Act 352. The essence of magic
The first paper was published by the High Mage of the Storm Council, Surrey. Newington, he and his collaborator Clark. Holland co-proposed the Newington-Holland equations, which describe the interconversion of electric and magnetic fields, proving that light is an electromagnetic wave.
But the Newington-Holland equation has also recently been put to the test. Streno and the five-ring mage Newark. Hartford's co-designed and conducted aether drifting experiments have shown that either the previously thought magic medium aether does not exist, or the theory that older planets orbit the Earth is incorrect, directly challenging the Newington-Holland equation, and there are fears that this epochal discovery will eventually be overturned.
And His Excellency Newington has come to solve this problem.
He developed a new interpretation of the Newington-Holland equation, which is an explanation of the medium of the ether, which he believed that the propagation of light does not require other mediums, even in a vacuum, and he conducted a series of experiments to prove that it does not affect the propagation of light regardless of the presence or absence of the ether.
This explanation is obviously to separate the Newington-Holland equation from the etheric theory, and it can be extended to magic, which does not need to be propagated by a medium, and even makes the bold assumption that magic is also an electromagnetic wave.
This assumption caused everyone present to gasp, and before the dust had settled over the debate over the nature of light, Lord Newington had raised another, more fundamental question, that is, what was the nature of magic.
In most descriptions, magic is like a stream of water, the heart lake, the sea of magic, these names are all arguing, magic is like air or water, and the essence of water is countless water molecules, therefore, many mages believe that the essence of magic is also a tiny energy sub.
But Lord Newington's derivation from electromagnetic waves and his belief that magic is also a wave has upended many people's perceptions.
Fortunately, this is just a guess, and people are shocked and skeptical, otherwise they may see some mages who have an unstable understanding of the world in the venue.
Offstage, the reaction of the high-level mages was not consistent.
Some people are pondering and trying to find something from Newington's theory that can inspire their own research, while others disagree, believing that this is just a remedy, and that the theory of the fluctuation of light will eventually be overturned.
Reiner noticed that one side of Cornwall. His Excellency Penzance looked solemnly at Newington on the podium.
At first, he thought that he was upset because Lord Penzance insisted on the particle of light, but Lord Field explained softly.
"Newington was originally the only student of Lord Penzance, but the two broke up thirty years ago because of the argument over the nature of light, and Newington also broke away from the mercury scale, switched to the elemental system, and joined the Storm Council, and in thirty years, Lord Penzance has not accepted another student."
"It's a shame."
Reiner glanced at Lord Penzance again and sighed softly.
It seemed to Lord Penzance whether he should be happy or sad that his only student had become his greatest opponent and had attained great academic attainment.
At the end of Newington's paper, it was time for some mages to ask questions, and some mages of the particle school raised sharp doubts, believing that Newington's theory was not supported by experimental data, and Newington also said that with his current level, he really could not prove it.
There are also teachers who believe that instead of assuming that the propagation of light does not require a medium, it is better to think that light itself is a medium, such as a particle, and that particles propagate in a vacuum without the assistance of other substances, which is a very constructive question.
While the mages were discussing fiercely, the reporters on the side were also writing live reports, quill pens flying, and words were transmitted to the newspaper headquarters through the address book.
“...... The Honourable Newington's new theory fills the gap in the Newington-Holland equation due to problems with the aetheric drift theory, and takes a divergent view of the nature of magic, arguing that magic and light do not need to be propagated by a medium......"
Hall organized the language while reporting the situation on the scene, he didn't even have time to digest what His Excellency Newington said, if he could calm down and think about it, he would definitely be shocked by the subversive thinking contained in it, but for Hall now, all theories are just the text of the report, and there are two quill pens floating around him, one faithfully records the conversation between His Excellency Newington's speech and the Q&A time, and the other is Hall's own summary and concise report.
On the other side of the Rainbow Tower, at the headquarters of the Rainbow Tower Prophet Weekly, the editor-in-chief, Flagg, was staring at the text in the address book.
"His Excellency Newington has lived up to his reputation for actually fixing the loophole in the equation about the aether, so that the wave of light theory has once again gained a foothold."
Flagg himself is an elemental mage, so he is naturally closer to Newington of the Storm Council, and is more supportive of the wave theory, after all, there is no other corroboration for the particle theory except for a photoelectric effect that has not yet been explained.
He quickly transcribed the text from the address book, gave it to the editor next to him to polish the wording, and when the article was finished, he immediately sent it to the printing department for typesetting, and was ready to publish the news as soon as the meeting was over.
News is about a new, who can be the first to publish, the sales of newspapers will become higher, and at the same time drive the subscription of follow-up newspapers, especially this high-level council, is a great opportunity to seize the market, not only these big newspapers go all out, those small newspapers that usually have little influence are also trying to take the lead, hoping to reverse the decline.
At this venue, Newington's release has ended, and the second high-level mage who published is a high-level mage of the astrology system from the stargazing tower, and his research is that the spectra of some galaxies will be offset, which is a field that has not been covered by predecessors, but it is a pity that Newington's paper is too surprising, and it is the current hot spot, so in comparison, this Excellency is a bit bleak.
Ten papers were published quickly, but the most impressive was the first, the one by His Excellency Newington.
But people are also more curious about what the eleventh paper is about to be added at the end.
Because so far, except for the repair paper on the Newington-Holland equations by His Excellency Newington, none of the other papers can end the war between the wave theory and the particle theory as rumored, so the last paper is even more exciting.
In the bright conference hall, on the rostrum under the spotlight, a person slowly walked to the front of the stage, and after he saluted everyone, he smiled slightly and spoke.
"Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, hello everyone, I am Reiner. Ian Gray. ”
Hearing his self-introduction, many mages gasped.