Chapter 334 Physics and Philosophy in the Quantum World
Xu You knew that the topic that Lu Zhiyao was researching should be related to quantum.
Previously, in order to complete her graduation project, Lu Zhiyao specifically sought help from Xu You for a lot of relevant professional knowledge.
Being able to combine science and philosophy together makes Xu You very much looking forward to Lu Zhiyao's paper.
In the evening, Xu You and Lu Zhiyao returned to Xu You's house in the Ji University staff compound.
After arriving home, Lu Zhiyao turned on the computer and asked Xu You to look at her paper.
"Just watch first, I'll make you a fruit salad." Lu Zhiyao said.
Lu Zhiyao's paper is 20,000 words long and the content is very obscure.
The number of references alone is nearly one hundred.
This is relatively rare in undergraduate theses in the philosophy department.
If you want to read it carefully, it will take a lot of time.
"Okay, then I will start reading classmate Yaoyao's masterpiece."
Xu You first took a look at the title of the paper and was immediately attracted to it.
【Physics and philosophy in the quantum world】
Xu You didn't know how much of philosophical research was related to science.
But Xu You himself speculated that such research should be very rare.
While reading Lu Zhiyao's paper, Xu You quickly entered a flow state.
In this paper, Lu Zhiyao introduced a lot of professional knowledge in quantum physics.
Part of the content comes from Xu You's guidance.
Because the content was so professional, Xu You felt for a moment like he was reading a physics paper.
But after that, large philosophical elements began to appear in the paper.
Lu Zhiyao explained physical concepts such as quantum information, quantum matter, and quantum entanglement from a philosophical perspective and linked them together.
These explanations are not empty comparisons.
In both physics and philosophy, he presents a very professional attitude.
After reading the entire paper, Xu You couldn't calm down for a long time.
"Great! This is the best philosophy article I have ever read!"
Xu You has not read many philosophy papers, but he has read a lot of philosophy books.
But no philosophical article had ever had such a great impact on Xu You.
Perhaps it is because some philosophical viewpoints are too profound and Xu You is unable to understand them well with his current ability.
But from a subjective point of view, this is what Xu You thinks is the best philosophical article.
By reading in a flow state, Xu You can already remember every word of the paper.
Even so, there are some concepts in the paper that Xu You still needs time to further digest.
At this time, Lu Zhiyao returned to the room with the freshly made fruit salad.
"Come on, have a taste. You are usually very tired from work, so eat more fruits to supplement your nutrition."
"Okay, thank you Yaoyao."
Tasting the loving fruit salad made by Lu Zhiyao, Xu You felt it was sweet and sour, refreshing and refreshing.
The appearance of Lu Zhiyao made Xu You's house feel like home.
"Then you continue watching, I'll go help you clean the house." Lu Zhiyao said.
It only took Lu Zhiyao a few minutes to make the fruit salad.
Lu Zhiyao subconsciously felt that Xu You would definitely not be able to finish reading her paper in such a short time.
"Wait a minute! Let me first discuss your paper with you."
Lu Zhiyao was stunned when she heard this.
"What? You've finished reading it?"
"Yeah, I've finished reading it."
Lu Zhiyao thought to herself, why is Xu You so fast this time?
No matter how quick-witted Xu You was, it was incredible that he could finish reading a 20,000-word paper with very obscure content in just a few minutes.
What Lu Zhiyao didn't know was that Xu You had always been very fast in this regard.
There has even been such a feat as "using hot tea to solve the problem".
"You didn't...just glance at it?"
Lu Zhiyao was a little worried. If Xu You just took a quick look at the paper, he would definitely not be able to understand the essence of the paper.
If this is the case, Lu Zhiyao must be a little disappointed.
"No, no, no, I really did read it carefully. I can even recite this paper by heart. If you don't believe me, I'll recite a few paragraphs for you."
After listening to the few paragraphs that Xu You recited casually, Lu Zhiyao finally believed that Xu You was reading her paper seriously.
Even Lu Zhiyao herself was unable to recite her entire paper.
"To be honest, I am a little worried that the physics part of my paper might take up too much space and might be a bit off topic."
Xu You also understood Lu Zhiyao's concerns.
Speaking of which, most teachers of philosophy may not have a very high level of physics.
If you don’t even know what the physical concepts in this paper mean.
It is very likely that they will not be able to understand what Lu Zhiyao expressed in her paper at all, which will affect the assessment of the grade of Lu Zhiyao's paper.
"Yaoyao, first of all, I can confirm that this is definitely an excellent paper. I have never seen anyone combine physics and philosophy so perfectly. Of course, your worry is also objective. Most of the philosophical articles I have seen are rarely so closely related to science."
"So, what's your suggestion?"
“We cannot control the grades given by the professors. If you don’t care about that, you can stick to this paper boldly without changing a single word. If you are really worried, you can choose a safer Plan-B. If this paper is not recognized by the professors, we will submit it to another journal.”
After careful reading, Xu You knew that this quality was definitely not just a first draft.
Xu You, who has written many papers independently, knows what the format requirements for papers are.
But even if Xu You evaluated this paper with the most rigorous eyes, he could not find even a typo or formatting error in the paper.
"Well, I think this is safer. Then I'll write a paper that's easier to understand. It doesn't take too much time anyway."
Compared with science and engineering, the time cost of changing a subject in liberal arts and history is much less.
After expressing his own ideas, Xu You began to ask Lu Zhiyao for advice on some specific points in the paper.
"Yaoyao, do you think that in the quantum world, information is matter?"
"That's right. Because in the quantum world, energy, frequency, and mass are closely related. These three properties are equivalent to a certain extent..."
When Lu Zhiyao stated these views, he used many formulas as arguments, which seemed very convincing.
Listening to Lu Zhiyao's explanation, Xu You felt as if a large amount of knowledge had suddenly been poured into his brain.
