1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 584: The Fourth Bruce Conference! All the stars gathered! Everyone's attention! The end of quantum mechanics!
1924 10 Month 25 Day.

Li Qiwei and his delegation arrived in Brussels, the capital of Belgium.

This time, in addition to Wang Zhengyang and Huo Xiuting, he also brought Dirac, Wu Youxun and Yu Yin.

Wu Youxun and Yu Yin's research directions are closely related to quantum mechanics, so Li Qiwei asked him to attend the meeting as well.

However, Master Qian Wu took the initiative to reject Li Qiwei's invitation.

Although his research direction has nothing to do with quantum mechanics, given Li Qiwei's status, he can arrange it.

Master Qian Wu said solemnly:

"Teacher, I have my considerations."

"I've chosen mechanics."

"Mechanics chose me, too."

Li Qiwei was shocked at first, and then felt joy from the bottom of his heart.

His disciples already have the master's thoughts and bearing.

"Fifth Master, I respect your choice."

Master Qian Wu finally said with a smile:

"If I attend the Bruce meeting, Professor Carmen and the others will be very sad."

Li Qiwei smiled knowingly.

When the news that Master Qian Wu refused to attend the Bruce Conference came out, many people immediately exclaimed in disbelief.

Even the Nobel Prize winner and Professor Bruce's direct disciple did not attend the Bruce Conference.

Sigbarn and the others immediately felt mentally balanced and no longer felt any loss.

Are you kidding? Among those who were not invited, who can compare to Master Qian Wu?

"Perhaps Master Qian Wu would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix."

However, apart from Li Qiwei, I am afraid no one can understand Master Qian's thoughts.

And mechanics masters such as von Karman were even more shocked.

That man's heart is harder than gold and iron!

"The Fifth Master is a true brother!"

At this moment, Master Qian Wu is definitely the future leader in the field of mechanics!
His influence in the field of mechanics will surpass that of his mentor, Professor Bruce!
Li Qiwei's arrival was warmly welcomed by Belgium.

Belgian Prime Minister Younes met with him in person and the two sides had in-depth exchanges on topics such as science and technology education.

Then, accompanied by the President of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Belgium, Budsen, Ridgeway visited the University of Brussels.

Belgium is only a small country in Europe, and there are only a few universities in the country.

Therefore, the scientific level can only be considered second-rate.

Of the three major Nobel Prizes in natural sciences, only one Belgian has won the award.

He was Bordet, an immunologist and microbiologist who won the 1919 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Bordetella pertussis was discovered and named by him.

Bordet was also on the list of accompanying personnel.

What he didn't expect was that Professor Bruce did not communicate with those physics professors, but was very interested in his own research.

"Professor Bruce, you have very unique insights into bacteriology."

As Bordai's status, he would not try to flatter Professor Bruce.

He was truly shocked by the other party's strength.

“Is there really such a versatile person in the world?”

"This is too exaggerated!"

If a top physicist switches to studying biology, will there be unexpected chemical reactions?
Bordet suddenly had such an expectation and fantasy.

Li Qiwei smiled and said:
“Some time ago, I went to St. Mary’s Hospital because of illness and met Professor Wright by chance.”

“From that point on, I became interested in bacteria and antibiotic research.”

It is obvious that Li Qiwei has now started to build his own persona.

The visit went smoothly and Li Qiwei gave Belgium enough face.

However, several Belgian physicists present showed resentful looks.

The fourth Bruce Conference was held right on their doorstep, but they were unable to attend.

You can imagine how that felt.

However, Li Qiwei is not responsible for their mood.

Next, he will have to prepare to welcome the many big guys who are about to arrive.

The evening of July 10.

The Brussels Metropole Hotel is brightly lit and bustling with activity.

Physicists from all over the world gathered together.

There were a total of 33 people attending the meeting.

The list is as follows, divided by nationality.

China: Li Qiwei, Wu Youxun, Yu Yin;
United States: Millikan, Compton, Koronige;
Britain: Thomson, Rutherford, Wilson, Richardson, Fowler, [Dirac], and old Bragg;

Germany: Planck, Einstein, Born, Sommerfeld, Heisenberg, Frank, G. Hertz, Hund;
France: Marie Curie, de Broglie, Langevin;

Netherlands: Lorenz, Ehrenfest, Uhlenbeck, Goudsmit;

Austria: Schrödinger, Pauli;
Denmark: [Bohr];
Italy: Fermi;

India: Bose.

