After handing over the Nobel gold medal and certificate to Chen Muwu respectively, King Gustaf V of Sweden said a few words to Chen Muwu with a smile.
Chen Muwu also nodded in greeting, although he could not understand a word of Swedish at all.
But I can get a rough idea just by guessing. They are probably just polite words of congratulations and celebrations.
After awarding the prize to Chen Muwu, the chairman of the jury for the Physiology or Medicine Prize and the chairman of the jury for the Literature Prize respectively announced the reasons for winning Einthoven and Remont, which were "for discovering the mechanism of the electrocardiogram" and "Created the great national epic, "Peasant"."
Einthoven also received medals and certificates like Chen Muwu, while Raymond, who was far away in France and did not come to Stockholm, had his medals and certificates only symbolically awarded in the air.
During the entire awards ceremony, there was no opportunity or opportunity for Chen Muwu and Einthofen to speak.
After the ceremony, everyone present, including the winners and guests present, moved non-stop to the Grand Hotel not far from Stockholm City Hall.
A Nordic-style Nobel dinner will be held in the winter garden of the hotel.
This is an indoor greenhouse garden with a glass roof. There is a striking circular fountain in the center of the garden, surrounded by lush green vegetation. There are also several exquisite birdcages hanging on the roof brackets. The canary inside was chirping tirelessly.
This dinner was more spectacular than what Chen Muwu had seen when he was at Trinity College, Cambridge. Several tables were arranged in a horseshoe shape around the central fountain. Hundreds of silver candlesticks with red candles were placed on the tables.
More than three hundred well-dressed male and female guests sat alternately together, and Chen Muwu's family and friends alone filled several tables.
Although Chen Muqiao and Kapitsa arrived in Stockholm early, it was only now that Chen Muwu finally met them and was able to take the time to say a few words before the dinner started.
Although Kapitsa could not wait to talk to his good friend Chen Muwu about all the things that had happened since they were separated for more than two months, he still gave the opportunity to Chen Muwu's eldest brother.
After all, the two brothers had been separated for nearly two years, and they probably couldn't finish talking to each other for a long time.
"Brother!"
"Little brother!"
The brothers were naturally excited to meet each other. The two choked up for a long time before finally speaking out.
"Brother, how is everything at home? My brother, I haven't been back for two years. On my mother's side, it's all thanks to my two brothers."
"Little brother, what are you talking about? You are wandering alone, of course because your studies are more important, and you are also brave enough to win back a lot of honor and face for our Chen family and China."
"Brother, I heard that at the turn of summer and autumn, there was a war in Shanghai. Was the family affected at all?"
"Thanks to you for this! Didn't you mention a dream in your previous letter about sponsoring students to study in Europe?
"Your second brother and I didn't believe this at first, and we laughed at you. Why did you become stupid after studying for a Ph.D. abroad?
"But my mother was convinced of this matter, so we had no choice but to follow her wishes, take leave and return to Chiyu's hometown to visit tombs and worship our ancestors, and stayed there for a few months.
"Those Qiu Ba warlords are really hateful, but after all they don't have the courage to break into the concession. Generally speaking, the family is peaceful, but there is some unrest in the market. Your second brother's bank account is less than usual. Twenty-three percent.”
"Money is an external thing, as long as you are fine, it will be fine. I won nearly 100,000 yuan for winning the Nobel Prize this time. This award alone can cover your decades of salary at Nanyang University, right?"
Chen Muwu still couldn't hold it back and pretended a little in front of his elder brother.
The two brothers exchanged a few more polite words before Chen Muqiao introduced the other person beside him to Chen Muwu.
"Brother Yunong, this is your useless brother-in-law. Third brother, this is our country's Minister Dai Yunong to Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. He is your parent's official when you are away from home."
After Chen Muqiao finished speaking, Minister Dai also complimented him: "I have heard about Mr. Hanchen for a long time, and today I finally saw Chenmen's Zhilan Yushu! Mr. Hanchen has achieved such high achievements in the world. He is really one of the best in the country. Fortunately, this is my province’s blessing.”
Chen Muwu didn't know who this person was, but as he listened to these two people talking, something was getting more and more wrong.
Dai...Yunong?
Are you from Jiang Province?
And judging by his age and appearance, he doesn’t look like Boss Dai Chunfeng, does he?
Moreover, Zhang Xiuyou just left France and returned to China this summer. Calculating the time, the military academy in Guangzhou should have just started. If Dai Chunfeng didn't wait for the sixth semester to start, why did he come to Sweden?
