From small town scholar to chief scientist

Chapter 229 Shocking the Four Disciplines
Houghton Thorpe was a famous chemist,
In August 2019, he served as the editor-in-chief of Science.

His research interests involve physical and inorganic chemistry, drug development, DNA chip technology, etc. He once served as the president of the University of North Carolina and the provost of the University of Washington.

In March and September 2020, Thorp publicly called out Trump twice, calling on him to "respect science."

Since Zhou Yi submitted a paper to "Nature" last time, H. Holden Thorp (H. Holden Thorp) has been brooding about it.

"Science" and "Nature" have been in love with each other for so many years, and they rarely lose.

Especially for papers with such great achievements, I have never lost.

Unexpectedly, he lost not long ago.

Why does that genius mathematician Zhou Yi love "Nature" so much?

Where did our "science" lose?

Really hateful.

Since then, Houghton Thorpe has greeted the academic editors and editor-in-chiefs of various sub-journals,

When you discover Zhou Yi's paper, you must review it as soon as possible, so as not to make that boss unhappy.

What "Nature" can do, our "Science" is not bad.

Just when Holden Thorpe was about to turn off his computer and go to sleep,
A phone call came, and Holden Thorpe saw that it was some academic editor,

I didn't want to pick it up, I wanted to sleep.

But after thinking about it, calling so late must be a big deal.

What if it is Zhou Yi who contributes to them for "Science", it is not impossible.

Analyzing from a mathematical point of view, things with a probability of 0 can also happen. In other words, it is possible for Zhou Yi to contribute to our "Science".

With a hint of apprehension, Holden Thorpe connected the phone.

"Hi, it's me, I'm Holden Thorpe."

Holden Thorpe said lightly.

With a touch of excitement on the phone, he said:

"Editor, I have two news, one good news and one bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Holden Thorpe wanted to swear in his heart, so late, are you playing this with me?
But thinking that this academic editor has always been calm and steady, a bold idea seemed to emerge in his mind,

Could it be that Zhou Yi contributed to their "Science"?

Or heavyweight papers?

Holden Thorpe asked with a trembling tone:

"Did Zhou Yi contribute to our Science?"

Academic Editor says:

"Oh, my dear editor-in-chief, you actually guessed that the good news is that Zhou Yi has contributed to our "Science".

Then you might as well guess what the bad news is. "

Holden Thorpe asked:

"Zhou Yi has already contributed to our "Science", where there is bad news, any bad news can't compare with this good news."

The academic editor said with a sigh:

"Oh, my dear Holden Thorpe, I think you'd better hear what the bad news is."

Holden Sopoan held back the joy in his heart, and did not ask Zhou Yi what content he submitted.
Instead, follow this academic editor to ask:

"Then tell me what the bad news is. Any bad news can't compare to Zhou Yi's contribution to Science."

Academic Editor says:

"The paper submitted by Professor Zhou Yi is about dark matter, dark energy and geodynamics. It is very novel. It seems that few people in the world can judge right from wrong.

And in my opinion, his papers are all based on the existence of dark matter and dark energy, so this paper is probably just a predictive paper,

If dark matter and dark energy didn't exist, then this paper is rubbish. "

Holden Thorpe understood what was going on at this moment, but Holden Thorpe said:
"What if it exists?"

Academic Editor says:

"If it exists, then I would like to congratulate you, Horton Thorpe, our "Science" is likely to witness the rise of a great new discipline,

Moreover, the foundational paper was published from our "Science", and the theory of earth expansion, which was originally sentenced to death, will glow with new vitality and live a second life. "

Horton Thorpe heard this and knew the risks and rewards in it, and said:
"You send me the paper, and I will find a master in this direction to review the manuscript."

Not long after, Horton Thorpe began to read Zhou Yi's papers.

Holden Thorpe read the paper for five days in a row before barely reading it.

The content inside is as the academic editor said, this is a new hypothesis,
And it is a possible hypothesis, dark matter and dark energy are likely to exist,
Once there, then this paper is the founding paper of this science.

Zhouyi will directly become the patriarch, and the name of "Science" will be spread all over the world.

Holden Thorpe thought about it, and decided to submit this paper to a more professional reviewer.

