Chapter 753 The Prophecy of New Particles (First Update Monthly Pass)
Inside the Atomic Research Institute.
Heidi, Annick and others are waiting for the new issue of "Arcane" and "Magic", and the series of papers on quantum field theory at the beginning of the month inspired them to these arcanists who have studied deeply in the microscopic field, and felt the direction of breakthroughs in the microscopic field.
In this, Annick and Splinter themselves belong to one of the founders of quantum field theory - the application of quadratic quantization techniques to electronic systems is their joint paper, so it is not too difficult to understand and grasp, and soon keep up with the pace of great arcanists such as Lucian, Brooke and Fernando.
"In the case of low-order approximation, quantum field theory is very good, but unfortunately, when high-order approximation......" Katrina sighed, without saying the word "infinity", otherwise Annick is still nothing, and Sprint will definitely go crazy.
Heidi rarely let her worries linger in her heart, and said with a smile: "No matter what, this is a field where you can figure out the nature of electromagnetic force and the secrets of electrons!"
She paused: "Uh, no, at least quantum superposition states, observer effects, etc. cannot see any hope of explanation from quantum field theory for the time being."
"Moreover, the different processes of charged particles exchanging photons to generate electromagnetic force have given us some inspiration, and it seems that we have grasped the possible 'occasion' of positrons, and we have to design some collision experiments." Cherie added for Heidi.
In many cases, the discovery of particles is not as simple as finding the right ray and observing the trajectory, but it is necessary to let the "ray" collide with different particles, collide with different positions, collide with different energies, so as to produce different reactions (splitting or otherwise), and then find the abnormal trajectory from the results of these complex and chaotic reactions.
Without theoretical guidance, relying solely on experiments and exploration will be like headless flies, which can only be accumulated over a long period of time, so legendary magicians and archmages have not been able to discover anything too valuable from cosmic rays for the time being.
Heidi smiled proudly: "So, this will be the main content of our experiment at the 'Space Observatory'.
Sprint snorted: "Anyway, my attention is on quantum field theory, there is still a lot of knowledge to learn and master, and I have no idea of going to the 'Space Observatory' in a short period of time."
"In fact, I think Lord Hathaway's paper is also very enlightening and 'beautiful', when protons and neutrons are considered to be the same elementary particle, I really feel the simple beauty of the essence of matter." Leilia's daily research is to determine the properties of different materials at different temperatures, and synthesize new materials through these properties, and then repeat the experiment to find out why they have superconductivity.
Annick said calmly: "It cannot be so simple to think that the research on the phenomenon of atomic decay in recent years seems to show that protons and neutrons are not as simple as we think, or that the situation in the nucleus is not as simple as we think, and when it decays, it can actually emit electrons and storms to dominate the 'neutrinos' guessed by Your Excellency, and even Oliver guesses that neutrons can be converted into protons.
Leilia probably understood what he meant, and nodded lightly and said, "I know, but according to the views of some arcanists, it is almost impossible for 'neutrinos' to be discovered."
Neutrinos are not charged, have very, very light masses, and almost do not interact with matter, so they are called "invisible particles" by arcanists, meaning they are extremely difficult to observe.
"As long as it exists, it can be observed through design experiments!" Sprint was very confident in this, and then he shook his head: "But the most important thing at the moment is that without a stable reactor, many experiments are difficult to conduct."
"Yes, without a large fission reactor, there is no stable source of particles, and some of the experiments that continue to be studied in the microscopic field cannot be completed." Katrina sighed, "The urgent need for fission reactors now lies not only in the energy field, but also in deeper research in the microscopic field, which is the desire of most arcanists."
Heidi burst out laughing: "The vast majority of arcanists say they are unaware and not eager at all, they can no longer keep up with the progress of the microscopic realm."
As soon as she finished speaking, she stood up and saluted with a smile: "Good morning, teacher."
She immediately spotted Lucian walking to the door.
Lucian took out a stack of periodicals from his storage bag and said with a smile: "I happened to meet the apprentice who brought you the periodicals, so I brought them by the way."
After all, they knew the teacher's character very well and knew that he was really just doing this in the way, and had no other meaning.
"Thank you, teacher." Katrina, Heidi and others took the journal with bright smiles.
Lucian shook the remaining book in his hand: "The most interesting thing in this issue is Granny Hathaway's new paper."
"The most interesting?" Sprint and the others were stunned for a moment, how could it be evaluated by the teacher as interesting? This shows that he appreciates the ideas and direction of the paper, and also shows the inspiring value contained in the paper!
Heidi quickly flipped through the table of contents and found the title of Hathaway's new paper: "A Little Guess on Strong Interaction Forces"?
After reading, Annick and the others looked at each other and vaguely guessed something, after all, the nature of electromagnetic force had just had a direction, and as a result, a paper on strong interaction force immediately appeared.
Since the essence of electromagnetic force is a complex process of exchanging photons by charged particles, can the strong interaction force also be considered as the interaction caused by the exchange of certain particles between nuclei (protons, neutrons)?
Hathaway's idea is not difficult to understand, but it is necessary to be free from the constraints of rules and have the courage to make associations, so Annick, Katrina, Heidi and others accepted the premise of this guess without much difficulty and continued reading.
Although the research on strong interaction forces is still very shallow, it is enough to support Hathaway to build a rough model, and then based on the data measured in the experiment, this particle is a new particle that has not been discovered so far, and the rest mass is about two or three hundred times that of electrons.
"If this particle can be discovered, the nature of the strong interaction force will also be revealed to us......" Annick whispered in shock.
"Is this a prediction of a new particle?" Katrina felt strange.
Leilia frowned slightly: "If it is really discovered, can weak interaction forces also be constructed using this model, and there are also new particles? How many types of particles are there?"
It seems that in an instant, the types of elementary particles have doubled, although this is just a guess, but Leilia and others have to pay attention to it, could it be that in the microscopic realm, the types of elementary particles do not have simple characteristics? A complex and massive system?
Splinter said excitedly: "If it really finds out, it means that the nature of strong interaction will have no secrets in front of us, only the exploration of details!"
"If the three fundamental forces other than gravity can be attributed to the exchange of particles and build a corresponding model, it means that in our eyes, there are no secrets in the whole world!"
He has always been confident and passionate, and this time is no exception, as for how many elementary particles there are, that is something that he doesn't care about at all, anyway, it's just a guess.
"It's a pity that the study of weak interaction forces can't even support the construction of such a model, otherwise I would have to predict new particles." Heidi said with regret, and then she suddenly became happy, "Maybe these new particles are hidden in cosmic rays!"
Sprint was stunned, and then said "viciously": "I also want to apply for the use of the 'Space Observatory'!"
Seeing that the students were enthusiastic about research, Lucian nodded in satisfaction and walked towards his office, when his monocle suddenly became hot.
"Lucian, are you free?" Douglas's kind and calm voice sounded.
Lucian smiled and said, "I'm always available, Your Excellency, what's the matter?"
"My space jump teleportation array has been arranged, do you want to chase the sun with me?" Douglas laughed.
Lucian was silent for a moment, and then said, "This is exactly what I expected."
This chapter is still a few hundred words away, the next chapter will be made up, the last two days, ask for a monthly pass~
(End of this chapter)