"Yugong, Mu Wu is polite," Chen Muwu clasped his fists in confusion, "I wonder where your hometown is, Mr. Minister?"
"Haiyan, from my county, and Kunzhong from Guizhou are considered fellow villagers. Mr. Hanchen asked, is there something wrong?"
It turned out to be from Haiyan, so that would be fine.
Dai Chenlin, who is currently serving as the Republic of China's minister to the three Nordic countries, is a graduate of Tongwen Hall in the capital. He had already been sent abroad to engage in diplomatic work during the Qing Dynasty.
It was just because his surname, first name and provincial registration were exactly the same as that of Boss Dai from Qu Sanjiangxian that Chen Muwu had a misunderstanding.
"It's just that there is an old friend who happens to have the same surname and prefix as Yu Gong, so I asked more questions out of curiosity."
After being polite to each other, Chen Muqiao found the initiative to chat again.
"Brother, what's going on with your French friend? Why don't you introduce me to him?"
"Uh..." Chen Muwu didn't expect that his eldest brother would also notice this, "She is just a friend of mine."
"Friend? Isn't that right? Why is this different from what Gongchao told me?"
While speaking, Chen Muqiao glanced at Ye Gongchao, who was sitting obediently next to him.
The latter also looked like it had nothing to do with him and sat in his seat calmly.
Ye Gongchao, who left France, thought he could still have a relaxing and enjoyable winter vacation.
Unexpectedly, on the second day after arriving in Denmark, before he could recover from the exhaustion of the long journey, Chen Muwu revealed his true colors and handed him the outline of another book.
Where did this come from to invite him to attend the Nobel Prize award ceremony?
It was obvious that he had been caught all the way to Northern Europe to work as a coolie!
Ye Gongchao felt that he had been deceived and betrayed, but Chen Muwu also paid him a huge amount of royalties, which made Ye Gongchao suppress the matter in his heart.
But after meeting Chen Muqiao in Stockholm who came from China and also attended the ceremony, Ye Gongchao felt that he had found a supporter, so he couldn't help but pour out his bitter feelings towards his uncle's good friend.
During the Paris Olympics, Ye Gongchao was locked up in a villa in the suburbs by Chen Muwu and De Broglie throughout the whole process to work on the story "No Survival", so he never met Eve.
So on this trip to Northern Europe, Ye Gongchao was very curious about Eve, who was traveling with him all the way, so he asked De Broglie privately to ask more questions.
Therefore, during these few days in Stockholm, Ye Gongchao inadvertently told Chen Muqiao the news about Eve he heard from De Broglie, as a small token of appreciation for his evil boss. "revenge".
Chen Muwu has always acted openly and openly. Since his elder brother already knows, there is no need to hide it anymore: "Her name is Eve Curie, she is Marie Curie, the great French scientist who discovered radium. My little daughter, we have had a crush on each other since we met, and if nothing else happens, I should marry her."
After talking to his elder brother, Chen Muwu walked to Aifu again and brought her back here.
Ye Gongchao, who had done something wrong, quickly stood up and left the table, giving up the seat next to Chen Muqiao.
"Ai Fu, this is my brother Chen Muqiao. He came all the way from China to attend my award ceremony."
"Hello, Mr. Chen."
"Brother, Ive is saying hello to you."
Chen Muqiao looked at the scene in front of him and felt helpless.
Although his son is older than his father, and he is only his eldest brother, not his grandpa.
But the younger brother didn't even inform his family and just kept talking to a foreign girlfriend. This incident was somewhat beyond his expectation.
When I was at Yanhai's house, I was still like a lump on an elm tree. Why did it bloom after I went abroad?
He also complained that Chen Muwu did not notify him in advance. How could any husband's family come empty-handed when meeting their new daughter-in-law for the first time?
However, after hearing that the other party's family was also well-known in academic circles, Chen Muqiao was quite satisfied with the two "well-matched" young people in front of him, but he didn't know what the old lady would think after she knew about it, whether she would support or oppose it. ?
Chen Muqiao's idea was basically correct, except for the fact that he was a good match.
If Chen Muwu and Ai Fu get married, then the Chen family will definitely be considered a high achiever!
There were more things they wanted to say, but at this moment, the orchestra on the balcony on the second floor of the Winter Garden stopped playing.
After the music ended, a host went up to the second-floor balcony and hosted today's Nobel Prize dinner.
The first item of the dinner was for everyone to stand up and observe a moment of silence in memory of Mr. Alfred Nobel, who established the Nobel Prize.
After the silence, the audience sang the Swedish national anthem "You are old, you are free".
