Chapter 486: Do you want to take a ride? (5438)
"In summary, our simulation and experimental results show that the Bena-Zhao structure significantly reduces the wake amplitude of high-density plasma. We successfully reduced the peak wake amplitude by 42% and the turbulence index to 0.76, which is highly correlated with the improvement of overall stability."
"My introduction is over. Now it's time for questions. Does anyone have any questions?"
In a classroom, Fang Yu put down the page turner, picked up the microphone, and casually looked around at the twenty or so scientists of different appearances in the seminar room.
These people are basically researchers in the field of physics at UCLA, from different groups, and some are from Caltech.
This is considered a relatively large-scale seminar in HEPEC (High Energy Phenomenology, Experiments and Cosmology Symposium).
The big boss, Jay Hauser, was sitting in the first row, no more than two meters away from him and Kevin.
Kevin Stone often attends this kind of seminar, but since several major sponsors are also here today, Jay Hauser attaches great importance to it, which makes him nervous. After finishing the initial summary introduction haltingly, he directly throws the detailed part to Fang Yu.
The academic atmosphere at UCLA is still free. Although most of these high-energy physicists look like scientists, there are also a few who are outliers in strange clothes.
Among them was a burly man with long hair and a big beard, and tattoos all over his arms and neck.
Most of them are white, but there are also quite a few people from the Great Zhou Dynasty. It seems that Dongya faces account for more than 30%.
"Dr. Stone, I'm Karl Frych, from the CERN Accelerator Fluidics Group. I'd like to ask, Dr. Fang just mentioned using reverse magnetic perturbations to achieve triaxial control of the shear boundary. But how do you address the field distortion in the boundary gradient during the application of this counter-perturbation field? Have you considered the impact of the temporal phase shift of the counter-perturbation on the propagation velocity of the coda wave crest?"
A tall white man who looked to be in his twenties raised his hand.
Kevin picked up the microphone nervously. "Dr. Fritsch, that's a good question. We do have distortion effects in the boundary region, especially an offset peak that appears 5ms after the reverse drive interval. Later, Fang suggested that we use a fourth-order smoothing algorithm and apply a preamble pulse 0.3ms in advance..."
Kalvrich nodded, raised his hand again, and looked at Fang Yu. "Dr. Fang, was the shear field startup delay also designed into you? I noticed there was basically no wake response in the first 3ms. Is it because the structure hasn't closed yet? Or is it because the magnetic flux hasn't finished rising yet?"
"It's climbing, Dr. Fritsch."
Fang Yu picked up the page turner and flipped a few pages forward. The laser light flickered on a chart on the screen.
"The shear field must climb to 13.2T to enter a stable phase. The first three milliseconds is the period where the magnetic field is not closed, which can be used to test the self-excited response of the control group of the coda wave."
"Also, Dr. Fritsch, I'm not a doctor, just an undergraduate." Fang Yu sat relaxedly in the chair with a regretful expression.
Hearing that Fang Yu was not yet a PhD, Kalfrich and the other researchers looked somewhat surprised.
After answering a few more questions, the seminar ended. Just as Fang Yu was about to leave, he was stopped by Jay Hauser.
"A week ago, your name was added to the 'Honors track', but I don't see you taking any alternative courses. Is there something wrong?"
Jay Hauser, with slightly messy hair, wore a black casual suit that fit him perfectly. Standing up with his hands in his pockets, he looked much younger than his actual age.
Jay Hauser was not optimistic about Kevin Stone's project at first, but he didn't expect that it would be successfully completed in the end, successfully verifying the effectiveness of the "Bena-Zhao" structure.
The "Bena-Zhao structure" is an adaptive confinement structure framework for high-density plasma systems proposed by two theoretical physicists at MIT two years ago.
After this structure was proposed, many people in the industry believed that this confinement structure should greatly improve the confinement effect of high-density plasma.
But because the experiment was too difficult, Jay Hauser originally had no hope at all. Unexpectedly, a team like Kevin Stone actually managed to pull it off.
Although it is not a groundbreaking or Nobel Prize-level scientific research achievement, if Kevin is lucky and the "Bena-Zhao" structure is really widely used, there is still hope that he will win the Pandowski Award or the Tom Bonner Award in his lifetime.
Of course, it is just a little hope. It is a state where you are qualified to obtain it but there is a high probability that you will not get it.
But even so, this is already a very surprising result.
The experimental data is clean and the analysis is clear and well-reasoned. You can see the authenticity and validity of the entire experiment without much effort in reviewing the manuscript.
When Jay Hauser learned from Kevin's narration that the biggest contributor to this experiment was actually an undergraduate student, he was surprised and delighted.
What physics needs most is genius, whether it is experimental physics or theoretical physics.
An undergraduate who can achieve this level is obviously a genius.
Of course, the field of physics is where there are the most geniuses, and Jay Hauser has seen too many brilliant young geniuses.
But what's the point? They're not in my group.
The genius in your own group is the good genius.
Especially when he learned that Fangis also did the data analysis, Jay Hauser decided to enroll this Zhou-American student in the department's honors course.
