Chapter 130 Research Is Over
Returning to Jinling from Qinghai, Xu Chuan took his research results with him and found his mentor.
Of course, accompanying him were Liu Xuan, a doctoral fellow from the Department of Astronomy, and Qiu Chen, the deputy dean of the School of Astronomy and Space Sciences who came over after receiving the news.
If the dean hadn't gone out for a meeting, it would have been the dean who rushed over this time.
His scientific research results this time are so important to the astronomical world that they are completely worthy of the dean's personal visit.
Whether it is the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem that can accurately calculate celestial information, or the discovery of a companion star in Betelgeuse's hydrogen envelope, it is a major event in the astronomical community.
Whether these things should be announced, how they should be announced, when they should be announced, how many details should be released, etc. all need to be discussed.
"Is there a companion star within Betelgeuse's hydrogen envelope?"
In the office, Chen Zhengping looked at his disciple in confusion. This was the first time he heard this news.
He didn't pay much attention to Xu Chuan's scientific research projects before. On the one hand, his own tungsten diselenide project was nearing completion. He was currently sorting out materials to prepare for the final project. He was so busy that he didn't have time to pay attention to this disciple. project.
On the other hand, he sent Fan Pengyue to assist. With the help of this senior disciple, he did not need to worry too much about the scientific research project process.
As for the scientific research process and scientific research results, it is useless for him to worry about it.
In mathematics, his disciple was already far ahead of him. He had read the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem over and over again, but he still could not fully understand it.
In other words, there aren't many parts he can understand.
Although there is no distinction between physics and mathematics, and those who engage in physics must also know some mathematics, relatively speaking, all they know is basic mathematics.
This kind of in-depth proof paper for world-class conjectures is simply unrealistic for non-professional mathematicians to understand. Ordinary people don’t even know those mathematical symbols.
Xu Chuan nodded and said: "Judging from the current observation results and calculation results, Betelgeuse does have a companion star."
"I've never heard of this before, it's really surprising."
Chen Zhengping sighed, and then asked curiously: "Does this discovery have any impact?"
After all, he was not from the astronomy department, so he didn't know the impact of having an extra companion star on Betelgeuse, and he was a little curious.
Xu Chuan: "It's not clear yet, which is why I'm looking for you this time."
Hearing this, Chen Zhengping was a little confused again. Why did he ask him for this matter? He is not from the astronomy field.
On the side, Qiu Chen, deputy dean of the School of Astronomy and Space Science, explained for Xu Chuan: "It has something to do with the supernova explosion of Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse is now in its old age and may explode as a supernova at any time in the future."
"Originally, the astronomical community calculated that the supernova explosion of Betelgeuse would not have an impact on the solar system and the earth. But now that there is an additional companion star, it is not certain. It may affect the magnetic pole of Betelgeuse, thereby causing the explosion. The angle of the gamma rays creates a deviation that affects the Earth."
"These things need to be discussed with the school and then reported. If they are announced directly, it may have a big impact."
Upon hearing the news, Chen Zhengping was stunned and his breathing became heavier.
Good guy, this is really incredible news, no wonder we found him right away.
Of course, to put it mildly, this news may have little impact. After all, Betelgeuse is 640 light-years away and too far away from the earth. When it will erupt and what impact it will have are uncertain.
Ordinary people would probably just take a glance at the news and discuss it for a few sentences.
But to be more serious, from a national or civilizational level, this is a matter related to the survival of mankind.
If the eruption angle of gamma rays is affected by this and is aimed at the earth, the entire earth will suffer heavy damage.
The powerful energy contained in a gamma ray burst is enough to destroy the earth's atmosphere. Without the protection of the atmosphere, the intense radiation can turn the earth into a Mars, leaving no grass growing and losing all life.
And humans who are currently unable to leave the earth will naturally not escape disaster.
Xu Chuan brought Qiu Chen, the deputy dean of the School of Astronomy and Space Science, to him, probably to discuss this matter.
But he had no idea about the news.
Because even if he knew, he couldn't do anything. The only thing he could do was to report the news.
After thinking for a while, Chen Zhengping looked at Qiu Chen and said: "Let's write this down for now, Dean Qiu, and let the School of Astronomy and Space Science discuss it when the time comes, and then report it back. As for whether it will be made public or not, it will be decided by Let’s decide it from above, how about this?”
Qiu Chen nodded and said: "This is indeed the most appropriate way. In this way, after Dean Wu comes back the day after tomorrow, a meeting will be held here in the Astronomy Academy to discuss this matter again. Academician Chen and classmate Xu Chuan will come together come on."
"Xu Chuan, go ahead. I won't go. I have something else to do here."
With that said, Chen Zhengping looked at Xu Chuan and asked, "By the way, how is your own research going? Can your Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem be used to calculate the information parameters of celestial bodies?"
