Chapter 126 Yes, there is a black hole in the solar system
In fact, given the level of this paper, it would be acceptable to submit it to either Nature or Science.
After thinking about it, Xu You decided to give priority to Science.
On the one hand, it is because Science places more emphasis on innovation, and its style is very consistent with their topics.
On the other hand, the paper Xu You had previously submitted to Nature was still in the review and revision stage, so it was not easy for Xu You to submit a new paper.
Everyone also started discussing the issue of author ranking.
"I think the core theory was proposed by Xu You, so Xu You should definitely be the first author. Lou Song made great contributions in modeling and programming, so he should be the second author. Lin Shi should also be ranked ahead of me, so I can just put my name last."
Luo Wenkun is very open-minded about the issue of author ranking, and he himself knows that his contribution this time is indeed the smallest.
Lin Shi also agreed after hearing this.
"Well, I also agree that Xu You and Lou Song should be ranked first."
Lou Song also nodded and had no objection to this.
But Xu You had different ideas.
"I think the four of us can be co-authors. This is originally a project for the four of us, and there is no hierarchy. If Lin Shi hadn't pulled me in, I would never have thought of such a theory."
Xu You had no intention of monopolizing the honors for these three good friends.
It is also completely possible to submit a joint paper to Science.
The other three did not expect Xu You to be so generous.
But under Xu You's repeated requests, they had no choice but to accept Xu You's arrangements.
"Okay, Xu You, then we'll do as you said and work together. But I know that there's an order for working together, so the order is still as I said just now: you first, Lou Song second, Lin Shi third, and I fourth."
This time, Xu You had no objection.
In this way, Xu You completed the submission of his paper independently for the first time.
Of course, in the paper, in addition to indicating that the instructor is Huang Ziwei, Xu You also clearly marked the sources of all the data in the paper and the supercomputers used.
The initial review process of Science was very fast, and Xu You informed within 24 hours that the paper could proceed to the next stage.
After this, Xu You also knew that it would take a long time to wait.
But this time, the waiting time was much shorter than when I submitted to Nature before.
Xu You felt that, on the one hand, it was because his resume was much richer than before, which left a good first impression on the editor of Science.
On the other hand, this topic is indeed very novel and of great significance.
Although in terms of difficulty, it may not be more difficult than Xu You’s previous three papers.
But this is a research direction that can easily attract everyone's attention.
After all, proving the existence of a black hole in the solar system is truly subversive to everyone's cognition.
This also completely solved the mystery of Planet-X that has puzzled astronomers for many years.
Science seemed to have given this paper a fast track, completing the review in almost half the normal time.
The editor's review also expressed high affirmation for this paper.
Only some minor details, as well as the formatting of the essay section, needed to be revised.
If there are no problems, this paper can be officially published in the next issue.
The reason why "Science" is so efficient is that it hopes that Xu You and his colleagues' paper can be published as soon as possible.
After all, it has been a long time since such a heavyweight paper appeared.
Some of the papers published in journals recently are nothing more than discovering the new function of a certain chemical substance, revealing the mechanism of a certain protein, or simulating models of certain organisms.
This may be a good topic for this professional field.
But for the entire scientific community, these articles are just mediocre.
"Science " also hopes to gain a lot of attention through such a paper.
Finally, after completing the revision of the paper and passing the final review, the paper was confirmed to be published.
After the paper was confirmed to be published, everyone could finally tell Huang Ziwei the news with confidence.
"Teacher Huang, if you have time, please come to the laboratory and we will report to you on the progress of the experiment."
"Okay, I'll go over there tonight."
After getting Huang Ziwei's response, everyone agreed to go to the laboratory together in the evening.
The four of them were also discussing Huang Ziwei's reaction after learning the news.
"What do you think Professor Huang's reaction would be when he suddenly found out that he appeared in the journal Science as his advisor?"
“It should be a big surprise. I guess Professor Huang himself may not have published in Science.”
"It's hard to say. We might even be criticized for submitting the paper without permission."
"No way, Mr. Huang is usually so friendly, and isn't this a good thing for him?"
"I guess Professor Huang himself was quite confused. He hadn't even read the content of this paper yet, and he became the advisor."
During the discussion, Huang Ziwei came to the laboratory.
"Is there something good that makes you all so happy?"
In fact, Huang Ziwei knew from the very beginning that their project was destined to be fruitless.
Therefore, Huang Ziwei has never had any expectations, and even recently he hasn't asked about the progress of everyone's projects.
"Well, teacher, our subject has indeed made great progress."
"What, have you discovered Planet-X?" Huang Ziwei joked.
"Yes, teacher, we have found it."
Hearing Xu You's serious words, Huang Ziwei thought that Xu You was joking.
"Okay, let me see your results."
At this time, Huang Ziwei still had a smile on his face and did not take Xu You's words seriously.
"Teacher, we have proved that Planet-X is actually a black hole."
"A black hole?" Huang Ziwei asked in surprise.
This was the first time Huang Ziwei had heard of such a theory.
"Yes, we believe that Planet-X is a primordial black hole. But because it is so small, we have never discovered its existence."
"It's a very interesting theory. It's good. It provides a new explanation for the existence of Planet-X."
Huang Ziwei felt that this new theory should be their latest progress in the research topic.
Although this theory sounds incredible, it is indeed theoretically possible.
Based on this novel theory, there is hope of winning a good award in the Daichuang selection.
"Yes, it is very good to have such innovation. Well, if there is nothing else, I still have work to do, so you can continue with your project."
Huang Ziwei thought that they had already reported on the progress of their projects and should get busy with other work at hand.
