Free Web NovelChapter 683: Chapter 380: ’Following Trends’ Style of Research
Qiu Chengwen highly praised Zhao Yi’s achievements, not only comparing them with string theory but also bluntly mentioning the "prospects beyond string theory."
His judgment was not flattery, but his genuine thoughts.
Qiu Chengwen is a widely recognized top mathematician and Fields Medal winner. He has also made significant achievements in physics research and has a deep understanding of theoretical physics.
String theory is naturally within his understanding.
One of the main reasons why string theory has developed so well is its "beauty" - which emphasizes "the importance of aesthetics in science."
When string theory was first proposed, it was intended to solve the strong interaction between particles and introduce a new perspective on matter. However, due to the mathematical derivation of early string theory, 26-dimensional spatial expansion was required to make the theory self-consistent. This made string theory become an "occult science" filled with mathematical beauty.
Later, the advent of quantum chromodynamics perfectly explained the strong interactions between particles, fulfilling the original intention of string theory. Thus, quantum chromodynamics gradually eclipsed string theory.
String theory was then cast aside by everyone.
Quantum chromodynamics gradually improved, eventually developing into the Standard Model theory, which unified the explanation of electromagnetic force, strong interaction force, and weak interaction force. It could also be verified through physical experiments, becoming the mainstream theory in current particle physics.
However...
From a mathematical standpoint, the Standard Model is not an aesthetically pleasing theory. To explain matter and its interactions, the Standard Particle Model constructed 61 particle models, divided into fermions and bosons. Including the graviton, the total number of particles reached as many as 62.
All the different types of matter and their interactions resulted from these 62 particles, making the theory a veritable mishmash.
Nevertheless, some physicists remained fascinated with string theory, and later, they achieved a series of theoretical results. For example, the explanation and description of bosons, fermions, and unverifiable static particles, along with the discovery of the subtle relationship between string theory and gravitational fields, and so on.
In 1984, string theory underwent its first revolution since its inception. Schwarz, Edward Witten, and Green introduced superstring theory based on a ten-dimensional spacetime model with supersymmetrical microspace models - the Calabi-Qiu Space Model - which eliminated the previously encountered divergence (infinities) problem after the gravitational fields were quantized.
This is the origin of superstring theory.
Seven years later, string theory underwent its second revolution. Edward Witten proposed the dynamics of superstring theory in various dimensions, systematically mapping the unified image of the five string theories.
M Theory emerged.
M Theory is the extension of ten-dimensional string theory in eleven dimensions, and its ultimate goal is to accomplish Einstein’s unfulfilled dream of a century ago: to describe all known forces (electromagnetic force, gravitational force, strong interaction force, and weak interaction force) with a single law.
String theory has made considerable progress up to now, such as unifying quantum theory and relativity within one theoretical framework, answering questions about the most basic composition of matter and the origin of forces, and explaining Stephen Hawking’s theories on black hole entropy and radiation.
And so on.
Although string theory has many accomplishments, the most important one is unifying quantum theory and relativity.
The boundary theory of particles has just been proposed, but it has already been used to explain particle motion and successfully solve the Supersymmetry Problem. After introducing mass into the theories, the results can be said to have caught up with decades of development in string theory.
This is why Edward Witten exclaimed.
Qiu Chengwen felt the same way.
After comparing the two theories, Qiu Chengwen found that the achievements of particle boundary theory were no worse than those of string theory. Moreover, there had been very little growth in string theory during the past decade, while particle boundary theory had just been proposed and had only been genuinely researched by a few people worldwide.
By comparing the development and achievements of the two theories, it is clear which one has broader prospects.
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The academic conference had not yet ended.
The school initially planned to finish the conference in one day, with much preparation done for "one day," but Zhao Yi completed his new theory halfway through, requiring the conference to be extended by another day. freёweɓnovel.com
Naturally.
The school wanted more such unexpected incidents since they represented more attention, more coverage, and a more significant academic impact.
Of course, there’s no need to mention Zhao Yi himself. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
That day, his name was all over the news, and three of the top ten internet trending topics were related to him. The gossip surrounding top celebrities and international hot news was overshadowed by his study and presentation.
Zhao Yi was very busy, and he continued his presentation the next day.
This time, the focus was not on the overall analysis and logic explanation but mainly on the difficulties in the argumentation process and carefully explaining the challenging areas to understand.
When preparing in advance, Zhao Yi specifically asked several people for help, as he couldn’t determine which parts would be difficult to understand.
He asked Edward Witten in reality, "Which parts do you think are difficult to understand and need a thorough explanation?"
