Chapter 1217 Cosmic Animism
Physics is a subject that studies the most general laws of motion of matter and the basic structure of matter.
To make an inaccurate but vivid metaphor, the universe is like a series of infinite numbers like [1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13...], and physics is the study of the laws of this series of numbers of a discipline.
In the age when the fire of science was just sprouting, when people were still arguing about 1 and 2, a physicist sitting under an apple tree was lucky enough to count to 3, so he came up with "this series of numbers is composed of 123456... Such a conclusion is formed by all natural numbers.
However, with the advancement of science and technology, the means of observation are also improving.
When it came to Einstein, this physicist of the new era quickly discovered that starting from the fourth place is not 4, but 5, and the laws summed up by Newton only apply to the first three—that is, under the so-called macroscopic conditions.
In order to make his theory look more convincing, he has been observing the seventh digit, which is the number 13. Based on the observed phenomena, the following conclusions were drawn:
[In this series of numbers describing the universe, except for the unique number "1" in the first place, the following numbers should be composed of "2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19..." The prime number composition of . 】
Smart children should have discovered that a series of inscrutable theories such as relativity, the standard model, and quantum mechanics are actually such a thing.
It describes the world after the fourth digit that is invisible to ordinary people and can only be observed with professional equipment——
That is, what people call the "microcosm" in the usual sense.
Much luckier than the scholar sitting under the apple tree, although limited by the times, Einstein only saw the seventh number in this sequence, but until the ninth number, his theory is It works.
According to the "rules" he summed up, which is the so-called "standard model", people successfully observed the two numbers 17 and 19, and took a series of treasures such as the Higgs particle and gravitational waves into their arms one after another.
Everything is so beautiful.
It's just a pity that such luck is not unlimited.
As technology continues to advance, the Lunar Hadron Collider allows people to see numbers larger than 19, broadening their field of vision to a world even more microcosmic than the microcosm, and even to other dimensions...
At this time, people were surprised to find that in this series of numbers describing the universe, the tenth digit after 19 is not 23. Even the next eleventh, it's not 29 at all.
Even the two numbers 23 and 29 did not appear in this series of numbers at all, and were replaced by a series of numbers that had no rules at all and did not make any sense.
It's not even a number at all, but something like abcd.
Is there a pattern for all sequence of numbers?
it's not true.
Like a string of irrational numbers.
To describe its laws, I am afraid that it will have to use as much information as it itself...
Although the theory of "Universal Spirit" expounded by Professor Miro sounds like the nonsense of some magician, in fact what he describes is not an omniscient and omnipotent God.
What he really wants to express is that there exists such a consciousness in this universe, which arranges everything in the universe according to its own subjective consciousness.
It's like a child holding a branch in his hand, humming a song that only he can understand, and writing a series of meaningless numbers on the sand.
The ants on the ground, according to their own behavioral logic, think about what the numbers appearing on the ground mean and why they appear there.
Rather, what he preached was the theory of "the spirit of the universe".
Rather, it is "the universe has a soul"...
...
For the physics community, this day is definitely the darkest hour.
Collision experiments in the energy region above 5Tev are like black holes, confiscating the efforts of physicists of Earth civilization in the past century. Both string theory and the big bang theory seem to be swallowed by this black hole.
Looking at the images on the computer, Professor Witten pondered for a long time, then suddenly sighed and said.
"It feels like we've spent half a century trying to figure out the laws of the universe, only to prove that there's no law to what we're studying."
Still staring at the seemingly weird data, Lu Zhou answered casually.
"Feeling unbearable?"
Wei Teng teased in a tone that didn't know if he was joking or serious.
"It's not only difficult to accept, I even want to retire a little bit."
Lu Zhou: "Don't think so, this difficulty is not enough to defeat us, but if you retire, it will definitely be a loss for us."
"How come? There are many excellent young physicists now, and in my opinion their future achievements will not be inferior to mine."
Professor Witten smiled, his voice suddenly filled with emotion.
"Besides, my age is approaching. I was thinking about this issue about three or four years ago. It can even be said that if it wasn't because you invited me to IMCRC to help, maybe I would already be basking in the sun on a small island in Hawaii. Fishing."
"Really? I'm really sorry."
"Haha, don't feel sorry. In fact, I should thank you. If it wasn't for your invitation, I would have missed a lot of interesting things."
At this time, Professor Weiteng noticed the calculations written by Lu Zhou on the draft paper, and suddenly raised his eyebrows with interest.
"Are you still obsessed with that extra-dimensional theory?"
"That's right."
"With all due respect, there seems to be no essential difference between this and cosmic animism."
"There are still quite a few differences," Lu Zhou paused for a while with the nib in his hand, and said after thinking about it, "At least, I can prove its existence in a mathematical sense."
This time, Professor Witten showed a surprised expression on his face, and his eyes seemed to say "how can this be done".
However, regarding his confusion, Lu Zhou didn't express any more, but just spoke pointedly.
"Usually, it is impossible for us in the box to see the world outside the box. But there is one exception. Remember Schrödinger's cat?"
"Schrödinger's cat? Wait, you mean—"
The turbid pupils suddenly widened a bit, and Professor Witten's expression full of confusion suddenly ignited a trace of intense excitement.
"That's right, you might have guessed it when I said that," Lu Zhou smiled, turned the pen in his hand, and continued, "You can think of us as the cat in the box, for the world outside the box , everything about us is a superposition of chaos. And now, someone opened the box and observed us."
"Everything was not planned in advance."
"But because of observations from outside the universe, the superposition we were in collapsed, and so it became the reality we see now."
Looking at Professor Wei Teng, who was frowning and deep in thought, Lu Zhou continued.
"We have no way of knowing whether the universe has a spirit, and no one has the right to define whether it exists or not."
"But one thing I can almost confirm is that something outside the box is beckoning to us."
Witten: "But it...or they, why do they do this?"
"I don't know, maybe only it knows," Lu Zhou shook his head lightly, and continued, "Maybe it's to ask us for help, maybe it's just to announce its existence to us."
"But whatever they want, it shouldn't be a disaster for us in the box, it should be a great opportunity."
"A chance to gain insight into the Void."
At this moment, hurried footsteps came from outside the office.
After hearing the footsteps, both Lu Zhou and Wei Teng stopped talking and looked towards the door.
The knock on the door sounded as expected, and before Lu Zhou could say please come in, the door opened.
"Sorry! Something very, very serious has happened!"
Seeing Senior Brother Luo appearing nervously behind the door, Lu Zhou hesitated slightly.
"what happened?"
"It's Professor Miro!"
Taking a deep breath, Luo Wenxuan stabilized his breathing.
Looking at the two people who locked their eyes on him, he tremblingly said the words that made everyone's mood fall to the bottom.
"……he died."