Wang Hao didn't talk about Paul Phil Jones' proposal at all. He rejected it the moment he heard the content. There is only one reason--
risk!
The risks of this research are too great.
In the original study of particle acceleration, there is a saying that when the speed of an object is infinitely close to the speed of light, the moving mass will tend to infinity.
Then when the speed of particles exceeds the speed of light, the moving mass will naturally reach 'infinity'.
Europe's LHC can accelerate the proton beam to 99.9999991% of the speed of light. At this speed, the mass of the particle has become 7454 times its original value.
Particles that exceed the speed of light have now been created, and it has been proven that the moving mass of particles that exceed the speed of light is not infinite. However, similarly, the moving mass cannot be simply calculated using the momentum theorem. The specific amount of energy carried requires further research.
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No matter what this kind of research is, we cannot use the method of annihilating particles to see how much energy can be generated.
Paul Phil-Jones' idea is to accelerate particles to several times the speed of light, and then conduct annihilation particle experiments to see how much energy can be produced.
"That would be tantamount to suicide."
Wang Hao's judgment is this, "Even if there are no other unknown changes in the process, the energy generated is very huge. It would be the lightest thing to destroy all the experimental equipment..."
"There may be some unknown changes by then..."
"For example, create a black hole?"
Wang Hao thought about it and immediately rejected it.
The risks and benefits of this research are completely out of proportion. It is safer to conduct similar experiments on other planets after the technology is sufficiently developed.
If it is possible to create a black hole, the experimental ideas should be recorded and waited until humans can go hundreds of light years away in the future. Then it will be safer to conduct experiments.
The earth is too fragile!
Using the large-scale strong annihilation force field of the particle accelerator is very suitable for experiments to measure the speed of light. They have also done experiments to measure the speed of light before, but they were unable to obtain specific values.
With a channel covered by forty meters of field force, the measurement will become very accurate.
On the one hand, this experiment is to obtain basic physical values, and on the other hand, it can lay the foundation for the research of "light pressure engine".
Light pressure sounds like a very high-end technology. In fact, light pressure is everywhere. It’s just that the basic physics that ordinary people are exposed to is less talked about.
Light pressure refers to the pressure exerted on the surface of an object by light.
As early as 1748, Euler pointed out the existence of light pressure, and it was first measured by the Russian physicist Lebedev in 1901.
People can deduce the magnitude of light pressure from the electromagnetic theory of light or the quantum theory of light.
If conditions permit, you can also do experiments on light pressure. For example, if you use a high-power light source to illuminate a high-precision electronic scale, the electronic scale will display a numerical value.
For another example, in a vacuum environment, if a vertical tinfoil paper is irradiated with strong light, the tinfoil paper will shift position.
Theoretically speaking, in a strong light environment, the light pressure experienced by small particles can be of the same order of magnitude as the gravitational force. Because of this, when a comet passes by the sun, its dust particles and gas molecules are affected by the light pressure.
Form a comet tail.
Although the value of light pressure is very small, for artificial earth satellites orbiting the earth, it will gradually deviate from the orbit over time.
Therefore, this must be taken into consideration when designing artificial earth satellites.
Light pressure also plays an important role in stars.
Stars are mostly luminous celestial bodies. Gravity causes stars to shrink, while light pressure causes stars to expand.
When the universal gravity is greater than the light pressure, the star will collapse; when the universal gravity is less than the light pressure, the star will expand. Only when the universal gravity is equal to the light pressure, the star can be in a stable state.
The sun is in this state today.
Light pressure is the pressure given by light, which is naturally directly related to the speed of light. Theoretically, the speed of light and light pressure are directly proportional to each other.
"If the speed of light will be greatly increased under the action of a strong annihilation force field, then we can reduce the environment required to create ultra-large light pressure by increasing the intensity of the annihilation force field."
This is what Wang Hao thinks.
