Chapter 508: Before stepping into the quantum realm, please throw away the common sense in your mind!
Anthony's words sent the particle wizards who were celebrating their victory in joy stunned.
"Master Anthony, are you sure?" A wizard who supported the Wave Theory stood up excitedly, then hesitated again. "But how is that possible?"
Obviously, even he himself is a little unsure of this statement.
What are electromagnetic waves? It is a wave phenomenon caused by alternating changes in the electric field and the magnetic field.
The entire kingdom's communication system relies on electromagnetic waves, so wizards who are proficient in electricity are no strangers to it.
Because of this, they felt unbelievable, if according to Anthony, light is electromagnetic waves, then when they communicate, there should be an extremely obvious light wave!
"To be precise, light is an electromagnetic wave in a specific frequency band." Anthony raised his voice a little more, suppressed the chaotic questioning on the field, and then explained. "And other frequencies of electromagnetic waves cannot be received by our eyes, so they are invisible!"
"You mean light waves are like sound waves?" Harrov's mind moved, and he quickly understood the underlying meaning of Anthony's words.
Because there is one thing that is more or less familiar to them, and that is the sound waves generated by the vibration of objects!
Due to the limitations of the human ear, it can only hear sound waves with a frequency of about 20 to 20,000 hertz, and once it exceeds or falls below this frequency, it cannot be heard.
As for the hertz refers to the measurement of the number of periodic changes per second, it is described in detail in Lynn's book "The Secret of Sound - The Resonance Principle", which is said to be named after a deceased scholar of the [Arcane Society] who studied sound waves.
"Not bad!" Anthony nodded. "According to my experiments, the frequency of visible light is about 400 to 700 hertz."
"In other words, we can create light by releasing electromagnetic waves!"
"It's like this!" When Anthony raised his hand, the electric field and magnetic field alternated, and a dazzling beam of light flew out from his fingertips.
"Light, really light!" The wizards of the particle school looked at this scene in horror, and their faces turned even pale, because it meant that Anthony was not lying, and light was indeed electromagnetic waves.
Sanchez and Arad also had expressions of disbelief on their faces.
Lynn was very interested in Anthony's method of firing beams with electromagnetic fields in rapid alternation, which meant that many steps could be saved when using laser spells in the future, which greatly increased the speed of light magic.
This is also the necessity of developing magic science, he only needs to point out a direction, there are always powerful people who can push it forward, otherwise he alone wants to magicize many scientific research theories and tap the potential of that must not be exhausted.
"I think the Chairmen should be able to draw conclusions now, right?" Jeffrey said with a smile.
Anthony's research is undoubtedly the most direct evidence of the theory of light waves, and even Sanchez cannot change the fact that light is electromagnetic waves!
The only thing that makes Jeffrey a little regretful is that there is only one Corona Medal but it needs to be divided between the two of them, maybe it will be disassembled into several Silver Moon Medals, so that he will miss out on the highest glory of this magical world!
"Wait...... Speakers, I have one more question! Just as Jeffrey was thinking, Arad suddenly stepped forward and interrupted. If light is a wave, how can we explain the particle nature it exhibits? β
Jeffrey replied impatiently. "This is just a trivial matter, the facts are in front of you, you can't deny that light is a kind of electromagnetic wave, right? As for the mystery of light waves, it is by no means possible to explore it thoroughly in a few months, as long as we follow the correct way of thinking, one day these problems will not be a problem! β
Harrov, who was in the judge's seat, also nodded, now that he has figured out the nature of the light and solved the [Spell Casting Barrier] of the thunder wizards, it is not too late to study it slowly.
However, Arad said unrelentingly. "What if it's just electromagnetic waves? How can you prove that electromagnetic waves are not made of particles? β
"You must know that the transmission of any wave requires a medium, but only electromagnetic waves do not need it, and I have long suspected that it is not a real wave, but a particle!"
Arad's brain hole directly confused Anthony.
Are electromagnetic waves particles?
What are you kidding, this thing is really delivered in waves!
However, this explanation also reinforces the wizards who believe in light particles, after all, particle theory can explain light interference and diffraction, but Sanchez and Anthony cannot explain the principle of using light wave theory to explain the image of small holes.
So maybe this electromagnetic wave ...... It's also a particle!
The large exhibition hall, which accommodated tens of thousands of people, soon became a mess, and disputes and discussions continued one after another.
Haroff, Aurora, and Vittorio on the judges' bench frowned, and when Anthony suggested that the light was electromagnetic waves, they all thought that the dispute was over, but Arad suddenly spoke, causing several people to hesitate.
"If there is no other stronger evidence to prove that light is a particle, then I think the wave theory of Masters Jeffrey and Anthony is more in line with the nature of light." Harrov groaned and said that he was naturally more inclined to wave theory as he was proficient in force field magic.
After all, there are many similarities between the two, and perhaps space is the medium of electromagnetic waves, just like when they use force field magic.
Vittorio nodded, agreeing that the Wave Theory argument was a little more viable.
Aurora on the side said no. "It is not so easy to draw conclusions, and many of the properties of light are still up for debate."
Obviously, she supports the light particle theory.
After the Speakers spoke in unison, everyone present looked at Lynn.
As the proposer of the law of free fall, gravitation, and the orbital model of the elements, this magical star is undoubtedly authoritative in the study of magic!
Under the gaze of tens of thousands of pairs of eyes, Lynn looked at Anthony and said slowly. "Your research is correct, light is an electromagnetic wave!"
As soon as these words came out, all the wizards who believed in light waves showed smug smiles on their faces, and it seemed that Speaker Lynn was also more supportive of their light wave theory.
Sanchez and Arad and the others have become very ugly, and with the three Speakers Haroff, Vittorio, and Lynn endorsing the light wave theory, I am afraid that after this seminar, the light particle theory will be thrown into the garbage.