In fact, the Swedish government has never designated this song as the national anthem, it is just a long-standing convention.
Influenced by Scandinavianism in the 19th century, the word Sweden does not appear in the two lyrics, only the "Northern Country" referring to Sweden, Denmark and Norway is mentioned.
On the other hand, Sweden appears once in the national anthem of Poland, the homeland of Eve's mother, Marie Curie, "Poland Will Not Die." However, in that song, Sweden appears as the villain who once occupied Poland.
After the national anthem was sung, the staff in tuxedos at the Grand Hotel began to serve dishes with plates, which were all classic Swedish dishes, including game soup, clam and shrimp fillet, fried chicken with sourdough stuffed artichokes, etc. wait.
Chen Muwu looked around, but he couldn't find the Swedish meatballs that he had eaten several times at IKEA and was known as the "Swedish national dish."
However, as today's protagonist, Chen Muwu could not enjoy his delicious food at today's Nobel Prize dinner.
As one of the two Nobel Prize winners present, Chen Muwu was going to give a dinner speech as a toast to the guests present.
This dinner speech was different from his carefully prepared acceptance speech. It only required a few short sentences.
No one wants to hear a speech that is too long and too profound to be understood while eating, as it will only turn off the appetite.
In the same order as when receiving the award in Stockholm City Hall, Chen Muwu preceded Einthoven, and it was his turn to take the stage to speak first.
After hearing the host's invitation, Chen Muwu stood up and left the table, and walked towards the stairs leading to the balcony on the second floor in no hurry.
He first walked to Ye Gongchao and patted him on the shoulder.
Not surprisingly, Ye Gongchao also stood up. He followed Chen Muwu tacitly, and the two of them climbed to the balcony on the second floor one after another.
The organizing committee must have been notified in advance as they had already set up two microphones on the balcony.
Chen Muwu stood in front of the microphone in the center, cleared his throat, and then spoke.
"Your Majesty the King and Queen, Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, ladies and gentlemen:"
Except for a few people who could be counted on one hand, most of the people present had no idea what Chen Muwu was talking about.
Because what he spoke was not English or German, but Chinese.
It finally became clear that Chen Muwu had called Ye Gongchao from France to Sweden and asked him to come on stage together. His purpose was to let this top student in English literature serve as a temporary translator for him.
He had communicated this matter with Ye Gongchao in advance, so the latter did not make a fuss after receiving the sudden summons.
This was not a whim of Chen Muwu, but rather an imitation of Ting Zhaozhong, who was the first to speak in Chinese at the Nobel Prize dinner.
It's just that Chen Muwu made a small effort to allow Chinese to appear on this occasion fifty-two years in advance.
"I think the guests sitting in the audience come from all over the world, so no matter whether I speak English or German, some people may not understand and need to use a translator.
"This situation will happen no matter which language I choose, so I think I might as well use the language I am most familiar with, which is my native Chinese, to complete this speech.
"Winning the Nobel Prize is the greatest honor for a scientist. I am very grateful to the Nobel Prize Committee for recognizing me, a young man from China.
“Physics is a science based on experiments, and in recent years, our theories have become increasingly perfect.
"I also won the Nobel Prize this time for related experiments, but I still have to rectify my name for theorists.
“Although physics is based on experiments, it by no means means only experiments. Theory is also very important.
"Nowadays, although we are still in the stage of using theory to explain experiments, I believe that in the near future, physics will enter a new model in which theoretical assumptions are first made and then experiments are used to verify them. .
“Theory and experiment are like two legs of a human being, both are indispensable. Only by relying on them can we make great strides in the development of human physics.
"Since I have already used Chinese for this speech, I will simply say a few more words at the end.
"We have an old saying in China, which is called 'Everything is difficult at the beginning.' Today, as a Chinese, I won this first Nobel Prize, which means I have given my compatriots a good start. I believe that in the future, There should be more Chinese people who can step onto this stage.
"That's all my speech. I wish everyone a happy meal!"
After Ye Gongchao finished translating word for word, Chen Muwu bowed politely to the audience, and then left the stage with Ye Gongchao.
Ye Gongchao's translation mission ended here. In his acceptance speech three days later, Chen Muwu could only act as his own translator.
Because that academic lecture involved too many professional terms, Chen Muwu was afraid that Ye Gongchao would not be able to bear it.
The audience first burst into sporadic applause, and then the applause became more and more enthusiastic, and finally it started from a trickle and gathered into a vast ocean.
After returning to his seat, Chen Muwu's speech was praised by everyone.
