Zhou Xing had no time to pay attention to the changes in the outside world. After returning to the capital, he continued his life of two points and one line.
In the underground experimental area, a huge meeting, Zhou Xing held a seminar with experts.
No, the topic has changed. It should now be called "Technical Direction Provision Meeting."
In the center of the huge conference table, a holographic screen displayed a design of the "Xingyao" spacecraft, full of science fiction atmosphere.
You could hear a needle drop in the conference room, and it was extremely quiet.
Everyone present, including Zhou Xing in the chairman's seat, frowned in thought.
At today's meeting, Zhou Xing posed a big problem for everyone, "Providing a technical direction for clearly observing celestial bodies at ultra-long distances."
Looking at his silent subordinates, Zhou Xing suddenly smiled and asked: "Why don't you say anything? If you have any research and development directions, you can speak freely and don't be limited by practical conditions."
Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed slightly, but then they shook their heads, not knowing where to start.
Zhou Xing put forward an exaggerated idea. He wanted to design an astronomical telescope that could clearly observe stars ten thousand light-years away and observe the appearance of living things on the stars. Now it was very embarrassing to ask them to provide research directions.
"Mr. Zhou, according to your assumptions, the optical telescope definitely does not meet your requirements. I really can't think of other directions!" Xu Mingwei said helplessly as he looked at Zhou Xing with an old face.
According to Zhou Xing's requirements, the mainstream astronomical telescope technology in human society does not meet the requirements at all. As for other directions... everyone looked at a loss.
When human society observes celestial bodies, almost all of them use optical telescopes, ultraviolet, infrared, X-rays, Y-rays... Astronomical telescopes of various light band types cannot circumvent the technical circle of optical telescopes, even the most advanced ones in human society today. The JWST space telescope can observe exoplanets, study the spectral signals of exoplanets, understand their atmospheric composition... and other functions. Its nature is still an optical telescope.
Optical telescopes cannot avoid the observation and analysis of "light". However, the propagation speed of "light" to the observation target is the distance measured in ten thousand years as a time unit. Therefore, from this point of view, it cannot meet Zhou Xing's requirements.
"Mr. Zhou, there is no theoretical basis for other directions! Unless it is a space-time wormhole or dimensional travel, there is really no possibility of implementation!"
"Yes! The universe is too big. If we want to achieve your vision, we can only consider dimensions and wormholes."
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Xu Mingwei's words were approved by everyone, and the experts and professors expressed their opinions one by one.
Hearing this, Zhou Xing fell silent, frowning and thinking.
Will it eventually develop in this direction
It is imperative to search for traces of the Darkh Zerg, but the vast distance between the stars in the sky makes this operation impossible.
The only way to "shorten" this distance is the idea of "space-time wormholes".
"Space-time wormhole" is a concept first proposed by the Austrian physicist Ludwig Frame in 1916. It was postulated by Einstein and Nathan Rosen in 1930 when they were studying the gravitational field equations. It was believed that through wormholes Holes can perform instantaneous space transfer or time travel. Simply put, a "wormhole" is a thin tube of space and time that connects distant regions of the universe. Dark matter maintains the opening of the wormhole exit.
A "space-time wormhole" is a space tunnel that connects two distant time-spaces. It is like a whirlpool in the sea. It is everywhere but fleeting. These space-time vortices are caused by the rotation of stars and gravity. Just like whirlpools, they can cause The local water surface is as close as the underwater bottom, allowing two relatively distant local spaces to be instantly connected.
To study space-time wormholes, we must first start with "dark matter", which also involves an unsolvable problem.
Dark matter-dark energy is the "dark cloud" that surrounds today's quantum particle physics + astrophysics. It cannot be observed with the current technical means of mankind. It is a hypothetical substance due to the existence of phenomena that cannot be explained by existing theories, such as Matter is smaller than electrons and photons, has no charge, does not interfere with electrons, and can pass through electromagnetic waves and gravitational fields. It is the most important component of the universe.
Dark matter can interfere with the light waves or gravity emitted by stars, and its presence can be clearly felt. "Dark matter particles" may have weak interactions in quantum particle physics, polarized particles of massive heavy particles, similar to "magnetic monopoles" Particle" transition linear particle.
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Seeing that Zhou Xing was silent and deep in thought, the experts and professors looked at each other and felt very uneasy.
