgs and the third-generation heavy quarks, and had jumped the queue to apply for a new collision experiment, the scientific research teams of three domestic universities would have gone back long ago.

After all, everyone has their own things and tasks, and they are not idle people.

"Xu Chuan, when will you return to Princeton?"

In the office, Chen Zhengping asked while packing up.

Xu Chuan thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it will take another week?"

"I was going to go back in the next two days, but Professor Gross came to me the other day and asked me to give one or two more lectures at CERN to explain the method of calculating the Yukawa coupling energy level channel between the Higgs and the third-generation heavy quarks."

Chen Zhengping raised his head and said, "That's a good thing. If it weren't for something urgent at school, I would have stayed to listen."

"If your method can be universal, it will be of great significance to the high-energy physics community."

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "It's basically unlikely to be universal. After all, the characteristics of each particle or collision phenomenon are different, especially those unknown particles."

"The ability to find the Yukawa coupling energy level channel between the Higgs and the third-generation heavy quarks this time is actually largely due to the standard model and previous experimental data, which confirm the inevitability of Higgs decay."

"If it is a brand new particle, such as a supersymmetric particle, it will be more difficult to find."

Based on this point, Xu Chuan doesn't mind giving a few more lectures at CERN to explain the calculation method.

If it is universal, and this method can be used to calculate other unknown particles, such as axion particles, dark matter, dark energy, and inert neutrinos, he may not agree so easily.

These things are his future achievements, and he is not so kind to give them to others.

High-energy physics research is the future of mankind, but many things may not be of much use when they are first discovered, but after a few years, a dozen years or decades, many things can change the world.

However, even if it is not a universal tool, this calculation method combining mathematics and physics can also bring some inspiration to others.

It's like making an atomic bomb.

If the pioneers succeed, the later ones can quickly find out and keep up even if they don't know the specific manufacturing process.

After all, this road is pointed out, there is a direction, and it will be much more convenient for the later ones.

What's more, the things in mathematical physics theory are all public.

Chen Zhengping also understood this, smiled and skipped the topic, saying: "Remember to keep other invoices such as air tickets. You can mail them back to China or bring them back when you return home for the New Year, and I can reimburse you."

Xu Chuan nodded. Reimbursement is a very normal thing, and accommodation, air tickets and daily expenses are not cheap. He lived in Geneva for three or four months and spent more than 100,000.

"I'm leaving first. You have to be safe, whether here or in Princeton."

Chen Zhengping patted Xu Chuan on the shoulder and left CERN with his luggage.

The domestic university research teams returned to China one after another. Only two or three kittens were left on the seventh floor of the huge hotel, and the rest of the rooms were empty.

For a while, Xu Chuan even felt a little uncomfortable, but he had to stay here for a few more days.

One was waiting for the news that China would join CERN, and the other was waiting for the promised report to start.

In the evening, he waited for Chairman Gross's call.

The news was good and bad.

The bad news is that China's application to become a member of CERN was ultimately rejected by the Council.

The good news is that the vote for the application for associate membership was delayed. The voting at today's meeting did not start. CERN's member representatives need to reconsider and then re-vote.

Although I don't know if the previous exchange of words played a role, this is indeed good news for China.

Xu Chuan had never heard of China joining CERN in his previous life, whether as a member state, a quasi-member state, or a member state.

Given the nature of the Western countries, if they really want to join CERN, the price they pay will definitely be far greater than the benefits they can get from CERN.

This is the naked reality. Many people only see the former and not the latter.

So Xu Chuan never expected to join CERN as a member state. This is indeed an unrealistic dream, or in other words, there are too many things to pay.

Instead of trying so hard to integrate into other people's circles, it is better to build a large particle collider by yourself.

Compared with the member states that are almost hopeless, quasi-member states and member states are actually hopeful.

Although compared with formal member states, quasi-member states and member states do have fewer rights and interests, such as no voting rights in the Council and inability to participate in CERN's major development decisions.

But quasi-member states and member states are also permanent in CERN, and can carry out cooperative projects with CERN and participate in the purchase of CERN's technology and equipment, and can also apply for CERN's work and participate in its training and internship programs.

Compared with the voting rights of the Council and the development of major matters, supplementing some of the technologies that are lacking from CERN and using CERN to cultivate their own physical talents are what the country really lacks.

After five days at CERN and a report meeting.

Xu Chuan also bought a plane ticket to fly back to Princeton from Switzerland.

This CERN trip, after nearly four months, finally came to an end.

The blue and white plane flew through the sky and slowly landed at Philadelphia Airport. Xu Chuan dragged his luggage out of the airport facing the fiery sunrise, preparing to stop a taxi on the roadside to return to Princeton.

But maybe it was quiet in the morning? There were not many taxis on the roadside, and the few cars he stopped said that they would not leave the city and refused Xu Chuan's ride.

Just as Xu Chuan was thinking about whether to call the Chinese driver last time or wait a little longer, a red car stopped in front of him.

"Hi, Junior Brother Chuan."

The car window rolled down, and a familiar voice came over. Xu Chuan looked closely and it turned out to be Lin Feng.

"Brother Lin, why are you here?"

Seeing Lin Feng, Xu Chuan was a little surprised. Didn't this brother go back to Princeton a long time ago? How come he appeared at the Philadelphia airport now.

"I'm here to pick up my girlfriend. Are you just back from CERN? Are you going back to Princeton?" Lin Feng asked with a smile.

