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Chapter 184 The scientific community was detonated again!

Nature Editorial Department.

"It feels like there hasn't been any really big results in a while."

Editor Volent said to his colleague next to him while reviewing the new manuscript.

"Come on, being able to get a manuscript approved by Nature is already considered a heavyweight in the academic world." Editor Meng De'en next to him shrugged.

Warrent laughed: "Forget it, we know our situation."

Nature is undoubtedly a top journal in the academic world, with an impact factor of 50, but in the process of collecting manuscripts, they have to take the impact factor into consideration, so they have to give up a lot.
Especially in recent years, some cases of fraud have been exposed, and the conclusions of those fraudulent papers are more shocking than each other.

Especially during this time.

This time it's their old rival again. Science published an article titled "Is there a stain on the field? A neuroscience image detective finds signs of falsification in dozens of articles on Alzheimer's disease, threatening the mainstream theory of the disease", pointing out that a groundbreaking paper in the field of Alzheimer's disease published in Nature in 2006 was falsified.

That groundbreaking paper linked the cause of Alzheimer's disease to a molecule called Aβ*56.

As a result, the entire Alzheimer's disease research field followed the conclusions of this paper and invested a lot of research funds and more than ten years in this direction to find this thing called Aβ*56. The number of citations of this paper is as high as 2300.

Now, "Science" has pointed out that there is fraud in this paper, mainly falsification of images, and there is the possibility of piecing together multiple different experimental photos.

Today, this matter has caused an uproar in the entire academic community, and many teams studying Alzheimer's disease have begun to stand up and accuse the author of the paper.

Similarly, Nature was also put at the center of controversy, after all, they are responsible for reviewing manuscripts.

All in all, this is definitely a classic case of academic fraud.

Minor academic fraud may benefit the author, but major academic fraud can directly harm the entire research field.

Therefore, academic fraud is not acceptable.

"However, this has nothing to do with our Physics Department. This is their Biology Department's problem."

Warrent smiled and said nonchalantly.

Mendel nodded in agreement.

Although they are all colleagues, when they see colleagues from another department getting into trouble, they naturally feel happy about it.

At this time, Volent had already finished reviewing the paper in front of him, and then shook his head. "Another paper about superconductors. Really, reading about superconductivity every day makes me feel like I'm going to become a superconductor."

Meng De'en smiled and said, "If you were given 1000 million atmospheres of pressure, you would be able to achieve room temperature superconductivity."

Volent rolled his eyes and was about to retort, but the following paper stunned him.

"Wait! This paper is..."

"Coupled Model of Electron Density Wave and Spin Density Wave: Mechanism of High-Temperature Superconductivity"

"Gift crab!"

Suddenly, Warrent's eyes widened and he exclaimed.

Meng De'en, who was standing next to him, was startled by him and immediately said angrily: "Why are you yelling so loudly!"

"No, read this paper!" Warrent pointed at his computer screen and patted Mendel's shoulder with his other hand.

"Be gentle, be gentle." Meng De'en really couldn't understand. He was quite normal just now, why did he suddenly become so excited?
He wanted to see what kind of paper it was.

Then when he saw it, he immediately had the same reaction as Warrent.

"I bought it!"

Both eyes widened.

"This is...this is..."

They looked at each other.

High-temperature superconductivity mechanism!

This theory, which has been pursued in condensed matter physics for who knows how many years, is it time to witness it?

And the most important thing is that the author of this paper is...

"Xiao Yi! He's the author!"

Volent said.

"Yes." Mendel nodded.
It was this name that surprised them so much.

If an ordinary scholar were to send them a paper on the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity, they would definitely remain skeptical, and then follow the normal process to review the paper to see if there are any outrageous errors. If not, they would contact the reviewer for another review.

However, now it is Xiao Yi.

He is the prover of the Yang-Mills existence and mass gap problem, and the founder of quantum Hodge theory. The X-particles he predicted have become the core hotspot of high-energy physics in recent times.

Each of these achievements has elevated Xiao Yi's status in the physics community to a higher level, and he has basically become a big shot that everyone looks up to.

And now, he has actually begun to study the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity?

Warrent and Mendeln looked at each other.

"Go find the editor-in-chief!"

Such papers are no longer something they can decide.

……

"What? High-temperature superconductivity mechanism? The paper written by Xiao Yi?"

In the editor-in-chief's office in the Physics Department, Editor-in-Chief Edman Kress stood up in surprise, looked at Warrent in front of him, and said in disbelief: "Are you sure?"

"I have sent the paper to your email address, you can read it now." said Volent.
Chris immediately sat back in his seat and found the paper in his mailbox.

"A coupled model of electron density waves and spin density waves..."

"Walter? There is a coupling relationship between electron density waves and spin density waves? How is this possible!?"

Chris himself studies condensed matter physics, and when he saw this title, he was immediately in disbelief.

