Chapter 2398 Observation changes the world, Schrödinger’s cat

Lang Man's face was flushed with excitement, which showed how happy he was inside.

"May God grant your wishes come true, uncle. Are you tired of being a postman? You carry so many letters and packages every day."

Zou almost nodded, without any trace of complaint on his face, and said cheerfully.

"Although it's very tiring, it won't take long. It's said that we will be equipped with something called a bicycle."

"bike?"

Lang Man frowned in confusion. This was a novel item that he had never heard of.

After Lang Man learned what a bicycle was and saw off the postman, he couldn't wait to open the admission notice, take out his father's dictionary, and read the contents.

"Common language, basic mathematics, historical overview, introduction to nature, common sense about magic, basic logic, heraldry recognition, basic arcana, physical training, these are all basic general courses and are compulsory."

"Music, fencing, painting, document writing, preliminary electromagnetics, element summary, psychological knowledge, medical basics, advanced mathematics, spells and symbology, ancient magical languages, politics, and economics, these are elective courses. Students can take After the third year of knowledge education, you can choose basic knowledge in different directions according to your own situation.”

Lang Man read the course content, looked at their introduction carefully, and couldn't help but dream about his future.

"Should I choose to be a clerk, a politician, or a musician, a painter, a knight's squire, a doctor, or an arcanist?"

Lang Man knew that his magic talent was not very good, just like ordinary people, so he ranked the arcanist at the bottom. Unconsciously, the sky darkened, and Lang Man's parents finally finished their day's work, returned home, and saw their son's admission notice.

After reading the admission notice, Lang Man's father nodded happily and said.

"It's too early for you to think about your future path. You won't know what you are good at and what you are not good at until you really start studying. Of course, I recommend that you start studying noble etiquette, horse riding, fencing, music, and economics in your fourth year. , fishery knowledge, you can use this knowledge to quickly become a supervisor after entering a seafood company in the future, and interact with nobles and big businessmen. As for magic, you know your talent very well. "

Lang Man's father, like countless parents, hopes that his son will grow up smoothly under his protection.

Lang Man's mother had a different opinion. She rarely opposed her husband's point of view and expressed her own suggestions.

"The current trend is the development of alchemy workshops. Even if Lang Man is not talented in magic, he should learn more about magic and alchemy. In the future, becoming the director of an alchemy workshop will be more impressive than being in a seafood company."

Lang Man's parents had a heated discussion about Lang Man's future development, and it didn't end until the mysterious voice began.

Lang Man listened silently to the contents of the church, feeling confused, a little excited and a little disappointed.

"After exploring the world of the dead, several legendary magicians confirmed the existence of Heavenly Mountain and have reason to believe that the God of Truth has fallen into a deep sleep and that his authority has been stolen by the Pope!"

"Speaking of the Pope, we have to mention his true identity. He is actually the bloody and cruel legendary mage Viken of the ancient Magic Empire. He infiltrated into the ranks of the Cult of Truth and seized power while the God of Truth was sleeping!"

"Viken once trapped all the creatures in a small town for an experiment, cut off the food supply, and made the people inside kill each other. It is said that the crying and shouting lasted for more than half a month before they subsided. Now, there are still many evil spirits wandering there!”

Listening to the criticism of Weiken in the show, Lang Man had all kinds of thoughts rushing through his mind and thought blankly.

"Is the Pope really an ancient magician? There seems to have been similar claims before, but there are also other rumors!"

Obviously, the Magic Council has done too much to discredit the Pope before, and now that the truth has been revealed, it is hard to believe it.

As each program was broadcast, Lang Man gradually got rid of his worries and concentrated on listening to his favorite programs.

"Holt Magic Academy held its first flight competition today. There were speed competitions, gorgeous tricks, strong men who relied solely on their own strength, and low-level mages who were good at manipulating flying staffs!"

Lang Man listened with great interest to the new Wizards' Hundreds Program, which was news dedicated to introducing various interesting things about the Magic Council.

After hearing these interesting things, Lang Man suddenly froze, and there seemed to be a voice roaring in his heart.

"Yes, my magic talent is not good, but this does not mean that I do not have arcane talent. His Excellency Ivan Vincent said that as long as you have enough mental power to manipulate simplified alchemical items, you can study arcane magic! This world of research The real field is the same as the field of mathematics and physics. Poor magic talent is not the threshold!"

