The character is shorter, the information content is bigger. 字越短,信息量越大。 …… …… After associating participates to Rwandan academician the Brussels international theory physics conference came back, to the words that oneself spoke, Lu Zhou had had a premonition faintly Professor Frank possibly was any important matter must say to oneself. 联想到卢院士参加完布鲁塞尔国际理论物理会议回来之后对自己说的话,陆舟已经隐隐预感到弗兰克教授可能是什么重要的事情要对自己说。 Therefore, he does not have to neglect slightly, replied the mail rapidly. 于是,他没有丝毫怠慢,迅速回复了邮件。 When 【I, looked when you do have free time?】 【我什么时候都可以,看您什么时候有空？】 Waited for a while, Professor Frank has not replied in writing. 等了一会儿,弗兰克教授没有回信。 Lu Zhou looked at a time, it is estimated that he went to sleep probably, then sets out to enter the bathroom to take a shower, rested. 陆舟看了眼时间,估计他大概是睡下了,便起身走进浴室冲了个澡,也去休息了。 A night does not have the words. 一夜无话。 Next morning, Lu Zhou listened to the alarm to get out of bed, inspected the email, really received the reply. 第二天清晨,陆舟听着闹铃起了床,检查了电子邮箱,果然收到了回信。 【I will go to a Stony Brook University the day after tomorrow, will stay there probably for three days. If you have free time, we can meet there.】 【后天我会去一趟石溪大学,大概会在那里停留三天。如果你有空的话,我们可以在那里碰面。】 Lu Zhou read a calendar. 陆舟看了眼日历。 Two days later has a course, but he has asked for leave from Professor Deligne. 两天后有一场讲座,但他已经向德利涅教授请过假了。 Thinks, he edited a mail, returns to the covered passageway. 想了想,他编辑了一条邮件,回复道。 【Good, then on the day after tomorrow, contacted with you to me.】 【好的,那就后天中午吧,到了我联系你。】 The reply only has two letters. 回信只有两个字母。 【Ok】 【ok】 ...... …… Is situated in New York of West coast, is the economy and cultural hub of entire West coast, is one of the West coast technical centers. 坐落在西海岸的纽约,是整个西海岸的经济、文化枢纽,同时也是西海岸的科技中心之一。 Many people know that Wall Street and Broadway on Island of Manhattan, actually few people know on Long Island of next door, is also situated of a Brucker national laboratory world top comprehensive scientific research bases. 很多人都知道曼哈顿岛上的华尔街和百老汇,却很少有人知道就在隔壁的长岛上,同时也坐落着全球顶尖的综合性科学研究基地之一布鲁克海文国家实验室。 Here was born many Nobel prizes, including Yang Zhenning and Li Zhengdao parity nonconservation, the j granule that as well as Samuel C. C. Ting discovers. At present here probably 3000 researchers and engineers, have more than 4000 visiting scholars to work every year on average and this. 这里曾经诞生过许多诺贝尔奖,包括杨振泞与李正道的宇称不守恒,以及丁肇中发现的j粒子。目前这里大概有三千名研究员以及工程师,每年平均有四千余访问学者工作与此。 Although cannot compare ern, but also was a quite considerable number. 虽然比不上ern,但也是个相当可观的数字了。 To a great extent, the significance of collider here. In the surface discovered that a novel granule will not as if change the life of human immediately, but it can actually attract a large numbers of scholar to gather here, expediting childbirth one in large numbers is to concentrate on the supplier of state-of-art equipment, and forms one huge „scientific research ecology”. 很大程度上,对撞机的意义就在这里。表面上发现一个新颖的粒子似乎并不会马上改变人类的生活,但它却能吸引一大批学者聚集在这里,催生一大批为专注于尖端设备的供应商,并形成一个庞大的“科研生态”。 For example the storage ring of hadron collider needs nearly harsh vacuum condition, from this expedited the development of ultrahigh vacuum technology, but these technologies displayed the commercial value in medical service, electronics industry and other domains finally. 比如强子对撞机的储存环需要近乎苛刻的真空条件,由此催生了超高真空技术的发展,而这些技术最终在医疗、电子工业等领域发挥了工业价值。 But similar thing, many. 而类似的东西,还有很多。 At present this laboratory is under Department of Energy, the company Brucker scientific learned that but was established by Stony Brook University and Batelle Memorial Institute is responsible for managing. 目前这座实验室隶属能源部,但是由石溪大学和巴特尔研究所成立的公司布鲁克海文科学学会负责管理。 Happen to is on Monday, Lu Zhou drives the love car(riage) that is buying newly, arrived in New York. 