However, facing the author Xiao Yi, he did not dare to jump to conclusion and could only continue reading.

“Local electron density waves… local spin density waves?”

"Hmm... Hubbard model? Hiss~ It seems... It seems..."

"and many more!"

"here it is……"

Finally, Chris' eyes widened as he saw Xiao Yi's calculation process of linking the local electron density wave and the local spin density wave.

The mathematical techniques used in this process are completely beyond imagination. At least, Chris admitted that if he were to think about it himself, he would definitely not be able to think of such a method.

For a moment, his eyes became more and more shocked.

These two things have been studied in the field of condensed matter physics for who knows how long, and it has always been believed that the two things can be distinguished independently. But now, their effects are coupled, which in turn leads to a strongly correlated system of electrons?
"This……"

He was silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.

At the side, Warrent and Mendeen saw the expression on their editor's face and couldn't help asking, "Chris, what do you think of Xiao Yi's paper?"

Chris shook his head and said, "I... am not sure."

Warrent and Mendeln both showed surprised expressions.

Their editor-in-chief Chris is also unsure?

You know, anyone who can serve as the editor-in-chief of the Nature Physics Department must be a top figure.

At least some of them have published several papers in Nature.

And now, Chris is not sure either?

Finally, Chris said, "Let's contact the reviewer. Um... let's find George Parisi. He must like Xiao Yi's paper very much."

Warrent and Mendeln nodded.

George Parisi, winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics, is particularly proficient in theoretical physics. His research fields are also very broad. From high-energy physics to condensed matter physics, he is a top scholar.

Most importantly, he is good at math.

Therefore, Xiao Yi's paper will definitely suit his taste.

So then, Chris took out his cell phone and contacted George Parisi directly.

The main hope is that George Parisi will pay attention to this paper and not delay the review for a while.

The call was connected quickly.

Chris said, "Hello, Professor Parisi."

George Parisi responded, "Well, hello, Professor Kress, what's up?"

"We have a paper here that we need you to review. Believe me, you will definitely be interested in this paper."

"Oh, as for reviewing, I may not be very free recently. As you know, the entire physics world is studying the problem of X particles. Although we cannot directly discover the existence of X particles through particle accelerators for the time being, we can now use X particles to try to unify the strong interaction and the weak interaction."

George Parisi declined the offer. “If we can achieve this, we may be able to use the new unified theory of strong and weak electricity to compare some experimental data, and perhaps find more evidence to support the existence of X particles.”

"So I'm really sorry." Generally speaking, scholars will not refuse invitations to review papers. After all, this is not only an honor but also an obligation. It is a long-standing tradition in the academic community.

However, for someone like George Parisi who is currently working on an important research topic, it is normal to refuse to review the paper.

Chris did not immediately express regret for George Parisi's refusal, but continued: "Believe me, you will definitely be interested in this paper. It was written by Xiao Yi."

Parisi was immediately stunned.

"Written by Xiao Yi?"

“Yes, and I promise that once you see the title of this paper, you will be immediately interested.”

After listening to Chris's words, Parisi began to ponder. Finally, he said helplessly: "Well, since it is Xiao Yi's paper, I don't think anyone in this world will refuse it."

"Haha, of course!" Chris said with a smile, "Then I'll send the paper to your email now."

……

Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

In George Parisi's office.

"Xiao Yi's thesis..."

Parisi hung up the call with Chris, and then began to wait for the paper to be sent from there. At the same time, he became more curious about Xiao Yi's paper.

It has been several months since the world-renowned International Congress of Mathematicians. Parisi really wants to know what Xiao Yi's paper will be about.

"It's not about X-particles, is it?"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but hope in his heart that it was not the same topic as his own, otherwise, all his efforts in this period would be wasted.

Although Xiao Yi's achievements are often of great significance to the academic community, they are simply a nightmare for those teams and scholars who are studying the same topics as him.

Just at this moment, he received a new email in his mailbox. When he opened it, he found that it was indeed sent by the editorial department of "Nature".

After downloading the PDF attachment and opening it, George Parisi's eyes narrowed immediately.

"Coupled Model of Electron Density Waves and Spin Density Waves?"

"High-temperature superconductivity mechanism?"

"Jesus..."

Although he was somewhat relieved that it was not related to X-particles, the shock it brought him was even greater.

Xiao Yi actually discovered the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity?
How did he do it?
So he immediately looked down.

Just like that, the more he looked, the more shocked he became.

“There is such a relationship between electron density waves and spin density waves?”

"This mathematical method he used..."

"This... is incredible. It's really incredible."

He also did a lot of research on condensed matter physics, and of course he was very knowledgeable about electron density waves and spin density waves.

But even so, he had never thought of finding the coupling relationship between these two things from a mathematical point of view!

Not to mention, no one has ever discovered the existence of this coupling mode in condensed matter physics experiments around the world.

