Super God-Level Top Student
Chapter 995 - 382: The Difference Between 5 Billion and 180 Billion_2

Qiao Ze ignored this remark, but still wrote a full page and then handed it over to Edward Witten.

"Alright, I'll look it over with Peter. We should be able to verify the results in a few days." Edward Witten excitedly stood up after receiving the derivation process from Qiao Ze and then left Qiao Ze's office.

For a mathematical physicist, these theories presented by Qiao Ze were indeed very useful.

The new accelerator theory was originally one of the frontiers in high-energy physics research, and it's a research direction that holds significant practical value. After all, building an accelerator with current technology is extremely expensive.

A random investment of several billion US dollars, followed by astronomically high maintenance costs, makes it a decision difficult for even a country to make.

Not to mention the large physical space, spanning tens of square kilometers, needed to build the accelerator, coupled with the production cycle and modern environmental assessment checks, which are exhausting.

Furthermore, such large-scale scientific equipment requires countless engineers for maintenance after a period of use, with maintenance cycles measured in years, and maintenance costs so high that many countries find it overwhelming.

According to the new theory, an accelerator might be possible with just over a billion dollars, with simpler maintenance managed by just two or three engineers. At CERN, the relevant engineers number in hundreds.

Besides, this theory holds critical significance for Edward Witten. Due to various reasons, after coming to Xilin this time, he gave up many resources, including those at CERN.

This also means it's hard to use his influence to access CERN's resources as before. If Huaxia were to have more advanced accelerator equipment, given Huaxia's industrial foundation, creating a new era of colliders quickly and effectively may take only a few years.

Of course, the premise is completing the theoretical design quickly, having reliable mathematical models, going through multiple expert verifications, and solving various issues before the project can be launched. However, with Qiao Ze's status in Huaxia's academic community, Edward Witten believed advancing this new collider accelerator project shouldn't pose significant problems.

After all, once the construction and maintenance costs of such large-scale scientific projects decrease significantly, they will no longer be those projects that are extremely difficult to advance even with nationwide effort. A wealthy province, once determined, might even build one.

Moreover, with the help of material models, Huaxia can entirely research the various materials needed for a new type of accelerator in a very short time.

Truly, after receiving Qiao Ze's written manuscript, Edward Witten bounced out of Qiao Ze's office like a schoolboy.

A man in his seventies still having such vigor and physical condition is truly enviable.

After Qiao Ze watched the old man leave, Dou Dou popped up its interface.

"Dad, Dad, I integrated your discussion and designed an effect diagram for a new particle accelerator collider. Do you want to see it?"

Creating an effect diagram without a design diagram first?

Although it seemed a bit trivial, Qiao Ze nodded. Dou Dou is becoming increasingly important, even helping him bring along students, and he cannot hurt the little one's feelings.

Soon, two effect diagrams were sent to Qiao Ze's computer, one overall effect diagram and another cross-sectional diagram during operation.

To give viewers a more intuitive understanding of the physical dimensions of a particle accelerator collider using the new theory, Dou Dou even inserted a standing person into the overall effect diagram.

Undoubtedly, seeing the diagrams, Qiao Ze still gained insights, especially from the overall effect diagram. Almost instantly seeing the diagrams, Qiao Ze began estimating the accelerator's approximate scale depicted in the effect diagram.

Assuming the man in the diagram is 1.8 meters tall, according to the diagram's proportion, the relation is probably 1:4 and 1:3. This means that according to Dou Dou's calculations, the collider produced under the new accelerator theory is about 10.8 meters in length, with a diameter between 5.4 and 7.2 meters.

Compared to those particle colliders possessed by other high-energy physics laboratories, this doesn't just qualify as small—it's entirely miniature.

So Qiao Ze asked a bit surprised: "If it aims to achieve energy collisions comparable to a large hadron collider, can its volume really be this small?"

"Of course, Dad, after extremely meticulous calculation just now, theoretically, this estimated size is a bit extra leeway. The prerequisite, of course, is that the pathway needs the maximum number of nano-scale tunnel contact points. As long as the tunnel contact points are ample, high-energy particles will accelerate to near the speed of light in a very short time and complete the collision within the channel," Dou Dou quickly responded.

Qiao Ze immediately asked again: "If theoretical verification is correct, based on your understanding of the relevant industrial systems, can such an accelerator be built, and approximately how much would the manufacturing and annual maintenance costs be?"

"Yes, of course! As long as there's a principle guide, solving the technical details is not hard, and with sufficient engineers participating in design and calculation, I can coordinate and direct, and we can soon produce design diagrams.

As for cost estimation right now, it would be inaccurate. Only after the design diagrams for each component are completed and handed over to production units can a more accurate estimation be given. But roughly speaking, the cost should range from 20 to 50 billion RMB. This, of course, is based on using new materials produced entirely in-house."

"As for maintenance, it can be entirely automated. Only replacing internal consumables and regular automated inspections are needed, with annual maintenance costs around 3 to 5 million RMB," Dou Dou assured.

A range of 20 to 50 billion RMB? Also in the 3 to 7 billion US dollar range?

Qiao Ze did not concern himself with the material issue.

After all, the material models are still held by the Xilin Mathematics Research Institute, and wanting to use new materials for projects at the Xilin Mathematics Research Institute, even finding factories to produce them freely would have people competing to do so. Even if initially significant investment is needed to build production lines, there would be no worries about finding someone to do it.

If this price were to spread, it would probably drive many people mad.

After all, CERN's LHC construction cost was about 5.5 billion US dollars, more than a decade-old 5.5 billion US dollars.

According to data released by CERN, since 2008, this scientific organization has maintained an average annual budget of around 1 billion US dollars over the years, with 80% used for collider maintenance, meaning 800 million US dollars annually for equipment maintenance, adding up to over ten billion US dollars.

CERN's new generation future circular collider FCC's total design and construction costs are expected to be 24 billion euros, roughly 1,886 billion RMB at current exchange rates...

Even considering Dou Dou's highest valuation calculations, using 5 billion to do what takes others 188.6 billion makes spending of 35 million annually doing what others do for over 6 billion worth it consistently.

Thus, Qiao Ze quickly made a decision: "We will perfect this theory as quickly as possible. Start attempting to identify a suitable research institute according to this theory. Strive to build a particle collider for the school's Physics College next year."

"Rest assured, Dad, I will ensure the task is completed on my end," Dou Dou responded reassuringly.

"Mm." Qiao Ze nodded.

It's undeniable, inviting Edward Witten and Peter Schultz to the Xilin Mathematics Research Institute was a stroke of genius.

A lot of things he hadn't thought through could be supplemented with someone's help.

No way around it. Humans aren't omnipotent. Previously, Qiao Ze hadn't thought in this direction, nearly missing such an important trajectory.

This also made Qiao Ze suddenly realize the need to stimulate the subjective initiative of other professors at the research institute.

Solely focusing on theoretical research is undoubtedly commendable. Still, it's equally critical to consider new ideas and delve into math application. On another note, communication between the institute's researchers and him seems insufficiently smooth; who knows, others might have some good ideas as well?

"Dad, you're really being unreasonable. Based on my understanding of many scientists globally, very few scientists excel at both math and physics. Although there is a close relationship between the two disciplines, in a modern scientific field where subdivision is more apparent, few mathematicians quickly understand the latest developments in the field, let alone suggest interdisciplinary ideas in the short term."

Alright, for Dou Dou, which has evolved to the point of tutoring mathematicians on papers through knowledge paying, seemingly has the qualification to say such words...