I Don’t Want to Win Lying Down

what's the situation?

Why do you all look so terrified?

Xu Mang was a little confused. This neutron is just one of the nucleons of the atomic nucleus. It is usually composed of two down quarks and one up quark. It is not a rare thing. Is it necessary to make such a fuss?

Xu Mang?!

Are you willing to be the person in charge of this project? Fang Jun looked at Xu Mang seriously, and said seriously, I'll give you one last chance, think it over before answering!

Xu Mang froze for a moment, he vaguely felt a little chill, could this be a pit?

I...

I don't want to? Xu Mang asked tentatively, the words could only be heard by each other.

Well!

You are in charge of this project! Fang Jun said with a smile.

Xu Mang:? ? ?

this...

This really seems to be a routine!

At this moment, Xu Mang finally realized that he had fallen into someone else's trick, no wonder he wanted to call him over. It turned out that he was waiting for him to jump down. The eight-second difference in the neutron...sounds a bit unbelievable.

tragedy...

This is a human tragedy!

Everyone present looked at Xu Mang with sympathy. This project was a bottomless pit that could destroy anyone's inner world.

Funding issues.

A total of about 300 million has been allocated from above. Fang Jun said: This sum of money is not used for special research. If your research is successful, you can continue to use the remaining money and don't need to hand it over.

What?

Isn't this blood money? !

Xu Mang has been tricked by funding issues in the past. Most of the funds allocated from above can only be used for special fund transfers. If the money is used indiscriminately, it may be severely punished. However, this time it is not the previous rule. It seems that he has gradually paid attention to the use of funds. problem.

Although this was a good thing, everyone present didn't envy Xu Mang for the simple reason...it couldn't be done.

soon,

This meeting is over,

Xu Mang was about to get up and return to the apartment to share this matter with Xiaoman, but he was surrounded by countless people without even a single gap.

Xu Mang... don't you know the difficulty of this project?

Give up, Xu Mang... This is an impossible project, Director Fang cheated on you.

You...you promised too early!

Everyone was trying to persuade Xu Mang to give up this project as soon as possible. There was no need to waste time on a task that could not be completed. The eight-second difference in neutrons had plagued the entire physics field for fifteen years.

After all, as long as this problem is solved, it will be very important for understanding the amount of hydrogen, helium and other light elements formed in the minutes after the Big Bang of the universe 13.8 billion years ago.

Many physicists believe that if they can further determine the lifetime of the neutron, they can open a new chapter in physics, because determining the neutron lifetime can help constrain the measurement of other subatomic particles.

pity,

impossible...

Facing the tide of persuasion, Xu Mang gradually realized that things were not as easy as he believed. If what his colleagues said was true, then he was really cheated, and the people who were cheated were not ordinary.

in an instant,

Xu Mang rushed out of the crowd and ran directly to Director Fang's office.

...

...

...

The two looked at each other, neither of them said anything, and there was silence in the small office. Just now...Xu Mang proposed to Fang Jun that he would no longer be the person in charge of the neutron project. nonsense.

Xu Mang... Let me tell you the truth. Fang Jun smiled wryly, This project itself was prepared for you. In fact, this project was proposed two years ago, but of course no one wanted to study it until Your appearance... only saw a little hope.

I?

I don't know much about neutrons. Xu Mang asked in a daze.

It's okay if you don't understand it now, and there is still time to understand it in the future. Fang Jun said: In short...you are in charge of this project, and you can do whatever you like. Of course, you can't go too far. You should be able to measure it clear.

Xu Mang: (°ー°〃)

I see,

Feelings need a person to fill the scene!

At this time, Xu Mang knew the truth of the matter. In fact, the so-called large-scale scientific research project was a firework show, and he was the one who made the fireworks. Although he knew that no one would watch it, he still had to do what he had to do.

Whether it looks good or not is another matter, at least the fireworks must go up to the sky smoothly.

this...

Isn't this free funding? Xu Mang asked.

Fang Jun nodded, and said seriously: Actually, this amount of funding is not enough, don't worry... It depends on how far you have researched. The more you study, the more money you will spend. Then you will see for yourself. Let's do it.

oh...

Xu Mang left Fang Jun's office with a hint of doubt. He didn't plan to go back to his apartment, so he opened the door next door and sat in his office, thinking about the neutron problem.

neutron...

It seems that the decay of free neutrons only takes about fifteen minutes, after which they will become protons, electrons and antineutrinos.

Immediately afterwards,

Xu Mang found two methods to measure neutron lifetime, and downloaded the paper through the library. The first method is the so-called 'bottle' method, which is to strip the neutrons from the nucleus, put them into a bottle, and then After a period of time count how many neutrons are left.

This approach is used by many different laboratories around the world, including Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Laue-Langevin Institute. The life data obtained by this experiment is 14 minutes and 39 seconds.