After Wang Hao and Tian Guilin discussed the research on the speed of light, Paul Phil-Jones and Ding Zhiqiang also realized it, and they suddenly felt very excited.
For them, the light pressure engine is too attractive.
Now that there is annihilation particle technology that is close to creating unlimited energy, coupled with the "matching" light pressure engine, the space carrier seems to be right before our eyes.
Tian Guilin was very depressed.
With a strong smile, he agreed to the 'light speed determination experiment' mentioned by Wang Hao, but felt very bitter in his heart, "So, the people participating in the experiment are the optical team and have nothing to do with the Institute of High Energy."
“We’re just ‘borrowed’ equipment?”
Tian Guilin has worked at the Institute of High Energy for more than thirty years, and this was the first time he heard someone say "borrowing a particle accelerator".
Although I only borrowed the area with the annihilation force field, I still felt very depressed because I couldn't participate in such a heavyweight experiment.
Wang Hao is looking forward to the experiment very much.
He immediately contacted the Optical Physics Laboratory where Xu Hua worked and asked them to send a team over to see how to conduct a light speed measurement experiment.
Forty meters is a long distance.
For experimental measurements beyond the conventional speed of light, the experimental requirements are very precise. Some high-precision equipment must be transported, and experimental preparations will also take a while.
Others in the research team also discussed the issue of light pressure engines with anticipation.
"The annihilation particle experiment has conducted several experiments and has obtained a lot of data. We already know the relationship between neutron speed, annihilation force field strength, temperature, etc."
"Although it's not very accurate yet, it can already be used to make a rough relationship diagram."
"If we have the accurate speed of light, we can design and conduct experiments to create a large amount of light pressure..."
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Paul Phil-Jones said expectantly, "It is a bit unrealistic to directly use the light pressure engine for the space carrier. We can set a small goal-"
"First design and manufacture an engine that can push the car forward on the ground. Then it can be called a light pressure car..."
"In this way, there will be technology accumulation."
Others imagine a scenario where the annihilation particle device is shrunk and placed in a car, and then a steady stream of light pressure is generated to propel it forward rapidly.
Ding Zhiqiang couldn't help but mutter, "Are you sure that's a small target? Why do I feel it's much more difficult than building an aerospace carrier..."
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The light speed measurement experiment quickly entered the preparation stage.
After receiving the information from Wang Hao, the Optical Physics Laboratory immediately sent a team over, led by Professor Xu Hua, who had collaborated with him several times.
The Optical Physics Laboratory is not the only collaborator.
Wang Hao also contacted Shen Huiming and asked him to personally bring a team over to study how to create a stable first-order light source on one side of the accelerator channel.
Shen Huiming's team has been studying first-order wave manufacturing technology. Their goal is to use "simple technology" to create high-frequency first-order short waves.
So far, the big goal has not been achieved.
However, they can already create first-order waves of various frequencies, but first-order waves with very high frequencies have not been thoroughly studied, and manufacturing is a very complicated process.
If you just create a stable first-order strong light source, there will still be no problem. You only need to put several large equipment together to complete it.
This is an experiment now, so the requirements for equipment size are naturally not that high.
Wang Hao convened Shen Huiming's team and the Optical Physics Laboratory to hold an experimental meeting using the venue of the Institute of High Energy.
They quickly determined the experimental preparations.
After that, everyone has to prepare for their respective tasks. After sufficient preparation, there will be no problem in the experiment of measuring the speed of light.
Tian Guilin also attended the meeting.
However, the experiment had nothing to do with him and the Institute of High Energy. They just borrowed the venue, provided the particle accelerator, and cooperated with relevant guidance.
This also made Tian Guilin even more depressed. He somewhat understood the 'landlord who raised the rent'.
The landlord rents out the shop, and other people borrow the shop to achieve extremely high profits, while the landlord can only obtain the income from the rent.
This is a matter of course.
But, jealous!
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To be continued...