London, UK nature magazine

Editor-in-chief Fried looked at the article on the table with a headache. After 5 editorial meetings, everyone still had not come up with any results.

Editors are divided into two groups regarding this unproven new theory. One group is that this paper is simply nonsense. Although there is no error in the mathematical logic of the paper, the atomic fusion theory sounds like an absurd folk theory.

Scientific theory. If it is published in a magazine and is finally scientifically proven to be a false theory, it will be a big joke.

The other group insists that although this theory has not been verified in any way and sounds absurd, there is nothing wrong with its content. According to the mathematical model given by the Chinese genius, there is a stable fusion of these two atoms.

Structure. So it should be published immediately as a cover and front page.

The two groups argued with each other, but the final decision was left to the editor-in-chief Fried. This was also the reason why he had a headache. In his heart, he was actually inclined to publish this "absurd" paper, because the greatest joy of science lies in

Exploring the unknown, if everyone does not dare to boldly propose new theories, then the world will stand still.

But once this paper is published, as the editor-in-chief, he will bear full responsibility. If the theory in the paper is wrong, he may be forced to resign as editor-in-chief.

"Jessica, arrange the layout immediately and use this paper as the cover paper." In the end, his pursuit of science allowed him to defeat his secular heart.

MIT in two days

Professor Rhonda Hodgson was sitting in his office slightly tired. He had just attended a high-energy physics seminar held by the European Institute for Particle Physics.

At this meeting, Cern announced the results of its recent experiments, which were fruitless. For this situation, Professor Rhonda Hodgson had already been mentally prepared to search for new particles in the products of particle collisions, which was impossible.

It's different from finding a needle in a haystack.

"Cern is under a lot of pressure now." Rhonda Hodgson recalled the grim expressions of the Cern staff who presided over the meeting at that time. Tens of billions of investments and more than a year of preparation for the experiment ended up with no results. This is any

Research institutes cannot afford it. Although scientific experiments are full of constant failures, it does not mean that the public can tolerate them investing money in illusory research.

Professor Rhonda Hodgson, who was feeling melancholy, picked up a magazine and an article in the magazine caught his attention.

??

The professor thought he was dazzled, so he picked up a glasses cloth and wiped his glasses.

There is actually a civil science paper on the cover of this issue?

Even a junior high school student will understand that there is no state of fusion between atoms, but this civil science paper was openly published in one of the world's top academic magazines.

This made Rhonda Hodgson become cautious, and the author of the paper was Professor Li Mo of Yenching University, who recently won the Abel Prize. This young genius has always been known for his unconstrained imagination.

Maybe....

Professor Rhonda Hodgson read carefully.

Oxford University

As one of the oldest universities in the world, Oxford University can still maintain its top position in physics even after entering the new century, so it is naturally something to be proud of.

Today is the weekly "roundtable meeting" time. After having afternoon tea, professors from the School of Physics came to an old conference room one after another.

The "Round Table Conference" is a tradition of Oxford University. Only those with the status of formal professors are eligible to participate. In the Round Table Conference, all professors have no distinction between superiority and inferiority and can freely put forward their own academic opinions. It is this kind of

The collision of ideological sparks makes Oxford, an ancient institution, exude vitality.

Professor Bateman, who had just finished his wedding trip, hurried into the conference room.

He found that the atmosphere today was completely different. The usually extroverted professors all hurriedly took their seats with serious faces.

"What happened today?"

"No one congratulated me?"

"Am I so unpopular?"

Professor Bateman felt that he had been slighted. Britain prides itself on being a country of gentlemen, and the people pay the most attention to etiquette, but the professors in front of him obviously had no intention of congratulating him.

"Why does everyone bring a copy?" After careful observation, Professor Bateman discovered what was unique about this meeting. Except for him, every participating professor had a copy in front of him.

At this time, a shaky old man walked to the door of the conference room with the help of an assistant. The old man waved his hand gently, and the assistant, who was not qualified to participate in the meeting, quickly withdrew.

Several younger professors stepped forward to take over the role of assistants.

All the professors in the conference room took the initiative to stand up.

"Why is this old man here?" Professor Bateman was shocked. Although there was no distinction between superiority and inferiority in the roundtable meeting, this old man single-handedly created most of the high-energy physics school. Without him, the teaching materials of high-energy physics would be at least

With half the page count, these achievements are enough to make them admire.

Due to physical reasons, this old professor has not appeared in the public eye for a long time. A well-known university once decided to grant him the status of a lifelong honorary professor, but he directly rejected it on the grounds that he "doesn't have a few years to live."

Today this old professor appeared in today's roundtable discussion.

"Did something big happen in the academic world?" Professor Bateman felt that there were too many questions today. What had he missed during the short one-week honeymoon trip? He felt a little regretful now.

"Everyone, the roundtable conference has officially begun." Professor Audrey Camp stood up and said, "According to past practice, everyone needs to ring the bell in front of their seats before each speech."

After finishing her task, she sat back down in her seat, because the host of the roundtable meeting was only responsible for a brief opening, and the direction of the subsequent meeting was completely determined by the questions raised by the professors.

Silence, total silence.

The professors at the round table all lowered their heads and remained silent. This was a scene that was rarely seen in ordinary times. A professor from Oxford University once described the round table meeting in this way: He would rather spend a day with a group of middle-aged women than sit at the round table.

Sit there for an hour. Because in roundtable meetings, some controversial and cutting-edge topics are often discussed.

Professors who think they adhere to the truth will insist on their own opinions very stubbornly, and eventually there will be fierce disputes.

But in today's roundtable, those "aggressive roosters" turned into shy "little hens."

"Ahem!" Professor Bateman felt it was unbearable to bear this atmosphere, so he spoke first.

“I just had a wonderful honeymoon with my new wife on the Pacific island of Fiji.”

Silence, still silence

Professor Bateman, who was waiting to receive congratulations from everyone, was extremely embarrassed. Even his best friend Peter lowered his head and remained silent.

"What happened to our physics?"

"Is the universe beginning to collapse?"

Professor Bateman asked angrily, these world's top physicists are acting like a group of elementary school students.

No...elementary school children may also be happy when their friends get new toys, but they don't react at all.

"It's not that the universe collapsed, it's that physics collapsed." At this time, his friend Pete pushed the magazine in front of him.

, Professor Bateman read the title. His heart suddenly relaxed. There are many such unconventional papers in academia. There was even a college student who claimed to have handmade a black hole on the Internet...

"Does a civil science paper need us to talk about it?"

Professor Pitt shook his head, "Civil science? It would be great if it was a civil science paper, but it happened to be published in a magazine."

"This theory is unacceptable to us, and what's even more infuriating is that we were unable to find any errors in the paper."

"According to the mathematical model given by the author, this kind of atomic fusion that violates the laws of physics may really exist."
Chapter completed!