"The reason why it's half is because we can only send the signal out now, but we can't find a way to receive it for the time being. But I believe that now that the theory has been perfected, we will find a way to receive the signal in the near future.
In addition, because the universe is full of variables, even if gravitational fields and electromagnetic fields can be used to temporarily fix space-time cracks, their existence time is only a dozen light microseconds, so only 1,000 bytes of information can be transmitted at most. The amount of information is approximately 500 Chinese characters. Of course, this refers to uncompressed data. If the latest compression technology is used, it can be expanded up to 10 times.
However, we must look at ultra-long-distance communication technology rationally. This is a technology that far exceeds the current scientific and technological theory and research and development foundation. At least in the next hundred years, it will not be able to achieve the same capabilities as current wireless telephone communications. There is still a long way to go in the future. Walk. Therefore, even if the amount of information is increased tenfold through compression technology, it will still be difficult to meet the current human information needs. However, we firmly believe that even ultra-long-distance communication technology will be similar to the laws of electronic information technology and will change in the early stages. Double the growth! Imperial Communications Technology Research Institute is full of confidence in the future!
Let’s talk about the theoretical basis of this technology: For the time being, the theory is relatively simple, which is to fix the quantum cracks that exist in space and time, that is, space-time cracks, and then use these cracks to carry out space travel of information. Because the crack is too small, even close to the size of electrons in atoms, and its existence time is too short, so that only simple signal communication can be carried out; and because not even a single atom can pass through, the crossing of matter cannot be theoretically understood. prove. But information travels through. But it's enough.
In fact, strictly speaking, the so-called cracks in space and time are not cracks in the real sense, but a kind of fluctuation in the universe itself. It is the manifestation of the motion of the universe in the quantum range, which is somewhat similar to the peaks and troughs of waves, but the fluctuations of the universe itself are dense and alternate. In sparse time, it is what we call space-time cracks, also called quantum foam, etc. We have quantum foam weapons, unfortunately. We still cannot effectively understand, constrain and utilize quantum foam and space-time rifts.
But technology is constantly advancing. And now, we have initially mastered the method of fixing space-time cracks and inputting information into them. The next step is our main research direction. Fix the space-time rift for a longer period of time, or even tear the space-time rift. On the other hand, it will also actively look for ways to receive signals.
The problem is that the amount of information allowed to pass through a single space-time rift is too small. For the time being, we can conduct signal transmission intermittently over a wide range and for a long time to make up for the problem of too little signal throughput. For the time being, the lack of ‘quality’ will be made up for by ‘quantity’. "Not bad, although there are still various shortcomings." But it is enough to theoretically solve human communication problems. It’s already very good and amazing! "Several scientists from Earth clapped excitedly and cheered for this wonderful theory.
This seems to be a simple theory, but it contains too much other knowledge. For example, how to coordinate the relationship between the gravitational field, electric field, and magnetic field, how to develop and produce related technologies and equipment that can temporarily fix space-time cracks, etc., are all a big problem. In particular, the frequency, direction, intensity, etc. of various "fields" are actually very difficult to control.
If nothing else, these fields exist three-dimensionally in space and spread three-dimensionally. Simply based on the conservation of energy, it can be judged that as the scope of influence expands, the intensity of the "field" within the unit volume will inevitably decrease. After all, as diffusion increases, the increased volume increases geometrically; and how to intercept a fixed intensity point in such a complex "field" environment to trigger space-time cracks is a truly cutting-edge technology. If it is too weak, it cannot be captured; if it is too powerful, it will cause large-scale fluctuations in space, thereby losing the stability of space cracks, etc. In short, this thing is a real smooth ass. It only works if it is 100% consistent. If it is slightly unsatisfactory, it will strike.
"Wait, I have a question." An audience member raised his hand to speak. The citizens of the empire are now all small experts. The development of the empire for so many years has made basic social education universally available to ordinary citizens. It’s not easy to fool: “Dean Long, I would like to ask if you can give a rough time.