In comparison, he was more concerned about this disciple's original academic research. After all, if it could succeed, it would give him a lot of leverage to win the Fields Medal.
Xu Chuan's scientific research project this time was apparently an astronomical project to observe Betelgeuse. Even if he accidentally discovered that there is a companion star in Betelgeuse, it was actually just incidental.
In fact, the root of this project lies in the extension of the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem, and the root is still in the mathematical world.
As for the impact caused by the companion star of Betelgeuse, it actually feels a bit far away. Even if it explodes now, it will take more than 600 years for the gamma rays to reach the earth.
Of course, the possibility that it exploded more than 600 years ago is not ruled out, but the probability is too low.
Hearing this, Xu Chuan nodded and said: "This has been completed. At present, it can be determined that after the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem is reversed, it can be used to calculate some parameter information of celestial bodies, such as mass, diameter, volume, etc."
"Compared with the previous calculation method, the data calculated by this new method is much more accurate, which can improve the accuracy by six to seven levels."
"You are really fast in research." Hearing that it was successful, Chen Zhengping sighed and asked: "Are you going to make this method public?"
Although this scientific research project to observe Betelgeuse is derived from the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem and has a special nature, the speed of producing results is really fast.
From the establishment of the project to now, it has been more than two months.
In more than two months, other professors may have just established their projects and have not yet recruited all the project team members, but he has already produced results.
This speed, even if the project has the green light from above, can still surprise many people.
Xu Chuan nodded and said, "This should be announced, but I have to wait until I finish writing the paper."
"As for the existence of a companion star in the hydrogen envelope of Betelgeuse, whether it is announced depends on how the country handles it. This thing is important and unimportant."
"But it should bring a lot of scientific research funds to the astronomical community. If it is announced, the eyes of the astronomical community around the world will probably fall on Betelgeuse for a period of time."
Hearing this, Chen Zhengping and Qiu Chen smiled at the same time.
"Don't worry, when your paper is published, you will receive awards and bonuses from the country and the school."
"This achievement is expected to apply for the second prize of the National Natural Science Award. When your calculation method paper is published, you may even get the first prize of the National Natural Science Award."
In the office, Xu Chuan talked with his mentor and Qiu Chen, the vice dean of the School of Astronomy and Space Science, for a while. After determining the preliminary handling methods for these things, he left the office.
As for the observation data and scientific research materials related to Betelgeuse this time, including the method of calculating celestial parameters by the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem, these things were given to Qiu Chen for a backup.
One is to take it back to study the impact of the companion star on Betelgeuse.
The second is to submit it to the National Astronomical Society to discuss whether the news that there is a companion star in the hydrogen envelope of Betelgeuse should be fully announced.
However, for Xu Chuan, this scientific research project can be submitted here.
Although the subsequent observation of the companion star of Betelgeuse has not been completed, it has nothing to do with him.
As Chen Zhengping said, the discovery of a companion star in the hydrogen envelope of Betelgeuse was just a by-product. The research object of his scientific research project this time was whether the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem could accurately calculate the parameter information of celestial bodies.
And this part, he has now completed. After Qinghai obtained comprehensive information about Betelgeuse, he has completed the accurate calculation of some information and confirmed that the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem can be done.
At this point, this scientific research experiment is basically over. The rest is that he will write the paper and submit it.
As for the impact of Betelgeuse's companion star on Betelgeuse, it actually has nothing to do with him.
Of course, if the astronomical community needs his help, such as some complex data calculations, he will still help.
He is also curious whether the existence of the companion star will cause Betelgeuse to explode in a supernova in advance, or whether it will have an impact on the magnetic poles when a supernova explodes in the future.
In a single dormitory at Nanjing University, Xu Chuan was thinking about how to write this paper.
Writing papers is easy for him, but he is a little entangled in how to write the paper for this scientific research experiment.
Because this observation of Betelgeuse, in addition to confirming that the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem can accurately calculate the parameter information of distant celestial bodies, has two other more important results.
One is the calculation results of Betelgeuse's precise diameter, mass, volume and other parameters.
The other is the discovery of a companion star in Betelgeuse's hydrogen envelope.
Of course, strictly speaking, the former should be placed after the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem calculation paper as a data supplement.
But if you want to split it out and write a separate paper, it's fine.
So should you split it up and write it into three papers, or just put it together as one paper.
If it were someone else, they would probably choose to write three papers without hesitation. After all, one more paper means one more influence, and one more paper means hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of citations.
This is helpful for improving your reputation.
But for Xu Chuan, this kind of help is not great, so after thinking about it, he decided to write two papers.
The first one is the method of calculating celestial body information using the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem.
The other is the discovery of a companion star within Betelgeux’s hydrogen envelope.
As for the calculation results of Betelgeuse's precise diameter, mass, volume and other parameters, just put them in the first article as supplementary data.
It's not worth writing a separate paper for it.
And he doesn't care much about the results of the astronomical community.