Chapter 355 Academic Leaders
It was August when I returned to Shanghai. People were talking about the war that had just ended in Xuzhou. The Northern Expedition Army and the Zhilu Allied Forces of Zhang Zongchang and Sun Chuanfang fought fiercely in Xuzhou. This battle resulted in the deaths of two famous generals in the Northern Expedition Army, Wang Tianpei and Chen Gan.
This reminded Zhang Xingjiu of a line, "Xu Zou Di Fang, Li Dai, hit the turtle and touch the five colors here, die flying and taking the marsh, Nan Yi talked about shrinking the bait silk years ago, how could I plot with Cong Xu Zou Ta Sang, open Si Liaodi's second wave of punishment, Zong Hua Qiu Haitang Ye, although the turtle fish chair hurts, running crotch Ben Jun shrinks the knife and is rough, dish Zong Jie Cen changes Yin, how can I be afraid of the accumulation of strength and sweet four, that Zong uncle Bo Sen chicken, the evening fog brocade hair of Jin borrow, there is in front of you"
But that will happen next year. Although the Northern Expedition Army suffered a temporary setback in Xuzhou, it will not affect the overall situation. The Beiyang warlords have long lost the support of the people. If the army sets out again tomorrow, they will soon achieve nominal national unification.
However, China did not become prosperous and strong because of this, and soon faced an even greater disaster. Fortunately, in the end, China was reborn from the ashes and stood up again, just like it had done many times in history.
After reuniting with Ma Xiangbo and others for a few days, Zhang Xingjiu returned to Aurora University, gave a speech as a greeting to his long-lost classmates, and then boarded a passenger ship to Europe.
After returning to Paris, he reunited with Lang Zhiwan, Madame Curie, de Broglie and others, gave a speech at the Sorbonne University, and then took a train to Brussels together. Although Ernest, who founded the Solvay Conference, has passed away, the tradition has been preserved, and this year is the fifth session.
It was also the Solvay Conference with the largest lineup in history, with thirty scientists from different countries participating in the event, eighteen of whom have won or are about to win the Nobel Prize.
The winners include Zhang Xingjiu, Lorentz, Marie Curie, Lawrence Bragg, Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Arthur Compton, CTR Wilson, Irving Richardson, Louis de Broglie, Werner Heisenberg, Paul Dirac, Schrödinger, Wolfgang Pauli, Max Born, Irving Langmuir, and Peter Debye.
Those who did not win the award are not mediocre. Herzen, Brillouin, Martin Knudsen, Hendrik Kramers and others are also famous figures in the history of science.
Scientists gathered in Solvay and, as usual, first took a group photo. Zhang Xingjiu once again sat in the center of the front row, which was the position where Einstein sat in the original history.
Later, when people saw this photo, they called it the most intelligent group photo in human history. For nearly a hundred years thereafter, no other photo could compare to this one.
Some people say that two-thirds of the intelligence on earth is contained in this photo. In a sense, this is not an exaggeration: our entire current understanding of the world and modern civilization based on this understanding are already built on the framework they have built.
Originally, the organizer wanted Zhang Xingjiu to host the meeting, but Zhang Xingjiu declined on the grounds that he had not been to Europe for many years. So the host was replaced by Lorentz, who had the most experience, and the theme of the meeting was set as "Photons and Electrons".
The meeting agenda was very concise: 1. Reading of 5 reports; 2. Discussion.
These five reports are: Bragg's "The Intensity of X-ray Reflection"; Compton's "Inconsistency between Radiation Experiments and Electromagnetic Theorems"; de Broglie's "The New Dynamics of the Quantum"; Born + Heisenberg's "Quantum Mechanics"; and Schrödinger's "Wave Mechanics".
They also invited Zhang Xingjiu to give a report, but Zhang Xingjiu still refused. This made the organizers and other scholars breathe a sigh of relief, because if Zhang Xingjiu went on stage to read the paper, and other presenters found that their papers conflicted with Zhang Xingjiu's, then the report would be scrapped, and even they themselves would think that they were at fault, not to mention others.
This is the power that has enabled Zhang Xingjiu to maintain high productivity for thirty years. He has built a golden statue for himself with his great successes. If other scientists want to question his theories, they have to think carefully.
Another person who received an invitation but did not give a report was Einstein. After all, he was one of the most talented scientists in human history. Even though most of his achievements were taken away by Zhang Xingjiu, he was still able to achieve remarkable results. It’s just that his influence was not as great as in the original history. He could only squeeze in the second row for this group photo.
The meeting started off normally. Bragg and Compton gave reports, other scholars commented and exchanged views, and even Zhang Xingjiu gave a few words of encouragement. Only Einstein did not speak.
The next day was lively. As soon as de Broglie put forward his views, he was strongly bombarded by Pauli, with Born and Heisenberg helping him. De Broglie wanted to ask Einstein for help, but was met with silence, so he had to declare defeat.
On the third day, Heisenberg and Born gave reports first, while Einstein sneered in the audience; in the afternoon, Schrödinger issued a statement on wave mechanics, which was considered as support for de Broglie, but was attacked by Bohr, Born, Heisenberg and others.
The meeting was adjourned on the fourth day, and from the fifth day onwards, things became lively. The Copenhagen school of Bohr, Born, Pauli, and Heisenberg and the school of Einstein, Schrödinger, and Dirac were arguing fiercely.
Zhang Xingjiu, Bragg, Compton and others were watching the show with relish. As the battle deepened, it eventually became a one-on-one duel between Einstein and Bohr. Einstein gradually became exhausted and in desperation said in a fit of anger, "God does not play dice."
Finally, everyone focused their attention on Zhang Xingjiu, hoping to hear his comments. Zhang Xingjiu finally lived up to their expectations this time and said frankly, "On a test paper about what quantum mechanics is, the Copenhagens handed in the most convincing answer at the time. Einstein did not hand in his paper, but he felt that answering the questions that Schrödinger did not answer would be a perfect answer. The Copenhagens obviously made mistakes on a few questions, but they did not get these questions wrong."
"So you think the Copenhagen School's theory is correct?" de Broglie asked immediately, feeling very disappointed.
Zhang Xingjiu shook his head decisively, "No, they believe that 'quantum mechanics is a complete theory, and its basic physical and mathematical assumptions cannot be further modified'. This is as absurd as the physics community saying that 'the edifice of physics has been built'. Bohr was extremely wrong, but not in the way that Einstein believed."
He did not give any arguments, but simply expressed his own views, which caused Bohr to fall into great depression, while Einstein and others were both excited and ashamed.
These world-class scientists almost immediately believed Zhang Xingjiu's conclusion. This is his status as a leader in the academic world.
(End of this chapter)
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