The astronomical exchange meeting was completed, and Xu Chuan also got the answers he wanted from this meeting.
The companion star will not affect Betelgeuse's magnetic poles, but may affect the timing of the supernova explosion, depending on Betelgeuse's current life stage.
If Betelgeuse has only reached the early stage of red supergiant status, then the companion star will have no impact. If it has already reached the late stage and has reached the stage of carbon fusion and oxygen fusion, there is a probability that the supernova will explode early.
This is almost the best result.
Although the time of the supernova explosion is still uncertain, there is also a glimmer of hope.
Xu Chuan has no doubt that after this result is fully announced, astronomical structures around the world will focus on Betelgeuse for at least the next year or two.
In other words, it will take at most one or two years to know which stage of late-life red supergiant Betelgeuse is now.
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After the exchange meeting was completed and the participants dispersed, several top figures in the astronomical community were still staying in the office of Su Dingqiang, dean of the School of Astronomy and Space Sciences at NTU.
For example, Academicians Fu Gonggong and Wang Shouguan, who had quarreled at the meeting before, as well as the station director of the Southern Yunnan Observatory and others.
Xu Chuan was also in the office, but he was called by Su Dingqiang.
"Dean Su, Academician Fu, Academician Wang..." Xu Chuan respectfully greeted the elders in the room.
"Xu Chuan is here, come sit down and have a cup of tea first." Su Dingqiang stood up with a smile and poured a cup of tea.
"Dean, are you looking for me?" Xu Chuan took the tea with both hands, said thank you and asked.
"Well, I came to see you this time mainly to discuss the disclosure of the results of your scientific research experiments and to discuss the press conference and other matters."
Su Dingqiang said with a smile: "Your discovery this time is of great significance to the astronomical community. After discussion at the Astronomical Society Headquarters, it was decided that we at Nanjing University would hold a press conference to fully disclose the results and process."
"Of course, I still need to ask for your opinion. If you are willing, make it fully public. If you are not willing, you can keep it temporarily, or you can only disclose those things."
"I wanted to ask what you think. After all, this discovery of Betelgeuse is a scientific research project led by you."
Xu Chuan thought for a while and said: "I have no objection to the disclosure of these things. The discovery that there is a companion star in Betelgeuse this time is actually just an accident."
"It's just that the method I currently use to calculate the precise mass of Betelgeuse has just been submitted to the Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics and has not yet been reviewed. Should this be fully disclosed at a press conference?"
Hearing this, Su Dingqiang pondered for a moment and said: "This is up to you. You can make it public now, or you can wait until the paper is reviewed before making it public. If it is made public now, just don't talk too much at the press conference."
"For example, don't be fooled by those reporters and just make sure that your theorem can be used to calculate the parameter information of celestial bodies in the universe."
"These things can be said. You have to wait until the draft of your thesis is finalized. Say it now to avoid leaving any excuses to others, which will have some impact on your academic career."
"Of course, our school will help you with your speech when the time comes. Whatever requests you have, no matter how you say them, they will be written for you based on your ideas. You can just read them according to them. You don't have to be too nervous.
Worried."
"In addition, there are still some differences between the astronomical world and the mathematical world. The astronomical world, especially the universe, is basically based on observation data. Different telescopes, different angles, different times and locations will all bring a lot of changes.
Regarding the data differences, "it's not like the mathematical world where the answers are fixed."
"With your calculation method, as long as there are no problems with the core calculation process, even if others use this method to calculate Betelgeuse and get different results, it is actually normal."
On the side, Academician Wang Shouguan smiled and added: "Student Xu Chuan, after your paper is reviewed, how about coming to Baicheng or holding two more exchange meetings at NTU?"
"Your method of accurately calculating the parameter information of distant celestial bodies using the xu-weyl-berry theorem is a bit too esoteric for the astronomical community. People with insufficient mathematical skills cannot understand it at all, let alone use it to analyze other objects.
The celestial bodies of the universe have made calculations.”