Jay Houser looked similar to Keanu Reeves when he was young. Even though he is almost sixty years old now, he is still considered a handsome old man.
Jay Hauser is not just an idol, he also has strong scientific research capabilities.
Although he has never won a Nobel Prize as an experimental physicist, he is already one of the top figures in his field and has made important contributions to the discovery of the top quark and the Higgs boson.
An honors course? Confused, Fang Yu opened the course selection system on his phone's browser and discovered a new course, 'PHYS199H', under his schedule. The note clearly stated the recommended professor: Jay Hauser.
Under the course code, it says it has been approved by the department chair, Jean Turner.
What the hell?
I haven't even applied for honors courses. Doesn't this thing require students to apply?
After taking a closer look, Fang Yu realized that this was an honors course for the Department of Physics and Astronomy. He didn't really need to apply for it. All he needed was a professor to recommend it, a teaching assistant to submit an application in the system, and the department head to approve it.
I took another look and saw that there was an RA note.
Isn't this just forcing a duck to climb a tree? Jay Hauser, what's with that look of gratitude on your face? This is our first meeting, so we're not that familiar, right?
Many Miami schools have honors courses, which are equivalent to the same course, but are more difficult. They also allow undergraduates to take senior and graduate courses in advance and use them to cover some of the credits for lower-level courses.
Many students in honors courses will complete the required credits and obtain their degrees during the summer before their junior year. If there are supervisors willing to accept them, a considerable number of them will be recruited by professors as their doctoral students in advance.
In addition, students in honors courses also have different living conditions from other students. Just like the "Yao Class", they are a class of their own and can apply for higher-level and better-equipped student dormitories.
Whether applying for scholarships or courses, or even eating, students in honors programs have more coupons than ordinary students.
Comparable to an inner disciple.
The school's famous dormitory, "Ripo Terrace", has a special "Honors Program" floor.
The problem is that I don't need these things at all. I can teleport, so I don't need to live here at all. Even if I need a sports venue occasionally, the 800-square-meter penthouse apartment No. 19 is still empty.
"Gis, I've read your lab records and reports. You have strong data analysis skills and a very good foundation in physics."
"I'm in urgent need of an RA who's good at both of these areas. Please report in next week."
Jay Hauser walked up to Fang Yu, raised his head, and patted Fang Yu's shoulder with an admiring look on his face.
Fang Yu shook his head like a rattle. "Sorry, Professor, I've already told Kevin that I don't plan to continue pursuing research, nor do I plan to apply for a PhD after graduation."
Are you kidding me? I have already developed a full-scale tokamak. Once the tokamak power plant in the eastern suburbs of Haixi is completed in half a year, this full-scale tokamak can be officially put into commercial use.
By then, even if the electricity consumption of his data center in Haixi increases ten thousand times, it will be more than enough to provide coverage.
It can be seen from Kevin’s previous experiments that most experiments in the field of high-energy physics are now dancing with shackles due to the limitation of power supply, and it is inevitable that they will get half the result with twice the effort.
What the high-energy physics community needs most is electricity. In other words, when there is sufficient electricity support, many basic concepts in the field of experimental high-energy physics may be rewritten.
In other words, when controlled nuclear fusion becomes popular, most of the existing research by experimental physicists like Jay Hauser will be in vain.
There are countless similar cases in academic history.
For example, in the field of astronomy, the launch of the Hubble telescope caused a large number of ground-based astronomical telescope plans to be cancelled or intercepted.
In the field of biology, the invention of PCR quickly made the "sophisticated technology" of enzyme cutting + electrophoresis in the era of manual DNA sequencing disappear.
The birth of AI has made many research directions lose their meaning overnight. A large amount of research funding has been cut, and the honors and awards that were originally being evaluated have been cancelled. Countless scientific researchers who have worked hard for more than ten years have instantly lost the value of their existence.
The same is true in the field of high-energy experimental physics, with the popularization of controlled nuclear fusion.
Originally, many detector plans and laser fusion experiments had to adopt alternative paths or lengthy plans due to the "energy ceiling". These plans may have been obtained by working up hundreds of Leonards in "The Big Bang Theory", but now they have completely lost their meaning.
Of course, after popularization, many of their research bottlenecks will disappear. For experimental physicists, there will be more harm than good.
Therefore, Fang Yu is not planning to invest too much energy in the current field of experimental physics.
Jay Hauser The old man on the subway asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Why? Are you switching to finance too?"
Most students majoring in physics and mathematics eventually switched to finance and went to various investment banks and financial institutions.
Fang Yu smiled and said, "No, it's just that doing experiments is too boring and not suitable for me."
Kevin Stone was packing up his computer nearby, feeling envious and jealous. "Professor, he lives alone in Apartment 19. His bathroom is bigger than mine, and his girlfriend is Kendall Jenner. If it were me, I wouldn't study physics either."
Kendall and Gigi had come to UCLA to visit Fang Yu twice before, and Kevin had seen them. Seeing Kendall's attitude towards Fang Yu, Kevin thought he finally understood why Gigi had been so rude to Emily some time ago.
