Chapter 594: Chapter 411 The Observer Effect, Quantum Ghosts?_2
The federal researchers were baffled, and many were unwilling to believe that observation had caused all this.
After all, humans are carbon-based life forms, capable of being produced in bulk through cloning technology, and there was nothing particularly special about them.
It was hard to imagine that such beings could have a decisive influence on the mysterious microdomain.
But now the situation seemed different, souls truly existed, and could materialize with the aid of magic power, and even be used as a form of advanced energy, a point that had been undoubtedly confirmed.
Lynn quickly freed himself from these complicated thoughts and, looking at the still-frowning speaker and the terrified wizards, spoke again.
“Electrons exist within every element, and if they possessed intelligence, they wouldn’t allow us to manipulate them at will, in comparison, it’s more like a law, a new law, different from the laws of the macro world!”
Lynn’s words slightly eased the wizards’ fear of the Elemental Ghost, just as he had said, if electrons had intelligence, their spellcasting would not be so smooth.
“In any case, we need experiments, more experiments!” Harrov said decisively. “Only more rigorous experiments can solve all these questions!”
Whether it was Lynn’s proposed wave-particle duality or the probability theory, further experiments were needed to prove them.
Aurora also proposed some experimental ideas, since the emission and trajectory of electrons were irregular, so previously when they were observing, they couldn’t ‘see’ the electrons in a fixed time and place.
Could a method be found to suddenly observe at the moment an electron just passed through a slit, thus observing how electrons are transmitted in the form of probability waves?
The number of slits could also be increased to three or four to see if the results of the experiment would change.
Vittorio even brainstormed the idea of creating a device capable of detecting the trajectory of electrons, recording the process of the double-slit experiment without any observation, and then reviewing it afterward.
Listening to the discussion of several people, the corners of Lynn’s mouth couldn’t help twitching.
Goodness, this is going towards an even more terrifying delayed-choice quantum eraser experiment…
Lynn opened his mouth, initially intending to ask them to calm down for a while, at least until they understood what probability clouds and wave-particle duality were before considering these more profound questions, but after some thought, he closed his mouth.
Because those capable of thinking up these experimental methods weren’t just Harrov and others; he couldn’t stop every wizard from conducting experiments privately, if they were left to their research, they might come up with some sensational theories.
It’s better to research openly; at least he could help explain some bizarre microphenomena, ensuring that magical studies wouldn’t be led astray.
After a round of discussion, Harrov and the others did not choose to put their ideas into action right now, but decided to go back and study how to conduct the next experiments and then immediately announced the end of today’s academic symposium.
Upon leaving the exhibition hall, Glenn and others still felt somewhat dizzy, as Lynn’s improved double-slit interference experiment had completely shattered their previous understanding of the world.
In fact, Glenn was rather okay compared to many wizards who kept mumbling as they left the venue. “Ghosts… Elemental Ghosts actually exist!”, “This world is fake!”, “Magical studies are no more, magical studies are no more!”
“Teacher, do you really think this world is determined by probability?” Fula said, full of horror. “This is just too… too strange!”
Anthony was also somewhat shaken, according to Lynn’s words, all micro-particles had similar traits, and light was no exception.
Could electromagnetic waves actually be particles? Or do they really possess some particle characteristics?
It took a good while before Anthony came to his senses, took a deep breath, and responded, “Just as Speaker Lynn said, the laws governing the world do not necessarily have to conform to our understanding…”
“However, an actual experiment is needed to prove it!”
Anthony did not deny the results of the experiment in the exhibition hall, but he also did not give up on his wave theory.
A single double-slit interference experiment was not enough to overturn the foundation of magic studies. Perhaps with deeper research into the microscopic domain, many more novel discoveries could prove that the world still conformed to cognition, only that some key factors had previously been overlooked.
People who thought like Anthony were not in the minority. Supporters of the particle theory, such as Sanchez and Alade, sought evidence to refute the probability wave after leaving the conference venue.
They absolutely could not believe that the world depended on probabilities, as everything must have a pattern!
On the other side, at the conference venue, Lynn was directing Johnny and others to pack up the various equipment on the experiment table. He could already imagine the stir tomorrow’s “Magic Daily” would cause when it published the results of this experiment.
The challenge of quantum theory to traditional magic concepts was revolutionary and was bound to have a great impact; that was why he had specifically drafted a disclaimer.
No matter what, this hurdle and ideological barrier had to be crossed, otherwise magic studies would likely come to a halt, and they would never be able to surpass the gods above!
A calling voice from behind interrupted Lynn’s thoughts.
“Chairwoman Aurora, is there anything else you need me to clarify?” Lynn turned around and asked with a smile.
“As for questions, naturally I have many, but what I want to ask about concerns the Secret Magic Society,” Aurora said straightforwardly.
Lynn’s expression remained unchanged, nor was he surprised that she would ask about this.
After all, he and Harrov had previously said that the main body of the Secret Magic Society was within the empire.
Now that the Magic Kingdom’s army had occupied more than seventy percent of the empire’s territory, even though he had made some preparations and attracted many talented wizards to join the Secret Magic Society to expand the numbers, there was still one substantial issue unresolved.
That was the whereabouts of the leaders of the Secret Magic Society, the ‘legendary wizards’!
Previously, he could excuse himself by claiming the situation was unclear, but now that they had defeated Eira, it would seem unreasonable for these people not to appear.
In fact, Lynn had already thought of a solution. It was beyond his expectation that Aurora and others had endured till now to ask.
“Since it concerns the Secret Magic Society, why not directly convene a legendary meeting and ask in person? Although I am also a member of the Secret Magic Society, I am not as familiar with the society as teachers like Albert and Isaac,” Lynn said with a smile.
Aurora paused for a moment. Only then did she remember that she, indeed, possessed the authority to convene a legendary meeting with her “Ring of the Secret Arts.” She had just never used it before.
“Alright, let’s set the meeting time for tonight at midnight,” Aurora said, nodding her head assuredly.
Asking in person was indeed more to her liking. Besides the confusion regarding the Secret Magic Society, perhaps they could also discuss the various illogical phenomena in the Quantum Domain together.
After all, Lynn had only been a legend for a few months. Even if this star of magic was incredibly talented, it was impossible to understand the microscopic domain so deeply in such a short time, so she suspected that some of Lynn’s research on microscopic particles had to have come from the Secret Magic Society…
“Just call up Chairmen Harrov and Vittorio as well,” Lynn reminded, having stalled for so long, it was time to resolve it now!