"Mr. Zhou, you'd better not bother with this! It's more serious to complete the 'Xingyao' power thruster project as soon as possible."
"Yes! The 'wormhole' is too ethereal and has no real direction."
"Mr. Zhou, don't get stuck! It's more important to study some practical things."
"Mr. Zhou..."
The field of "space-time wormholes" is like a bottomless "big pit." Once Zhou Xing falls into it, he may not be able to climb out for the rest of his life, experts and professors advised excitedly.
Zhou Xing came to his senses, looked at everyone and said with a dumb smile: "You are worrying too much, I know what to do."
Seeing Zhou Xing's expression, the faces of the experts and professors changed one after another, and they had a bad premonition in their hearts. Judging from the situation, Zhou Xing seemed to be conducting research in this field.
"Mr. Zhou, we all know your abilities, but the field of 'wormhole' is really different!"
"Whether 'wormholes' 'exist' or not is still a matter of debate. Researching in this field is very thankless!"
"Yes! Mr. Zhou, a 'wormhole' is an elusive direction. Like a black hole, a wormhole is a phenomenon that extremely distorts space and time. It will collapse rapidly under the influence of gravity. This collapse speed can even Light can't even travel through it, let alone be used by us."
"Mr. Zhou, please don't invest your energy in this field! It will waste your precious time!"
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After understanding the "implication" of Zhou Xing's words, the faces of the experts and professors changed drastically, and they began to persuade anxiously.
"Okay! Don't dwell on this matter. Let's move on to the next experimental topic." Zhou Xing smiled and looked at everyone changing the topic.
Hearing this, the experts and professors looked at each other with helpless expressions. Zhou Xing was their superior, and they had tried to persuade him as much as they could, but since he couldn't listen, there was nothing they could do.
Zhou Xing does not expect others to join such a high-profile project as "Space-time Wormhole".
After summarizing the research and development progress and assigning research and development tasks, the daily laboratory seminars ended, and Zhou Xing began to conduct research independently.
In the rest area, Zhou Xing sat on the large sofa and closed his eyes.
The next second, Zhou Xing's consciousness appeared in the illusory space of rows of giant bookshelves.
The large desk was stacked with a pile of books related to wireless power supply technology. Zhou Xing smiled slightly and ordered out of thin air: "System, help me select books related to space-time wormholes, cosmic dimensions, black holes, and dark energy."
"Okay, host." The system replied unchanged.
Immediately, the books on the desk disappeared, and the books listed on the bookshelf in front of Zhou Xing changed: "The Nature of Space and Time", "The True Face of the Universe", "A Brief History of Time", "Characteristics of Wormholes", "Positive and Negative Energy" …
Zhou Xing took a deep breath, walked to the bookshelf and selected a few thick masterpieces. Then, he sat down at the desk and read carefully.
Space-time wormholes are a very advanced field, and compared to previous research areas, Zhou Xing is not very confident.
Very thirsty, Zhou Xing was immersed in the book, turning the pages page by page...
One, two, three, four... Time flies, and the books stacked on the desk keep changing.
It took three days for Zhou Xing to "absorb" all the books about space-time wormholes in the virtual library like a sponge, digesting the memories and turning them into his own knowledge.
Putting the books down, Zhou Xing's figure disappeared in the virtual library with a "swish".
In the lounge, Zhou Xing opened his eyes.
Zhou Xiaozhi, who had been waiting for a long time, stepped forward, pointed to the food on the coffee table and said to Zhou Xing: "Boss, you are finally awake! Are you hungry? I have prepared your favorite steak."
Zhou Xing's eyes lit up, he looked at Zhou Xiaozhi, smiled and nodded: "I happen to be hungry, thank you Xiaozhi."
After saying that, Zhou Xing picked up the knife and fork and moved his hands quickly.
The rest room was buzzing, clanking, clanking, the sound of Zhou Xing cutting steaks with a knife and hitting the bottom of the plate.
Seven or eight minutes passed.
Seeing that Zhou Xing had almost eaten, Zhou Xiaozhi couldn't wait to ask: "Boss, how is the wormhole project? Have you found the research direction?"
Zhou Xing put down his knife and fork, looked at Zhou Xiaozhi, smiled and nodded: "Well, I have some clues."
"Really? What should we do? Tell me quickly!" Zhou Xiaozhi stared at Zhou Xing with bright eyes and asked anxiously.