In fact, it has nothing to do with Kendall Jenner. It’s mainly because there is another model named Emily, and the two have the same name, so readers can easily confuse them.
Kevin was shocked when he saw Kendall Jenner sitting on Fang Yu's lap.
Although he doesn't watch KUWTK, how many Miami natives don't know the names of the five Kardashian sisters?
Your friend’s girlfriend is Kendall Jenner?
This is more painful than killing me.
Kevin's reaction afterwards scared Fang Yu so much that she didn't dare to tell him that she was not his girlfriend but just a running friend.
Jay Hauser wondered, "Who is Kendall Jenner?"
Kevin Stone's eyes widened in shock: "Professor, you don't know Kendall? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Although Jay Hauser really didn't know who Kendall Jenner was, he could understand what was going on from Kevin's words and couldn't help but sigh with regret.
"That's a shame. You're a promising talent. Alas, I was looking to recruit a doctoral student proficient in data analysis and high-energy physics to help me analyze some important data, but I couldn't find anyone who met the requirements. The data analysis skills you demonstrated in Kevin's experiment just met my requirements. What a pity, sir."
"It's true that eight out of ten things in life are not what you want to see."
Jay Hauser sighed and said, "Eight out of ten times, life is not satisfactory." He said this in Zhou Wen's language, and he didn't have any accent.
This old man is really good. How could he speak Zhou Yu so well?
Fang Yu thought for a moment and said, "If you just want to analyze some data, you can send it to me. I can find time to do it for you without having to join the team. What exactly is the data?"
Jay Hauser waved his hand, his interest dull. "It's some raw data from the LHC. I want to reanalyze it using AI to see if I can find any undiscovered particles in it."
"These are very large and complex data sets. If you don't do it full-time, it will be difficult to get any results."
LHC operation and experimental data?
LHC is the abbreviation of Large Hadron Collider. This world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, which began construction in 3044 and was completed in 3054, has become the infrastructure of the physics world. It has four intersections for accelerated particle collisions and nine detectors for detecting different phenomena.
The Sig boson was discovered by the LHC.
Jay Hauser is the System Manager for the LHC's CMS subsystem, coordinating technologies from 65 institutions in 23 countries across four detectors.
Fang Yu's eyes lit up, his gaze flickering: "Well, Professor, now that you mention it, I'm a little interested. Could you send it to me first?"
"Okay, I'll drive the hard drive over tomorrow. You can take a look at it first and tell me as soon as you've made up your mind." Jay Hauser agreed readily.
The LHC is a multinational scientific research facility, and these data are not confidential. Although they are not available online, it is because it is meaningless to directly post the raw data that has not been processed online.
Let’s see if we can find something in the raw data of the LHC.
Fang Yu was still somewhat curious about the 12.6Thz vibration frequency of the information strings in the God model, and wanted to see if he could discover something through the raw data of the LHC.
After chatting with Jay Hauser for a few more words, Fang Yu picked up her bag and went downstairs.
Before he even reached the Cadillac V16 he was driving, which was more than ten years older than Chen Shian, he saw a girl with a figure comparable to Scarlett Johansson ten years ago, holding up her cell phone and taking pictures enthusiastically next to the car.
It's not a selfie, it's a photo of the car.
"Hey! Handsome guy over there, can you take some pictures of me with this V16? Holy shit, this is the first time I've seen a 2983 V16. It's so cool."
Although the girl looks good, she is not stunning, and her figure is too unfair.
"This car is the second generation V16. It should have been produced in 2984, not 1983, right?" Fang Yu took the girl's 6s and said casually.
The girl exclaimed excitedly, "I knew it! I knew it! Someone will definitely admit their mistake!"
"This isn't from 2984, it's from 1983. You all thought the V16 S90 series started production in 2984, right? Actually, they were already producing it on the new platform in 2983. It's just that not many were produced, only 50."
The girl spoke excitedly and posed for photos.
"However, you have a pretty good eye for recognizing this car as being from 2984. Do you like classic cars? Unfortunately, I don't know the serial number of this car. Which of the 50 is it?"
The girl leaned her head to look inside the car. The interior of this nearly one hundred year old classic car looked like new.
However, the firewall nameplate and the metal label on the driver's door frame that originally had the chassis number stamped on them are gone.
There is also a place where the chassis number is printed on the front of the frame, which cannot be seen without jacking it up.
"The number is 5270016. So, it should be the 15th car. They must have skipped 13, right?"
After taking the picture of the girl, Fang Yu calmly handed the phone back to her.
The girl didn't even turn her head. She reached back and took the phone. She looked into the car through the glass with a longing look on her face and shook her head. "No, there's another one with the number 0. If the chassis number is 0016, then it's still the 16th car. The number 527 in front is the number of 2983. I'm not mistaken. This car is indeed from 1983."
As soon as the words fell, the girl felt something was wrong. She turned around suddenly with a look of surprise on her face.
"How do you know this car's serial number is 0016?"
“Crack.”
Fang Yu pulled the car key from the keyhole on the driver's door, opened the door, and shook the keychain in his hand at the girl: "Would you like to experience a ride?"
(End of this chapter)
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