"So I would like to ask you to hold more exchange meetings and explain this aspect carefully. It is rare for our country's astronomical community to be at the forefront of the world for the first time. There is no reason not to use this advantage to maintain it."
Xu Chuan nodded and said: "That's no problem. I have this responsibility to promote the xu-weyl-berry theorem and help the astronomical community develop."
"It's just that the paper has not been reviewed yet, and whether it will be reviewed is still unknown."
Hearing this, Academician Wang Shouguan smiled and shook his head, saying: "Your teacher is right, you are so humble. If I were at your age and had your achievements, I probably wouldn't even know my last name."
knew."
Xu Chuan smiled and said nothing.
Everyone has frivolous ages and times, and he has also experienced it. When he made a major achievement for the first time in college in his previous life, he was almost floating into the sky.
But now that he has experienced it once, when he faces these things again, he naturally feels much calmer.
Of course, making a result, no matter how big or small, will bring him a sense of accomplishment, satisfaction and fulfillment, which are eternal.
Breaking through yourself is far more satisfying and memorable than watching soap operas and short videos, but it is also more difficult to achieve.
The former requires you to persist in your efforts, read various books, understand and integrate them, calculate various data, and complete various experiments before you can finally reap some results.
The latter only requires you to lie in bed and turn on your phone, computer or tablet. The difficulty of the two is completely different.
But correspondingly, the feedback and sense of accomplishment brought by the former are enough for you to remember for a long time, even for a lifetime.
As for the latter, you may have seen a plot that made you laugh one second, but you may have forgotten it the next second.
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The end of the astronomical exchange meeting does not mean the end of the impact of Betelgeuse observation and scientific research experiments.
Soon, NTU’s School of Astronomy and Space Science and the Purple Mountain Observatory jointly held a press conference for the whole country.
As the leader of Betelgeuse observation and scientific research experiments, and in order to expand his reputation, Xu Chuan undoubtedly became the spokesperson of this press conference.
After all, whether it is the parameter calculation of Betelgeuse, the discovery of a companion star in Betelgeuse's hydrogen envelope, or the method of accurately calculating the parameter information of distant celestial bodies using the xu-weyl-berry theorem, he was the one who made it
results.
Although several senior fellows from the Department of Astronomy at NTU also participated, their contribution was only to collect some data and was not irreplaceable.
Of course, he only needs to be ready to report on stage. Other things include determining the organizers and participants, including relevant leaders, relevant personnel, media reporters, formulating detailed invitation lists, meeting agendas, timetables, press conference site layout plans, etc.
None of these things have anything to do with him.
Nanda will help prepare it.
In addition, besides him, there was another spokesperson at this press conference.
It is the assistant prepared by Nanda for Xu Chuan.
After all, it was his first time to host such a press conference. In addition to reporting relevant experimental data, there would definitely be reporters from the news media asking questions.
If you are faced with some questions that cannot be answered or are difficult to answer, the role of another spokesperson will be reflected.
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Soon, the day of the press conference arrived. In the auditorium of Nanda, Xu Chuan was wearing a suit and tie. After the assistant spokesperson beside him completed a series of welcome and other nonsense, he clicked on the ppt to finish his speech.
Report.
"My report is complete, now is the time for reporters to ask questions."
On the podium, Xu Chuan completed his report step by step, and then opened questions from reporters.
Hearing this, the auxiliary spokesman beside him glanced at him, energized and ready to deal with any emergencies that might occur next.
Xu Chuan noticed his movements, turned his head slightly and glanced at him, giving him a reassuring look.
He is very familiar with things like press conferences. Many achievements in his previous life, especially those related to materials, will be announced through press conferences. He is very experienced in dealing with this kind of thing.
Not to mention that this is in China. This kind of press conference always has a reporter's Q&A memo outline in advance, that is, what questions the reporter will ask and the scope of the questions will be discussed and prepared in advance.
Of course, he only found out yesterday that reporters had a Q&A memo for today’s press conference.
It can be said that NTU has taken great pains to prevent unexpected situations from happening at the press conference.
"Hello, classmate Xu Chuan, would you like to know if the discovery of a companion star inside Betelgeuse will affect it? Can you explain it in detail?"
