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Chapter 1105 - 433: Will the Physics Textbooks Be Completely Rewritten?!_2

Chapter 1105: Chapter 433: Will the Physics Textbooks Be Completely Rewritten?!_2

For example, is there any difference in the decay process of unstable particles similar to muons? This is your specialty, and we can verify it through laboratory simulations and cosmic ray observations! There are also the fine-structure constant, cosmic microwave background radiation, atomic clock precision measurements, and deep space exploration experiments...

The Xilin Academic Society is built on a scientific foundation! Our members cover all realms of physics, and they have all received their tasks; many might have already started their actions! Although in our timescale, the change in the speed of light may be imperceptible, if it exists, we will certainly find evidence."

Ham Taylor replied passionately.

Critiel Matich took a deep breath and then sharply detected a flaw: "Wait, you said the current change in the speed of light is imperceptible? Then according to the model, if the speed of light was extremely high in the early universe, its rate of change within over 13 billion years couldn’t have been so small!"

"Because the decay of the speed of light is nonlinear! The Q theory has already proven this point! Professor, it’s like when we calculate galaxy distances using redshift, if we incorporate the model of cosmological expansion, we’ll find that the relationship between redshift and distance is not linear!

According to previous theories, the differences in redshift in the early and late universe are significant. Now, the larger the redshift value, even if it doubles, the distance only increases a little. Doesn’t this just show that the speed of light was extremely high in the early universe, causing its significant drop? After some time, the decay of the speed of light also began to noticeably slow down!"

What is it like for a Nobel laureate, a doctoral supervisor at Ivy League Universities, to be rendered speechless by his student?

Critiel Matich experienced it.

Under existing theories, the calculation formula for comoving distance with the cosmological expansion factor included, he naturally understood it well.

Understanding this formula reveals that as redshift increases, the rate of cosmological expansion decreases, reducing the impact of the same redshift increment on distance. Similarly, when the redshift value is small, the change in the Hubble parameter significantly affects distance; when the redshift value is large, the Hubble parameter tends to stabilize, leading to a reduced rate of distance increase.

Of course, if one does not use existing theories and directly uses the new theory of nonlinear decrease in the speed of light to explain it, it’s also feasible.

He really wanted to say that none of this has been verified yet, but his student informed him that Huaxia had already started researching this possibility and even released many highly specific laboratory tasks.

If the eventual laboratory results prove that the speed of light is indeed slowing down, and the universe has never been expanding, just that the deceleration of light speed gave everyone the illusion, with galaxies not constantly moving away but merely unchanged in position...

Then the textbooks he studied for the first half of his life were all based on various erroneous assumptions.

All textbooks would need rewriting, including the various theories like relativity needing revisions. Why the speed of light decreases, whether there exists a minimum limit, these would become one of the century’s significant scientific issues in physics.

And all of this originated from a set of mathematical theories initially proposed by a young person from Huaxia.

The chain reaction, however, triggered an upheaval in the entire field of physics.

Indeed, the variability of the speed of light does not just impact cosmology, but it will also have a profound effect on the micro-world and on all of physics. After all, the fundamental framework of modern physics is built on the basis of the constant speed of light.

The citadel of belief in his heart was instantly overturned, akin to the sky falling for Critiel Matich.

At this moment, he could only exchange blank stares with Ham Taylor, his mind in chaos, until the phone of the nearby person started playing music.

"Ah, excuse me, a call from my mentor. I need to take this."

"Professor Robert got back to you?"

"Yes, so you go ahead first."

Just now, Critiel Matich almost forgot there was a third person in the room, watching them exchange a few words, and then the other walked out of the room; he finally returned to his senses.

"Alright, Ham, you’re right. But we both agree that until there is formal proof of the variability of the speed of light, all of this is hypothetical, right?"

"Of course, Professor. This is what you’ve always told me: all our conclusions should be based on laboratory evidence, not be pie in the sky."

"Very well, then I’m curious, with so many tasks released by the Xilin Academic Society, doesn’t anyone question them, immediately verifying them? Where do they get their funding?"

"Professor, did you forget Qiao’s speech that day? Once you join as a member, you can receive tasks released by the Xilin Academic Society on the software and receive certain funding and technical support. The funding isn’t given all at once; each stage’s results need to be uploaded to the society’s server and shared with society members, and the relevant scientists have naming rights."

"And if there are results and the other party is unwilling to share, or restricted by other agreements can’t share, or even uploads false results, what then?"

"Impossible, they would permanently lose their member qualification. Professor, don’t you understand? The Xilin Academic Society’s structure is based on highly advanced artificial intelligence. Let me put it this way: you’re familiar with the Wolff clause, right?"

Critiel Matich nodded.

Simply put, it’s a clause prohibiting NASA and all fields coordinated by the Office of Science and Technology Policy from collaborating with Huaxia, a clause in effect for over 15 years now, with profound impact in many areas. According to the clause, even visiting scholars from Huaxia can’t be received by NASA.

To many, this seems extremely absurd and laughable.

Imagine holding an academic conference in the United States on stellar motion trajectories, a purely academic field’s demonstration, yet following this clause, Huaxia scientists, even if they have results, cannot attend, making it somewhat ridiculous.

"So theoretically, Weber’s non-public data isn’t supposed to be known to the Xilin Academic Society. But apparently, all departments, including NASA, have tacitly allowed us to upload data to the Xilin Academic Society’s server and entrust them for verification. Don’t you understand why?"

"Hmm?"

"I heard there’s an issue on the sea. Huaxia has applied significant advancements in artificial intelligence to the ocean. They’ve established a massive three-dimensional exploration network under the sea; although I don’t know the specifics, I have reason to believe that Huaxia has started to substantively own large stretches of ocean.

So those who joined the Xilin Academic Society wouldn’t be foolish enough to withdraw because of such issues. Because we all know where the future lies on the human plane. Professor, think about your life in Huaxia, don’t you wish our cities could also be as safe as Huaxia, where we can appear anywhere in the city at any time without worrying about anything bad happening?"

A barrage of rhetorical questions bewildered Critiel Matich; what was all this about?

The initially principled German lad, what was he thinking?

When he had no idea how to refute it, the young man who had just stepped out to take the call came back, bringing seemingly good news: "Ha, Ham, my professor decided to get involved in this research, and he will help us apply for more resources."

Critiel Matich turned his head to glance at the young man, who was raising his phone, looking quite excited.

There was nothing more to say; now it seemed he could only watch to see if physics would be completely rewritten by these people.

If, as predicted by the theory, the speed of light really varies, then he might need to join the Xilin Academic Society. He can’t rely on his students to get their hands on first-hand materials; the data he obtains may not be complete.

"Alright, if you’re right, then this would be a Nobel-worthy achievement. Perhaps I should congratulate you in advance..." Critiel Matich returned to his senses and said with a hint of desolation.

For some reason, he felt that his student might actually be right, and when a series of verification results came to light, everyone’s understanding of the universe would undergo a seismic shift.

"No, Professor, I’m not aiming for a Nobel Prize! My goal is to become the youngest winner of the Qiaoze Physics Prize in history! Believe me, when that day comes, you’ll be proud of me!"