"Teacher Pan! Teacher Pan!"
University of Science and Technology of China, Quantum Information Research Department.
Pan Wei, who was thinking about the design of quantum computers, turned to look at the person who called him after hearing this voice.
His favorite disciple Lu Zhao, Quantum Information, is also very talented, which makes him feel like he was like that back then.
He smiled and said, "Oh, Lu Zhao, what's the matter? Are you so anxious?"
Lu Zhao ran to him with an excited face, holding a magazine in his hand.
Pan Wei took a look, the magazine seemed to be "Nature"?
"Teacher Pan, have you read the latest issue of Natur?"
Lu Zhao pointed at the "Nature" in his hand and said.
"Not yet." Pan Wei shook his head and said, "Isn't "Nature" in trouble recently because of things in biology? Could it be that they have some response?"
He, a quantum physicist, had also heard about the shockingly fake paper from more than ten years ago.
"It's not that matter. I guess that matter can't be solved in at least two years." Lu Zhao shook his head, then handed the magazine in his hand to Pan Wei, and said at the same time, "Look at the cover first! It's related to our physics! The mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity!"
Pan Wei was immediately stunned.
High temperature superconducting mechanism?
Are you kidding me?
He took the magazine and looked at the cover.
"Revelation of the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity... Revealing the role of charge and spin density waves in high Tc superconductors... What does it mean? The key to high-temperature superconductors lies in electron density waves and spin density waves?"
Let's not talk about the meaning expressed by the cover image. Let's talk about the main title and subtitle first, which made Pan Wei frown.
"Although electrons and spin density waves are indeed very important in superconductivity, how many times have these two things been studied for so long, and what can be discovered?"
As a world-class expert at Quantum Information, Pan Wei also has a very deep understanding of the superconducting mechanism.
After all, it is obviously impossible to design a superconducting quantum computer without understanding superconductivity.
Superconducting quantum computers use the resistance-free properties of superconductors to create qubits, especially the superconducting mechanism, such as Cooper pair and BCS theory.
It can be said that the mechanism of superconductivity is the bible of whether superconducting quantum computers are feasible.
Therefore, for the hundreds of millions that were originally related to Xiao Yi, they would agree not only because of the high-temperature superconductor material Xiao Yi mentioned, but also for the high-temperature superconducting mechanism.
The high-temperature superconducting mechanism can help them design better superconducting quantum computers.
"It doesn't feel very credible..."
Pan Wei shook his head.
From the information revealed on this cover alone, he did not see the possibility.
Moreover, there are too many frauds about superconductivity. The most famous one in the past two years is the CSH room temperature superconducting case in 2021, which is probably still under review.
Maybe this paper is similar?
However, Lu Zhao next to him said at this time, "You will know after reading the paper first. This paper was written by Xiao Yi."
Hearing this name, Pan Wei immediately stared, turned his head to look at Lu Zhao, and exclaimed, "What did you say? Is this written by Xiao Yi?"
Lu Zhao nodded, "Yes."
Pan Wei started flipping through the magazine without saying anything.
Xiao Yi wrote it, I have to believe it now.
In any case, one thing that is clear to the academic community now is that you can question what results Xiao Yi can produce in the future, but never question the results that Xiao Yi has already produced.
Because Xiao Yi has proven many times that the results he produced are correct and he has never made any mistakes.
While flipping through the magazine, Pan Wei couldn't help but feel incredible about it.
How long has it been since Xiao Yi returned to Fei City and the meeting where they discussed whether to spend 200 million on Xiao Yi?
Although Principal Bao told them at that time that Xiao Yi planned to study high-temperature superconducting mechanisms and high-temperature superconducting materials, they never thought that Xiao Yi would be able to produce one of the results soon.
All they were thinking was that Xiao Yi would have to wait until the laboratory was built before Xiao Yi could produce one of them, right?
It doesn't matter which one it is.
High-temperature superconducting materials can help them build superconducting quantum computers, and high-temperature superconducting mechanisms can help them better understand the existence of electron pairs in superconducting materials, thereby further optimizing the design of superconducting quantum computers.
