As Luo brother said, this is an invitation.

To be precise, this invitation was not sent to him personally, but was sent to imcrc by cern.

In the invitation letter, Cern proposed an initiative to launch the World Symphysicists Summit with the theme of “Hundred Years of Physics”. I hope that imcrc will be the main organizer of the conference, and join other major high-energy physics institutes and top scholars around the world to discuss The future of physics in the next century.

In fact, after listening to the explanation of Luo Shixiong, Lu Zhou was very surprised.

Joining the world's major institutes of high-energy physics to discuss how physics should go in the next hundred years, such a heavyweight conference, I did not expect that Cern would choose to give up and give the opportunity to imcrc.

But thinking about it carefully, he also figured out the doorway.

The reason why cern gave up this opportunity was not because they didn't want to install it, but the reality has not allowed them to do so.

One of the reasons is that with the Hadron Hadron Collider has replaced lhc, shouldering the heavy responsibility of high-energy physics exploration, the World Physics Center has gradually shifted to East Asia.

On the other hand, it is because of a very real problem.

That is no money...

Yes.

There is no money.

Since the construction of the Hadron Hadron Collider, Cern has gradually lost the excuse to ask the EU countries for funding.

Compared with the cern, which has a bigger appetite than the black hole, and the scientific research projects that are never fed enough, countries around the world are more inclined to choose to spend less money to satisfy their own physicists. A large number of excellent results of imcrc emerged.

In particular, the French leader has said more than once in public that the historical mission of lhc has been completed. Instead of letting the residents living in Seth and Geneva be scared, it is better to put the experimental site from the French and Swiss borders to the moon. .

The views of the United States are largely the same.

Although dissatisfied with imcrc is dominated by China, physics is not as sensitive as military, aerospace, and semiconductor research, and all research results are publicly accessible.

For Washington, which is in a recession cycle, it would be great if the Chinese people were willing to bear this heavy burden for them.

Perhaps this is a self-consolation statement, but at least it can save hundreds of millions of dollars a year for the White House.

Under such circumstances, cern has gradually declined from the original world physics center to become a regional physics research center.

Although he still maintains a large and excellent research team, it is difficult to attract researchers from other countries to contribute cheap and high-quality labor without being able to restart the experiment.

Even local managers are considering whether it is necessary to transform a large abandoned collider into a science museum or ride, while retaining the small electron-positron collider.

But so far, this proposal has only stayed at the stage of the proposal. There is no stable passenger flow guarantee, and there are border supervision issues. It is hard to imagine which multinational playground group will consider taking over.

I took out the stationery sandwiched in the invitation letter, and after Lu Zhou unfolded it, I read it carefully along the first line.

In addition to some of the customary rhetoric, the above content is still concise, mainly related to the meeting process.

This includes most of the academic conferences, such as presentations for all physicists, academic seminars, poster presentations, and more. Also included is the closing event of the conference, "Hundred Years of Physics".

According to cern's suggestion, the conference will be dominated by the world's top 100 physicists.

As a top expert in a research branch, participants invited to participate in the conference will represent their research direction, explain their direction and importance to other scholars in the field of high-energy physics research, and urgently need to solve this direction. One of the most important propositions.

It is like the millennial mathematics conference of the year, and Hilbert's twenty-three questions.

Only the physics problems that will be decided at this meeting are not seven, nor 23, but 100.

As for other scholars who have not received the "100-year Physical Closed Meeting" invitation, they can learn about the progress of the meeting and the results of the discussion through live broadcasts, video recordings of the conferences released after the conference, and written records.

At the same time, the conference organizers will also set up corresponding awards and prizes for the 100 world-class problems raised in the conference.

When I saw this, Lu Zhou couldn’t help but smile and said a joke.

"Do you have to donate some money to attend this meeting?"

It seems that I did not expect Lu Zhou to ask such a question, Luo Wenxuan slightly stunned, and then smiled.

"This is not to say, but if we want to be the main organizer, we will definitely get a big head."

“How much will it cost?”

"At present, we are considering setting up a prize pool to increase the value of the prize pool through bond stock investment. The person who solves one of the problems first will give priority to one percent of the prize pool. The rest will be This type of push until all the bonuses have been divided."

Lu Zhou raised his eyebrows with interest: "It sounds very interesting, so the later the problem is solved, the higher the bonus you can get?"

"Not necessarily, investment is risky after all...but we will hire the best brokers to handle the money through the most robust investment strategy." Dunton, Luo Wenxuan continued, "And, from a realistic perspective Speaking, the later the problem is solved, does it mean that this question is more worthy of being rewarded?"

Lu Zhou: "How about the bonus pool?"

"At present, our idea is to donate. It is said that many generous tycoons are very interested in the awards of these unsolved mysteries. At present, ten rich people on the Forbes Fortune list have expressed their willingness to donate topics of interest to them and use them. Name the prize by yourself or your family. If the funds are not enough, we can try to raise the prize by auctioning the naming rights."

"This is a good idea. When I am the director of imcrc, I will donate a little."

Did not specifically say how much this "one point" is, Lu Zhou will accept this invitation into his arms. When I heard Lu Zhou’s words, Luo Wenxuan gave a slight sigh and immediately opened the door with excitement.

"What do you mean, what are we going to do at this meeting?"

Lu Zhou smiled and said: "Why not? Being able to host such a conference is not only the recognition of the world for us, but also our responsibility to the world. Moreover, our funds are still relatively adequate, and we have more than enough to hold a meeting. Has there been any proposal on the side of Cern, when will this conference be held?"

"Their proposal is No. 12, and the venue is still undecided."

"No. 12?" Lu Zhou frowned, and sighed, "Is Valentine's Day on the 14th?"

If he remembers correctly, it seems to be this time.

Luo Wenxuan: "...?"

I noticed the weird expression on Luo’s brother’s face. Lu Zhou realized that he seemed to read the inner monologue, so he quickly coughed and changed his mouth.

"I mean, February 12th seems to be the New Year's Day. Most people are still in the Spring Festival. The physicists are also people. They can't have time to reunite with their families. The traffic on the Spring Festival is also a big problem. In this way, the time for the promotion will be pushed back, at least after the Lantern Festival. As for the venue, it will be fixed in Shanghai."

"After the Lantern Festival? Is it March? The venue is not a problem in Shanghai, although I recommend to choose some fun cities..."

After a pause, Luo Wenxuan made a helpless expression.

"However, you are the chairman, you have the final say."