1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 99 Shakes the Foundations of Physics!

When Li Qiwei said that Newton's laws of mechanics needed to be revised, everyone in the audience was stunned and speechless for a long time.

Correction?

Why amend?

Then only when it is wrong does it need to be corrected!

What Li Qiwei meant was that Newton's laws of mechanics were wrong.

What an unbelievable and shocking statement this is.

If it weren't for his identity, I'm afraid some people would curse him on the spot.

Even the quantum theory that suddenly emerged was only applicable to microscopic fields such as energy and photons.

The field of macroscopic movement of matter is still governed by Newton's laws of mechanics, which are unbreakable and impeccable.

However, now, the most genius in the field of physics today, the winner of the first Nobel Prize in Physics, has publicly declared that Newton was wrong.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the conference hall was completely ignited.

Many people began to question and even criticize Li Qiwei's outspokenness and arrogance.

"Bruce Lee was blinded by his fame. Did he think he was a god? A theory that has been verified for hundreds of years is wrong."

“Oh my god, why do people say that what I learned is wrong just after I graduated with my Ph.D.”

"What if, I mean what if, Bruce Lee proves that what he said is right later? Have you ever thought about what impact this will have on the physics community?"

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Unlike the shock and doubt of ordinary scholars, those physics giants stared at Li Qiwei with gleams in their eyes.

When learning physics at their level, there are very few things that can cause any disturbance in their mood.

Unless it is something major that shakes the foundations of physics.

This has happened several times in the history of science.

In the 16th century, Copernicus' heliocentric theory shook the foundation of the "God created the world" theory.

In the 19th century, Darwin's theory of evolution completely pulled God down from the altar.

The law of conservation of energy and cell theory have fundamentally shaken the dominant position of the mechanistic view of nature in the natural sciences.

Could something like this happen again in the early 20th century?

For a moment, the bosses breathed rapidly and their faces flushed with excitement.

Being fortunate enough to be involved in such an epoch-making event in one's lifetime is enough to make one live without regrets.

However, all of these require a prerequisite, which is that you have to provide convincing evidence.

Even Planck was skeptical about Li Qiwei's statement at this moment.

Because Newton's laws of mechanics are so perfect, so perfect that they seem to be formulas written by the Creator.

He couldn't imagine how to show that Newton was wrong.

Although Ridgwell was his disciple and confidant, Planck would not act emotionally when it came to the future of physics.

When the day comes that Li Qiwei publishes his paper, he will judge it with the most cautious eye.

Lorenz in the audience frowned. Unlike others, he keenly grasped the word "relative".

Isn't this what he and Li Qiwei had discussed at the London Quantum Conference before? Did the other party have any new discoveries?
Lorenz felt a slight headache, as if something most important had been taken away.

After Einstein heard what Li Qiwei said, a surge of blood rushed to his head!
There were no words that could describe how he felt at the moment, he could no longer hold back his trembling.

From today on, Einstein is no longer an unknown person, but a well-known scholar who can discuss cutting-edge physics issues with Nobel Prize winners in physics.

The paper on the first dark cloud is almost taking shape through his frequent exchanges with Li Qiwei during this period, and only some formulas need to be derived.

He is confident that it will be published next year.

By then, the Nobel Prize in Physics will not be a disadvantage for Einstein's theory!
Bigwigs like Roentgen, the Curies, Becquerel, and Thomson all looked at the young man on the stage with a smile. They shook their heads slightly, thinking that the other party would definitely fall flat on their face this time.

Wilson, Lang Zhiwan, Lauer and other younger generations sighed, "Damn, it would be great if I could pretend like this for once."

Eric, Savage, Oersted and other members of the Nobel Prize in Physics Committee looked at Ridgway in disbelief.

They didn't expect that the person they nominated would be such an arrogant and domineering young man.

