Free Web NovelChapter 1082: Chapter 536 J-40? Are you sure this is not a joke?_2
"There has been no increase in our understanding of space!"
Zhao Yi took a deep breath, made a brief summary, and still wrote an experimental report to submit. Then he left the room, filled with frustration. freёwebnoѵel.com
At the School of Sciences’ office building, Zhao Yi once again encountered Edward Witten.
Edward Witten was preparing to leave.
His work at Yanhua University was done, and he had no research planned; his time was not long.
"Zhao Yi, it’s great to see you before I go," said Edward Witten with his usual enthusiasm, then he asked in a low voice, "You must be doing some confidential research, right? Is it technical? Although I know, we can’t talk about it."
Edward Witten noticed that Zhao Yi was very busy, always in the room doing research, and it was not known what research he was doing, so he guessed it was confidential.
He knew he shouldn’t ask too much, but he was still curious.
Zhao Yi said, "It’s theoretical, but unfortunately there hasn’t been much yield." He shook his head in disappointment as he spoke.
Edward Witten laughed, "That’s nothing." He patted his chest with a smile, "When you feel disappointed, just look at me. In the past year, I’ve hardly had any results either, of course, there have been some, like receiving two million dollars in scientific research sponsorship, but I’ve spent it all."
"Now I’ve come to realize that it’s time to enjoy life, but they still trust me. I recently joined a fitness club; when doing scientific research, you also need to pay attention to physical exercise, but I mainly joined because the coach is a blonde, with a body like a model..."
"Cough cough."
"Anyway, make sure to take care of your health..."
Zhao Yi looked at Edward Witten earnestly and nodded. He noticed that Edward had changed quite a bit, perhaps because of the hit from long-term research without results?
Why suddenly a fondness for blonde women with explosive figures?
But that seems normal, doesn’t it?
Speaking of which...
Why didn’t he bring that student Camilla with him this time?
...
On the other hand.
Zhao Yi’s experimental report was immediately handed over to the top leaders, who then called Academician Chen Zeshu to help interpret the report.
The report was different from what they expected, because the research findings had already been reported by the nuclear team, and what Zhao Yi discussed was, based on the experimental results and the original theoretical foundations, to deduce some new theories or phenomena.
As a result...
The report was just a bunch of mathematical equations and corresponding simple analyses.
Academician Chen Zeshu studied it for several hours, only to realize he had been researching in vain; he couldn’t understand anything, and even the final conclusion of the report seemed a bit unclear to him.
"Under spatial blockade, the particles in the reaction process become less active?"
"What does this ’less active’ mean...? How are they less active? What’s the use of it?"
"These mathematical equations..."
Academician Chen felt his head grow larger.
When the leaders realized that Academician Chen couldn’t understand at all, they simply asked him to contact Zhao Yi directly, and Chen Zeshu went to Yanhua University.
He found Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi was not stingy in explaining, but the complex mathematical logic was clearly not something an elder who had long been engaged in nuclear physics technology research could understand, and Chen Zeshu felt his headache worsening.
He pressed his forehead hard and interrupted, "Academician Zhao, can we not talk about these mathematical issues anymore? Skip it! Skip it! I already know, during the reaction process, the particles become less active, and then what?"
"Then what happens? When particles are less active, what effect does that create?"
"What use is it?"
Zhao Yi listened seriously and nodded, then oddly questioned, "Shouldn’t my report have mentioned this?"
"Mentioned? Where? Impossible!" Academician Chen felt sure he had flipped through the report several times and was certain he had not seen anything about a ’use’."
Realizing that Academician Chen didn’t believe him, Zhao Yi simply found the electronic version of the report, flipped to the fourth page, looked at the end, and saw under a heap of complex equations, a small concluding line--
The U-shaped structure of the curve indicates that under K-profile conditions, particles can be controlled more easily.
Academician Chen stared at this sentence, reading it several times, then asked with his mouth half open, "I saw this? What does it mean?"
"Isn’t it obvious?"
Zhao Yi said with confusion, "Academician Chen, it’s quite clear, isn’t it? What I mean is, the particles involved in the reactions are easier to control, and so are the nuclear experiments."
"In the state of the K profile, it encompasses both the atomic nucleus reactions of nuclear fusion and fission, which is to say, under conditions of spatial segregation, both nuclear fusion and fission become easier to control."
This time, Chen Zeshu understood.
Before he could even feel surprised, he noticed Zhao Yi’s ’can’t believe you don’t get it, it’s so simple’ look, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood in anger, biting his teeth and bellowing, "Such important stuff, why didn’t you explain it clearly!"
"Important?"
Zhao Yi thought carefully, "Technically, it should be somewhat useful. My report said that spatial segregation increases the difficulty in igniting nuclear fusion and, to a certain extent, also affects nuclear fission."
"However, this doesn’t aid my research in the slightest."
He shook his head in disappointment.
...
Chen Zeshu left with a mix of excitement and frustration.
What excited him was the discovery that under a zero-gravity environment, nuclear reactions could be more easily controlled, which might promote research into controlled nuclear fusion.
Moreover, the fact that nuclear fission became easier to control meant that it would be possible to develop high-enrichment, high-power nuclear power units under zero-gravity conditions.
This was definitely a huge technological discovery, one that might lead to a major breakthrough.
At the same time, he was also frustrated.
Chen Zeshu found that he and Zhao Yi were simply not on the same wavelength; what he perceived as a major discovery seemed trivial when it came out of the latter’s mouth.
"Perhaps, Academician Zhao is hoping for a breakthrough in theory rather than technology..."
"Maybe, to someone at Academician Zhao’s level, such discoveries aren’t anything special?"
"It must be the case!"
"Both of us are academicians, so why is there such a big gap? I can’t even comprehend his report."
The last point was also a source of Chen Zeshu’s frustration; he had always believed that his own mathematical level was world-class.
Now, it seemed, he was far behind!
Zhao Yi’s experimental report still had a significant impact. Just as Chen Zeshu understood it, easier control over nuclear reactions would definitely be a major technological and theoretical breakthrough, which could be utilized as an avenue for nuclear testing to study corresponding technologies.
In the future, one could look forward to creating controllable high-power, high-enrichment nuclear reactors, capable of powering large equipment.
Validating the direction of technology and research needed more time for discussion.
Meanwhile.
A piece of news released at the grand air show held in Zhucheng, like a whirlwind, stirred up discussions domestically and internationally.
The J-40 was about to make its debut at the Zhucheng Air Show!
This air show in Zhucheng was brimming with blockbuster news before it even started. The most widespread rumor over the past month was that the J-20 would make an appearance, equipped with the world’s most advanced engine.
"The most mysterious, most advanced"—this was reported by domestic media and sneered at by international media. Domestic aviation engines had no market share internationally.
No, to be more precise, there was no technology!
The most advanced fighter jets assembled domestically still imported their engines from Country E. The domestically developed Kunlun engine was revealed to have a myriad of problems.
"The most advanced"?
Kunlun?
Even if the Kunlun engine were perfected, based on the publicly disclosed parameters, it would still be at least one and a half to two generations behind the world’s most advanced engines.
This gap was clearly not something "upgrading" could remedy.
"The most advanced" came from where?
Another piece of news was that the domestically produced J-20 fighter jet would appear at the show. The J-20 was a model taken seriously by the international community, and foreign media also thought that it might reach a level close to fifth-generation aircraft. Many foreign journalists attending the air show were hoping to capture footage of the J-20.
However, what they didn’t expect was that, having just arrived in Zhucheng and with the air show yet to commence, they received new, officially released information.
The J-40?
Was this model number not a joke?