Our loved ones are still out there and we hope to have this technology completed soon. If funds are insufficient, we are willing to pay out of pocket. But could you please give us an approximate time? It is said that the War spacecraft has also entered the countdown to take off. As an ordinary citizen, I hope to know the situation of my relatives hundreds of billions of kilometers away at any time. Not too much, once a year is enough. ”
"This..." Long Kaiyuan suddenly got stuck. Scientific research is always full of uncertainties. Maybe the results will come out tomorrow, maybe next year, or even because a certain key was not considered, the results will be stuck for decades or hundreds of years. etc., are not uncommon; even many conjectures, theories, etc. that were made decades or hundreds of years ago have not been strongly verified until now, such as parallel worlds!
But at this time, Long Kaiyuan also knew that there was no time for him to be entangled. The top priority was to quickly give an answer to this audience. This audience represented not only himself, but also hundreds of millions of imperial citizens who were waiting for news; In particular, during the period when the War spacecraft has entered the countdown to take off, the immigration scope of 500 million people means that almost every family has relatives to fight in space; this makes the entire society look forward to the super distant space that only exists in science fiction. distance communication technology. This pressure and demand did not break out before because no one told them that the theory already existed; but now it is no longer possible. Now that they know that the theory has basically matured, people have hopes and extravagant hopes, and they also have expectations for the empire. New requirements were made.
"Before the warship takes off!" Long Kaiyuan almost gritted his teeth and said the answer. The time for the War spacecraft to take off is estimated to be Imperial Year 107, which is the time when the third communication from the Civilization spacecraft is expected to be received. And now. There are still 15 Venusian years to go before this time, which is a little over 11 o'clock standard time. To be honest, this time is very tense. After all, this is scientific research, and it is the most cutting-edge technological research field of mankind today. A small communication technology encompasses almost all the top technologies in traditional fields.
Information compression technology involves computers and programming; otherwise, hundreds of words would have to be exchanged at one time, and a paper would have to be exchanged dozens of times, and both parties would have to discuss it. Doubling it several times - the energy consumed. It would definitely make the empire cry.
This also raises a problem. With the development of science and technology in the future, its energy consumption will inevitably increase rapidly, and new energy technology will also be required. And in the process of capturing the cracks in time and space. The requirements for energy quality are very high. It must be stable, without fluctuations, and without any interference from additional magnetic fields, capacitances, electric fields, etc. There can't even be infrared radiation. These issues cannot be ignored! There is a huge difference between the laboratory environment and the real mass production environment. Some people say this: mass-produced equipment. 30-50 years behind the technical level of laboratory equipment!
In addition, the capture and locking of space-time cracks involves the "field" in high-energy physics, especially new energy research. The nature of space-time itself is very close to the state of a "field", and now if you want to capture the cracks in space-time, you must involve complex high-energy physics technology.
Also, studying the universe itself requires the use of top scientific theories such as relativity and quantum theory.
Finally, searching for and receiving signals is a major test of understanding the nature of space. This must be based on traditional communication technology and drastically improve it. Even if you want to find input signals in the cracks in space and time, you may need to use the theory of parallel worlds - and this theory is still a theory that cannot be completely verified!
Eleven years is really too short. It takes a lot of pressure to complete basic technology research and development in this time and develop mature and applicable technology instead of an experimental product that is full of problems when you get it. Small.
Such communication technology is almost equivalent to building a new scientific system! After eleven years of trying to establish a scientific system, some - satellites were launched! No, the spaceship is released...
It is said that communication technology back then has gone through many ups and downs from electromagnetic waves to the current Internet. But now, when the theory was first discovered, it was promised that it would take eleven years to develop usable mature technology. For scientists, it is no longer a stressful issue, but whether it is possible. However, it must be said that today's imperial social environment is full of a spirit of positivity, self-sacrifice and dedication; everyone clearly knows their responsibilities, and when their own efforts are needed, people will not hesitate to devote themselves. in. Not to mention, today's empire really needs this kind of technology; for this, the empire has been investing continuously for decades, and has pushed the research institute to the cliff - it is time and must show itself as soon as possible 's existence.
