Free Web NovelChapter 400: Chapter 257: What’s true is true, what’s false is false!
Kaysa only then realized that the reason why the domestic team was slow in analyzing and verifying reports was because they were doing extra work.
However, validating a new particle suspected to be the Higgs particle?
Impossible!
Isn’t this a waste of time?
Kaysa knew she was not a top figure in quantum physics, but she also knew that testing experiments could not possibly detect the Higgs particle, at least not theoretically.
The owners of the collider were the nucleon organization, and the significant task of validating new particles required the nucleon organization to complete it together. A single team only responsible for analyzing a portion of the data could not rely on partial data to analyze particles.
No matter how Kaysa thought about it, she thought it was impossible, and even found it somewhat comical.
Was there a team that was helping Zhao Yi with his Higgs particle testing research? And they believe they have succeeded?
That’s too funny!
In the workspace.
Kibor and Ruan Wenye, looking at the image data on the computer, also found it incredibly unbelievable. They simply couldn’t believe they had actually detected a new particle’s signal.
Before the data input, they had partially accepted Zhao Yi’s theoretical logic, specifically eliminating certain irrelevant data and using potentially relevant data to judge the existence of new particles.
Zhao Yi also explained the screening mechanism in detail. freewebnøvel.coɱ
Ruan Wenye didn’t listen carefully.
Kibor made a point of listening intently, but after all, his age showed. He had spent his whole life researching physics, and only had a basic understanding of computer program design, having never put his full effort into studying it.
So, Kibor only half-understood Zhao Yi’s screening mechanism.
Now, looking at the results appearing on the computer, Kibor carefully considered and still felt there was an issue with the screening mechanism, a combination of physics and computing.
The physics theory was the foundation of the design, and since he had supervised it, he was confident that there was no problem with it.
The computer aspect, however, was another matter.
Whether this screening method was right or not, could only be understood by working it out entirely.
In the end, Kibor let out a long sigh, if he couldn’t identify the problem in the research process, he could only wait for the others to judge.
He didn’t know whether to be disappointed or happy.
The happiness lay in witnessing and participating in a research project that could potentially discover a new particle; but the disappointment was that he didn’t see the failure he’d expected to see. Even if he had seen failure, the process of failure itself was astounding. At least in terms of judging mechanisms, it could spur intense research.
The combination of physics and computing indeed held great research potential.
"So, when you finish your report, I’ll recommend it to others for you," Kibor said.
"Thank you!"
Zhao Yi felt somewhat excited; he had achieved the result he was hoping for.
"Don’t get too excited just yet," Kibor suddenly became very serious, "Your research methods deviate from the traditional ways of proving new particles, so it can’t measure by the standards of discovering new particles. It’s still uncertain whether the final results will be accepted."
"Indeed!"
Kibor’s words were confirmed by Ruan Wenye.
Ruan Wenye began to explain to Zhao Yi the international standards for discovering new particles.
In the microcosmic discovery of new particles, there is a globally recognized set of standards. That is, to make a probability judgment on the final results and process. If the probability exceeds a certain value, it can be confirmed that a new particle has been discovered.
The standard normally used to measure the discovery of new particles is called the ’International Golden 5σ’.
σ is a measure of probability, which can be understood as a percentage. For example, if σ is 19%, then 5σ is 95%. Only when the probability analysis exceeds 5σ can it be confirmed that a new particle has been discovered. Otherwise, there is a chance it could be due to other influences.
Particles are microscopically existent things, invisible to the naked eye, and greatly influenced by the environment.
In the particle collision experiment, the most influential factor on the data is noise. Perhaps a tiny bit of noise could cause significant deviations in the results, because the way to test new particles is to analyze the final product, such as photons, leptons, etc. These microscopic particles, such as photons and leptons, are influenced by noise, causing false fluctuations.
If the deviation value is greater than the possibility of false fluctuation, it will then be confirmed that a new particle has truly been discovered, otherwise there is great uncertainty.
Zhao Yi used a program screening method, eliminating a large portion of data, also bypassing the international measurement method for discovering new particles. The final results can’t be measured by international standards, so it’s hard to say whether the final research results will be accepted.
Another issue is that his data analysis was not comprehensive.
Zhao Yi only used the D area data from the team’s last experiment and the data from this work task, accounting for less than one-sixth of the total data.
There was no other choice.
If the entire data set was desired, the domestic team had no means of acquiring it. They would have to apply to the nucleon organization by filing a report, but if the application mentioned searching for new particles, there would inevitably be nucleon organization personnel involved. However, the most likely outcome would be disapproval.
Even Kibor and Ruan Wenye couldn’t accept the research results once they were out, let alone the others who were involved before the research began.
In short, the current data graph seems to indicate success, but whether it really is a success requires widespread acceptance from the physics community.