As soon as Xu Chuan finished speaking, a black microphone was handed over to Yang Ma's reporter.
At today's press conference, in order to expand its influence, NTU invited many reporters from well-known TV stations, Press and Publication Administration, newspapers and other organizations, including Yang Ma.
A small number of people came, but most of them didn't, but with Yang Ma here, it doesn't matter whether others come or not.
Xu Chuan: "Theoretically speaking, the companion star in Betelgeuse's hydrogen envelope will not have an impact..."
After briefly answering the Yangma reporter’s questions, the following question-and-answer session became much more intense, with each microphone being thrown into Xu Chuan’s mouth.
After selecting a few reporters to briefly answer some questions, this press conference was considered a complete success.
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The next day, following the reports from CCTV, TV stations, news publishers, and newspapers, the major astronomical event related to the discovery of a companion star in Betelgeuse directly became a hot search topic.
Yangma: "Betelgeuse may be a binary star system"
Jinling Newspaper: "Jinling University scientists recently discovered that there is another star in Betelgeuse"
The first batch of newspapers and periodicals to publish news were basically official state-owned newspapers and periodicals, and they were quite cautious in wording. Although Xu Chuan's discovery this time indeed shocked the astronomical world, after all, it is something that has not yet been completely determined.
Of course, the headlines of those self-media editors and marketing accounts are designed to attract attention.
"Shocking! It exists in Betelgeuse, which may trigger a supernova explosion in advance!"
"Be careful, Betelgeuse may explode early. What will mankind do then?"
"Dangerous Betelgeuse, 700 million times larger than the sun, may explode at any time?"
"Is it true that Betelgeuse has exploded? Scientists from Jinling University give the answer."
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On the Internet, the titles of various self-media and marketing accounts are more exaggerated than the last, and each one is more eye-catching than the last. Shatuo netizens also followed this trick, clicking in one after another, and then shouting that they were deceived.
"Damn it, it's just another headline. It scared me. I thought Betelgeuse was going to explode tomorrow."
"It's a bunch of headline-grabbers, but NTU is amazing. You can discover all the stars in the stars."
"Normally, NTU's astronomy department is already very good and ranks among the top three in the country."
“I’m afraid it’s not NTU’s astronomy department that’s awesome this time.”
"?Not Nanda?"
"Last year's top scorer in the college entrance examination, the one named 'Xu Chuan', didn't you read the news from Yang Ma? This time there is a star in Betelgeuse that was calculated by him. It has nothing to do with the astronomy department of Nanda."
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"It seems that he did it using the world-class mathematical conjecture he proved before. I'm not sure, but I heard that he hopes to win the Fields Medal in two years."
"What the hell? Is there any hope of winning the Fields Medal in two years? I remember he is only eighteen years old, right? He will only be twenty in two years."
"Well, judging from his achievements, it is definitely enough. It is a world-class conjecture. The difficulty of Weill's conjecture is comparable to the Model's conjecture proved by Faltings and the Wei Yin conjecture proved by Deligne. The only problem is
He is too young."
"If he wins the award two years later, he will be eight years younger than Professor Pierre, the youngest winner of the Fields Medal when he won the award."
"Damn it, if I were to win the Fields Medal at the age of twenty, that would be terrible. It would push the record forward eight years at a time."
"It will probably be difficult to get it in two years, but you will definitely be able to get it in the future."
"It seems like no one in our country has won the Fields Medal, right?"
"Qiu Chengtong got it."
"But he was not Chinese when he won the Fields Medal. He returned to China in his later years. To be precise, no Chinese mathematician has ever won the Fields Medal, but we can look forward to it in the future.
, at least this Xu Chuan is very promising."
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ps: Yesterday, my body temperature rose to 39.2. After taking medicine, my blood pressure has dropped a bit. My chest tightness has worsened a lot. My throat is itchy and I have a severe cough. It hurts a bit to swallow and eat.
In addition, my overall mental state has dropped a lot and I can't concentrate. It took me six or seven hours to write these four thousand words.