However, the audience was still not satisfied with the promise of fifteen Venusian years. However, when other scientists explained the reasons from the side, they gradually understood. For a moment there was an apology.
The social status quo of the empire has made scientists from Earth drunk. This social environment actually makes some people want to stay, settle here, and set up their own laboratories.
If nothing else, the citizens here have a high level of knowledge and quality that would put ordinary high school teachers to shame; don’t forget, today’s high school education is comparable to university education decades ago. In fact, human education will double in almost twenty years.
"Okay, let's enter the discussion stage of the universe information theory, which is also the core stage of this conference." Long Kaiyuan interrupted people's noise with a loud voice. Compared with the theory of universe information theory below, the theory of ultra-long distance communication technology is a bit The little witch is seeing the big witch - at least that's what Long Kaiyuan thinks. After people calmed down, Long Kaiyuan continued to speak, "Before this, I would like to ask, does anyone know the birth and significance of the periodic table of elements?
Okay, I saw the hands raised, almost all of them raised their hands.
Well, let me exaggerate. In my personal opinion, the significance of the periodic table of elements is no less than that of the theory of relativity, and it is also one of the most shining monuments in human history.
Because the periodic table of elements directly shows people the microscopic world.
And now, we have made a great discovery, which is the information theory of the universe. We can compare the universe to a giant computer. The various software required by this computer are what we call theories, theorems, formulas, bases, coefficients, etc.
Therefore
The core of cosmic information theory is that everything in this universe can be explained by numbers and formulas. Whether it is visible and tangible matter, illusory space and time, or even dark matter, dark energy, etc., the corresponding position can be found in this information ball.
But everyone has also seen that, unlike the periodic table of elements, the information ball embodied by the cosmic information theory is not flat or fixed, it is three-dimensional and spiraling. ”
Following Long Kaiyuan's speech, the advanced projection equipment began to work. A huge virtual projection is suspended in mid-air. You can't even feel it all up close. The sphere is a thousand meters in diameter. At first glance, it looks like a mess of colorful lines running around randomly; but if you take a closer look, you will find that these lines are not simply colored streams of light. It's formulas, theorems, etc. one by one.
This information ball is so mysterious. Gradually everyone can see it. This is not a simply made mess. Some top scientists even saw different formulas and theorems, etc., communicated and blended with each other, and then produced new theorems and formulas; then new streams of light were produced; certain streams of light are formulas, theorems, etc. Will suddenly merge into another kind of formulas and theorems; in this information ball, all formulas, theorems, etc., can all be connected in a roundabout way!
It's just that the diameter of this information ball is now a thousand meters, but it is only the core of a hundred meters in size. There is sparse information flowing through it, and most places are empty. However, there are several formulas that create streamers that can flow freely in a kilometer-diameter information sphere. The most representative of these formulas is the mass-energy formula, and the most representative coefficients are pi and the speed of light.
The brilliant information ball stunned everyone for a while! For a long, long time, there was only the sound of breathing...
"Ahem," Long Kaiyuan had to interrupt everyone's sighs, "please see, this is the information sphere we have listed. In this sphere embodied by the information theory of the universe, we put all the existing theoretical theorems entered, and finally underwent reasonable arrangements and evolved It has become what it is now. As you can see, the current sphere is very empty. Only the middle space is full of color, and there are only a few rays of light in the wider surrounding area. These rays are mainly a few rare formulas, theorems, and the universe. Coefficients etc.
But what is gratifying is that we can also find that existing formulas and theorems, etc., can all be converted into each other in this information ball. They can be converted into each other through formulas and formulas, formulas and theorems, or by adding corresponding coefficients, etc. , it can be transformed into other formulas, theorems, and even new coefficients can be evolved. The important thing is that these coefficients, which we never knew about, turn out to be correct! We can directly apply these coefficients in scientific research. This is also an additional discovery of the information ball of this cosmic information theory - through mutual conversion, we can actually obtain formulas, theorems, coefficients, etc. that we do not know and have not explored. But don’t be too surprised. These results evolved from existing theorems, formulas, etc. do not exceed the scope of our existing technology. They can only be said to be some branches of our existing technology.