He can understand the chemical knowledge involved in this paper, but the mathematics and physics knowledge involved,

It was very reluctant.

But what Horton Thorpe didn't expect was that Zhou Yi's chemistry skills were so profound,

Some ordinary chemists can't compare with it.

Is there really an almighty person in this world?

Not long after, Horton Thorpe sent Zhou Yi's paper to Adam Rees, an astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University,
This Adam Ries once won the Shaw Prize in Astrophysics,

In this regard, it is a very authoritative expert.

Then Horton Thorpe sent Zhouyi's paper to Raphael Lang, an expert on dark matter research in the Ugly Country,
This Raphael Lang is a physicist at Purdue University in the United States and a member of the XENON1T dark matter detector project in Italy.

It is very authoritative in the research of dark matter and dark energy, and once had a close cooperation with the Great Xia Kingdom.

They are all very authoritative figures.

After sending it out, Horton Thorpe thought about it. Regarding the address, some scholars in the Great Xia Kingdom are also very famous.

Then I published a paper with academician Xiao Xuchang of Daxia University of Geosciences,
It was a pity for Horton Thorpe that academician Shen Qihan, a geologist in Daxia Kingdom, had passed away, otherwise he was also an authoritative expert.

Then Horton Thorpe sent the Zhouyi paper to the rest of the experts,
Because Holden Thorpe decided to make big news.

A special issue is dedicated to Zhouyi.

The limelight that was stolen by "Nature" at the beginning, my "Science" has to regain the limelight no matter what.

Even publishing a hypothesis paper is fine.

Because once dark matter and dark energy are discovered, perhaps earthquake predictions in many places will be more accurate.

At that time, hundreds of millions of lives will be benefited.

Moreover, the existence of dark matter is tantamount to letting the theory of earth expansion, oh no, it is the subject of geodynamics, which is reborn in a new life, to live a second life.

When these professors received Horton Thorpe's papers in the mail, their first reaction was surprise,
Because the editor-in-chief of "Science" would email them papers, which is a bit strange.

When they saw the title of the paper, they gasped.

Adam Ries was originally swearing because the paper was too long,

But when he saw that the signature was Zhou Yi, he shut up instantly.

"Oh, my God, it was him, I apologize for being irrational just now.

Dark matter and geodynamics, really exciting papers. "

Academician Xiao Xuchang in China has also held a special academic conference in Shanghai,

Academicians from the entire Academy of Geology gathered together.

If it was someone else's thesis, maybe they wouldn't make such a fuss,
But this is Zhouyi's thesis, and they must be ready.

They all read the papers on earthquake prediction published by Zhou Yi's scientific research assistant before, and almost everyone was amazed.

Zhou Yi's attainment in geology is only stronger than that of ordinary academicians.

Now that geodynamics is about to have a second spring, if they don't take the lead in researching it, they are likely to be preempted by foreign scholars.

Academician Xiao Xuchang said in a large conference room:

"It's not that I'm being too serious, but Professor Zhou seems to have missed all the published papers since his debut.
Dark matter is one of the few places where our country leads the world, so I think it is necessary for us to seriously study Professor Zhou's thesis. "

The academicians present all nodded and said:

"We also watched Professor Zhou as a scientific research assistant before. Professor Zhou's attainments are really good.

Since it is a paper sent by the editor-in-chief of "Science", we should take a closer look at it. "

Many experts and professors in geology, geodynamics, and astrophysics around the world have almost stopped what they were doing in the past few days.

I read Zhouyi's paper intently.

Because this paper may be a foundational paper of the discipline,

Zhou Yi may become the patriarch.

Adam Rees looked at the paper and read in the office very excitedly:

"Dark energy fills space and has negative pressure. It occupies an absolute dominant position in the structure of the universe. It is an invisible energy that can promote the movement of the universe.

The repulsive force between all things possessed by dark energy and the universal gravitational force possessed by all things are a pair of motive forces that drive the universe to run in opposition, interdependence and mutual restriction.

Undoubtedly, the dark energy must also be filled in the whole earth and become the main force to promote the earth's movement.

Such an ingenious conclusion, such a novel view, this statement undoubtedly convinced me. "

Until January 2024, [-], the entire geology, geodynamics, and astrophysics communities are boiling.