正好是周一,陆舟开着新买的爱车,抵达了纽约。 Professor Frank and he books the place that meets in the Stony Brook University entrance cafe. Does not know that is the Lu Zhou misconception, always felt several professors who he knows, have only one in mind to coffee type of thing. 弗兰克教授和他预约碰面的地点在石溪大学门口的咖啡馆。不知道是不是陆舟的错觉,总觉得他认识的几个教授,对咖啡这种东西都情有独钟。 Sat at exactly 12 : 00 in the cafe, Professor Frank on time arrived at the meeting place, and in the hand is also raising the notebook. 在咖啡馆坐到了十二点整,弗兰克教授准时到达了碰面的地点,并且手上还提着笔记本电脑。 „Excuse me, I met to delay a while, making you wait for a long time.” “不好意思,我开会耽误了一会儿,让你久等了。” Lu Zhou smiles: „No, I also just arrived.” 陆舟笑了笑说:“没有,我也是刚到。” Sat opposite of Lu Zhou, Professor Frank saw the service person, relaxed saying: „Gives me to come one cup of American coffee and money marlin sandwiches.” 坐到了陆舟对面,弗兰克教授看见了服务员,语气轻松的说道:“给我来一杯美式咖啡和一份金枪鱼三明治。” Service people: „Needs to sweeten?” 服务员:“需要加糖吗？” „Does not use.” “不用。” Orders the meal to the service person, Professor Frank while placed on the notebook the table, turned on the folder, looked that asked to Lu Zhou: „You brought the USB.” 一边向服务员点餐,弗兰克教授一边将笔记本电脑放在了桌子上,打开了文件夹,看向陆舟问道:“你带了u盘吧。” Lu Zhou nods, took out u to lend money from the pocket on the table, „what matter brought...... to tell me is? Although I did not mind that drinks the coffee with you, but if by the data, why we doesn't use the email as usual?” 陆舟点了点头,从兜里取出u盘放在了桌子上,“带着呢……可以告诉我到底是什么事儿吗？虽然我不介意和你一起喝咖啡,但如果只是靠数据的话,为什么我们不像往常一样用电子邮件？” Professor Frank has not answered this issue immediately, but is the computer of operation, opened a graph document, then transferred a surface the notebook, presented in front of Lu Zhou. 弗兰克教授没有立刻回答这个问题,而是操作的电脑,打开了一个图表文件,然后将笔记本电脑转了个面,呈现在了陆舟面前。 Looks at the image in screen, Lu Zhou knits the brows slightly, „is this?” 看着屏幕中的图像,陆舟微微皱眉,“这是？” Professor Frank moved toward the side of table the chair , the image in this screen said. 弗兰克教授把椅子往桌子的侧面挪了下,这个屏幕中的图像说道。 „This is the ern latest experiment record, the above two graphs respectively are atlas and various ms detector acquired energy region collision instance distribution curves and statistical graphs, you should be able to look at the meaning of this chart.” “这是ern最新的实验记录,上面的两张图表分别是atlas和ms探测器收集到的各能区碰撞事例分布曲线以及统计图表,你应该能看得出来这张图的含义。” Stared at the image to look at a while, the Lu Zhou expression somewhat was gradually dignified, „did confidence present drop?” 盯着图像看了一会儿,陆舟的表情渐渐有些凝重,“置信度出现了回落？” Professor Frank sighed in a soft voice, „, regardless of we repeated many group of experiments, the confidence could not reach the 3 sigma standard as before. But at the end of last year experiment, appeared in the characteristics absorption of 750 gev energy region, the phenomenon that even shrank...... is also you sees the confidence of drops.” 弗兰克教授轻声叹了口气,“是的,无论我们重复多少组实验,置信度依旧达不到3sigma标准。而就在去年年底的实验,出现在750gev能区的特征峰,甚至出现了收缩……也就是你看到的置信度回落的现象。” Staring at the icon is looking was very long, Lu Zhou has not spoken for a long time. 盯着图标看了很久,陆舟许久没有说话。 He had guessed correctly indistinctly, Professor Frank must with the reason that he chatted face to face. 他隐约已经猜到,弗兰克教授要和他当面聊下的理由。 Sees Lu Zhou not to open the mouth, Professor Frank stopped the moment , to continue to say. 见陆舟没有开口,弗兰克教授停顿了片刻,继续说道。 „At the end of the year is very big in Brussels this big field international theory Physics conference scale, you missed that conference is very actually a pity.” “年底在布鲁塞尔这大场国际理论物理学会议规模很大,你错过了那场会议其实挺可惜的。” „At that time reported on the accelerator is most recent, is the ern council the 16 th director Ms. Fabbio who Rajya Notti selects newly. Scene full of public lecture, many people sit on the ground, even is outside corridor.” “当时报告加速器上最新发现的,是ern理事会的新选出的第16任理事长法比奥拉吉亚诺蒂女士。报告会的现场一片爆满,很多人坐在地上,甚至是外面的走廊。” „That public lecture reported lots, particularly spent the entire 20 minutes, reported discovery of ern on 750 gev.” “那场报告会报告了很多东西,尤其是花了整整20分钟,报告了ern在750gev上的发现。” „These attempt you to be able to understand, or you bring to go back to study do not have the issue,” is saying, Professor Frank sighed, said in a soft voice, „, although the significance is not big.” “这几张图你应该看得懂,或者你带回去研究也没问题,”说着,弗兰克教授叹了口气,轻声说道,“虽然意义已经不大了。” Lu Zhou has not looked again to the computer, but is staring at Professor Frank, waited for him to continue. 陆舟没有再看向电脑,而是盯着弗兰克教授,等待着他继续说下去。 Is responding to the line of sight of this younger generation, Professor Frank shrugs, attempt sounds by own tone not that heavy , to continue saying: „In any event, you added on busy. From May of last year two months ago, on arxiv emerged a lot of papers, many many novel physical models. They are not necessarily correct, but is very useful. And we cooperate two papers that complete, travelled together to quote many times.” 回应着这位晚辈的视线,弗兰克教授耸了耸肩,试图让自己的语气听起来不那么的沉重,继续说道:“不过无论如何,你都帮上了大忙。从去年五月到两个月前,arxiv上涌现了大量的论文,其中不乏许多新颖的物理模型。它们不一定正确,但很有用。并且我们合作完成的两篇论文,也被同行引用了不少次。” Although these words sound like the comfort, but Lu Zhou has not gained the feeling of least bit comfort completely. 这句话虽然听起来像是安慰,但陆舟完全没有从中获取到半点安慰的感觉。 For this topic, he has paid six months, although to theory Physics, six months is not anything, the hair that even insufficiently they will also weed out is long, but regarding Lu Zhou, the significance of this topic is completely different. 为了这个课题,他已经付出了半年的时间,虽然对于一位理论物理学家来说,半年的时间不算什么,甚至还不够他们将薅掉的头发重新长出来,但对于陆舟而言,这份课题的意义却完全不同。 These models that because not only he from spite of being very busy squeezes out these time of builds, is hope that because he pours into on 750 gev...... 不只是因为他从百忙之中挤出的那些时间去建立的那些模型,更是因为他在750gev上倾注的希望…… The deep breath the one breath, Lu Zhou looks at Professor Frank, says slowly, „you did mean?” 深呼吸了一口气,陆舟看着弗兰克教授,缓缓开口说道,“你的意思是说？” Professor Frank's response, verified his speculation. 弗兰克教授的反应,印证了他的猜测。 Saw only this old person to stand up, took off the hat, the slight nod, expressed the gratitude, 只见这位老人站起身来,脱下了帽子,微微点头,表示了谢意, „The ern official's to various member experts' explanations is also hopeful, but, from January 1 in the later test plan, will not clearly arrange the experiment to retrieve the 750 gev characteristics absorption again the unusuality, because it is vanishing, but each collision of cloud of particles is burning money. Cooperates with you very happily, I also expressed gratitude for your work heartfeltly, but......” “ern的官方对各理事国专家的解释是还有希望,但很明显,从1月1号以后的实验计划中,将不会再安排实验检索750gev特征峰的异常,因为它正在消失,而粒子团的每一次碰撞都在烧钱。和你合作很愉快,对于你的工作我也衷心的表示感谢,但是……” Saying, Professor Frank clears throat, hung down slightly the view, regretted, „told us sanely, built a physical model to explain why 750 gev did not have the granule, sought for the granule that this did not have to be much easier.” 说着,弗兰克教授清了清嗓子,微微低垂了眼帘,表示了遗憾,“理智告诉我们,建立一个物理模型去解释750gev为什么不存在粒子,比去寻找这个不存在的粒子容易得多。” Just, the significance of this work is not big. 只不过,这项工作的意义已经不大罢了。 Explained why a granule does not exist, this type is unable to attest to falsity of the guess that is unable to confirm, most is also doctoral thesis that rank. Could help several not being able to graduate high-energy physics doctors obtain own degree smoothly, but is far from „new physics”. 解释一个粒子为什么不存在,这种无法证伪也无法验证的猜测,最多也不过是博士论文那一级别。或许能帮助几个毕不了业的高能物理博士顺利拿到自己的学位,但远远谈不上“新的物理”。 Lu Zhou silent for a long time. 陆舟沉默了许久。 Long time later, he as if sets firm resolve, said. 良久之后,他仿佛下定了决心,说道。 „But I have not given up.” “但我还没放弃。” Professor Frank has not said anything again, puts on a hat, sighed gently. 弗兰克教授没有再说什么,重新戴上了帽子,轻轻叹了口气。 „That good luck.” “那祝你好运。”