1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 43: Pressure from the Gang
After hearing Ridgeway's answer, Madame Curie seemed to be thinking about something.

She is also engaged in physics research, so she naturally knows that she cannot make any promises before the research results are confirmed.

Moreover, she liked Li Qiwei very much and did not choose to dig deeper and ask him what properties of electrons he discovered that could not be explained by classical mechanics.

However, this answer was enough to explain her doubts.

But Madame Curie always felt that the other party was forcibly hiding something. This is a woman's intuition, but it is often very effective.

So, she casually asked, "Bruce, I felt that you seemed to be hesitant to speak, do you want to say something?"

Li Qiwei was shocked. What a terrible intuition! It turned out that women were not to be messed with, let alone female scientists.

He smiled and said, "Yes, ma'am, I do want to say something more." Then he continued:
"In 1895, Professor Roentgen discovered X-rays."

"In 1896, you and your wife, Marie Curie, and Professor Becquerel discovered radioactivity."

"In 1899, my senior brother Professor Rutherford discovered alpha and beta rays based on radioactivity."

"Then who here can tell me what force is responsible for producing these rays?"

"Gravity? Impossible, because the calculated value is too small. Electromagnetic force? That's not right either, because X-rays don't carry any electricity, so there's no electromagnetic effect."

"Although alpha rays are charged, classical electromagnetic theory cannot explain why matter emits rays for no reason."

"So, I concluded that there must be a completely new force in nature that governs the production and properties of these rays."

"And this force exists in atoms, and quantum mechanics is the theory that can explain this force."

boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, a storm arose in the conference hall.

Many people felt like they were listening to a book written in a foreign language. Li Qiwei's knowledge was so advanced that many professors had no idea what was going on.

Not to mention the lecturers and doctoral students, who are almost becoming autistic.

After all, not everyone is a big shot.

Only those who are truly at the forefront of physics understand the weight of Li Qiwei's words.

This is really unbelievable!
Everyone stared at him closely.

If his explanation of quantum mechanics just now is still within the scope of everyone's acceptance, after all, it is just a different research angle from Newtonian mechanics.

Then the so-called new force completely broke everyone's cognition.

Objects fall because of gravity; people fall, lightning and auroras occur because of the electromagnetic force.

Physics has developed for more than three hundred years, but humans have not yet found the third force.

Now someone actually publicly said that there is a third force. Many people think that Li Qiwei is crazy.

"Does Bruce Lee really think he is the God of physics? He dares to predict the existence of a third force without even seeing it," said the Oxford professor.

"I think he is becoming arrogant and thinks he is great because he invented quantum theory, so he starts to brag," said another Oxford professor.

"Young people really don't know their place. Are all these physicists here stupid?" someone complained indignantly.

At this time, the atmosphere in the venue reached its peak, and even Lord Kelvin forgot to maintain order.

He was also shocked by Li Qiwei's bold words. This young man from the Qing Dynasty always liked to say shocking things, but he had a magical self-confidence that made people believe in his ideas.

Madame Curie looked at Ridgeway with her beautiful eyes, attracted by the theory he described.

At this time, Baron Rayleigh suddenly said: "Bruce, what an amazing young man, no wonder he could invent [Quantum Theory]."

Li Qiwei quickly responded that this person's qualifications were second only to Lord Kelvin, and he was also Thomson's teacher.

Baron Rayleigh continued, "The force you are talking about is still too far away. We can't even understand atoms right now, let alone study the internal forces."

"After listening to all your explanations, there is still one thing you cannot convince me of. That is, apart from explaining the second dark cloud, the black body radiation problem, your quantum theory has no other evidence."

Then, Wayne nodded to Baron Rayleigh and said, "As the discoverers of the blackbody radiation problem, Baron and I are very grateful that your genius idea can solve this problem." "I once discussed with Planck privately. Maybe [quantum theory] just happens to be suitable for this problem, like a unique mathematical technique."

"Once we leave this question, quantum theory may no longer apply. After all, there is no proof of the electron behavior you mentioned."

The remarks of the two bigwigs were even more incisive, directly hitting the shortcomings of quantum theory.

Many people in the audience expressed their agreement, and Thomson knew that this was Baron Rayleigh testing Ridgway.

He was afraid that Li Qiwei was going too smoothly and would suffer a complete defeat after encountering setbacks in the future, so he had to give him a blow now.

Sure enough, the real super bosses seemed to have reached a tacit understanding and started to attack Li Qiwei.

Because they had just been shocked by the shocking remarks made by the third force, they wanted to give the young man a warning.

At this time, Lorenz raised his hand and said, "Bruce, I'm glad to hear your sharing. This is my biggest gain in recent times."

Ridgway expressed his gratitude, saying that this was the man behind Einstein, and his Lorentz transformation provided important mathematical support for the special theory of relativity.

Lorenz continued, "I'm sorry, I asked a question after Baron and Wayne, which may have interrupted your answer."

"That's because my questions are similar to theirs, so I asked them all at once, and you can answer all three of us together."

"I have also derived a formula for the energy distribution of blackbody radiation. If a specific mathematical equation is added, the result can also include the entire spectrum."

"Obviously, this perfect conclusion cannot be regarded as a true physical theory."

“So is it possible that your concept of [quantum] is a similar mathematical form to mine, just from a different angle?”

"It's like, angles are the same as arcs."

Lorenz's words immediately caused a sensation, and everyone present began to whisper to each other.

Obviously, the three physics giants attacked one after another, all of which went straight to the core, and everyone thought that Li Qiwei would be powerless now.

Planck looked at Ridgway with pity, but his face was not useful in this situation, unlike at the Berlin Physical Society.

But he also knew that this was the only way for a great physicist.

If he can't even overcome such a small doubt, then his achievements will not be great.

Therefore, his eyes became firm again and he looked at Li Qiwei with expectation.

Below the stage, Einstein and Grossman clasped their hands tightly, wishing they could rush forward immediately to take on the pressure for Li Qiwei.

But they also knew that if they took such action in such circumstances, it would embarrass Ridgway and the Zurich School.

Wilson also stopped laughing and his expression became unusually serious. He kept calling Li Qiwei's name in his heart, as if he wanted to transfer all his strength to him.

As for the younger brother Chris, the junior brought by Li Qiwei, he was so depressed that he couldn't breathe at this moment.

Even Professor Case became nervous. The young man once told him that light is both a wave and a particle, but he could not figure out the mystery of this sentence.

He will definitely get through this!

Lord Kelvin, Thomson, Roentgen, Boltzmann and other bigwigs all watched calmly, but the slight trembling of muscles on their faces betrayed their inner thoughts. "Bruce, can you create another miracle this time?"

Li Qiwei's expression was moved for the first time, and his deep eyes slowly swept over everyone present.

Then he said slowly and firmly, "Since you all want additional evidence, well, I'll give it to you now."

boom!
The words were like thunder, and everyone in the room was shocked.

Thank you all book friends for your recommendations.

Guess what Li Qiwei’s evidence is?
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(End of this chapter)