I kidnapped an alien civilization

Nature Magazine, London, UK

The editor-in-chief Fried looked at the LIMO Atom Fusion Theory on the table with a headache. After 5 editorial meetings, everyone still did not discuss any results.

The editors were divided over this new, untested theory. One faction is that this paper is simply nonsense. Although there is nothing wrong with the mathematical logic of the paper, the theory of atomic fusion sounds like an absurd folk science theory. If it is published in a magazine and finally proved to be a false theory by science, then Nature will make a big joke.

The other school of thought insists that although the theory has not been tested in any way and sounds wild, there is nothing wrong with its content. According to the mathematical model given by the Hua country genius, the fusion of these two kinds of atoms has a stable structure. So it should be published immediately on the front page of the cover.

The two factions were at odds with each other, but the final decision was handed over to editor-in-chief Fried. This is also the reason why he has a headache. In fact, his heart is inclined to publish this absurd paper, because the greatest joy of science lies in exploring the unknown. If everyone dare not boldly put forward new theories, then the world will will stand still.

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

Jessica, arrange the typesetting immediately, and use this paper as the cover paper. In the end, the pursuit of science made him overcome his worldly heart.

MIT two days later

Professor Rhonda Hodgson sat in his office a little tired. He had just attended the High Energy Physics Symposium held by CERN.

At this meeting, CERN announced the results of the most recent experiments, which were fruitless. For this situation, Professor Rhonda Hodgson has long been mentally prepared to find new particles in the products of particle collisions, which is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.

CERN is under a lot of pressure. Rhonda Hodgson recalled the stern expression of the CERN staff who presided over the meeting at that time. Tens of billions of investment, after more than a year of preparation for the experiment, ended up being fruitless. This is difficult for any research institute to bear. Although scientific experiments are full of continuous failures, it does not mean that the public can tolerate them investing money in illusory research.

Professor Rhonda Hodgson, who was full of melancholy, picked up a magazine, and a paper in the magazine caught his attention.

LIMO Atom Fusion Theory? ?

The professor thought his eyes were dazzled, so he took the glasses cloth and wiped his glasses.

The cover of this issue of Nature actually published a paper on civil science?

Even a junior high school student will understand that there will be no fusion between atoms, but this folk science paper was published in one of the world's top academic journals.

This made Rhonda Hodgson careless, and the author of the thesis is Professor Li Mo from Yenching University, who recently won the Abel Prize. This young genius has always been known for his unconstrained imagination.

Maybe

Professor Rhonda Hodgson read it carefully.

Oxford university

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

Today is the time for the weekly round table meeting. After afternoon tea, professors from the School of Physics came to an ancient meeting room one after another.

Round Table is a tradition in Oxford University, and only those who have the status of full professors are eligible to participate. In the round table conference, all professors are free to put forward their own academic viewpoints regardless of their superiority or inferiority. It is precisely this kind of collision of ideas that makes this ancient college of Oxford exude vitality.

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

He found that the atmosphere was very different today, and the professors who were usually outgoing by nature all sat down in a hurry with a stern face.

what is it today?

No one congratulates me?

Is my popularity so bad?

Professor Bateman felt slighted. Well, 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 have no intention of congratulating him at all.

Why did everyone bring a copy of Nature? Professor Bateman observed something different about this meeting. Except for him, every participating professor placed a copy of Nature in front of him.

At this time, an old man who was walking tremblingly was supported by his assistant and came to the door of the meeting room. The old man waved his hand lightly, and the assistant who was not qualified to attend the meeting quickly withdrew.

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

All the professors in the conference room stood up voluntarily.

Why did he come here? Professor Bateman was shocked. Although there is no distinction between superiority and inferiority in the round table meeting, this old man has created most of the school of high-energy physics by himself. Without him, the number of pages of high-energy physics textbooks would be at least half less. These achievements are enough to make them admire .

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

Today, the old professor appeared in today's round table meeting.

Did something major happen in academia? Professor Bateman felt that there were too many questions today. What did he miss after a short one-week honeymoon trip? He is a little regretful now.

Everyone, the round table meeting is officially opened. Professor Audrey Kemp stood up and said, According to the past practice, everyone needs to ring the bell in front of the seat before each speech.

After finishing speaking, she sat back in her seat after completing the task, because the host of the round table 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, silence.

The professors around the round table lowered their heads and remained silent. This is a scene that is hard to see at ordinary times. A professor at Oxford University once described round table conferences in this way. He would rather spend a day with a group of middle-aged women than sit at a round table for an hour. Because in the round table, some controversial frontier topics are often discussed.

Those professors who think they insist on the truth will insist on their views very stubbornly, and there will be scenes of fierce disputes in the end.

But at today's roundtable, those aggressive roosters turned into shy pullettes.

Ahem! Professor Bateman felt that the atmosphere was unbearable, and spoke first.

I just had a wonderful honeymoon with my new wife in Fiji in the Pacific Ocean.

still, still

Professor Bateman, who was waiting to be congratulated by everyone, was extremely embarrassed, and even his best friend Peter bowed his head and remained silent.

What happened to our physics?

Could it be that the universe is beginning to collapse?

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

No. Elementary school children are also happy that their partners have new toys, but they do not respond.

It's not the collapse of the universe, it's the collapse of physics. At this moment, his friend Pete pushed the magazine in front of him.

LIMO Atom Fusion Theory, Professor Bateman read the title. His heart suddenly relaxed. There are many such unconventional papers in the academic world. There is even a college student claiming to have made a black hole by hand on the Internet.

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

Professor Pete shook his head, Civil science? It would be great if it was a civil science paper, but it was published in the journal Nature.

This theory is unacceptable to us, and it is even more infuriating that we have not been able to find any errors in this paper.

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

How could this be? Professor Bateman slumped on his chair, and he finally understood why everyone was silent. A theory that violates the laws of physics without errors is enough to bring down the current academic temple.