The Centennial Physics Conference has officially begun.

As the door of the No. 1 conference hall was tightly closed, the thoughts of the physicists in the venue of the International Convention and Exhibition Center also flew into the hall that was about to determine the direction of physics in the future.

Standing next to the poster display area of the exhibition hall on the first floor, looking at the large dark screen hanging on the wall, Wei Hong suddenly accosted Professor David who was standing next to him and asked.

"What do you think are going to be the hard things to do?"

Puzzled by this question, David thought for a while, then shook his head and said.

"I don't know...... In my opinion, each of the 522 puzzles that passed the primary election is crucial, and it is difficult to find out which one is redundant, at least. If I were to rank, I would only be able to rank the few I knew first...... After all, I haven't studied the rest at all, and I don't have the right to speak. ”

As the completers of the z-particle gravitational wave equation, although the two are popular candidates for the next Nobel Prize, they have not really been favored by the Nobel Prize after all.

If they had been a little more qualified, they would have been able to walk into the conference room behind the wall, and at least have a qualification to be an observer. But unfortunately, apart from the z-particle gravitational wave equation, they have not achieved anything particularly great, and they can only stand outside and wait quietly.

"I heard that the meeting is not going to be broadcast live in the hall?" Looking at the large, pitch-black screen on the wall, Professor David asked in a whisper.

"You should get the announcement session in the afternoon......" Wei Hong thought for a moment and continued, "After all, voting is a thing, and it doesn't feel like there's anything to broadcast live." ”

"How can there be nothing to broadcast live? I bet there isn't a single person in the whole room right now who isn't thinking about this meeting. ”

"I don't deny ......," Wei Hong said, shrugging his shoulders, "After all, I'm also quite curious about the situation inside." ”

Minutes and seconds passed.

Although everyone expected to hear a little wind from the inside, it was a pity that the confidentiality of the meeting was so good that no news was released from it in advance.

And so it was until noon.

When the gate finally opened, the reporters gathered outside the gate immediately rushed up, but they were blocked by the staff of the venue who had been prepared for a long time, and covered the departure of the delegations and observers in the conference hall.

Walking to the front of the crowd, looking at the excited eyes, Luo Wenxuan coughed hard, raised his voice and said.

"Scholars with invitations are invited to move to Room 2."

"We will be there, holding the opening ceremony of the 'Centennial Physics' physics summit!"

"And, publish the question of the hundred centuries!"

The atmosphere at the scene gradually heated up, and everyone looked at the door with expectant eyes.

Under the guidance of the staff, the crowd was diverted to the entrance of Conference Hall 2.

With curiosity in their hearts, the scholars, holding invitations in their hands, began to enter and take their seats.

Unlike the previous group of scholars who attended the conference, most of the scholars who attended the opening ceremony were outstanding young scholars and young physicists who had made outstanding contributions to physics.

Most of them are over 30 years old, under 50 years old, just in the golden age of scientific research, and it is rare to see old people over 50 years old sitting here.

Wei Hong and David were also among them, and as the best of the young physicists, they were placed quite at the top.

Walking to the podium in the conference hall, Lu Zhou, who was dressed in a formal suit, cleared his throat, glanced around at the expectant eyes of the audience, smiled slightly, and said in a steady voice.

"It's a pleasure to see you here."

"We all agree that the last era of physics has ended, and that you represent the future of physics at the crossroads of the old and the new."

"Whether it's the people sitting down in the room, or the scholars standing in the exhibition hall watching the conference on the big screen, or the students watching the conference through the Internet."

"This meeting has been prepared for you from the very beginning."

"What is dark matter, what is the energy that created our universe, and what is the ultimate fate of the universe...... Even though in the past 100 years, we have solved many problems that the ancients could not have imagined, but we still face many problems. ”

"Therefore, we place our most sincere hope on the scholars of the future, that in the next hundred years, we will be able to answer the questions that plague our civilization."

Speaking of this, Lu Zhou paused for a moment, turned his gaze to the crowded conference hall, and raised his voice.

"On behalf of the IMCRC, CERN...... and other physics research institutions, and put forward the questions of the 100th century, hoping that they can stimulate our wisdom and guide our discipline in a more prosperous and greater direction. ”

"Here is the announcement session, where we have invited the compilers of the 100th century puzzle to take our place and lift the curtain on this new era."

Putting down the speech in his hand, Lu Zhou picked up a small card from the table, smiled and said.

"As a brick thrower, it's up to me to start."

"The First Question of the Century"

"We all know that there are four fundamental forces in our universe, namely, strong nuclear force, weak nuclear force, electromagnetic force and gravitational force. Except for the first three, which have been linked to the 'Unified Theory of Weak Currents' and the 'Unified Theory of Strong Currents', we still know very little about the last ones. ”

"If anyone can equate the elusive gravitational pull with any of the first three, our entire physics will enter a whole new dimension."

When Lu Zhou said this, the eyes in the conference hall invariably printed a surprised expression.

By this moment, many people had already guessed what the first question that Lu Zhou was about to announce was.

It's just that they can't believe it yet, it's really it......

As if confirming everyone's conjectures, Lu Zhou announced in a clear voice.

"That will be the supreme glory of physics and even human civilization, the perfect and ultimate theory that everyone has dreamed of since the time of Einstein to the present."

"That is, the Great Unification Theory!"

"It's actually the Great Unification Theory?!"

The atmosphere in the conference hall boiled instantly.

Wei Hong, who blurted out this sentence, almost didn't get up from his position.

In fact, when he looked around, he found that he was still relatively restrained.

The expressions of disbelief were almost written on their faces, and many people not only stood up, but even made incredible sounds.

Sitting next to Professor Wei Hong, David looked at the podium in amazement, and said in a daze: "I, I, I didn't expect it...... I thought he was going to say something about z-particles. Speaking of the Great Unification Theory, is there really any hope for realization? ”

"I don't know......" Wei Hong, who was grabbing the armrest of the chair, shook his head, "Be optimistic, maybe you can, but in my opinion, the hope is quite slim." ”

Unification of the four basic forces!

Complete the Great Unification Theory!

That was a long-cherished wish that Einstein never fulfilled.

If you can do it, you have to be more intelligent than Einstein.

Looking at the venue with a sound of surprise, Lu Zhou only paused for a moment and continued to speak.

And this opening doesn't matter, and it suddenly pushed the atmosphere of the scene to a peak.

"For the first question of the century, I am personally willing to donate 100 million yuan to the IMCRC bonus management agency! To reward scholars who have made outstanding contributions in the field! ”

"If anyone can successfully solve this problem, he will receive at least 100 million yuan in bonuses!"

The moment the news was announced

The atmosphere in the entire hall exploded in an instant!