Boris Shustov came to the institute after eating sausage and milk as usual, ready to start a day of research.
Since the launch of the Spectrum-RG observatory, their sky observation plan is progressing steadily.
The Spectra-RG observatory was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in 2019 and carries two X-ray telescopes.
Shustov is very satisfied with the current progress. He has completed the X-ray observation map of the entire sky. He and the entire team can leave their name in the history of astronomy.
When he walked into the office and turned on the light, he was startled to see a burly man wearing a black woolen hat sitting in front of his desk.
"Hello, professor! Long time no see!"
It turned out to be his former student who later went to a military research institute. "Hello! I'm old and can't stand being scared. Don't be so mysterious in the future!"
"Professor, we don't need to observe the entire sky now, we just need to find planets that may have life."
Shustov obviously couldn't accept this bad news:
"It only takes us about five years to complete the entire sky map, which is of great significance to the entire astronomical community!"
"You have no right to do that."
"And there is a dedicated team working on finding planets where life may exist, so there is no need for an old man like me to step in."
At present, the only X-ray sky map in the world dates back to 20 years ago, drawn by the German satellite ROSAT.
"Sorry, this is an order. The sky map can be drawn later, but once the planet where life may exist is occupied by others, it will be too late."
"Sulkin's team will be fully integrated with yours."
The man continued: "I came here to tell you in advance that you will get an order from the Academy of Sciences later."
Shustov felt unreasonable:
"Occupied by others? Let alone celestial bodies in deep space, we can't even go to Mars!"
The man explained:
"Occupy here means discovery. Currently, someone has developed a way to locate the cosmic coordinate system for planets in the universe. As long as you are the first to find the coordinates of a planet with intelligent life, then this planet belongs to you in a sense. ”
Shustov's face was full of questions. You must know that this is the 21st century, not the Middle Ages. Everyone is keen to make the latest research results public and eager to receive attention.
The more people researching a direction, the more valuable that direction will be.
"что? Why haven't I seen any related results? If there is such a discovery, then there must be related papers published in Astrophysical Journal or Monthly Notice for Royal Astronomical Society!"
The man tried to calm the excited Shustov:
"I will send you the contents of the cosmic coordinate system later. Now you only need to do one thing, which is to make a new plan to stop drawing sky maps and instead look for planets that may contain life."
"In addition, all applications from other countries that wish to participate in the Spectral-Ultraviolet Astronomical Observatory's observations will be rejected, and those that have already been approved will also be rejected."
"But..."
"No buts!"
...
Boris Shustov often recalled that day. Later, as the information gradually became public, he learned the whole story.
"No wonder China's counterpart, Huaguo Tianyan, only announced it was open to the outside world in March and closed applications in May."
As he gradually learned more about the project, Shustov was extremely shocked by the invention of the cosmic coordinate system. It was a great thing to include all planets in one coordinate system for measurement.
Because the planet is constantly moving, movement is absolute, and rest is relative, it is completely possible to determine the three-dimensional coordinates of the planet at a certain time.
In other words, it is also feasible to introduce the concept of time, use time as the fourth dimension, and determine the four-dimensional coordinates of the planet.
But determining the universal coordinates of the planet is more of a mathematical problem.
When Shustov communicated with Driefeld, the other party said that it was equivalent to finding a universal property for all smooth manifolds.
That is, every smooth manifold has a uniquely determined "center".
But he was noncommittal about Heiber's algorithm and Heber's constant.
There is no problem in theory, but in fact whether this theory is true or not, Blue Star currently does not have the ability to falsify it.
Just like Goldbach's conjecture, no one can find a counterexample to falsify it, but there is no way to prove it.
Just based on the soul observation experiment and the will influence reality experiment given by Merlin, everyone agreed that what Merlin said was true.
And for example, a certain planet itself has no intelligent life, but intelligent life on other planets in the same planetary system transformed it into a habitable planet and immigrated to this planet.
So does this kind of planet satisfy Heber's algorithm?
This is not just his feeling. Many scientists in Blue Star have been confused about the theory proposed by Merlin and want to ask Merlin.
After such a long period of research, scientific research teams from various countries have a better understanding of the soul, but this understanding is only based on observation.
For example, some dogs have souls and some do not. Can there be differences in souls between creatures of the same species?
The soul appears under certain wavelengths of light, why it cannot be observed while a person is alive, and why the soul leaves the body after death.
What kind of particles does the soul dissipate in the air, and what impact will it have on the environment?
Not to mention that their research has yielded results, Blue Star's scientists have no idea how to proceed with soul research, what kind of controlled experiments to conduct, and what purpose they want to achieve.
It's like giving X-rays to ancient people. They only knew how to use it, but they didn't know the truth behind it.
In the Oak Forest Laboratory, Jha, a 19-year Nobel Prize winner, has been working here for half a year, but his research has made no progress at all.
He felt like he knew no more than he knew half a year ago.
No breakthrough has been made in the question of the nature of the soul.
Jha said: "We need to conduct a qualitative analysis of the soul. What kind of particles are the souls of intelligent life after death?"
"We have experimentally verified that it is not an elementary particle as we know it."
"Is string theory correct? The basic unit of nature is a closed string. Different vibrations of a closed string produce different elementary particles. The soul is an elementary particle that we have not discovered?"
Witten was also invited to the Oak Forest Laboratory. Witten, who is only seventy years old, is still thinking sharply:
"It's possible, but these are completely our conjectures and there is no evidence to prove it!"
Jha joked: "If string theory can be indirectly proven through the existence of the soul, then this result alone will win the Nobel Prize in Physics."
"Add M-theory and you can get two!"
Witten: "I hope to exchange two Nobel Prizes for one Magic Coin. Simons is always showing off in front of me!"