The roaring voice in Lang Man's heart gradually became clear and audible, grand and shocking.

"My dream is to become an arcanist!"

Rentat, the breeze is warm and the spring is beautiful.

Heidi imitated her idol, Her Majesty Queen Natasha, wearing a neat female knight's outfit, sitting in a street teahouse on Rose Avenue, enjoying the soothing piano music, and casually looking at the " Arcane and Magic Herald.

After the Southern Church was expelled, terms such as arcane, magic, and alchemy became more and more popular among the people. Even if many people did not understand the profound arcane theory and did not have outstanding magical talents, they still had no idea about this mysterious field that exuded infinite charm. Full of curiosity.

Moreover, as there are more and more general schools and Bluffley schools, and as more and more ordinary people know the written word, the sound of mystery can no longer satisfy some citizens who are eager for in-depth understanding. They often listen to the real world channel and learn about the real world. He has a treasure trove of all kinds of interesting things that happened in the world of arcana and magic. He has the same admiration for famous arcane masters and magicians as he does for musicians and playwrights.

In their lives, anyone who can discuss the most cutting-edge arcane fields will be considered very fashionable and cool, even if they just talk about those dizzying words without knowing the specific meaning in their hearts.

Therefore, a popular newspaper like the "Arcane and Magic Herald" came into being, and its circulation was unexpectedly good. According to Heidi's several noble friends, many nobles wanted to follow suit and run a similar newspaper. .

Heidi took a sip of Earl Gray tea and read the newspaper leisurely.

"After His Excellency Prince Ivan Vincent, the Controller of Matter, proposed the method of quantizing the electromagnetic field to solve the radiation problem, His Excellency Lucien respectfully called it second quantization and applied it to electronic systems, achieving outstanding results. , this nine-ring arcanist who received the Holm Crown Ring and the Silver Moon Medal at a very young age for his electron spin model once again demonstrated his talent."

"The Arcane Emperor Douglas announced two solutions to the gravitational field equation. He believes that one of the solutions describes a special celestial condition caused by a large amount of matter concentrated at a point in space. It will form a horizon around it. Once it enters, even light will be lost. It is the most terrifying celestial phenomenon that cannot escape and can swallow everything, so it is called a black hole.”

"The other solution is a complement to this solution, describing a charged black hole formed by charged matter, while the previous black hole was neither charged nor rotating."

As a member of the Arcane Research Institute and a student of Lucien, Heidi has also received guidance from Ivan Vincent. She has a strength close to that of a high-level magician and knows far more inside information than newspapers. murmured to himself.

"The Speaker also believes that the main star of destiny corresponding to the black hole is the reason for the appearance of the traceless people. They are not truly traceless and can be observed and determined through indirect phenomena. The mysterious fate of Teacher Lucien seems to be because of this? He A binary star system composed of an ordinary destiny star and a black hole!"

"Only His Excellency Ivan Vincent is the real one who transcends destiny. Even the prophet cannot see the slightest bit of his destiny. He doesn't know what caused it!"

Heidi lowered her head and took a sip of Earl Gray tea. Her thoughts dispersed and she continued to think.

"When the Speaker observes the traces of black holes in the starry sky and confirms the arcane significance of these two solutions, his gravity magic will definitely be even more terrifying!"

"I don't know if the Speaker of the Council will be able to reach the realm of god-like by then. It is rumored that Mr. Ivan Vincent has been promoted to a god-like. It is rumored that the Church of Truth is so calm and honest because of this reason."

"The Lord of Elements, Mr. Hathaway, and the Lord of Storms, Mr. Fernando, announced their preliminary theory of elemental decay based on reverse cracking and current microscopic field research. Of course, there is only a rough theory and no detailed magical structure. With this outstanding contribution, they Sharing the third Ivan Vinson Arcane Award and the Holm Crown Award! This has found a new energy direction for us and deepened the mystery of creation."

The Ivan Vincent Arcane Award was established by Ivan Vincent in the name of the Arcane Research Institute. It is now extremely influential and has surpassed other arcane awards. Of course, this is also different from the Ivan Vincent Arcane Award. The prizes are generous. Winners can get ninth-level alchemy items. Some major discoveries can even get legendary magic items or Ivan Vincent can help perform some magic rituals to improve their strength.

