She was like a star, always so distant. Even the light she shone on me was always cold.
Come on, let’s celebrate. We’ve discovered a great principle of nature: The laws of physics are invariant across space and time. All the physical laws of human history, from Archimedes’ principle to string theory, and all the scientific discoveries and intellectual fruits of our species are the by-products of this great law. Compared to us two theoreticians, Einstein and Hawking are mere applied engineers.
Ding drained both glasses in his hands. He stared at the pool table as though looking at a demon.
These high-energy particle accelerators raised the amount of energy available for colliding particles by an order of magnitude, to a level never before achieved by the human race.
Not only would the results vary if different accelerators were used, but even with the same accelerator, experiments performed at different times would give different results.
“It means that laws of physics that could be applied anywhere in the universe do not exist, which means that physics … also does not exist.” Wang turned back from the window.
“‘I know what I’m doing is irresponsible. But I have no choice,’” Ding said. “That was the second half of her note. You just stumbled on the first half. Now can you understand her? At least a little?”
To accomplish something in theoretical physics requires one to have almost religious faith. It’s easy to be led to the abyss.
“I don’t know anything.” Ding stared into Wang’s eyes for a long time. Finally, he said, “But that is the question.”Wang knew that he was only finishing what the British colonel had begun to say: To be, or not to be: that is the question.
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