Great Power Technology

After the international cooperation strategy was determined, Qian Lixun organized people non-stop and started to make reservations for negotiation schedules with personnel from relevant agencies, while Ye Zhou returned to the technical guidance of the Xihe No. 1 large-scale fiber laser. They are doing their best. Work hard and try to open the heavy iron door for China's future development.

At the same time, there is another person who is also trying to use another way to bypass the door and peek into the world behind the door.

QHD, China Institute of High Energy Physics, CEPC underground experimental hall.

Lin Ling followed the installer into the underground experimental hall and completed the final installation and debugging of the Liubi-2 quantum computer. At this time, the trial operation had ended, and the quantum computer was operating in good condition. In the next few months, The Institute of High Energy will use ultra-high-sensitivity monitoring equipment in the underground experimental hall to try to analyze the source of unknown interference suffered by quantum computers.

In the view of these top physicists, as long as interference exists, it must exist in the form of matter or energy. As long as matter or energy exists, it must be detected by monitoring equipment.

Even if they can't pinpoint the specific principle of interference, as long as they can detect it, it is a huge improvement.

Just like the original purpose of this CEPC system, they do not expect to explore all the physical properties of the Higgs boson, but as long as they can stably produce the Higgs boson, it can be regarded as advancing human physics. A big step forward.

Therefore, for the seemingly boring topic of "monitoring the operating status of quantum computers", all researchers have shown great curiosity, but unlike other non-professionals, they do not care about the first two times at all What is the "meaningful information" conveyed by the disturbance, and does not care how much the information in those two days will elevate Lin Ling's status.

In their eyes, Lin Ling was still just an ordinary high-energy physics researcher.

"The test is completed. The IP1, IP2, IP3, and IP4 high-frequency collision zone monitoring systems are working normally, the gamma source is working normally, the quantum computer is operating normally, and the CEPC status is stable."

"The well can be raised. On the ground, we are preparing to raise the well."

"I got it from the ground, come up."

After a researcher next to Lin Ling completed his report, several people in the underground experiment followed the elevator in the ventilation shaft and left the tunnel. After walking out of the elevator, the researcher looked at Lin Ling and said:

"Xiao Ling, starting from today, we will monitor this quantum computer around the clock. I hope you will be present during this process."

"Although we don't know what specific connection the previous two quantum disturbances have with you, the fact is that every disturbance is connected with you."

"So, there is a high probability that your existence triggers some unexplored causal relationship, so ensuring your presence may have a positive impact on our research. Can you understand this?"

After hearing what the other party said, Lin Ling nodded solemnly, and then replied:

"Don't worry, Teacher Xiao, I understand. But I want to ask a question, what exactly do I need to do in the follow-up research work?"

The researcher opposite her, whose surname is Xiao, is Xiao Shucui. He is the backbone of the entire QHDCEPC project. He has participated in the project since its inception, and successfully led the relevant detection work in subsequent experiments, focusing on Hiko Bremsstrahlung radiation and vector Bose. He has published several papers on the preparation of kiko by fusion, which has brought great impetus to China's kiko research work.

It is precisely because of his outstanding contributions that he was selected as the chief engineer of this quantum monitoring project. If he can really continue to make achievements in this field, then it is very likely that he will be the next academician candidate. .

Therefore, Lin Ling respected him very much. Although he was not too old, calling him "teacher" was not excessive.

Hearing her question, Xiao Shuzuo frowned and thought for a moment, then answered:

"It goes without saying about your daily work - you are originally engaged in high-energy physics, and you know better than me what exactly needs to be done. I think you want to ask what special things you have to do in this project. Only by doing things can we push the project to achieve results as quickly as possible, right?”

Lin Ling nodded slightly and said:

"Yes. Teacher Xiao, I have a feeling now that our project this time is a bit too blind. We don't know what we are looking for, we don't know how to find it, and we don't even know what we are using now. Is the method correct? This feeling is completely different from the research I did before."

"I feel very uneasy."

Xiao Shuzuo looked at Lin Ling with a smile. At this moment, he seemed to see himself from ten years ago on the other person's face.

