Li Jiangao nodded subtly, indicating that he couldn't be bothered to ask for the proof process.
"So, how are we going to prove or disprove whether our universe is real? Are we or are we not 'brains in a vat'?" For the first ti, Li Jiangao heard a tone of confusion in Qiao Ze's voice.
"But this... where do you plan to start your research?" Li Jiangao couldn't help asking.
"There are many directions. Take the first one, for instance, proving or disproving the discreteness of macroscopic space. That is, we need to know what the world below the Planck length is like.
If the Planck length really is the smallest scale of the universe, then space below the Planck length would no longer have physics; if we could observe below the Planck length, it would beco a aningless pixelated world. Conversely, if we could prove that space is continuous, it ans that there is new and yet undiscovered physics below the Planck length.
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"This..." Li Jiangao furrowed his brow and asked, "How much do you know about the Planck length?"
"1.6 x 10 to the negative 35th ters, but of course, that's rely an appearance. Because the way we now study, observe, and asure the microscopic world is by compressing more energy into a smaller space. This is what the European Organization for Nuclear Research does, colliding particles in a particle accelerator.
But △X equals reduced Planck constant h-bar tis the speed of light divided by energy E. That is, the greater the energy, the more precise the observation of the microscopic world."
However, if we cram too much energy into an observational space, there's also the possibility of creating a black hole; here, we need to understand this in conjunction with the Schwarzschild radius. The Schwarzschild radius formula is △X mass M tis the gravitational constant G divided by the square of the speed of light. That is, the energy corresponds to the Schwarzschild radius.
Thus the paradox arises: increasing energy can resolve smaller scales, but at the sa ti, increasing energy also leads to a reduction in size.
According to the relativistic formula E equals mass M tis the speed of light squared, the final result is the Planck constant. Uncle Li, don't you think this is fascinating? That is, existing theoretical physics supports the Planck length as the ultimate resolution limit of our universe's macroscopic structure.
If we want to study further, we will observe a succession of black holes, which ans that space is discrete rather than continuous, further implying that our universe is created by a higher power. Unless current physical theories have significant flaws."
Li Jiangao listened silently, his mind gradually calming.
He finally understood why he could always see the gleam of wisdom in Qiao Ze's eyes.
All the mathematical puzzles, all the natural language fraworks, were just passing clouds.
The issues this youngster contemplated were probably akin to those pondered by elite scientists in their later years.
And it was not the kind of idealistic thinking but an attempt to overhaul the entire theoretical system of scientific developnt.
So, Li Jiangao felt his earlier judgnt was correct; if Qiao Ze could truly make a contribution in the future, his status in the scientific community might far surpass that of giants like Newton, Einstein, and other scientists who have driven the world's rapid developnt.
What Li Jiangao found most ironic was that, in their eyes, this youngster's interest and research in mathematics were all intended to help him contemplate an ultimate physical question.
No wonder he couldn't have been bothered to discuss non-commutative geotry with Zhang Hongcai at the dinner party that day.
Thinking this way was actually quite terrifying.
Just dabbling in mathematics, he had already co up with an intelligent algorithm more powerful than ChatGPT. Li Jiangao was sowhat afraid to imagine what achievents Qiao Ze could unfold in physics in the future.
However, now that they had opened up the conversation, he was genuinely curious to know what else was packed into Qiao Ze's little head, so he asked again, "Hmm, you just ntioned that this is only one direction, aning you have other research directions planned?"
"Yes, many. For example, the problem of the dinsional structure of the universe, why is our world three-dinsional? One-dinsional, two-dinsional are easy to explain; their structures are not complex enough, the Periodic Table of Elents cannot be ford, utterly incapable of supporting the developnt of intelligent life.
The reason it can't be four-dinsional is because the stability of higher-dinsional space is far less than that of three-dinsional. All objects in the universe cannot be separated from fundantal forces such as gravity, electromagnetic force, etc., and additional dinsions cause a severe attenuation of forces."
"If an additional macroscopic dinsion were to appear in our universe, it would result in planets being extrely sensitive to distances, any minute fluctuation in their orbits could cause them to leave their star system or directly collide. Such a structure could never form large material structures like galaxy clusters, nor could it sustain the lengthy evolution of life.
Higher dinsions are even less likely to exist. So, does our universe follow the anthropic principle, or is it designed this way?"
Li Jiangao was drawn into Qiao Ze's train of thought and asked, "Then what do you think of the Superstring Theory that is currently proposed by the physics community? According to the theory, the universe must have nine dinsions. So is Superstring Theory wrong?"
Qiao Ze looked at Li Jiangao and said, "No. Three-dinsional space cannot accommodate more dinsions, but Superstring Theory discusses the microscopic. Perhaps below the Planck length, there are another six dinsions hidden? And this also precisely proves why the current standard model can't explain the neutrino's mass."
"What do you an?" Obviously, Li Jiangao was truly captivated by what Qiao Ze was discussing.
"For example, when we observe the trajectory of a particle, from the larger dinsions that we can observe, particle paths appear as straight lines. But in fact, during their movent, particles will also oscillate slightly up and down or left and right due to spin or other forces. It's just that these dinsions are too small for us to see.
That is to say, the other dinsions have curled up because we can't see them, so we can only assu that the universe has only three dinsions."
"Speaking of neutrinos, the Higgs chanism in the standard model cannot give neutrinos mass, but the latest observed neutrino oscillations indicate that neutrinos must have a slight mass.
Because if neutrinos had no mass, they would pass through the earth at the speed of light, and particles traveling at the speed of light do not experience the passage of ti; without ti as a reference for motion, the particle cannot oscillate between three different states. The fact that neutrinos oscillate between three different states proves that they are experiencing ti."
So the question arises, if the Higgs chanism responsible for giving particles mass does not give mass to neutrinos, yet neutrinos have been determined to have mass, then is it possible that part of the neutrino's velocity is actually leaking into extra dinsions below the Planck length?
If I could prove this, it would also prove that our universe is not discrete, but a continuous space, and it would also prove that below the Planck length, there exists a new physics that we currently cannot comprehend or touch."
This looped back to the beginning, but this was precisely proof of Qiao Ze's careful and thorough thinking.
After listening to Qiao Ze, Li Jiangao subconsciously raised his hand and patted Qiao Ze's shoulder.
Qiao Ze turned his head and looked at Li Jiangao with a trace of confusion in his eyes.
In fact, Li Jiangao's thought was quite simple; he had just patted the shoulder of a future scientific giant.
It was great to take advantage of Qiao Ze's current obscurity.
After all, once the kid achieved success and gained a na for himself, he really wouldn't have the nerve to pat him on the shoulder.
Another sleepless night ensued.
Li Jiangao had initially thought that Qiao Ze's contemplation and obsession with the mass gap hypothesis were the ultimate goals of the kid's life.
But who would have thought that the kid wanted to solve this mathematical problem that has stumped the world for nearly a century, rely as a convenient mathematical tool for his physical research.
Surely, heaven must be dissatisfied with the long stagnation in the developnt of basic science in this world and specifically sent Qiao Ze down, right?
Indeed, after so much talk of materialism, it was Qiao Ze's words that had led Li Jiangao to start thinking idealistically.
"Kid, the problems you ponder are very aningful! Really, follow your ideas. With your talent, seven years is enough to make a na for yourself in the world of mathematics. I am waiting to see you establish a new physical theoretical frawork! I also believe that within my lifeti, I will definitely see it!"
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