Genius Club Chapter 159

Chapter 159: Chapter 7 Waiting for a Meteor Shower Chapter 159: Chapter 7 Waiting for a Meteor Shower “` Li Qiqi blinked her eyes on the wheelchair, looking at Lin Xian. Her voice was very faint, she seemed incredibly frail, and under the bright moonlight, her complexion appeared even paler. “I’m Liu Feng’s friend, Lin Xian,” Lin Xian introduced himself: “A new friend, just met not long ago.” Li Qiqi cocked her head: “I haven’t heard Liu Feng mention you before… When did you two meet?” Lin Xian answered truthfully: Li Qiqi was amused to laughter; she re-evaluated Lin Xian and seemed to become more familiar with him: “You really are an interesting person. To be honest, not many people are willing to be friends with Liu Feng. but his personality is indeed a bit odd.” “I heard about you and your situation from Teacher Qi Yan,” Lin Xian stated his purpose directly. Li Qiqi listened patiently until Lin Xian finished and then looked at him with a smile: “So, do you also believe that Liu Feng’s ‘Introduction to the Cosmological Constant’ is correct?” “Maybe in this world, just the two of us firmly believe that. Actually, I’m quite curious… Why doesn’t Liu Feng, as the creator of ‘Introduction to the Cosmological Constant,’ think his own research is correct?” “When I met with Liu Feng just now and brought up this matter, he admitted quite calmly that the ‘Introduction to the Cosmological Constant’ was wrong, which doesn’t seem like the attitude a scholar should have towards his own research.” the research findings indeed seem to be wrong,” Li Qiqi said, looking down: “From an academic perspective, it’s difficult to prove a conjecture correct because you need to prove it is right in every single situation.” “But proving a conjecture wrong is much easier; you only need to demonstrate that it fails in just one situation, and then it’s definitely wrong.” Li Qiqi’s words surprised Lin Xian. He had thought that since Li Qiqi could write the words on the card, she must truly believe that the ‘Introduction to the Cosmological Constant’ was correct. Even if it was irrational, at least her own thoughts should be firm. But hearing her say this… It seemed she wasn’t so firm after all. What exactly was going on? “Do you also think the ‘Introduction to the Cosmological Constant’ is wrong?” Lin Xian asked. “I don’t think it’s wrong.” Li Qiqi shook her head: Liu Feng and Teacher Qi Yan have conducted many validation experiments, and the results were always the same… They all proved that the ‘Introduction to the Cosmological Constant’ was wrong.” “Even after graduation, Liu Feng continued his research for a long time and experimented many times. But no matter how many times he tried, the result was always the same, all wrong, not a single one was correct.” So that was how it was. Lin Xian finally understood why Liu Feng had that attitude earlier. It seemed he had oversimplified the matter. He had thought Liu Feng, like Professor Xu Yun, was an unrecognized genius, unsupported, misunderstood… But that wasn’t the case. The ‘Introduction to the Cosmological Constant’ had been tested countless times by Liu Feng himself and Teacher Qi Yan. The results were uniformly disappointing, proving the theory wrong. The problem Liu Feng faced was not about sponsorship, funding, laboratories, or other practical issues, but something more brutal… the fact that his theory was simply not correct. It was like waiting for a plane at the dock, forever in vain. With Liu Feng’s research going in the wrong direction, he would indeed never find the correct answer. But what was puzzling… If Qi Yan, Liu Feng, and countless experimental data all proved the ‘Introduction to the Cosmological Constant’ to be wrong, and even Li Qiqi herself knew this, then why did Li Qiqi still firmly believe the theory was correct? This was quite contradictory. Seeming to sense Lin Xian’s confusion, Li Qiqi continued: “But even if all the experimental data showed that Liu Feng was wrong, I still don’t think so.” “Because Liu Feng’s cosmological constant derivations are just too beautiful,” Li Qiqi said with a sweet smile: “Though I don’t understand those derivations, they are truly beautiful, like music.” “Although I didn’t major in mathematics in university, my major in astronomy also involves a lot of mathematical and physical formulas. these formulas are all beautiful. I think this is the most magical thing in the universe, that every correct theory is elegant.” “Euler’s formula, Pythagorean theorem, mass-energy equation… All these formulas are lovely, as if crafted by humans, so exquisite, so concise, and so correct.” “Liu Feng’s cosmological constant derivations are the same.” Talking about Liu Feng, Li Qiqi’s face glowed with pride and happiness: “Its derivations are also beautiful, and I feel that the universe ought to have such a thing. Even if many experiments prove it wrong… couldn’t it be possible that what’s mistaken is not the cosmological constant, but current human understanding instead?” “Sorry, I find it hard to clearly explain this intuition.” She laughed shyly, looking at Lin Xian: “I know it’s a bit absurd to define a formula’s correctness by its beauty, but… nature and the universe itself are inherently beautiful and intricate, and I believe they are meant to be that way.” Lin Xian also nodded along. Li Qiqi’s thoughts were indeed interesting. Truly, in both physics and mathematics, all correct formulas are beautiful. This beauty is difficult to articulate.