ebonymovies Chapter 142 Thought Experiments
Chapter 142 Thought Experiments
Upon hearing the words "thought experiment," hundreds of geniuses in the hall focused their gazes on him.
The air was thick with the agonizing anticipation of an impending, brutal battle between brain cells.
"Everyone, use your imagination."
Suppose that in deep space, there exists an advanced extraterrestrial civilization with extremely high-dimensional observation capabilities and a civilization level far exceeding that of humanity.
"They used deep-space telescopes to locate the solar system in the vast sea of stars and discovered Earth."
These top extraterrestrial astrophysicists have conducted a comprehensive and sophisticated remote sensing mapping of Earth:
This includes planetary radii, atmospheric composition spectral analysis, and even rotation and revolution periods…
"However, when their interstellar spaceship actually landed on Earth, they discovered that there was a huge discrepancy between the cosmic truth they held and human civilization."
Professor Whitman placed his hands on the podium, leaning slightly forward:
"What do you all think is the cause of this discrepancy?"
Upon hearing this, the entire audience fell into a deathly silence.
Everyone was frantically racking their brains, trying to build extremely complex physical models in their minds.
But no one dared to be the first to raise their hand.
Su Hao sat in the corner, stroking his chin.
The moment the professor posed the question, the underlying logic automatically surfaced in his mind.
But he pursed his lips and decided to play it safe for now.
After all, making such a pointless splash right at the start is really not in line with his low-key style.
After waiting for a full half minute, and seeing the still completely silent audience, Professor Whitman shook his head and let out a slightly mocking sigh:
"It seems everyone's a bit shy around an old man like me since we're new to Boston?"
Seeing that there was still no response, Professor Whitman's lips suddenly curled into a sly smile, like that of an old fox:
"How about this, to liven things up, let's add some prizes."
"Whoever can give the correct answer on the spot with perfect logic, I'll personally pay for a deluxe double dinner at a top steakhouse in downtown Boston."
"Oh?"
Su Hao, who was still in a daze, suddenly narrowed his eyes upon hearing these words.
If it were just an ordinary, empty reputation, he wouldn't even bat an eye.
But since such a real bet has been added, the nature of the situation is completely different.
For Su Hao at this moment, academic reputation and the fear of being humiliated are all meaningless.
But that top-quality steak voucher, which can save Mom and Sister a lot of money and allow them to enjoy a delicious meal, is definitely a strategic resource that cannot be missed!
Meanwhile, the audience had completely erupted in chaos.
Someone chuckled and nudged their self-proclaimed astronomy enthusiast companions with their elbows;
Many top students immediately rested their chin on their hand, furrowed their brows, and their brains began to work at lightning speed!
"Is it because the evolution of human civilization has led to changes in the Earth's surface environment, contradicting their preconceived sociological models?!"
"No! It must be because they observed the tidal locking error caused by a liquid water ocean up close for the first time! The calculation formula is off!"
"Wrong! It's because of the existence of a highly developed industrial civilization on Earth; greenhouse gas emissions interfered with the initial spectroscopic observation data!"
In an instant, the entire large venue was like boiling water.
Various obscure conjectures involving nonlinear dynamics, high-dimensional astrophysics, and complex cosmological models have been reported one after another.
These geniuses were eager to bring out string theory, but Professor Whitman on stage simply watched coldly, shaking his head with a smile and rejecting all the answers.
Just as this group of geniuses were about to expand their thinking to eleventh-dimensional space, Su Hao silently raised his right hand.
Professor Whitman's gaze instantly locked onto that corner like lightning, and he called out in a deep voice:
"Okay, Su Hao, the student sitting in the corner from the East, you'll answer."
Swish-!
As the name "Su Hao" was uttered from Taidou's mouth.
This slender young man, who had already gained notoriety in the preceding months and was dubbed a "monster" by the entire Western academic community...
The moment he put one hand in his pocket and slowly stood up from his seat.
The hearts of the hundreds of people in the room skipped a beat, and the previously boiling argument in the room came to an abrupt halt in a second!
Immediately afterwards, all eyes, like spotlights, converged on that slender figure!
Su Hao's breathing didn't falter at all. He spoke calmly yet firmly:
"It's very simple. It's because they discovered the concept of calendar in human civilization."
In the Gregorian calendar established by humankind, a common year has 365 days.
However, from the perspective of an observer using absolute space as a frame of reference, they would certainly clearly record the following fact:
In the course of one complete revolution around the sun, the Earth actually rotates 366 times on its axis.
The entire room fell silent.
The expressions on the faces of those top students who were just talking at length about tidal locking and interference from industrial civilization instantly froze.
Professor Whitman on the podium, his smile spreading uncontrollably, eventually transforming into undisguised admiration.
He stared intently at the young man from the East and nodded with great force.
"Logically rigorous, incisive, and stripped of all the useless academic embellishments!"
Absolutely correct, Su Hao! A truly brilliant answer!
Maria and Yusuke, sitting on either side of Su Hao, had completely fallen into a state of irrational fangirl and fanboy, casting their gazes with adoration and awe.
"It can actually transcend the limitations of human thought in an instant and directly switch to the absolute frame of reference of the universe?!"
Wow! What kind of brain does he have?!
Under the watchful eyes of everyone present, Su Hao merely scratched his nose shyly, smiled slightly, and sat back down in his seat without a care in the world.
To everyone else, this was the humility and composure of a top expert.
But in his mind, the thought of his mother and sister finally being able to enjoy a luxurious, top-quality steak dinner in a foreign land tonight...
He felt that although he had been a little too high-profile just now, this courage to raise his hand was a huge win!
Professor Whitman banged on the microphone, forcefully pulling the thoughts of all the geniuses who were caught in self-doubt back to reality, and continued to analyze in a calm tone:
"Su Hao's words hit the nail on the head."
As objective observers from a higher dimension, extraterrestrial scholars would naturally use an absolute cosmic space system to calculate the Earth's true rotation period.
Therefore, for them, a "day" on Earth is not exactly 24 hours on a human clock.
Upon hearing this, a series of belated whispers erupted from the young scholars below, as if they had just woken up from a dream.
The core argument of this example is:
So-called "intuition" is like the most skillful liar, deceiving our three-dimensional senses at all times.
As researchers, you are certainly free to rely on the fleeting sparks of intuition to find inspiration for breaking through the current impasse.
But! At the moment of finalization...
You must, with an almost obsessive obsession and the most inhumanly demanding mathematical logic, dissect it like a corpse, conducting the most rigorous, cold-blooded, absolute falsification and repeated testing!
In his subsequent speech, Professor Whitman spoke at length, demonstrating every incredibly rigorous and logical deduction he made.
For the group of young scholars present, whose intelligence is high but whose academic systems are not yet fully formed, every word was a gem, and every sentence was like an enlightening academic maxim.
Many attendees, like thirsty sponges, pulled out their academic shorthand notebooks and began writing furiously, the scratching sound of pens cutting through paper filling the air.
Some even went so far as to turn on their recorders, as if afraid of missing a single syllable uttered by the Abel Prize winner.
The academic tension in the entire venue was completely unleashed at this moment!
Everyone's blood was boiling, filled with an almost bloodthirsty, fervent anticipation for the unreserved, indiscriminate academic clash and computing power battle that was about to unfold.
And Su Hao, who casually raised his hand for a free steak…
On the first day of the forum, in the first round of tentative exchanges...
With his overwhelmingly superior understanding of fundamental logic, he firmly established his unshakeable status as the "Great Demon King" among this group of top geniuses from around the world!