This list is the result of Li Qiwei's careful selection and deep consideration.

He did not pursue the obsession of "Nobel Prize for all", but instead comprehensively considered the status and research fields of the participants.

In short, the Fourth Brousse Conference was even more amazing than the Fifth Solvay Conference!

In order to welcome and serve these bigwigs, the hotel made adequate preparations in advance and will not be open to the public during the meeting.

Everyone enjoyed the food while discussing academic matters, and the laughter was filled with the breath of wisdom.

At this moment, as the absolute protagonist of the meeting, Li Qiwei was extremely busy.

Many people wanted to communicate with him alone and had endless things to say.

Bohr was the first.

In recent years, Bohr has been working hard to build his own research institute, focusing on training young people and rarely appearing in public.

But his passion for physics has never diminished, and today he is even more excited.

He smiled and said:

"Teacher, tomorrow's meeting will probably become one of the most classic meetings in the history of physics."

Bohr lamented that only his mentor could have such a great influence in the world.

Although in terms of the number of people, this meeting can only be considered a small meeting.

But everyone present was either an authority in the field of quantum mechanics or a senior figure in physics.

This is the style of Bruce Conference!

Li Qiwei said:
“The form is not important, the content of the meeting is important.”

The reason why the Sowell Conference is talked about by later generations is not really because there were many Nobel Prize winners.

Rather, the topics discussed at the conference have influenced the scientific community and dominated basic research for the next hundred years.

This is the real core of the meeting.

In a sense, the time after this meeting was just about living off past achievements.

Bohr nodded, and then asked:
"Teacher, I just heard them say that you brought a special instrument."

"Are you going to demonstrate it on the spot?"

Li Qiwei smiled slightly, and instead of answering directly, he asked:
"Bohr, what do you think is the biggest problem in quantum mechanics right now?"

Bohr said without hesitation:
“The paradox of waves and particles.”

"Wave mechanics is based on probability waves, while matrix mechanics is based on particles."

"Although both mechanics can give the correct answer to the same question, their natures are contradictory."

“I think they have to be brought together under one theory.”

This is also Bohr's research direction in recent years.

Unfortunately, he never made a breakthrough.

No matter how you look at it, it is impossible for waves and particles to merge.

Although quantum mechanics describes the particularity of quantum, the physics community is unable to understand this particularity.

This is a very torturous thing.

Li Qiwei said calmly:

“That instrument is designed to solve that problem.”

Wow!
Bohr was shocked!

He almost couldn't help but exclaim!

"Teacher, is this true?"

"Have you really solved the most core problem of quantum mechanics?" Li Qiwei just smiled and said nothing.

Bohr calmed down.

Yes, how could it be fake?

When has his mentor, Professor Bruce, ever broken his promise?

But this news is really shocking.

Soon, Bohr left, his heart full of anticipation for tomorrow's meeting.

At this time, Heisenberg and Pauli came together.

Today, they have shed their youthfulness and become mature and steady.

But his personality hasn't changed at all.

Heisenberg has been in high spirits recently.

The uncertainty principle derived from matrix mechanics has brought too much shock to the physics community.

All of this has indirectly increased the influence of matrix mechanics.

However, Heisenberg had recently heard some bad rumors about him.

He said mysteriously:

"Professor, I heard that Professor Einstein and Schrödinger are ready to question probability waves and the uncertainty principle."

"Just now I overheard them chatting, and they seemed to be confident about what they had planned."

“I think they’ve gone astray.”

“I can understand Schrödinger’s opposition to the uncertainty principle, but he also opposed probability waves.”

"This comes from his wave mechanics."

“I don’t know what he’s thinking.”

Heisenberg shook his head, looking incomprehensible.

Li Qiwei was helpless. This kid was still so sensitive.

He smiled and said:

“The purpose of the meeting is to question.”

"If there is no doubt, then what is there to discuss?"

"What you should be thinking about now is how to deal with other people's doubts."

Heisenberg smiled awkwardly and touched his head embarrassedly.