I was in the same situation at that time. I had just left the school laboratory and had just started to independently participate in scientific research projects. Everything in front of me was unfamiliar.

If the main work I did during the five years after I graduated with my Ph.D. was to verify existing knowledge, then after participating in the project, I completely focused on exploring new paths and finding new knowledge.

This process is not a step-by-step process, nor is it a road with "less and less people as you go" as some descriptions say. Instead, you are walking on a road. One second, there is a lot of people around you, and the next In one second, we suddenly entered a deserted no man's land.

Therefore, I felt the same as Lin Ling at that time.

Confused, scared, not at ease.

Ultimately, it’s the fear of the unknown.

Thinking of this, he said:

"Let me answer your question first: None of us know what you need to do, because it is a bit too illusory to use human factors and consciousness factors to affect the experimental results."

"This is just like the qigong experiment conducted by Qian Lao in the past. If you say it is useless, it is still an exploration; if you say it is useful, it is really useless."

"The same goes for your current situation - we will treat you as a person with special abilities, but do you want to use your special abilities to participate in the experiment? My suggestion is not."

"So, you don't need to do anything for the time being. We can just conduct experiments systematically and step by step."

Having said this, Xiao Shuzuo paused for a few seconds, and then continued:

"In addition, regarding the issue of 'unsteadiness' that you mentioned, in fact it is the same for everyone, and everyone has to go through this stage."

"You are right. We know almost nothing about this project now. However, it is precisely because of this that we have to keep trying and making corrections."

"You need to adjust your mentality. Now you are no longer a student, but one of the main leaders of a project. You must know that what you need to do is no longer rushing, but pioneering."

"In the process of pioneering, some people will sacrifice - of course, for us, the so-called sacrifice does not mean sacrificing lives, but sacrificing one's own future."

"If we choose the wrong direction, it is very likely that we will be inactive for the rest of our lives, but at least we have eliminated a wrong option for others."

"Be prepared this way and you won't feel confused."

After hearing Xiao Shuzuo's words, Lin Ling sighed and said with some hesitation:

"I'm not worried about my own future, I'm worried about the future of this project."

"It's not your turn to worry about this."

Xiao Shuzuo answered bluntly.

"The project is determined by the state. The implementation of the project has gone through multiple layers of approval, and it has been approved by the legendary 'Suiren'. And if the problem is not revealed, it is unlikely that there will be a problem. Even if something does go wrong , even if it does result in a waste of resources, it is still a necessary exploration after our collective decision-making."

"As I said before, do your own thing well and expand the scope."

"The strategic significance of this project is no less than that of the Hua Institute of Physics in Earth's nuclear fusion. They can invest so many resources, why can't we?"

After hearing this, Lin Ling finally nodded.

The lingering haze in my heart still exists, but I must learn to ignore it and really devote my energy to future work.

Two hours later, Ye Zhou received the news that all preparations for the quantum computing disturbance monitoring project had been completed. After hesitating for a long time, he called Lin Ling, who explained the progress of the project to him in detail. Plans for later.

"So for now, it's probably like this. My status in the project may not be that prominent - anyway, as Teacher Xiao said, to this project, I am like a supernormal person who knows Qigong. "

"To achieve results, this project cannot rely on my qigong, but must rely on objective experiments and monitoring."

Hearing the other party's explanation, Ye Zhou felt a little funny. After a pause, he asked jokingly:

"Why do I feel that you are a little aggrieved by what you said?"

Lin Ling, who was on the other side of the phone, was stunned for a moment and quickly denied:

"No, no. I just want to do more things."

Her tone was a little frightened. Although she had been in contact with this mysterious Suiren more than once, she still felt like a newbie in front of him.

"I was just joking. I already have a rough idea of ​​the situation."

"The reason why I called you today is mainly to confirm your status. Since Mr. Xiao has told you that it is OK, there will be no problem."

"My opinion is the same as his. This is a project of strategic significance, so you don't have to be too anxious."

"Take your time, step by step. If you can make breakthrough progress, then you are likely to be the group of people who will go down in history."