Chapter 589: Chapter 509: The Terrifying Double-Slit Interference Experiment
After Lynn announced the end of the seminar, the wizards who walked out of the exhibition hall still hadn’t recovered from the debate over wave-particle duality.
“Do you really think wave-particle duality can coexist?” “This is simply nonsense, how can something be both continuous and discrete?”
“This comes from the mouth of Lynn, the Chairperson of the Magic Conference. If he wasn’t completely confident, who would risk their reputation in front of ten thousand attendees?” Rafael interrupted the ongoing debate, highly trusting the research of this Magic Star.
“Even if he is a Magic Star, so what, that doesn’t mean he can’t make a mistake, does it?” scoffed a grand wizard from the empire, implying that everyone is bound to overlook something.
Photonics has only been established for just over a year, and no one can claim to have completely figured it out.
Compared to the general wizards’ debate, Anthony was looking at the waiver in his hand, silent for a long time.
The content on it was very brief, stating that the signee voluntarily assumes all consequences of listening to quantum theory, but… the implication behind it was chilling.
“Teacher, should we sign this or not?” Fula asked hesitantly, a worried expression emerging on her face.
She did not have the solid conviction of Anthony and had already lost the ability to sense electric charge, her understanding of the Casting Barrier deepened, and she couldn’t help but feel somewhat hesitant.
“Sign, of course we have to sign!” Anthony said without hesitation.
He believed his research was absolutely correct, that light is a wave, and moreover, an electromagnetic wave!
Anthony’s fingertips glowed with magic power, which he used as ink to sign his name on the waiver, then handed it to Fula to give to Lynn.
“Yes, Teacher!” Seeing Anthony had made up his mind, Fula didn’t say anything more. She signed her name on her own waiver and then took both waivers back to the exhibition hall.
After Fula left, Anthony closed his eyes, and after about two or three seconds, he suddenly relaxed, his expression much more at ease… He could still use electrical magic, which was very good, extremely good!
On the other hand, Fula, who went to see Chairperson Lynn, was rebuffed, as there were simply too many people seeking out this Magic Star.
There were friends like Rafael who specifically came to discuss photovoltaics, wizards who brought generous gifts hoping to curry favor with the newly appointed Chairperson, and those like them bringing waiver forms; it was utterly chaotic!
Being busy figuring out how to launch single particles, Lynn naturally wouldn’t spend his time and energy here, excusing himself from meeting anyone under the pretext of preparing experimental equipment.
Even requests from fellow Chairpersons were no exception—Lynn simply handed them some research drafts and dismissed them.
Macroscopic and microscopic theories are completely different systems. Explaining them one by one is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but the other party might not even understand them. It is better to discuss them all at once at tomorrow’s academic seminar to avoid having to explain repeatedly.
Johnny and Ailoke stood at the door, politely informing each person seeking an audience that Chairperson Lynn was preparing for tomorrow’s seminar, and they accepted their waiver forms.
Their efforts allowed Lynn in the room to have some peace and start pondering how to launch particles.
Initially, his goal was to replicate the Federation’s Micro-particle Extraction Device using alchemy, but after half a month’s effort, he had realized the complexity was too high and even now, with his ability to manipulate at the atomic level, he couldn’t manage it.
But that was to be expected, as the device not only employed strong magnetic fields but also used quantum technology…
So Lynn could only consider some relatively ancient methods—like the thermionic electron gun!
A night passed in a blink.
But it was not a peaceful night, as few had a good sleep.
Fortunately, being wizards, staying up all night was nothing; sometimes, in order to delve into a spell, fighting off sleep for days was quite normal. Almost as soon as it was morning, the big hall was already filled with people.
Anthony had already arrived, his gaze sweeping across the rows of the hall; only about thirty percent of the seats were empty. It seemed the waiver had not scared off many people.
But that makes sense, as today the debate over the essence of light would be settled. Any wizard with a thirst for knowledge would not miss this opportunity.
Those who retreated, Anthony disdained; having lost the conviction to pursue truth relentlessly, their path in magic felt like it was coming to an end!
At around eight in the morning, the other Chairpersons had also all arrived, and Lynn was no exception, who also had Ailoke and others carry out his experimental apparatus.
“Isn’t that my double-slit experiment?” Jeffrey exclaimed in surprise.
Anthony and others recognized it too, as both setups were strikingly similar.
Both had a launcher on the left, a barrier in the middle, and a photodetector on the right.
Amidst the discussions, Lynn also nodded. “Yes, this is indeed the double-slit experiment, to be precise I’ve made some modifications to it!”
“The device on the left, I’ve named it the thermionic electron gun, consisting of a filament, cathode, grid, anode, and deflection coils…”