Because Zhou Yi's paper is very groundbreaking,

Except that dark matter has not yet been found, the rest of the theories are all mature,
Whether it is the mathematical model, physical theory, mantle interaction, granite genesis or geology, it is impeccable.

"Science" published the paper with an extremely exaggerated title.

A theory that may have saved countless lives, a paper that brought a discipline back to life, a groundbreaking paper - "Dark Matter and Earth's Expansion Theory".

As soon as this paper was published, the four disciplines were all boiling.

All the bigwigs in the mathematics world are collectively confused,
During this period of time, I haven't heard that Professor Zhou has made any big moves. It turns out that he is going to harm other subjects.

Isn't he busy studying high energy physics?
The construction of CEPC in the Great Xia Kingdom is in full swing, so why did they go to study geodynamics?

Numerous PhDs in mathematics have expressed their gratitude to Professor Zhou for not studying mathematics.

Thanks to Professor Zhou for not killing me.

The high-energy physics community is also confused.

Higgs, the third prize winner in physics, was a little depressed when he saw this paper, and complained:
"This Zhouyi does not study high-energy physics, but goes to study astrophysics and geodynamics that has no future.

I have to call old man Yang and ask him to persuade him not to go astray.

Mathematics and physics are the most proud subjects. "

And the chemical community was shocked, Nima, when did Zhou Yi have such a high attainment in chemistry?

This unscientific!

I have studied chemistry all my life, but I don’t understand it as well as a 20-year-old young person. I want purple sand spicy~.

As for the geodynamics and geology community is divided into two factions.

"Inflating Earth" and "Plate Tectonics" factions.

Scholars who support the theory of earth expansion regard Zhouyi as their patriarch, as the founder of the mountain,
Shouting victory in various forums, shouting that winning is numb, and shouting that Zhouyi is a god.

Shouting to Master Zhou Yi, some masters and doctors who have not graduated in this discipline are so happy,

It's just a matter of hanging a sign and offering a few sticks of incense to Zhou Yi.

Scholars who support the 'plate tectonic theory' strongly oppose it.

Because dark matter is illusory, as long as it is not discovered, this paper is fundamentally nonsense.

Some of their academic leaders even strongly demanded that "Science" withdraw the manuscript.

Because this is an immature thesis.

This will bring the theory of earth expansion back to life again, and their faction can declare the death penalty, and they will have to behave with their tails between their legs in the future.

This is a conflict of academic ideas, a conflict between interests and the discourse power of this discipline,
It also involves their funds.

It is closely related to their self-interest.

Among them, Xavier Le Pichon's opposition was the strongest.

Because he proposed the theory of plate tectonics on the basis of the theory of continental drift and the theory of seafloor spreading.

According to this theory, the Earth's surface can be divided into several plates.

Zhou Yi's paper undoubtedly challenged their authority.

In addition to Savile Le Pichon, there are Princeton professor Morgan, Cambridge University Mackenzie.

Both of them are also the proponents of plate tectonic theory, and Zhou Yi's paper is simply breaking their roots.

In layman's terms, it is no less than killing one's father and enemy.

However, how are they opposing the retraction of Science?
The reason given by Horton Thorpe is very firm. He wrote on the personal account of the scientific research assistant:
[For some doubters, hello.

Let me answer your question,

Professor Zhou's paper is a special issue,
This special issue is dedicated to hypotheses that are novel and have great potential.

Because Professor Zhou Yi's paper is very representative, in addition to scientific value,
It also has humanistic value. Some of the knowledge in it is properly applied in geology, and it may be able to predict the arrival of earthquakes.

At that time, tens of thousands of lives may be saved, and the value it brings is inestimable.

It is the treasure of our mankind.

That's why we gave a special issue of Hypotheses.

Not because of Professor Zhou's reputation.

Compared with human life, the meaning of science in my opinion is to serve mankind. 】

Horton Thorpe's remarks left plate tectonics people with nothing to say. They could only study Zhou Yi's papers and try to find their mistakes.

Thus overturning Zhouyi's thesis.

Because dark matter is likely to exist.

As for the country, under the promotion of the marketing account and self-media, Zhou Yi became popular all over the Internet again.

(End of this chapter)