Both his eldest brother Chen Muqiao and Dai Chenlin, the Republic of China's minister to the three northern European countries, all praised Chen Muwu for winning glory for the country and bringing face to the people.
Even Eve said to Chen Muwu in a very serious tone: "Chen, I believe that the Chinese will win more and more Nobel Prizes like you."
Her eyes were full of determination.
…
In Stockholm, the Nobel Prize fever continues.
Swedes regard the Nobel Prize celebrations, which last for several days, as a national celebration before Christmas.
Chen Muwu, the winner of the New Science Prize in Physics, naturally became the protagonist this year. Under the arrangement of the staff, he visited different places every day and received very warm and luxurious hospitality in those places.
Time soon came to December 13th, the last day of this four-day grand carnival.
This afternoon, Chen Muwu returned to Stockholm City Hall again, where he will deliver his Nobel Prize speech.
What is different from the guests who attended the award ceremony four days ago is that there are many more professional scholars in the audience today.
Bohr was also sitting among the crowd.
He still clearly remembers the time when he traveled from Copenhagen to Malmö a few days ago. As soon as he got off the ship, everyone was surrounded by several reporters and interviewed.
Chen Muwu revealed in that interview that he will announce an important research result when delivering his acceptance speech, and this research result is still related to God.
Bohr was looking forward to what Chen Muwu would say in this speech.
It has something to do with God. Could it be that we are going to sound the clarion call for Einstein, the old stubborn man who claimed that "God does not play dice"?
In theory, Chen Muwu had twenty minutes to give this speech to show the audience his work.
Of course, Chen Muwu turned a deaf ear to the twenty minutes the staff told him.
After all, he was going to make big news, and he was giving simultaneous speeches in both Chinese and English. This was far from enough time.
As long as the things he said were shocking enough, the shocked staff wouldn't think of reminding him of the time, right?
“Your Majesty the King and Queen, Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, ladies and gentlemen, colleagues in the scientific community:
"good afternoon everyone!"
"Thank you again to the Nobel Prize jury for awarding me this year's Nobel Prize and giving me a very generous bonus."
Chen Muwu has heard and said this beginning many times in the past few days, and he is already a little tired of it.
Now that he had already taken eight thousand pounds from them, Chen Muwu decided to talk a little bit this time and not take their bonus in vain.
“I am also very grateful to my family, teachers and friends. Without the help and support of any of you, I may not be on this podium today.
"I am also very grateful to Dr. Einstein who is not here today. Although I have never really studied and conducted research with him, in my heart, I have always regarded him as a teacher. If not With the help of Mr. Einstein, maybe I still stay in the Far East in the Far East and work as a small railway engineer..."
The more Bohr heard, the more something seemed wrong.
The person who accompanied him from Denmark to Sweden is now sitting in the audience, and his name has not been mentioned.
On the contrary, it was Einstein who stayed in Germany but did not come. Instead, Chen Muwu licked him so vigorously?
Is this a declaration of war against Einstein, or a rebellion against Einstein?
Bohr was talking nonsense in his seat, while Chen Muwu attracted the audience's attention step by step on the stage.
“...Stockholm is a very beautiful city. I heard that because it is close to the Arctic Circle, after dark in winter, if you are lucky, you may be able to see the beautiful aurora in the night sky of the city.
“There is a lot of knowledge in physics and astronomy behind this beautiful phenomenon.
"Today I want to discuss one of the astronomical phenomena with you, but it is not how the aurora is produced, but..."
Chen Muwu picked up the water glass and drank some water to moisten his throat, and then his voice suddenly worsened: "Oh my god, why is it dark?"
When Chen Muwu asked such a puzzling question, both those who knew physics and those who didn't understand physics were stunned.
After being stunned, everyone began to wonder if there was something wrong with Chen Muwu's head.
Anyone who has received elementary education knows that the blackness and whiteness of the sky are related to the position of the sun relative to the earth's hemisphere.
During the day, the hemisphere where someone is on the earth is facing the sun, and the sun's rays directly enter the atmosphere, so the sky is bright.
At night, when the sun reaches the back of the earth, without the sunlight, the sky will naturally be dark.
Why would he ask such a question?
Chen Muwu ignored the whispers in the audience and continued: "This question was not raised by me, but by Edmundo Halley, the British astronomer who discovered Halley's Comet two hundred years ago. It was proposed many years ago in 1720.
"Mr. Halley, as an astronomer who had contacts with Sir Isaac Newton, the greatest physicist in human history, raises this question also based on common sense.
"It's just that this common sense is not our first reaction of 'the sun rises in the east and sets in the west every day', but rather some cosmological thinking.