The whole world is the same time, there is no difference of half a second.

The second type,

Injecting neutrons directly into a detector that counts the number of protons produced as the neutrons decayed gave the experiment eight seconds more data.

Impossible!

These two measurement methods are very accurate, how can there be an eight-second gap?

magic!

bang bang bang,

At this time,

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, which woke up Xu Mang, who was swimming in the ocean of thoughts, and hurriedly called out to come in.

next second,

Wang Jiafu appeared in front of Xu Mang.

Xu Mang...

Why did you agree to this project? Wang Jiafu said seriously: Don't you know how many doubts there are behind this project? Not only does it require theoretical design, but also a specific experimental plan.

Xu Mang smiled wryly. Why didn't he know this? Unfortunately, is it useful to say this now?

well...

Professor Wang... If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell? Xu Mang sighed, and turned his head to look at the scenery outside the window. The sky was gray, just like Xu Mang's inner world, without any sunlight.

for a while,

The whole office was filled with sadness, and the sadness flowed like a river.

well?

Professor Wang? Xu Mang asked curiously, Has Wang Ai called you recently?

Beat.

I knew that Wang Ai and the others had already started to detect. Wang Jiafu showed a grateful expression, and said to Xu Mang, Xu Mang...I still need to thank you for this matter, thank you for giving Xiao Ai this opportunity.

hehe...

She won it for herself, not me. Xu Mang smiled calmly, Wang Ai is very good, serious, hardworking, and hardworking... There is nothing to choose.

As a father, Wang Jiafu was very proud to hear Xu Mang praise his daughter so much. He could tell that these words were not polite.

Professor Wang.

By the way, have you ever studied the problem of free neutron decay? Xu Mang asked curiously.

I've studied it before.

But because of limited technology and ability, I finally gave up research in this area. Wang Jiafu sighed, suddenly reacted, and hurriedly said: I still have the research data at that time, I will send it to your mailbox later.

good!

Send Wang Jiafu away,

Xu Mang was in a daze, thinking about what to eat tonight, and finally decided to eat braised pork after half an hour. At this time, he received an email from Wang Jiafu in his mailbox, and he opened it to see that there was a compressed package in it.

After decompressing, he got a dozen or so files. Xu Mang went in and looked at them one by one. The content was quite detailed, but it wasn't very comprehensive, and they all ended halfway through.

Difficult!

It's hard to be a human,

Difficult men are even more difficult!

Xu Mang stretched, and then took out his mobile phone. When he encountered some unsolvable problems, he usually read novels for a while, mainly Taibai Mao's.

hey-hey...

Five more chapters are owed today.

Xu Mang smiled, and after laughing, he was endlessly contemplating, and said to himself, I owe more than a hundred chapters to Taibai Mao, and I update it diligently every day. I have never asked for a day off. I still have Why not work hard?

a minute later,

Xu Mang was paralyzed on the chair, with a physics book covering his face, he... fell asleep.

Xu Mang: Zzzz

noon,

Xu Mang hurried back to the apartment, and then saw that Xiaoman seemed to have given up on himself. He could pretend before, but now his 'scalded' right hand was holding potato chips, sending them to his mouth while watching the variety show intently.

Um?

Are you ready? Xu Mang asked.

Yang Xiaoman rolled her eyes, ignored Xu Mang, and looked at the phone silently.

...

Xu Mang, who was left out in the cold, walked into the kitchen silently. He just turned on the gas stove, stuck out half of his head, and asked, What do you want for lunch?

“Shrimp Fried Rice!”

oh...

next second,

Yang Xiaoman wished he could commit suicide by jumping off a building, was he too worthless? A bowl of shrimp fried rice was bought.

Forget it...

Glancing back quietly at Xu Mang in the kitchen, Yang Xiaoman walked up cautiously and hugged Xu Mang the same way Xu Mang hugged her before... It's a pity that he is so short that his head can only be attached to his back instead of It rested on her shoulder like Xu Mang.

Don't hug me!

You're still hugging so tightly on a hot day... Xu Mang let go of Xiaoman's hand with a look of disgust, and crazily stir-fried the shrimp fried rice in the pot.

for a moment,

Yang Xiaoman exploded on the spot.

...

afternoon,

Yang Xiaoman went back to work, while Xu Mang was thinking about the eight-second difference in free neutron decay, but unfortunately... he didn't have any thoughts, and he didn't even know how to get into it.

Later, Xu Mang wondered if it was because he didn't get the funds and he was not at ease, which led to his thinking slipping?

When you get the money, let's talk about when.

words fall,

Pick up a physics textbook on the coffee table, cover your face directly and go to sleep.

You have a new lawyer's letter, please check it.

The ringing of the bell disturbed his sleep,

Glancing at the number, it was Professor Philip calling.

Xu Mang.

It's time to meet up.

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