"Professor, I understand."

"Don't worry, I won't let Schrödinger succeed."

As soon as Heisenberg and his companion left, Einstein and Schrödinger came over.

Einstein smiled and said:

"Bruce, Heisenberg was just saying something bad about us."

"I saw him glance our way."

Li Qiwei smiled and said:
"He came to tell me of your conspiracy."

"Say you've found the problem with quantum mechanics."

Schrödinger explained:

"At the annual meeting of German physicists, everyone was arguing fiercely."

"This time we can decide the winner."

Schrödinger looked confident.

I don’t know whether it was Einstein who gave him the courage or whether he discovered something himself.

Next, Li Qiwei communicated with everyone.

Everyone's mood is different.

For someone like Bose, one can describe himself as flattered.

He was the only one from the whole of India attending the conference; even Professor Raman was not invited.

Bose was deeply moved.

"If it weren't for Professor Bruce, how could anyone in Asia be able to attend such a conference?"

Compton, Hunt, Wu Youxun and others were in a learning attitude.

Their results contribute to quantum mechanics rather than being its backbone.

Heisenberg and others, on the other hand, were ambitious.

They want to have an open debate at this meeting.

As for the predecessors such as Madame Curie, Lorentz, and Thomson, they were more appreciative of the younger generations.

They are very clear that their research in the field of quantum mechanics cannot keep up with the younger ones.

At this meeting, they were just spectators and audience.

Marie Curie even said to Ridgeway self-deprecatingly:
"Bruce, maybe you shouldn't have invited me."

"I just listened to the topics that de Broglie and his friends were discussing, but I couldn't understand them anymore."

Lorenz smiled and said to her:

"Little Mary, I don't agree with what you said."

"Without our achievements as a foundation, how could those little guys develop quantum mechanics?"

"If I were a few decades younger, they wouldn't have any chance at all."

Lorenz's confident humor made everyone laugh.

The meeting ended in a cheerful atmosphere.

Everyone went to bed early to recharge their energy for tomorrow's meeting.

August 10 at 30am.

The much anticipated 4th Bruce Conference has officially begun!
Outside the hotel, countless people were looking forward to it.

A different feeling suddenly arose in their hearts.

“I always felt that the Fourth Bruce Conference must be extraordinary!”

“Maybe some incredible theories will come out!”

Someone said:

"Don't think too much. Everything will be revealed in three days anyway."

However, no one could have imagined it.

The meeting was originally planned to end in three days, but because the discussion was too intense, the meeting time was unprecedentedly extended.

At this moment, in the upscale conference room of the Metropole Hotel in Brussels.

Following the command from the host Lorenz, Li Qiwei slowly stood up and walked to the stage.

He will both give the opening remarks and be the first speaker.

This is an honor that belongs to Professor Bruce!

Under the gaze of everyone, Li Qiwei said:
"A few months ago, when I was studying in Germany, I proposed concepts such as quantum vacuum fluctuations and antimatter."

“I know a lot of people are very interested in this.”

“But some people have raised questions.”

"No matter how amazing these inferences are, they are just predictions based on quantum mechanics."

"If quantum mechanics is wrong, then these theories will fall apart."

"So, today's meeting is to discuss quantum mechanics."

"I put forward five key words: wave-particle duality, wave dynamics, matrix mechanics, probability wave, and uncertainty principle."

“The entire core of quantum mechanics is contained in these five keywords.”

"The biggest problem at present is the wave-particle duality, which is de Broglie's theory of matter waves."

“How on earth are we going to understand that electrons are both waves and particles.”

"Under what circumstances are electrons waves, and under what circumstances are they particles."

“And there’s a deeper question: What is the electron now?”

"Whether it is particles or waves, they are proven objective existences."

"So they have to be brought under the same theory."

"The divergence between wave mechanics and matrix mechanics must be reconciled."

"Waves and particles must also be unified!"

"The topic of my speech today is precisely the essential explanation of wave-particle duality."

"Luckily, I found the answer."

“I think that perhaps today we can put an end to quantum mechanics.”

boom!
The whole audience was shocked!

No one had time to react, and Professor Bruce came up and started using his ultimate skill!
(End of this chapter)