"It has long been thought that stars are almost evenly distributed throughout our universe.
“Standing on the earth, no matter which direction you look, there are countless stars in that direction.
“Here, I want to reproduce Dr. Halley’s calculations for you.
“Assuming that the density of stars in the universe is ρ, then how many stars are there on a sphere with the earth as the center, radius r, and thickness Δr?
"After simple calculations, it can be concluded that the number of stars on the sphere is n=4πrΔr·ρ.
"On the other hand, using the law of conservation of energy and performing a simple calculation, we can also know that the light intensity emitted by a star r from the earth when it finally reaches the earth is inversely proportional to the distance.
"Written as a physics formula, then we have I∝1/r.
“The number of stars on the sphere is directly proportional to the square of the spherical radius r, and the intensity of light illuminated by these stars on the earth is inversely proportional to the square of the spherical radius r.
“When you multiply the two together, you can be surprised to find that the r parameter disappears.
"That is to say, no matter how far the spherical surface is from the earth, as long as their thickness Δr is the same, the net light shining on the earth should also be the same. There is no saying that the spherical surface closer to the earth is brighter, and the spherical surface farther from the earth is brighter. It's even darker.
“After Harley calculated this result, he realized something was wrong.
"We all know that the universe is infinite, so when the Δr's layer by layer are added together, no matter it is day or night, when we look up at the universe, it should be the same brightness.
"According to Harley's calculations, there is no difference between day and night, and night should not exist.
“But physics is an experimental science, and the facts tell us that day and night are completely different.
"Facts and theoretical calculations have different results, so how to explain this matter?
"In 1823, a hundred years after Halley completed his calculations, the German amateur astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Obers came up with an explanation that he thought perfectly explained both. the contradictions that exist between them.
"Obers uses the sun on a cloudy day as a breakthrough point. Even during the day, dark clouds will block the sun's rays.
"He believes that the light emitted by stars that are far away from our earth will be blocked by many 'dark clouds', so it has experienced a lot of losses before reaching the earth. Therefore, the light intensity is not necessarily related to the distance r. is inversely proportional to the square of .
“But this theory of his was quickly overturned and is really untenable.
"Energy is conserved in the universe, and 'dark clouds' absorb energy and increase their temperature until they are as hot as stars, and then radiate the same amount of light.
“If we observe it from Earth, it should still be as bright as day and night.
"So people began to name this phenomenon after the failed amateur astronomer, and called this contradiction between facts and theory Obers' paradox.
"Before I gave this Nobel Prize lecture today, physicists still couldn't explain why this contradiction occurred.
"Yes, this is the major research result I mentioned in Malmö before."
The more Bohr listened in the audience, the more he felt that he had been deceived.
He thought that Chen Muwu was going to kill everyone in the quantum field, but he didn't expect that he would start talking about the astronomy that he was obsessed with again.
“In Halley’s calculations, he used the model of the universe that we have always believed:
"The universe is static.
"The universe is infinite.
"The universe is uniform.
“The universe has infinite time.
“Until now, people have always believed that our universe is like this.
“Even Dr. Einstein, the smartest person in the world today, thought this way.
"He listed the gravitational field equation named after him in 1915. However, two years later, in 1917, Einstein added a cosmological constant term to it after checking the gravitational field equation.
“He believes that only with the existence of the cosmological constant term, can the universe we live in remain static.
"I am very familiar with the gravitational field equations and have solved several field equations. The well-known time travel is one of them."
Before throwing out the somewhat unacceptable final conclusion, Chen Muwu deliberately made the atmosphere in the stadium lively.
He mentioned this time travel, and it really worked.
Some spectators in the venue also gave him a kind smile.
“Harley’s calculations are so accurate that there should be no difference between day and night.
"The fact is irrefutable. There is a complete difference between day and night.
"So where's the problem?
“Is there something wrong with the model of the universe that we have always thought about?
"Yes, the answer is yes, there is a problem with our universe model, and it is a big problem!
“The thing I want to say today is that the latest astronomical observations show that the universe we live in is not static, but is constantly expanding!
"Therefore, the cosmological constant term in the gravitational field equation that restricts the universe to be constant should not exist.
"Although as I said before, I have always regarded Dr. Einstein as a teacher who has helped me a lot. Without him, I, Chen Muwu, would not be where I am today.
"But as the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle said, 'I love my teacher, and I love the truth even more.'
"Mr. Einstein, I'm afraid you made a small mistake."
True to my word, I added two thousand more updates today.
Continue tomorrow, otherwise you will continue to be a puppy.
(End of chapter)