"Do you know about the quantum jump?" Zhou Xing asked Zhou Xiaozhi with a smile.
"Of course, quantum jump is an important process in which the microscopic state undergoes a jump change. Under the influence of the outside world, the state of any quantum mechanical system undergoes a jump change. For example, an electron jumps from a high (low) energy level under the irradiation of light. To a low (high) energy level, a jump change from one state to another. The state before the quantum jump occurs is called the initial state, and the state after the quantum jump occurs is called the final state." Zhou Xiaozhi nodded and replied
"The occurrence of quantum transitions is irregular. Taking the spontaneous transition of atoms from the excited state (energy level E2, wave function ψ2) to the ground state (E1, ψ1, E1>E2) as an example, there are a large number of (N, N1) Atoms are all in the excited state ψ2. It is impossible to predict when a certain atom will undergo the ψ2→ψ1 transition. Some atoms will happen early and some atoms will happen late. That is, the time that each atom stays in the excited ψ2 state is not uniform... "
"There are countless radioactive sources in nature: stars in the universe, the sun, oceans, mountains, rocks, soil, forests, and various items produced by humans. All of them emit radiation in environments above absolute zero (-273°C). Emit varying degrees of infrared rays, which modern physics calls heat rays, and heat energy is a type of cosmic energy that can be converted by radiation (radiation), conduction and convection... closely related to quantum jumps."
Zhou Xiaozhi answered Zhou Xing's question in detail, and finally asked in confusion: "Boss, does this have something to do with the project we are studying?"
Zhou Xing smiled slightly and explained: "On a microscopic scale, wormholes constantly appear and disappear in the quantum vacuum. However, the scale of this 'wormhole' is not tiny and can only accommodate elementary particles."
"Boss, you mean that quantum jumps occur through these 'wormholes'?" Zhou Xiaozhi stared at Zhou Xing and asked in surprise.
"It's just a rough guess! We still need to conduct research and verification for details." Zhou Xing smiled and explained.
"Boss, the probability is over 69%, but how do we use this direction?" A stream of data flashed past Zhou Xiaozhi's electronic eyes.
Hearing Zhou Xiaozhi's answer, Zhou Xing perked up, with a flash of light in his eyes, and said firmly: "Let's capture this 'tiny wormhole' first, and then try to expand it and stabilize it."
"Boss, this won't work! Putting aside the consequences of uncertainty after the 'wormhole' is opened, the difficulty of 'locating and capturing' this 'tiny wormhole', and the energy to open the wormhole, stabilizing the 'wormhole', nothing will happen. There is a solution, the implementation success rate of this technology is: 0.01%." Zhou Xiaozhi looked at Zhou Xing and replied a little frustrated.
After a series of deductions and calculations, Zhou Xiaozhi quickly obtained an "exact" data. The problem with this research and development plan was very big. "Expanding" the wormhole for "microscopic" particle transitions required an extremely powerful energy... many The direction is full of uncertainty, huge risks must be taken, and the success rate is extremely low.
Zhou Xing took out a tissue on the table, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile: "Isn't there still a little hope? Since there is hope, we shouldn't give up. We can increase its success rate from all aspects."
"'Wormholes' are one of the ways to understand the true face of the universe. From a macro perspective, the vacuum of the universe is nothing. However, from the microscopic particle level, the vacuum of the universe is actually an active quantum 'ocean', and the entire universe is filled with There are all kinds of tiny particles, some positive and some negative..."
"This 'quantum ocean' has 'waves', 'bubbles', 'whirlpools', and 'infinite particles' running in a special law. From the 'Casimir' effect, the universe's 'negative energy' can be obtained The clues are also the main reason for the emergence of 'quantum wormholes'. Negative energy can produce repulsive gravity."
Zhou Xing threw the tissue near the trash can, explained to Zhou Xiaozhi with a smile, and finally concluded: "If negative energy is placed around the 'wormhole' channel, it can offset the gravity of the 'wormhole' itself and prevent 'worms' The cave's towers help the wormhole remain stable..."
"Boss, okay... I listen to you." Zhou Xiaozhi looked directly at Zhou Xing, as if he didn't recognize him, and his electronic eyes showed a complicated look.
Human beings are really "incredible" creatures! Although he knew that the success rate was extremely low, he could not give up. At this moment, Zhou Xiaozhi learned from Zhou Xing a spirit called "persistence to the end".