It can be said that the entire academic community is in a state of darkness.

However, now Xiao Yi has found it out simply by relying on mathematical methods.

"How on earth did he come up with that?"

George Parisi was puzzled.

I flipped back the paper and read Xiao Yi's entire derivation process again.

The more he looked at it, the more impressed he was.

"Sure enough, no matter how many times I watch Xiao Yi's mathematical derivation, it always gives me a pleasing feeling."

Finally, he sighed deeply.

This is a genius, a 19-year-old Fields Medal winner who can impress everyone.

From his mathematics, anyone could only see his bizarre way of thinking. As for learning this way of thinking...

It's completely impossible.

After expressing his feelings, Parisi refocused his attention on Xiao Yi's conclusion.

A rigorous or gorgeous derivation process has never been the focus of physics; the conclusion is.

Therefore, letter-style journals like Physical Review Letters can become top journals in the field of physics, because physicists only need to publish their conclusions, and as long as the conclusions are consistent with the experiments, the process is not important.

It's like if a person suddenly gets a system that tells him the theory of everything that can unify the four fundamental forces, and then publishes this conclusion, as long as it matches the experiment, it is enough for physics.

"So according to the conclusion, if we measure the relevant data of the electron density wave through experiments and then substitute it into this model for calculation, we can get the relevant information of the spin density wave."

"Similarly, by bringing in spin density waves, we can also get data on electron density waves."

This is the simplest way to verify this model.

Thinking of this, George Parisi immediately made a phone call.

"Lumit, prepare the materials lab for me. I need to do an experiment."

"Also, you should call Jobana and the others as well. This experiment requires a lot of work."

The students were arranged to prepare the laboratory, and Parisi printed out the paper first, and then walked towards the laboratory.

Since winning the Nobel Prize in Physics last year, Giorgio Parisi has become one of the most famous people in the Sapienza University of Rome, so his laboratory was quickly arranged.

The experiment begins.

Although he is a theoretical physicist, George Parisi is naturally familiar with experiments. There is no physicist who really doesn't understand experiments at all. After all, physical theories ultimately need to be verified by experiments.

Soon, the results came out.

"They are so consistent?!"

After the experiment was completed, George Parisi substituted the experimental data into the model in the paper and immediately obtained a result that surprised him.

The error rate is less than one percent...

This kind of precision is almost fake in physics.

George Parisi didn't mean that Xiao Yi had faked it. After all, it was just a model, and models couldn't be faked, so he had faked it himself...

Of course, this is even more impossible. After all, whether it is the spin density wave or the electron density wave, they are just freshly produced. How can they be faked?
“Incredible… Incredible…”

George Parisi became more and more excited.

Is it true that the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity is about to be mastered by humans?
"Keep experimenting!"

He asked the students in the laboratory to continue their experiments, prepared a considerable number of samples of high-temperature superconductors, and then substituted the experimental data into Xiao Yi's model for verification.

He tried both copper oxide high-temperature superconductors and iron-based high-temperature superconductors.
Just like that, after doing almost 20 sets of experiments, “all of them were consistent with the predictions of the XSC theory!”

"Unbelievable!"

Looking at the various calculation results on the draft paper, George Parisi's eyes showed shock.

Undoubtedly, all these results prove one thing, that is, Xiao Yi is right again!

They have really mastered the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity!
For a moment, George Parisi couldn't help but think back to that morning a year ago.

That morning, he came to the Institute of High Energy Physics in China for exchange and study, and happened to come across Xiao Yi's report. Then Xiao Yi revealed the problem of the mass of the W boson at that conference.

At that time, he just thought that Xiao Yi was a genius who was also talented in physics.

As a result, a year later, the other party finally predicted the existence of X particles through the mass problem of W boson, and it became something that even he was expending his efforts on studying.

And now, the heat of the X-particle has not yet passed, and he has solved one of the hottest problems in condensed matter physics.

Finally, he sighed and said, "The sky of physics is changing again!"

……

And so, about half a month later.

The latest issue of Nature is out.

On the blue cover is a three-dimensional crystal structure model representing a high-temperature superconductor. Around or inside the crystal structure are green undulating lines representing electron density waves and red undulating lines representing spin density waves. On the surface or around the crystal structure, there are also some silver streamline patterns representing superconducting current, symbolizing low-resistance and lossless current flow.

Of course, if you just look at the cover, you may not see anything, but the main title on the cover directly reveals the meaning of the cover.

【Revealing the Mechanism of High-Temperature Superconductivity】

The mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity revealed!
The subtitle is: [Unveiling the Role of Charge and Spin Density Waves in High-Tc Superconductors].

Uncovering the role of charge and spin density waves in high-Tc superconductors
These two titles and this cover instantly set off the entire scientific community.

The mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity has been found?!

(End of this chapter)