In fact, their subtext is that they don’t know how high the sky is or how deep the earth is. Is this the character of a genius?
As for Haviland, he looked disdainful. "Humph, you are just trying to attract attention. Let's see how you end up."

The members of the Royal Academy of Sciences present all had the same feeling, a tremor in their souls that seemed to announce that the great age of physics was coming! The president of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Odner, had a complicated look in his eyes and laughed at himself helplessly.

I thought today was going to be a great physics event, but I didn't expect it to turn into a shock.

He looked at the expressions of everyone in the hall, all of them were stunned with shock.

But he had a hunch: physics was about to change.

Li Qiwei on the stage took in everyone's expressions and smiled softly.

This was the content of his carefully considered speech, revealing some narrow information in advance to build momentum for next year's paper.

Now it seems that the goal has been achieved easily.

But the shock caused seemed to be too great. He was a little worried about how much shock it would cause in the physics community when the narrow phase came out.

At this time, Odner had to come out to continue hosting. He said in a strange tone: "Ahem, Bruce Lee's speech was really wonderful."

“It’s so wonderful that I feel like I’m old and can’t keep up with the times.”

"Young people are still the best. They never succumb to authority and dare to think and try."

"But being young means being more prone to making mistakes, so we old guys still need to pass on some experience."

"Professor Planck, Professor Roentgen, please forgive my crude words, but let's teach these young people a lesson."

Everyone was amused by Odner's humor, and he perfectly dissolved the serious atmosphere in the hall.

Of course, only an old veteran like him is qualified to say such words.

Next, Planck and Roentgen took the stage to give speeches respectively, but both of them did not forget to complain about Ridgway, saying that he was always like this and asked everyone to forgive him.

This made Li Qiwei very embarrassed, and he could only turn around and nod to everyone.

After the two of them finished, Odner regained his momentum and said, "Although physics is important, chemistry cannot be ignored."

“Let us warmly welcome the first Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, Professor Van’tov, to give us a wonderful speech.”

There was even louder applause in the hall than before, and it was obvious that everyone's emotions were aroused.

Van Tov smiled and said, "What the three physicists said just now was very good, but I want to explain one thing."

“The research on cutting-edge physics is very close to the truth but very far from human beings. It seems that it cannot create any substantial benefits for society at present.”

“But although chemistry is separated from the truth by a thin membrane, it is very close to human beings and can create countless wealth.”

"Porcelain, dyes, chemicals, explosives, etc., chemistry has a more profound impact on every aspect of our lives than physics."

"Bruce said he wanted to overturn Newton's theory, but in the field of chemistry, rest assured, Bruce would never be able to do anything like that."

"Because chemistry studies the properties of matter itself, and matter cannot be changed."

"The laws of chemistry are a summary and generalization of the properties of matter. As long as the properties remain unchanged, the laws will remain unchanged."

"Everyone is welcome to study chemistry, so you don't have to worry about being rejected by Bruce in the future."

As soon as Fantov finished speaking, there was laughter in the hall.

Scholars in the field of chemistry applauded with all their might.

Because people often say that the essence of chemistry is physics.

However, there is one thing in chemistry that physics cannot solve, and that is the irregular motion of a large number of molecules and atoms. It is impossible to use equations to list the motion equations of every microscopic particle.

This phenomenon can be well described if Avogadro's law is used.

When a large number of particles gather together, qualitative changes may occur.

For example, how does consciousness arise? It cannot be explained by physical theory.

Therefore, chemistry is not a vassal of physics, but another perspective and method to study the world.

Van'tov's speech made physicists never dare to underestimate chemistry again.

Finally, the two lectures on physics and chemistry ended successfully with everyone looking unsatisfied.

Everyone reached a consensus that the winners of the first Nobel Prize were absolutely worthy of the award and were convincing.

That’s how word of mouth is built.

From now on, the Nobel Prize will become the truly supreme existence in the fields of physics and chemistry.

It’s not because of its publicity, but the strength of the winners, which is the best proof.

(End of this chapter)