The news of the pulsar's confirmation quickly spread throughout the campus.
The entire school was abuzz with discussions:
"Haha, I told you, Yang Xuebin's paper is absolutely fine!"
"Western science may have developed earlier and be more advanced than ours, but that doesn't mean they can always be more advanced!"
"The discovery of the pulsar marks the sounding of the counterattack horn for us in the field of science."
"This is not only Yang Xuebin's glory, but also the glory of our entire nation."
...On this day, Qinghua Campus was restless.
The principal even ordered extra meals in the cafeteria to celebrate Yang Xuebin's paper and Professor Wang's discovery.
Over the next few days, Yang Xuebin found that no matter where he went, students would come up to him to chat, and some female students even boldly slipped him love letters before turning and running away quickly.
Yang Xuebin couldn't help but chuckle.
This was truly his first time receiving a love letter from a girl.
To avoid trouble, he could only leave early and return late, spending all day in the library, not even attending classes.
His teachers didn't mind, allowing Yang Xuebin to study on his own.
They had all read his paper and knew its quality.
Let alone as an undergraduate thesis, it was actually good enough for a doctoral dissertation...
Time flew, and ten days passed in a flash.
During these ten days, Yang Xuebin was mostly in the library, immersed in books and journals related to nuclear physics, avidly absorbing the scientific essence of Human Civilization.
In fact, his attainments in nuclear physics were also considerable; he just lacked in-depth understanding and research.
Especially in particle physics.
This is one of the most cutting-edge disciplines in physics today, and the Standard Model has not even appeared yet.
In fact, it wouldn't be until next year that Steven Weinberg and Abdus Salam would introduce the Higgs mechanism into Glashow's electroweak theory, forming the earliest Standard Model.
The Standard Model is a theory in particle physics that describes the three fundamental forces—strong, weak, and electromagnetic—and the elementary particles that make up all matter.
It falls within the scope of quantum field theory and is compatible with quantum mechanics and special relativity.
Almost all experimental results for the above three forces are consistent with the predictions of this theory, but the Standard Model is not yet a unified theory, mainly because it does not describe gravity.
Of course, Yang Xuebin did not know about these things.
At this moment, he was looking at his system panel:
Name: Yang Xuebin.
Talent: Hard work pays off.
Basic Science:
Informatics: LV5 (12000 / 15000)
Mathematics: LV5 (10240 / 15000)
Physics: LV5 (10080 / 15000)
Chemistry: LV3 (1990 / 5000)
Biology: LV3 (1980 / 5000)
Skills:
Fishing: LV3 (3600 / 5000)
Billiards: LV1 (89 / 100)
...System Tasks: 1 (omitted), 2 (omitted), 3 (omitted), 4 (omitted).
"Physics has finally broken through to LV5."
Yang Xuebin's eyes brightened.
But then, he closed his eyes.
Because he suddenly fell into a profound and mysterious sensation, countless physics knowledge surged in his mind, including those he had almost forgotten or overlooked, all deeply etched into his memory at this moment.
At the same time, they were constantly changing and combining, forming new knowledge points.
This was the benefit brought by the level upgrade.
In fact, when he first upgraded Mathematics to LV5, he also enjoyed this feeling.
Each level upgrade is a sublimation of the knowledge structure.
Just as Yang Xuebin was enjoying the mysterious feeling brought by the upgrade of his physics level, the latest issue of the Journal of Astronomy, long-awaited by Qinghua Campus, was finally published.
This issue of the Journal of Astronomy was destined to be recorded in history.
It caused a sensation nationwide, and even worldwide...
On June 10th, the new issue of the Journal of Astronomy was released.
As soon as it appeared, it was like a depth charge dropped into a lake, causing the entire astronomical community to boil over, because this issue of the journal published a paper predicting a pulsar and a report observing a pulsar.
The first to be sensationalized was, of course, the astronomical community, as they paid the most attention to the Journal of Astronomy.
"Oh my god, someone actually predicted the existence of a new celestial body, and also published an observation report at the same time; this is probably the first time in history."
"I had vaguely heard some rumors before, but I didn't expect it to be true."
"This mathematical model is so exquisite; it's completely beyond what an undergraduate could achieve, and even many doctoral dissertations wouldn't reach this level."
"After Ye Wenjie, Qinghua has produced another great talent."
"Yang Xuebin, this name is destined to be remembered by history; he is the pride of our country's astronomical community."
...As the astronomical community was sensationalized, other academic circles, such as the physics and chemistry communities, also became sensationalized one after another.
The pioneering prediction and discovery of the pulsar greatly boosted morale, breaking people's long-standing inferiority complex, and also served as our country's scientific community's counterattack horn against the West.
It should be noted that before this, our country had no voice at all in the scientific community.
Although the prediction and discovery of the pulsar caused a sensation, the scientific community was ultimately too small; in fact, not many people knew about it, and it was limited to small-scale dissemination.
But on the third day, the Supreme Daily reported on the matter and highly praised the significance it represented.
Thus, in a single day, the people of the whole country were in an uproar.
Yang Xuebin's name also became famous nationwide, and he was called a great scientist by countless people!
"Although I don't know what a pulsar is, the fact that we were able to discover it before the Western powers is another great victory for the proletariat."
"The East can eventually overcome the West."
"When I grow up, I also want to be a scientist."
...The discovery of the pulsar is not only of academic value and significance.
We have fallen behind for too long and been silent for too long.
This is like a shout before dawn, sending our voice to the whole world.
In the following days, the event continued to ferment.
Yang Xuebin also accepted interviews from multiple TV and radio stations, further increasing his fame to the point of being a household name...
Any hot topic eventually returns to calm.
Yang Xuebin's life and studies gradually returned to normal.
He no longer attended classes, spending every day in the library, reading a large number of books and journals, many of which were mailed from abroad, allowing him to understand the latest research achievements in High Energy Physics.
Based on these journals, many memories from his previous life regarding particle physics were also quietly resurfacing.
Although the prediction and discovery of the pulsar were Nobel Prize-worthy, they did not provide much assistance to scientific technology.
But the Standard Model is different.
It is the foundation of particle physics, and particle physics is the foundation of all technology.
Once he builds this monument, he will have a greater say, thereby guiding the development of national technology.
It should be known that he not only possesses the talent of Hard work pays off, but also has LV5 Informatics and memories from the next few decades, which can help the country avoid many detours in technology.