"This is exactly what you derive from Maxwell's equations!" A slight smile appeared on Anthony's face.
Jeffrey wasn't surprised at all, because he had already read Lynn's reply to Anthony before, and he knew the attitude of the magic star very well.
It's just that to the surprise of the two, Lynn suddenly turned to Sanchez again after finishing speaking, and said appreciatively.
"Your argument is also very good, just as light does have the characteristics of some particles, and the speculation that electromagnetic waves are particles is also very bold......
When SΓ‘nchez, who was sighing, heard this, he jerked his head up and looked at the magic star in disbelief.
The smile on Anthony's face paused, and he couldn't understand why Speaker Lynn suddenly spoke out in agreement with Sanchez's point of view.
Could it be that the other party thinks that there are still some loopholes in the light wave theory, so they plan to delay it for a while before drawing conclusions?
Harrov also thought of this, raised his tone a little, and said with a reminder. "Speaker Lynn, now that the [Spell Casting Barrier] is spreading throughout the kingdom, it is best to have a conclusion on the nature of the Light at this seminar!"
"No, I think you misunderstood me, Speaker Harrov." Lynn shook her head, looked at the wizards in the exhibition hall, and said with a smile.
"I mean, is it possible that light, which is both a particle and a wave?"
Lynn's voice was not loud, but it reached the ears of everyone present very accurately, but everyone who heard this couldn't help but wonder if they had heard it wrong.
Is light a particle or a wave?
"Forgive me for my presumptuousness, can you explain what that means?" Jeffrey frowned, confused.
"Is it like a rope that appears to be continuous on the surface, but is actually made up of individual elements?" Arad said with a big brain.
Sanchez nodded, it sounded reasonable, and his theory of photoelectron explosion perfectly corresponded to what the magic star had just said.
Most importantly, this means that particle theory is the real core, and waves are made up of a large number of dispersed particles.
However, Lynn's tone was gentle and rejected Arad's brain. "I mean light has both particle and wave properties, as we saw in the experiment just now."
"Both particles and waves? It's impossible, and it's even more unreasonable! Jeffrey couldn't help but speak.
Some wizards from the Empire were even more disappointed in the famous magical star, and when it was Lynn's turn to speak, they were all expecting some surprising argument to end the wave-particle battle that had been going on for months.
As a result, it seems that the amazing is indeed quite amazing, but its argument is simply illogical and can only be described as wonderful!
A wave is a wave, a particle is a particle, and the two exist in completely different forms.
For example, they release a high-frequency shock wave that can split a wall in half, and a particle that hits at high speed can only open a large hole in the wall.
Another example is that a wave can pass through several gaps at the same time, or even split into more microwaves, but can a single particle be?
Of course it can't be done!
Lynn was not angry at everyone's questioning, and slightly increased the volume to silence everyone's discussion. "Master Geoffrey, what do you think common sense is?"
"Common sense is naturally logical and in accordance with ......common sense as we all know," Jeffrey frowned.
"Yes, to put it bluntly, it's just a summary of our previous experience." Lynn nodded, then continued. "But that's not necessarily true!"
"For example, before we measured the circumference of the planet and confirmed the planet theory with a pendulum experiment, everyone thought that the planet under our feet was actually a flat continent, didn't it?"
Jeffrey was choked up for a moment, let alone a few years ago, and there are many people who still don't believe that the continent under their feet is a round ball, because it is completely beyond their understanding!
Arad retorted on the side. "But this time it's different, yours isn't just not as simple as not following common sense, it's even ...... Not even logical! β
"That's the crux of the matter!" Lynn nodded, agreeing with Arad's words, only to speak again the next moment. "Because the microcosm cannot be justified by common sense!"
"Recently, I have also been studying these microscopic particle phenomena and have found some patterns."
"According to my research, not only light, but also microscopic elements such as electrons and protons have similar fluctuations...... I gave them a new name, it's Quantum! β
"Yes, you can understand it as a particle with wave properties!" Lynn said categorically.
The wizards present, including Harrov and the other speakers, all had expressions of disbelief on their faces.
"Can you show us your research manuscript?" Anthony said eagerly that he believed that Lynn would never be untargeted, let alone destroy his reputation on such a significant occasion.
But the theory was so incredible that he needed to see more rigorous experimental arguments, not just words.
"No problem!" Lynn agreed without hesitation, and then her fingers clicked, and the neatly stacked pages placed on the desk flew out one by one, landing on the hands of every wizard in the exhibition hall.
Anthony also got a copy, and at first thought it was a research manuscript, but after a few glances, he was surprised to find that it was not what he thought.
"What is this? A disclaimer?! Aurora looked at Lynn rather strangely and asked.
"I'm a little worried that publishing these microscopic phenomena will lead to some more serious consequences than [Spell Casting Barrier], so with this disclaimer, you can choose whether or not to listen to my quantum theory!" Lynn said succinctly.
Do you want to exaggerate that?
Harrov's face twitched involuntarily, the consequences were even more terrifying than [Spell Casting Barrier]?
There was an uproar among the wizards present, some thought that the magic star was pretending to be a ghost, and some were panicked, because the debate over the nature of light had caused many people to lose the ability to cast photoelectric spells.
"In short, I will first use experiments to demonstrate the wave and particle properties of quantum at tomorrow's academic seminar...... If you are willing to come, please bookmark a name without liability! Lynn shrugged her shoulders and declared that this was the end of today's seminar, then ignored the still confused wizards and left the room.
His experimental device is still short of the last piece of the puzzle, that is, what kind of means should be used to emit a single photon or electron and make it move in a specific direction, which is the biggest difficulty of the experiment, especially the most important part!
(End of chapter)