The result is now...
At this time, Pan Wei finally turned to the page of the paper and took a look at the title.
"Coupling of electron density waves and spin density waves? Can these two things really be coupled?"
His eyes widened again, and he couldn't wait to start reading.
The previous content is easy to understand, but Xiao Yi used mathematical methods to find the connection between the two density waves, which impressed Pan Wei.
Such a mathematical method was completely beyond his imagination.
Until the end, after seeing the finally derived model and the experimental verification of this model, Pan Wei was completely silent.
Lu Zhao next to him saw his teacher like this and couldn't help but ask, "Teacher Pan? How is it?"
Pan Wei glanced at Lu Zhao and pointed directly to the bottom of the paper, where there were the reviewers' comments.
"Well, Professor Parisi has already said what I want to say."
Lu Zhao looked over immediately. He had not finished reading this paper before, so he did not notice that there was George Parisi's comment at the end.
[This paper is undoubtedly of unparalleled scientific value and innovation. It reveals the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity-a problem that has trapped Condensed Matter Physics for many years. What is the d-wave symmetry of copper oxide? Why isn't the s wave symmetrical? What are the causes of strongly correlated electronic systems? There are also magnetic fluctuations, pseudogaps... and various other issues. We will be able to get the best explanations from this paper. Thanks to Xiao Yi, he imparted this knowledge that originally belonged to the future to us in this era!]
After reading Parisi's comments, how could Lu Zhao not know what Pan Wei means?
Although academic fraud may occur in papers in Nature, it also depends on who the reviewers are.
Professor George Parisi was last year's Nobel Prize winner. If you hire such an expert to review the manuscript, they will definitely treat the manuscript with the strictest attitude.
Therefore, the fact that this paper has been published speaks volumes, not to mention the comment given by George Parish.
'future knowledge'
Lu Zhao thought that if one of his papers could get such an evaluation from a scholar of Parisi's level, he would probably be very happy.
However, when I think of Xiao Yi, who is much younger than me...
I guess people will just smile when they see this comment, right?
He raised his head again and looked at his teacher. "Then...Teacher Pan, let's..."
Before he could finish speaking, another shout came from the door.
"Pan Wei! Pan Wei!"
The two looked over, and then saw Academician Chen running over at this time, and like Lu Zhao just now, he was also holding a copy of "Nature" in his hand.
They really couldn't figure out how this 70-year-old academician could run so fast.
"Hey, Academician Chen, run slower."
Pan Wei rushed forward, supported Academician Chen, and said, "Why are you so anxious?"
"I can't be in a hurry!"
Academician Chen took a few breaths, and after he recovered, he also showed "Nature" in his hand to Pan Wei.
"Look! It seems that Xiao Yi really invented the high-temperature superconducting mechanism!"
Pan Wei smiled, and then showed Academician Chen the "Nature" that Lu Zhao had just brought over. "I already know, I just finished reading the paper."
"Hey, you read it pretty fast!" Academician Chen said, "I haven't finished reading it yet. I mainly read the conclusion at the end and the comments from George Parisi."
"Parisi has already approved this result. Xiao Yi is really..."
Academician Chen couldn't help but sigh.
"How long has it been? It can't even be a few months!"
Pan Wei nodded, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Academician Chen, I think you should try your best to have a good relationship with Xiao Yi in the future. This person is a bit hard to offend."
Hearing Pan Wei's words, Academician Chen pondered, then nodded and said, "You are right, geniuses like Xiao Yi... geniuses among geniuses can only be friends."
Pan Wei nodded.
In the past, they had only heard of Xiao Yi's name, but now, they have deeply felt Xiao Yi's ability.
With such ability, if they don't establish a good relationship with others as soon as possible, they may only be the ones to regret it in the end.
"Let's go talk to Xiao Yi when you have time in the next few days. Maybe we can also communicate with him about Quantum Information." Academician Chen said.