"Girlfriend? When did you have a girlfriend?"

Xu Chuan asked curiously immediately. It is human nature to eat melons. He had never heard of this before.

Hearing this, Lin Feng smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "It happened in the last one or two months. In fact, you know her."

"I know her too?"

Xu Chuan was even more curious. Who was the person he knew?

Lin Feng smiled and said mysteriously, "You will know in a while. Get in the car first. I will take you back so that you don't have to take a taxi."

Xu Chuan nodded, stuffed the luggage into the trunk, and took the initiative to sit in the back.

After all, Lin Feng came to pick up his girlfriend, and the co-pilot seat must be reserved. He still knew this common sense.

In the car, the two chatted for a while.

Suddenly, a figure knocked on the passenger door.

Xu Chuan looked out the window curiously, and the figure outside the window made him feel familiar.

"???"

When he saw the face of the figure clearly, a series of question marks floated in Xu Chuan's mind.

"My, Nanali Kessler?"

Seeing the person clearly, Xu Chuan was surprised and burst into a swear word. No wonder Lin Feng said that he knew her.

This is really known, but it was not expected.

Nanali Kessler was a member of the project team when he was studying the "proton radius mystery" problem at CERN.

In the five-member team that was put together at the time, except for himself, the best one was this Nanali Kessler, and she was also the only girl.

At that time, she also discovered the anomaly of the collision data, which indirectly gave him some inspiration and completely solved the problem of the proton radius mystery.

"Hi, Xu, long time no see. Congratulations on your discovery of the Yukawa coupling phenomenon between the Higgs and the third generation heavy quarks."

Seeing Xu Chuan, Nanali Kessler seemed very surprised, and then greeted him with surprise and enthusiasm.

"Thank you." Xu Chuan responded with a smile, and then asked: "When did you two get together?"

"More than a month ago, Lin is a very good person." Nanali Kessler glanced at Lin Feng who was driving with a little shyness and replied.

"Awesome, Senior Brother Lin, you've been together for a month after knowing each other."

Looking at Nanali Kessler's shy appearance, Xu Chuan clicked his tongue twice and gave Lin Feng a thumbs up. It's good enough to eat dog food as soon as he got in the car.

Lin Feng smiled and said, "It's okay, we plan to get married at the beginning of next year."

"So fast?"

Xu Chuan looked at Lin Feng in surprise. According to the fact that the two met in mid-August, it would take only half a year until the beginning of next year.

Getting married after knowing each other for half a year, although this speed cannot be called a flash marriage, it is indeed quite fast relatively speaking.

After all, they are from different countries, and there are many things to consider if they want to get married.

In his previous life, he never got married. On the one hand, he was devoted to scientific research, and on the other hand, he was trapped in the United States and had never considered foreign girls.

Lin Feng nodded and replied: "Well, it's rare to meet a suitable person, and Kessler and I are not young anymore. I am 31 this year, and Kessler is 29. It will be too late if we don't get married."

Hearing this, Xu Chuan smiled and said: "Then congratulations to you. Remember to invite me to the wedding wine when the time comes."

Lin Feng said that he was 31, which was actually not an exaggeration at all.

It is normal for academics to get married late.

Domestic university graduates are almost 22 years old, three years for graduate students, three to five years for doctoral students, and when they graduate with a doctorate, they are almost 30 years old.

According to relevant data, the average graduation age of domestic doctoral students is 33.17 years old.

And Lin Feng is now following Edward Witten in physics research, and he is already a postdoctoral fellow. This age is actually still young compared to his degree.

Normally, postdoctoral research is about 34 or 35 years old.

Lin Feng smiled and nodded, "Of course, I will give you a big red envelope when the time comes. You are our matchmaker. If it weren't for you, we would never have met."

Chatting, the three of them headed towards Princeton. Along the way, Lin Feng and Nanali Kessler were talking more, while Xu Chuan sat in the back as a shining light bulb, eating dog food.

"By the way, junior brother, aren't you going to take a driver's license here and buy a car? The cars here are still very cheap, and having a car is still a lot more convenient."

In the car, Lin Feng suddenly realized that there was someone behind the car, and asked caringly.

Xu Chuan: "Go take a test when you have time. There is no rush to buy a car. Anyway, I don't have anything to use the car for the time being."

"If you have a car, it will be much more convenient to go out and play. Some of the scenery here is still very good. I can recommend it to you. It is very suitable for taking your girlfriend there."

Lin Feng replied casually, once again accurately hitting Xu Chuan's heart.

In the back seat, Xu Chuan's mouth twitched, and he didn't want to talk to anyone directly.

He was over 55 years old in both of his lives, let alone having a girlfriend, and he had never even held a girl's hand.

Girlfriend? Is it really that fun? Should I try to find one? But who should I find?

Xu Chuan thought, and just as a figure appeared in his mind, his thoughts were interrupted by the ringing of his cell phone.

He took out his cell phone and saw that it was a call from an unfamiliar number starting with 0046.

"I'll take a call." Xu Chuan said to the two people in front of him and answered the call.

"Hello, hello, is this Mr. Xu Chuan?"

On the other end of the phone, an unfamiliar male voice came through the phone, Xu Chuan nodded and responded, and the other party immediately followed up.

"Hello, Mr. Xu Chuan, this is the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Professor Anri Rodling organized by the Discipline Committee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences."