The public lecture to be defeated to draw to a close. 报告会以失败落下了帷幕。 Although will usually give enough tolerance regarding this world-class difficult problem Physics, the problem that so long as he can this paper in gives reasonable patching, no one sentences the death penalty to his paper immediately, but to him, this is still a serious attack. 虽然对于这种世界级的难题物理学界通常会给予足够的宽容,只要他能对这篇论文中出现的问题给出合理的修补,没有人会对他的论文立刻判死刑,但对于他个人而言,这依然是一次沉重的打击。 After all generally, if not one already the paper that emits very for a long time or is obviously full of loopholes, even the most outstanding scholar is still very difficult, in public lecture points out mistake in the discussion process, particularly regarding the scholar who majority are not engaged in this/should area research is mainly so. 毕竟一般情况下,如果不是一篇已经放出很久或者是明显漏洞百出的论文,即便是最杰出的学者也很难在报告会现场指出论证过程中的错误,尤其是对于大多数并非主要从事该领域研究的学者更是如此。 Probably to the revision of paper, debated and communicates with the syndicate long, these troublesome things usually conducted in the verification link of Journal contribution. 像是对论文的修改,与评审团漫长地辩论与沟通,那些麻烦的事情通常都是在期刊投稿的审核环节进行的。 However now, merely is the link of public lecture, then to so the disastrous defeat end. 然而现在,仅仅才是报告会的环节,便以如此惨败收场。 While making him feels depressed, has a shamed feeling...... 在令他感到沮丧的同时,也不禁生出一种被羞辱的感觉…… „Damn!” “该死！” Fell the manuscript paper on the ground, the fist of Professor Brian got hold, because finally was worried that made to love oneself, has not beaten on the table. 将稿纸摔在了地上,布莱恩教授的拳头握紧,最终因为担心把自己弄疼了,还是没有捶到桌子上。 Looks at furious Professor Brian, in the office keeps silent, no one dares to make the sound. 看着怒不可遏的布莱恩教授,办公室里噤若寒蝉,没有人敢发出声音。 Although this venerable usually seems like elegant bearing old gentleman, but this does not mean that he frequently is like this. Grows with the time that he is together then knows, his heart does not look that broad. 虽然这位老先生平时看起来像一位风度翩翩的老绅士,但这并不意味着他时时刻刻都是这样子。和他相处的时间长了便会知道,他的心胸并非看起来那么宽广。 Especially when he gets angry, if who stimulated him, so long as this person in Oxford University, have not wanted to have the auspicious day. 尤其是在他发怒的时候,若是有谁刺激了他,只要这个人还在牛津大学里,就别想有好日子过了。 The chest is fluctuating, crossed some little time, Professor Brian finally was tranquil. 胸口起伏着,过了好一会儿,布莱恩教授总算是平静了一些。 The assistant of standing observed his expression, seeing the time seemed to be similar, therefore hesitant a while, opens the mouth to comfort to say. 站在旁边的助理观察了一下他的表情,见时机似乎差不多了,于是犹豫了一会儿,开口安慰道。 „This is not any fatal mistake, although we are unable to explain this issue, but at least we used the scalar field in this time and space manifold to figure out that granule quality m, moreover perhaps the computer simulation result also basically tallied...... our discussion process to have the loophole, but at least no one can show that we were wrong.” “这并非是什么致命的错误,虽然我们无法解释这个问题,但至少我们用这个时空流形上的标量场算出了那个粒子的质量m,而且计算机模拟结果也基本吻合……或许我们的论证过程存在漏洞,但至少没有人能证明我们是错的。” Hears these words, the expression of Professor Brian relaxed some, but is still far in a friendly way. 听到这句话,布莱恩教授的表情缓和了些许,但依然谈不上有多友好。 „When this does not have the significance...... the computer simulation result is not can be convincing, particularly in this issue,” the index finger and thumb according to the forehead, Professor Brian a face had a headache ponders for a long time, said finally, „you said also right, at least no one can show that we are wrong, is only it is imperfect.” “这没有意义……计算机模拟结果并不是什么时候都能令人信服,尤其是在这种问题上,”食指和拇指按在了眉心上,布莱恩教授一脸头疼地思考了许久,最终开口说道,“不过你说的也对,至少没有人能证明我们是错的,只是它还不完善。” The brow stretches gradually, Professor Brian the deep breath the one breath, raised the head to hit the spirit, clears throat to say. 眉头渐渐舒展开来,布莱恩教授深呼吸了一口气,抬起头重新打起了精神,清了清嗓子开口说道。 To be very right, this loophole that „ok, the young fellows, prepared to work...... that Asia the professor who comes to say was very essential. Without the means showed that the grid point length of stride tends to the zero hour limit, will have the fatal defect to our proof, earlier discovered this loophole might as well be a good matter.” “好了,小伙子们,准备干活了……那个亚洲来的教授说的很对,这个漏洞很关键。如果没办法证明格点步长趋于零时极限,将对我们的证明产生致命缺陷,早点发现这个漏洞未尝不是一件好事儿。” Heard these words of Professor Brian, relaxing of everyone feels relieved, in the office also bustled about. 听到了布莱恩教授的这句话,所有人都如释重负的松了口气,办公室里也重新忙碌了起来。 Before starting to work, Professor Brian sets out to arrive by near the cabinet coffeemaker, poured into one cup of coffee to oneself. 在开始工作之前,布莱恩教授起身走到橱柜旁的咖啡机边上,给自己泡上了一杯咖啡。 Before returning to the desk sits down, before starting to solve this problem, he plans first to give to hang that paper on arxiv establishes a condition of revision. 回到办公桌前坐下,在开始解决这个问题之前,他打算先给挂在arxiv上的那篇论文设置一个修改的状态。 However when he visits the arxiv website, actually yes discovered the label that oneself trace has the new paper to hang, moreover Mass Gap of Yang Mills equation, this had been declared the proposition of proof by him impressively. 然而就在他登陆arxiv网站的时候,却是发现自己追踪的标签有新的论文挂出,而且赫然正是杨米尔斯方程的质量间隙,这个已经被他宣称证明的命题。 Gawked slightly, Professor Brian in the heart is thinking is whose such iron, therefore selected that paper. 微微愣了下,布莱恩教授心中想着是谁头这么铁,于是点开了那篇论文。 However this mouse is unimportant, sees the paper the instance of title and author, he was startled immediately. 然而这鼠标一点不要紧,看到论文的标题和作者的瞬间,他顿时就惊了。 u?! u？！ wtf?! wtf？！ Without enough time hesitant, he swept an abstract of paper rapidly, immediately jumps to the part of main text. 来不及犹豫,他迅速扫了一眼论文的摘要,立刻跳向了正文的部分。 However more looks downward, his eyelid then more cannot restrain jumps crazily. 然而越是往下看去,他的眼皮便越是克制不住的狂跳。 Especially when he sees the middle part, sees „m =)” this line of essential mathematical formulas time, the beat is in his eyes alarmed and afraid, turned into the angry flame instantaneously. 尤其当他看到中间的部分,看到“m=)”这行关键算式的时候,跳动在他眼中惊惧,瞬间变成了愤怒的火光。 Is the proof line unexpectedly same as him? 证明思路竟然和他一样？ The pre- printed book that Lu Zhou pastes, quoted Gaffey to publish in academic yearly journal » on that paper, as well as quality m about Lamda asymptotic expansion way! 陆舟贴出的预印本,同样是引用了贾菲刊登在学术年刊》上的那篇论文,以及质量m关于λ的渐近展开方式！ But at most, in solving the mentality of issue, presented a point „small” the deviation...... at least in his opinion is quite small. 顶多,只是在解决问题的思路上,出现了一点“微小”的偏差……至少在他看来是相当微小的。 For example what he uses is the scalar field in time and space manifold, was continued Weinburger when the method of establishing the weak electronic unification theory using, what however Lu Zhou used establishes a quantum field that corresponded in the above-mentioned issue the classical action was quantum Yang Mills Field. 比如他采用的是一种时空流形上的标量场,算是延续了温伯格在建立弱电统一理论时用到的方法,然而陆舟采用的是建立一个对应于前述问题中经典作用量的量子场即量子杨米尔斯场。 In the office resounded thunderclap to result in angrily roars, Professor Brian stood from the chair angrily. 办公室里响起了一声炸雷似得怒吼,布莱恩教授愤怒地从椅子上站了起来。 „This absolutely possibly is not the coincidence!” “这绝对不可能是巧合！” He all understood. 他全明白了。 Why Lu Zhou has not appeared at the scene. 为什么陆舟没有出现在现场。 What why appears at the scene is from Jinling University „peon”. 为什么出现在现场的是一个来自金陵大学的“无名小卒”。 Why this „peon” can in a language stamp the weakness in his paper. 为什么这个“无名小卒”又偏偏能一语戳中他论文中的弱点。 Originally all were the upholstery are good, all to ruin his public lecture, then while him the paper revised the time, improved his proof line, finally snatched in his front takes this achievement. 原来一切都是铺垫好了的,所有一切的一切都只是为了毁掉他的报告会,然后趁着他对论文进行修改的时候,将他的证明思路加以改进,最终抢在他的前面拿下这个成果。 This situation is not rare in the academic circle, is not rare at least in Physics, when idea emitted at the same time has not obtained very good utilization, travelled together to take away to process own thing rapidly, to achieve robs „first” or „respectively simultaneously” the reputation. 这种情况在学术界不算罕见,至少在物理学界不算罕见,当一个idea被放出的同时却没有得到很好的运用,迅速被同行拿去加工成自己的东西,以达到抢夺“最先”或者“分别同时”的名誉。 However he has not thought, the well-known scholar like Lu Zhou will also do such matter! 然而他怎么也没想到,像陆舟这样的知名学者也会干出这样的事情！ „Professor” “教授” Looks at the professor who stands up, sat the assistant before side desk just said half a word words, actually swallow back forcefully. 愣愣地看着站起身来的教授,坐在旁边办公桌前的助理刚刚说了半句话,却又是硬生生地咽了回去。 Sees only on the face of that distortion, had been filled up by the anger. 只见那张扭曲的脸上,已经被怒火填满。 When both eyes of person hated flame camouflage, said at this time anything is useless. 当一个人的双目已经被仇恨的火焰遮蔽,这时候说什么都是没有用的。 Stares at that paper in screen with the discontented blood-color eyes stubbornly, Professor Brian was saying with clenched jaws: „Helps me contact with the bbc reporter, I must let as we all know, this resourceful fellow, was doing the shameless deal in the back!” 用不满血色的双眼死死地盯着屏幕中的那篇论文,布莱恩教授咬牙切齿地说道:“帮我联系bbc的记者,我必须要让所有人都知道,这个不择手段的家伙,在背地里干了何等无耻的勾当！” ...... …… Campus in Oxford University. 牛津大学的校园。 As the scholars from the world depart in abundance, the academic atmosphere in campus returned to the past tranquility. 随着来自世界各地的学者们纷纷离去,校园中的学术氛围又回归了往日的宁静。 On the asphalt road before nearby cafe, under two elbows clamps theory Dr. Physics of books to walk shoulder to shoulder. Content that talked from two people, they were just came out from the library probably, prepare to return to the dormitory. 附近的咖啡馆前的柏油路上,两名胳膊肘下面夹着书本的理论物理学博士并肩走着。从两人交谈的内容来看,他们大概是刚从图书馆出来,准备返回宿舍。 The topic from the quantum color dynamics, shifted the newest situation of gauge theory quickly. 话题很快从量子色动力学上,转移到了规范场论的最新研究情况。 „Did you hear? The Mass Gap issue of strong interaction was solved!” “你听说了吗？强相互作用的质量间隙问题被解决了！” „You say the proof of Professor Brian Caro? That was not confirmed is wrong?” “你是说布莱恩・卡罗教授的证明？那个不是被证实是错的了吗？” „It is not he, what I said is the paper of Professor land.” “不是他,我说的是陆教授的论文。” „Land? Land of that Jinling University?” “陆？那个金陵大学的陆？” „Don't you know? Yesterday evening he hung the pre- printed book in arxiv, before dawn 3 o'clock my professor still sent one on Twitter ‚unbelievable’, in the morning after getting up, I also ran to select to praise.” “你不知道吗？昨天晚上他把预印本挂在了arxiv,凌晨三点钟我的教授还在推特上发了一条‘难以置信’,早上起来之后我还跑去点了赞。” „On arxiv?! Thanks, I think suddenly I had the thing to fall on the library, I first walked one step!” “在arxiv上？！谢谢,我忽然想起来我有东西落在了图书馆,我先走一步了！” „......” “……” Under the visor gamp outside cafe. 咖啡厅外的遮阳大伞下。 Looks Witten who the young people who the roadside passes through in a hurry, wear the sunglasses smiles. 看着路边匆匆走过的年轻人,戴着墨镜的威滕笑了笑。 „It seems like acted swiftly to get there first by Professor land.” “看来还是被陆教授捷足先登了。” Over the two days he did not have sharply to return to that side cern, but was Dean Goddard is exchanging that „solved the Mass Gap problem from the angle of string theory” new way of thinking, however now looks like, the two days discussion as if somewhat did not need. 这两天他没有急着返回cern那边,而是和戈达德院长交流着那条“从弦论的角度解决质量间隙问题”的新思路,然而现在看来,这两天的讨论似乎有些没必要了。 After all, always emitted the pre- printed book for Professor land who was famous rigorously. 毕竟,向来以严谨著称的陆教授放出了预印本。 To pick up the problem from his paper, particularly in mathematical domain, writes one to be difficult simply. 想要从他的论文中挑出毛病,尤其是在数学这个领域上,简直比自己写一篇还要困难。 Sat in Witten's opposite, Goddard drank coffee, seemed like expects same said. 坐在威滕的对面,戈达德喝了一口咖啡,似乎是料到了一样说道。 „Expected.” “意料之中。” „The day after tomorrow the cern conference,” will also look at a watch, Witten looked up to Dean Goddard, „, therefore, since the Mass Gap issue had been solved, we also do need to continue to discuss?” “后天cern还有一场会议,”看了眼手表,威滕抬头看向了戈达德院长,“所以,既然质量间隙的问题已经被解决了,我们还有必要继续讨论下去吗？” Goddard: „Mass Gap issue, although was solved, but is connected the issue of the strong interaction and electromagnetic interaction has not solved, aren't you interested in the Nobel prize?” 戈达德:“质量间隙的问题虽然被解决了,但关联强相互作用与电磁相互作用的问题还没有解决,你对诺贝尔奖不感兴趣吗？” His very clear Witten's weakness, opened the time of string theory obviously, actually cannot win the Nobel prize, this matter has made him take to heart. 他很清楚威滕的弱点,明明开启了弦论的时代,却没能拿到诺贝尔奖,这件事情一直令他耿耿于怀。 Currently speaking, wants to attain through the m theory the Nobel prize is impossible, after all this theory at least a century is nothing hopes that has been confirmed. However, in theory Physics is worth pursuing may not only then the string theory, the way to GUT does not have one. 目前来看,想通过m理论拿到诺贝尔奖是不可能的了,毕竟这种理论至少一个世纪以内是没什么希望得到验证的。然而,理论物理学界中值得追求的可不仅仅只有弦论,通往大统一理论的途径也不只有一条。 However...... 然而…… „Don't waste your energy,” prestige vine smiles, stands up from the seat, „, if he is right, then in this world no one is close to the truth compared with him. Wants in his front, except for must have by far in his talent, as well as sweat. If again the young 20 years old...... or 30 -year-old, I have the interest actually and he compete, but now......” “别白费力气了,”威藤笑了笑,从座位上站起身来,“如果他是对的,那么这个世界上没有任何人比他更接近真理。想要走在他的前面,除了得拥有远胜于他的天赋,以及汗水。如果再年轻二十岁……或者三十岁,我倒是有兴趣和他竞争一下,但现在……” , Witten looks at Goddard to shrug , to continue to say. 顿了顿,威滕看着戈达德耸了耸肩,继续说道。 „Let alone was I, did you have this confidence?” “别说是我了,你有这个信心吗？” Goddard has not spoken, but extends the index finger, touched under the coffee cup gently, drank one silent. 戈达德没有说话,只是伸出食指,轻轻碰了下咖啡杯,沉默地喝了一口。 The senility is a sad topic. 衰老是一个悲伤的话题。 Especially regarding regarding academic such as them of life. 尤其是对于视学术如生命的他们而言。 Although did not mind that on the face adds several gullies again, but the decline on slowness and energy in thought is actually irreversible, he is his old friend Witten, no longer is that can discuss several day and night ages for an academic on issue. 虽然不介意脸上再添几道沟壑,但思维上的迟缓以及精力上的衰退却是不可逆的,无论是他还是他的老朋友威滕,都已经不再是那个可以为一个学术上的问题讨论几个日夜的年龄了。 Was their time to pass...... 属于他们的时代已经过去了……