Paper Published! Academia Shaken! Particle Frenzy! The Muon Decay Problem! Li Qiwei Steps In!

March 15, 1928.

Li Chengdao's paper on Meson Theory was successfully published as the cover feature of Nature.

The moment the paper came out, the physics world was utterly shaken.

Following Quantum Electrodynamics, the second theory of Quantum Field Theory had been born!

This time, Meson Theory explained the Strong Force.

"My god!"

"This theory not only explains the mechanism of the Strong Force—it even predicts an entirely new particle."

"And it even calculates the new particle's mass."

"This is fucking incredible!"

When everyone saw the paper's author, another wave of cries rose up.

"The author is actually Professor Bruce's eldest son!"

"He's still only a fourth-year undergraduate!"

"Like father, like son indeed!"

For a time, praise upon praise came pouring in.

"He inherited Professor Bruce's talent for theory and his instinctive intuition."

"Just like Heisenberg back then, he burst onto the scene out of nowhere!"

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Li Chengdao officially entered the sights of mainstream physics.

Cherry Blossom Clan, Kyoto Imperial University.

Ogawa Hideki and Shinichiro Tomonaga, who were preparing for the Physics Olympiad, were left dumbstruck after seeing the paper.

"Amaterasu above!"

"Li Chengdao is too incredible!"

As physics prodigies themselves, the two knew perfectly well how valuable Meson Theory was. Calling it earth-shattering would not be an exaggeration.

Yet such a world-shaking theory had been created by a young man their own age.

Li Chengdao was twenty-two this year, the same age as Shinichiro Tomonaga and only one year older than Ogawa Hideki.

But the gap in their academic standing was already beyond measure.

They were still at the level of top students, while Li Chengdao had already transformed into a dragon and formally entered the ranks of scholars.

Ogawa Hideki did not even hear Shinichiro Tomonaga's exclamation.

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