Lucien won the first Ivan Vincent Arcane Award for his new alchemical theory and was awarded the title of Grand Arcanist. Ivan Vincent personally held a legendary magic ceremony for him, helping Lucien become a legend. The magician suddenly became a member of the Supreme Council of the Magic Parliament, and his legendary profession is atomic control.

"The ice witch Helen and the elemental ruler Hathaway have once again published their research papers on crystals. Their in-depth research in this field over the past two years has established an outstanding system and is expected to win the fourth Ivan. Vincent Arcane Award!”

"Your Excellency Laventi, Your Excellency Maurice, Mr. Gaston and other arcanists have made another breakthrough in both theory and achievement in the research on the synthesis of living matter!"

"Mr. Felipe submitted a standard textbook in the field of human anatomy, which laid a good foundation for the newly emerging hospital system!"

The content in "Arcane and Magic Herald" is almost an introduction to research results in the most cutting-edge fields, but even so, it is filled with several pages, which makes people dizzy, which fully illustrates the rapid development of arcana in recent years. It shows a golden age in which achievements are constantly pouring out, and reflects the torrent of an era where the rhythm is so crazy that magicians can't breathe.

"There are now twenty-two legendary magicians in the Magic Council, and there are now twenty-eight members of the Supreme Council. Teacher Lucien and Lord Laventi were the first to be promoted, and recently the silver-gray Scrooge Maurice and the Astrologer Annonis has also been promoted to a legend, and the Magic Council is now no less powerful than the Southern Church!"

"The spring of magicians has really arrived. The development speed of arcana has exceeded everyone's imagination and has become a general trend. No one can prevent magic from integrating into the world and into the lives of residents!"

At the Arcane Research Institute, Ivan Vincent was wearing a purple magic robe with cosmic stars embroidered on it. Standing next to him was Lucien, who had become the Grand Arcanist. He wore a monocle and a black dress. Gentle and elegant.

Behind them were Douglas, Fernand, Helen, Hathaway, etc. Legendary magicians and nine-ring arcanists came one after another, watching Ivan Vincent quietly.

Ivan Vincent lowered his eyes, covered his pupils, smiled slightly, opened his eyes, walked to the experimental device, and said solemnly.

"Next, we start to conduct the electron double-slit interference experiment."

The air in the research institute was as quiet as solidification, and the sound of breathing seemed to have disappeared.

As Ivan Vincent turned on the alchemy device, chaotic light spots appeared in the projection on the wall. It was so chaotic that it was impossible to guess where the next wave of light spots would appear.

There were more and more light spots, and everyone's mouths opened wide and it was difficult to close them. A classic and beautiful interference pattern was reflected in the pupils! The sound of inhaling sounds continued one after another, and there was no longer any doubt about the volatility of electrons. This could not be explained by a simple group of particles conforming to a certain probability distribution.

"Electronic double-slit interference!"

Douglas muttered to himself in a low voice, the results of this experiment were still within his tolerance.

For more than a year, the secret of the Immortal Tunnel, the great development in the microscopic field and the results of experiments have allowed everyone in the Magic Council to initially accept the probabilistic interpretation of electrons and have a deeper understanding of the wave-particle duality. They feel dissatisfied. What solves the puzzle is that there must be a deeper reason why electrons have ubiquitous probability cloud characteristics and uncertainty. This is the key to the problem, and it also contains the reason why the weirdness in the microscopic realm is not mapped to the macroscopic one.

But even so, when they witnessed this familiar and friendly classic pattern, Douglas, Fernando, Brooke, Oliver and others could not help but be shocked from the bottom of their hearts. Electrons with mass, charge and trajectory could actually show such pure behavior. Volatility!

"In fact, I have already verified this. After improving the experimental device and reducing the intensity of the emission source, it only emits one electron at a time. After the previous electron passes through the double slits and reaches the induction screen, the next electron is emitted. In this way This basically eliminates the possibility of electrons interfering and influencing each other, and after a long period of light point accumulation, the experiment also showed interference fringes!"