"Okay." Pan Wei nodded.
"Also, now that you have read his paper, um... is it of any help to our research?"
Academician Chen asked.
"Of course there is. His theory reflects the related changes in the behavior of electron pairs during high-temperature superconductivity, which is of great help to our quantum coherence research..."
Subsequently, Pan Wei began to talk with Academician Chen about the help that XSC theory might bring to their research.
Not just Pan Wei, but at the same time, quite a few research institutions around the world have begun to focus on research on XSC theory.
This paper by Xiao Yi immediately became the most popular paper in the entire Scientific Community.
Almost everyone is paying attention.
After all, this is the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity!
With this mechanism, can it help Condensed Matter Physics scientists or Materials Science scientists synthesize high-temperature superconductors that can replace niobium-titanium alloys?
And if it could really be synthesized, it would be unimaginable.
Because there are so many research fields that can be related to superconductivity.
Whether it is Quantum Information technology, or high-energy physics particle accelerators, or sensor technology, as well as some high-precision measurement equipment, etc.
If high-temperature superconductors can appear, it will change the current market situation to a certain extent.
For these questions, people at Scientific Community want to know.
Of course, before that, the correctness of XSC theory is still something that needs to be confirmed.
Although George Parisi's comments are sufficient for the physics community, for people in other fields, some real experimental results are still needed.
Therefore, in the next period of time, quite a few laboratories have verified XSC theory.
It didn't take long for major laboratories to announce their verification results.
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory: [We are pleased to announce that XSC theory proposed by Professor Xiao Yi has been successfully verified! Through a series of high-precision angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy experiments, we observed Fermi Surface reconstruction and density of state changes consistent with the model predictions. This result further supports the theoretical framework of Professor Xiao Yi. In the future, we also look forward to more experiments to delve into the details of this mechanism and promote the research and application of high-temperature superconducting materials.]
CERN: [After in-depth research on Professor Xiao Yi's XSC theory, the CERN laboratory successfully observed the behavioral changes of spin density waves under different temperature conditions through high-energy neutron scattering experiments. This is completely consistent with the prediction of the XSC theory model, verifying the coexistence of magnetism and superconductivity. We believe that this discovery will have a profound impact on the theoretical research and practical applications of high-temperature superconducting materials.]
MIT Laboratory: [Our research team successfully verified XSC theory by Professor Xiao Yi by comprehensively using X-ray diffraction and angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy technology. Experimental data show that the existence and interaction of electron density waves and spin density waves are fully consistent with the model predictions. This achievement provides a new theoretical basis for the design of high-temperature superconducting materials and points out the direction for future research.]
Los Alamos Laboratory: [...]
With the verification results from nearly 20 laboratories announced, and all results are completely consistent - XSC theory is correct.
In a moment, the whole Scientific Community started to boil again.
If the Yang-Mills existence and mass gap issues proved by Xiao Yi in July were just a celebration for the mathematics and physics circles, then the high-temperature superconducting mechanism was a surprise for the entire Scientific Community.
After all, the former is only a theoretical success. Even if it can be applied in practice, I don't know how many years it will take.
The latter can be directly applied to practice.
After all, this world is not the ideal home of mathematicians. Only theories that can be applied have real value.
Therefore, XSC theory directly made the headlines of almost all media, and was even more popular than the original X particle.
George Parisi, who was a reviewer of the Xiao Yi paper, said in an interview, "As I said in my review, XSC theory is a theory that belongs to the future, and Xiao Yi has brought us this theory that should belong to the future."
"So we all want to thank Xiao Yi."
"Perhaps, we can even compare Xiao Yi to Prometheus of Condensed Matter Physics - of course, he does not have to suffer like Prometheus, but is respected by each of us."
"Of course, the most important point is that Xiao Yi pointed out the next research direction at the end of his paper."
"According to the description in the Xiao Yi paper, there must be some connection between XSC theory and BCS theory, which can help us achieve the unification of superconductivity. We all agree with this statement."
