Chapter 331 This scene is somewhat familiar
After the award ceremony, there will be a 4-day exchange meeting.
Xu Qingzhou's report was scheduled for the morning of the first day. For someone like him who gives reports every day, there was no pressure and it was completed smoothly.
In the following time, he basically wandered around various exchanges, mainly in the field of mathematics, and sometimes he also went to listen to chemistry reports. In these world-class academic conferences, everyone basically presented cutting-edge things.
For example, Professor John F. Hartwig from the University of California, Berkeley shared his team’s work on the selective catalytic functionalization of CH and C=C bonds, which was a completely unfamiliar field to Xu Qingzhou.
Of course, I also attended two physics exchange meetings. One was about the research on correcting the aberration of electron microscopes, which allows scientists to observe atoms at the picometer scale. If it is fully developed, it will definitely have a revolutionary impact on materials science. The other one was about neutrino oscillation.
The discovery of this thing shows that they can transform into different types in space, which helps to understand the properties of neutrinos and the matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe.
In addition to attending academic conferences, I also wandered around the city in my free time to experience the exotic culture. My life was quite fulfilling.
2 month 22 day.
At 2 . local time, Xu Qingzhou finished his calculations and came out of the room with his notebook and manuscript paper. Half an hour later, Serge Haroche was to give a lecture on the basic issues of non-locality in quantum physics.
To be honest, Xu Qingzhou is very familiar with this stuff, and can even proudly say: "No one in this world understands this stuff better than me."
There are a lot of people in the lecture hall.
Professor Arosh was already ready on the stage. When he saw Xu Qingzhou come in, he smiled and nodded. Xu Qingzhou also nodded in response and then planned to find an empty seat.
Mia looked at the seat next to her and motioned Xu Qingzhou to sit down.
Xu Qingzhou walked over, sat down and said "Good afternoon".
"Mr. Xu, you seem to be very interested in physics. Why don't you do research in physics?"
Xu Qingzhou flipped open the manuscript, wanting to continue his calculations, and said seriously, "Maybe, I like to challenge myself with something that I find more difficult."
Mia paused, staring at Xu Qingzhou with her blue eyes, "It seems that not every Xia countryman is humble."
Xu Qingzhou shrugged and quickly focused his attention on the calculations at hand.
Seeing that Xu Qingzhou was very busy, Mia didn't disturb him.
The lecture hall is full.
Xu Qingzhou also met many scholars in the field of mathematics who came to listen to the lectures. This is quite normal. Many scholars are researching both mathematics and physics, but they just focus on a certain field.
The reason why he took a second look was because some "old acquaintances" had also come, including Professor Yajil and the Indian guy.
At the same time, Samit also noticed Xu Qingzhou sitting on the right.
The research topic on the local smoothness conjecture has been approved. This time, I must produce results before Xu Qingzhou.
The war has begun
His expression full of fighting spirit made Xu Qingzhou a little puzzled. He thought, it's just a lecture, why are you so passionate?
The report meeting officially began at 2:30 pm.
"Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen."
Professor Arosh simply greeted us and went straight to the point, "Nonlocality in quantum physics is a confusing yet fascinating concept."
“It shows that even when there is a spatial separation between separate physical systems, there can still be some form of correlation between quantum objects. This correlation seems to violate the locality principle of classical physics.”
Although Xu Qingzhou understood everything, he still listened carefully to show his respect for the old man.
In classical physics, it is believed that the interactions between physical systems are confined to space, but non-locality means that the measurement results of certain physical quantities are independent of the order of space or time, presenting a peculiar property that transcends the classical framework.
The experimental verification of Bell's inequality he conducted revealed the non-local correlation in the phenomenon of quantum entanglement.
Bell's inequality is no less important than the Born interpretation, the uncertainty principle and other basic quantum principles, and they all have a place in human epistemology.
It's a pity that John Bell died in the early 2022s, otherwise he would have won the Nobel Prize. Xu Qingzhou shook his head with regret. In , a series of optical experiments proved that Bell's inequality was indeed violated, thus negating Einstein's local realism.
Their subsequent experiments are to verify more detailed content.
For example, some physicists believe that the "measurement collapse" caused by measurement may limit the speed of information transmission, while others believe that quantum nonlocality does not actually violate the laws of physics, but reveals a new phenomenon that goes beyond our current understanding of the universe.
Half an hour later, many densely packed and complex formulas appeared on the blackboard.
The manuscript paper in front of Xu Qingzhou was also filled with mathematical formulas.
Although many contents are familiar, many places still need detailed calculations.
Next door, Mia was confused.
From Professor Arosh's speech to now, she has taken more than ten pages of notes, but Xu Qingzhou next to her did not write down a single word. He just listened quietly and occasionally picked up a pen to do some calculations.
What Professor Arosh talks about is the most cutting-edge knowledge available today.
He obviously just regarded physics as an interest and had no intention of studying it in depth.
Mia said in her mind.
After thinking it over, she felt a little regretful. If he had studied physics seriously, he might have won the pearl that countless people yearned for - the Nobel Prize in Physics.
After all, he had a chance.
According to statistics, about one-third of the Wolf Prize winners eventually won the Nobel Prize, so the Wolf Prize is also known as the "Nobel Prize weathervane."
Mia quickly put aside her distracting thoughts. At this time, Professor Arosh had already entered the calculation stage of measuring behavior.
Time passed by minute by minute.
At 3:20 pm, Professor Arosh stopped and said, "Regrettably, as I just said, our current thinking has encountered many problems. Therefore, we have reserved 30 minutes for discussion."
Professor Arosh looked at the audience below the stage.
There were whispers in the lecture hall, but no one stood up for a while. Professor Arosh was the most advanced scholar studying this issue, and even he was stuck after studying it for so long. How could they come up with new ideas so easily?
Moreover, although it is impossible to continue the deduction, Professor Arosh's calculations are already perfect.
There is nothing wrong with the above contents, either in terms of logic or mathematical calculations. This is normal, as everyone knows that Professor Arosh has an amazing mathematics team behind him.
Mia fell into deep thought, considering several questions raised by Professor Arosh, and she looked at Xu Qingzhou beside her.
Unlike the others who were discussing in low voices or frowning in thought, Xu Qingzhou had a calm expression and didn't look like he was thinking about anything at all.
Perhaps he had given up thinking about it. After all, he just made some calculations and obviously had no intention of continuing his research.
Mia thought about it, turned her head, and looked at her notebook again, pondering the feasibility of solving the non-locality problem.
"Oh? Mr. Xu, please tell me what you think."
Professor Arosh's voice rang out in the lecture hall.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, looked up, and followed Professor Arosh's gaze, their expressions froze.
Samit suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. When he saw the face in the corner, the corners of his mouth twitched and he even felt a little dazed. He always felt that this situation seemed familiar.
(I have read everyone's comments yesterday. I bow and thank all the book friends for their valuable suggestions. I will make adjustments later, but in order to prevent the extra chapters from affecting the viewing experience, the [Adjusting the Plot] chapter will be deleted.)
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