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Chapter 1106 - 434: Unexplained Busyness

Chapter 1106: Chapter 434: Unexplained Busyness

The youngest Qiaoze Physics Prize laureate...

If Ham Taylor had dared to say such uninspiring words to him a year ago, he probably would have first thought it funny and then harshly schooled the kid.

But now, Critiel Matich only feels indifferent.

Look, the young people today not only want to overthrow the existing scientific system of the world, but they even disregard the awards that people used to look up to. Thinking of the excitement he felt when he received the call from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences five years ago, it just seems uninteresting now.

He even slightly regrets making this special trip.

Forget it, let’s wait and see!

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At this moment, Critiel Matich is certainly not the only one feeling that the world is no longer quite normal.

In fact, almost all the physicists who came into contact with this achievement have their minds in a state of crash. Since Einstein proposed the principle of the constancy of the speed of light in the theory of special relativity, modern physics has been built on this concept.

The constancy of the speed of light observed in the Michelson-Morley experiment all proved the correctness of this theory, and from it was derived a series of important conclusions such as time dilation and length contraction. These conclusions have been verified by numerous experiments and observations and have become the cornerstone of modern physics.

It’s not that no one wants to overthrow these conclusions of Einstein’s.

In fact, since the early 20th century until now, there have been many who held opposing views to Einstein. Aside from explaining quantum physics, the theory of relativity he proposed was almost flawless, except for that phrase "God does not play dice."

Especially in explaining and predicting a large number of physical phenomena, it has shown very high accuracy and consistency. It is closely related to everyone’s life, even those earning a monthly salary of three thousand cannot do without the support of relativity.

For example, the navigation systems used in everyone’s daily life, whether it’s GPS or the Beidou system, actually must consider the effects of relativity, including the time dilation of special relativity and the gravitational redshift of general relativity.

Only in this way can location data be calculated accurately to provide services for everyone.

A single-use spacecraft traveling thousands or tens of thousands of kilometers at extremely high speed in a short time, with landing errors still calculated in meters, all require a theoretical foundation. In a sense, these are all thanks to relativity, which is also why Einstein is revered on the altar.

Now suddenly someone proposes that perhaps the speed of light is not constant, and the theory of spacetime expansion is merely an illusion caused by the change in the speed of light. It’s definitely false to say that the thoughts are not in disarray.

The light-year, this most basic unit of distance, has become a joke.

After all, the physicists of this generation who have achieved anything in academia grew up studying relativity. The truth has also proven that those attempting to disprove relativity are usually incompetent. They often haven’t even grasped the most basic physical theories and practical methods, let alone possess the most basic academic literacy.

Therefore, many physicists in the Xilin Academic Society who received the verification task actually have different thoughts from Critiel Matich. They were all hoping to prove through laboratory confirmation or refutation.

Although Q theory also predicted some physical phenomena and has been verified to some extent, compared to the foundational system of modern physics like relativity, it is clearly still a bit weak. There are many possible explanations for the incorrect estimation of the cosmic model.

Perhaps it was merely an incorrectly preset parameter leading to a significant deviation in the estimation of the universe’s age. The Big Bang’s timing needs to be pushed back considerably, which could also be the reason why some galaxies that theoretically shouldn’t exist appear in the astronomical telescope.

In summary, there are many possibilities, and the continual decrease in the speed of light is probably the most absurd explanation among them.

Even if this would not entirely overthrow relativity but require an overall modification of it, it is still very hard to accept.

So the task was quickly taken on, not because everyone was eager to win a Nobel Prize or Qiaoze Physics Prize but because they wanted to prove the speed of light is still constant. While Q theory might be correct in the general direction, there might also be slight errors.

This is actually quite normal.

Since the birth of quantum mechanics, various theories have been proposed, verified, and developed in a similar process. The difference is that academic giants won’t express their tendencies as easily as young people who have just entered the field.

Plans are also very precise.

If it is really proven that the speed of light is variable, unquestionably, this would certainly be a Nobel Prize-worthy achievement. The Nobel Prize might just be the starting point, and those who first present evidence will go down in history. In the modern academic environment, they could likely collect various scientific awards with ease.

It’s not just international physicists who think this way; many physicists within Huaxia have the same considerations.

Although the news about the new galaxy discovered by the Weber Telescope has not been made public, for the Xilin Academic Society, it’s no secret, so naturally, it’s no secret for the Huaxia academic community.

Those doing physics in Huaxia who joined the Xilin Academic Society did not have as many concerns as international scholars, so there are more joiners. Moreover, for Huaxia’s scholars, they have long understood the benefits of AI-managed research projects through various channels, providing them with greater internal motivation.