"Since it is a unified phenomenon, there will always be a way to unify it. This is also our common goal. Maybe in the future we will be able to discover that the high-temperature superconducting mechanism is not the end. The room-temperature superconducting mechanism, or even the mechanism that can maintain the superconducting state regardless of temperature changes, is the real end point, and that will be the real -"
"Future!"
Not only George Parisi, but also many scholars were interviewed, and they all gave very high evaluations.
And Edward Witten repeated his old tune this time.
"Previously, the Nobel Prize Committee most likely would not award an award for the quality gap problem demonstrated by Xiao Yi. Even if it were to award an award, it would probably take decades."
"However, I think XSC theory should be completely worthy of being awarded a Nobel Prize immediately. I also believe that the entire physics community will definitely recognize this."
"Anyway, the 25-year-old William L. Bragg was awarded Nobel Prize in Physics back then, so now it's not too much to award Xiao Yi."
The interview with Witten immediately won the approval of many people. Especially on the Internet, quite a few netizens also began to call out the Nobel Prize Committee.
Platforms such as Twitter have accounts for the Nobel Prize Committee.
[@Nobel Prize Committee, this is the high-temperature superconducting mechanism! Just tell me whether it deserves a Nobel Prize!]
[@Nobel Prize Committee, my eldest brother is talking to you!]
[@Nobel Prize Committee, someone here is rumoring that there is a shady situation in your award selection process.]
[@Nobel Prize Committee, deduct 1 and get hellfire]
[Is 111 really a gift?]
Sweden Royal Academy of Sciences, Nobel Prize in Physics Selection Committee Office.
"Has everyone seen it? Now people are calling us online."
At the head of the table, the committee chair, Eva Olsson, glanced at the jury members present and said.
Next to him, Nils Mattsson shook his head and said, "It's impossible for us to listen to what they say. This is the Nobel Prize! They don't understand the rules of awarding awards at all."
Goran K. Hansen said at this time, "But I think the high-temperature superconducting mechanism is really worth a Nobel Prize in Physics."
Ulf Danielsson said, "Although it is indeed worth it, the problem is that there is less than half a month left before the winner is announced, and the deadline for nominations ended in January. Is Xiao Yi on the list?"
Others also nodded. "Indeed, whether it is the mass gap issue, X particle, or the high-temperature superconducting mechanism, it will all happen after July, so he should not be nominated."
But at this moment, someone said, "Well... he seems to be really here?"
Everyone was stunned and looked at this person.
Thors Hansen flipped through a roster in his hand. It marked all of this year's nominees and their related achievements, and among them, Xiao Yi was really in it.
He said, "Absolute Electronic Computation."
Everyone suddenly realized.
Absolute Electronic Computation, as a better computational material theory than Density Functional Theory, can certainly make Xiao Yi a nominee.
It's just...
"Even if this thing is really going to be awarded the Nobel Prize, it has nothing to do with our physics. Didn't Density Functional Theory also win the chemistry prize?"
Everyone else nodded.
However, at this time, someone else said, "But since he has been nominated, then... although the high-temperature superconducting mechanism is his latest achievement, it seems that it can also be selected as a project?"
Everyone present was stunned.
Yeah?
"Okay, do you really think that we should choose a 19-year-old Chinese to win the award?" At this time, Eva Olsson, who was sitting in the first place, frowned and said, "He is too young!"
"But that's the high-temperature superconducting mechanism!" Goran K. Hansen said.
He is a Condensed Matter Physics scientist, and he really understands the significance of the high-temperature superconducting mechanism.
"I know that is the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity! But why don't we wait a few years? Wait until someone really develops high-temperature superconducting materials that can be industrially useful based on his theory!"
Eva Olsson made the decision, "It's settled, as long as such a high-temperature superconducting material is born, we will select him as the winner."
Golan K. Hansen shook his head and said nothing more.
But he also knew that although there was a theory now, it would take God knows how many years to really develop high-temperature superconducting materials that could be used on a large scale.
This kind of thing can only depend on luck.