"In other words, electrons are indeed probability waves. They permeate space and are everywhere. They pass through two gaps at the same time and interfere with themselves!"

Helen and other legendary magicians looked at the experimental images intently, put their index fingers on their cheeks, and fell into thinking. This probability cloud state was barely acceptable and would not cause the cognitive world to shatter or explode their heads.

As for other arcanists, their research on the microscopic field was not deep enough, they were ignorant, and they did not dare to construct their own cognitive world based on it, so there were no large-scale headshots.

But even so, when hearing the description of the probability cloud, hundreds of arcanists still showed painful expressions. They couldn't imagine how electrons existing in the state of standard particles in the world they knew could be like that? At this time, if there are some other impacts, maybe they will realize that the world is broken and solidified!

"I still have a follow-up verification regarding the electronic double-slit experiment."

Ivan Vincent looked back at everyone and did not stop his experiment, but said with a smile.

Everyone looked at Ivan Vincent, with confusion on their faces. There was also follow-up verification, why hadn't it been said before.

"We can add recording magic items next to the two gaps to observe whether the electrons passed through both gaps at the same time to achieve self-interference, or only passed through one of them. I will adjust the different alarm sounds so that everyone can understand It is possible to distinguish whether the electron passed through the left slit, the right slit, or both at the same time."

As Ivan Vincent described it, he took out the recording magic item and displayed it, making everyone convinced that there was no redundant magic circle inside, and it only had the function of recording and sounding alarms. While waiting for him to install the recorder, the arcanists had a heated discussion.

With a half-smile on his face, Ivan Vincent glanced at everyone with deep meaning and said in a calm tone.

"I will slow down the electron emission speed so that you can distinguish the sequence of the alarm sounds."

Magic patterns light up one after another, and the "beep" and "click" alarm sounds sound one after another. Because the time interval is large enough, they never sound at the same time!

"Only passed a gap?"

"What about the interference fringes?"

"The concentrated light spots do not show interference fringes, nor do they show a simple superposition of diffraction fringes! Only pure particle characteristics!"

"Trying to observe the particle nature of electrons, so the wave nature disappears?"

Yiyifan Vincent pointed at the image, turned to look at the crowd, and explained.

“When we are not observing, electrons present a superposition of waves and particles, existing in the form of a probability cloud. But if we want to observe volatility and prepare experiments in this way, electrons will show pure volatility and interfere with themselves. "

"If we want to observe its particle nature, it will behave like a particle and no wave properties will remain at all."

"What it looks like depends on how we look at it, and what results we want to get!"

Looking at the experimental images on the wall, the arcanists were even more confused and at a loss. The electrons were simply weird to the extreme! Will our observations change the world?

This is more magic than magic! Is this the reality of the world? What do electrons behave like when we want them? Observation changes the world?

The minds of arcanists are in a mess, which is even more confusing than analyzing the arcane meaning of weird magic. This involves their understanding of the entire world and their understanding of themselves! They once thought that only with the help of magic, all kinds of incredible and unreasonable phenomena would appear in the world. Who knew that the basic microscopic realm of the real world is a place that is weirder than magic and more exaggerated than fantasy!

"What is the specific definition of observation that changes results? This involves the transition from the microscopic realm to the macroscopic world."

"This observation refers to observations we make of electrons by various means."

Someone raised doubts and asked Ivan Vinson. Ivan Vinson gave a positive answer. All observations will change the state of the electron.

"I have a thought experiment. I think everyone knows about the decay of the nucleus, right?"

The arcanists nodded one after another to express their understanding, and looked at Ivan Vincent in confusion, waiting for his next words.

"If we design an experimental device in which the atomic nucleus decays and emits neutrons, it will break a glass bottle containing a fatal curse. Then we put a cat into this experimental device. Normally, we can describe the cat like this Fifty percent chance of being killed by the curse.”

"If we seal this experimental device without observation, the atomic nucleus will be in a mixed superposition of decay and non-decay, then what state is this cat in?"

Everyone's faces turned pale, and their hearts contracted violently. A superimposed state of life and death? A cat that lives and dies? No magic can produce this state! This exquisite and ingenious simple experiment amplifies the weirdness of the microscopic realm into the macroscopic world!

"This cat will be in a quantum superposition of life and death!"