However, this is only the most basic application and magic of the information ball. Based on the current model, we can speculate that if all the formulas and theorems are complete, the streamer it transforms should fill the entire space. So
Obviously, we can clearly see that we have yet to explore the universe very little. The existing formulas and theorems of the entire photosphere cannot fill one percent of the volume; there is still a lot of space in the middle. .
In addition, we have another discovery about this information ball, that is, when we add those fallacies, some formulas and theorems that seem to have some truth on the surface, and even appear to be correct in application, but essentially deviate from the correct direction, the following phenomenon will occur. .
Please pay attention! ! ! ”
Long Kaiyuan's voice suddenly increased, his speech paused, and then he directed the staff behind him to adjust the input. In an instant, he saw some changes in the information ball above. After adding those formulas and theorems that seemed correct on the surface but were actually fallacious, some hazy fog suddenly appeared in the information ball. In these fogs, dark colors such as black, gray, etc. appeared. These colors were obviously different. The light transformed into correct formulas and theorems is brilliant and colorful.
but. With the addition of these lights, wonderful changes occur! I saw that the random flowing light suddenly began to entangle, elongate, split and continuously replicate with those dark streams of light, just like DNA - many people suddenly came up with this idea!
Then, those separated fragments continued to entangle and circle with each other, and as more fragments were added, they gradually grew into fist-sized light groups, flickering quietly. These light clusters come in a variety of colors, but are mainly dark red.
In an instant, the information ball seemed to transform into a starry sky projection. It's just that this starry sky only has a few stars. And half-dead. and. These unstable "stars" soon shattered and turned into streams of light running around again. Then some of the streamers collided together and formed stars again. What goes around comes around.
This...
Everyone was shocked. This seems to have exceeded most people's imagination; too many scientists have stood up excitedly. Can't help myself.
Even at this moment, even Zhang Wenfeng stood up; the shock in his eyes could not be concealed.
"Haha..." Long Kaiyuan saw everyone's expressions. Smiling proudly!
What we want is this effect. The previously disclosed news about the information theory of the universe was just a simple text introduction. Although the introduction was roughly completed, it also caused a certain shock, but how could it compare to the shock of a direct audio-visual display. In particular, the later evolution, even people inside the institute, were shocked every time they watched and demonstrated it - at that moment, Long Kaiyuan thought like this, we have found the gene of the universe! The DNA sequence of the universe! ! !
This applies even to researchers, let alone first-time viewers.
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Well, you Long Kaitian, such a good experiment has been hidden until now, even within the empire doesn't know about it. "Zhang Wenfeng's words were trembling with excitement. Although Long Kaiyuan has not finished yet, and although his vision is not very clear, anyone who is not a fool can understand at this moment that the information theory of the universe is incredible!
Therefore, although Zhang Wenfeng's tone seemed to be accusatory, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the surprise was even greater, so big that even an emperor couldn't help but be excited.
Cosmic information theory is to explain and decipher the entire universe. At this moment, scientists finally know why it is called cosmic information theory. Too many people are finally convinced at this moment - it’s impossible not to accept it! While you are still working hard to study a certain theory, others are already studying the DNA sequence of the universe! This gap is simply indescribable.
"Haha, Your Majesty, please allow me to explain." Long Tianyun's expression was full of excitement. "This discovery was only discovered in the past few days and was repeatedly verified. It was not finalized until last night. We were also surprised at the beginning. Enter a seemingly correct formula, which is Newton's formula of universal gravitation. As we all know, the formula of universal gravitation is essentially wrong, but the phenomenon it describes is very correct.
We didn't expect that such a formula would cause such a big change. It was even better than we imagined, so we experimented all night and finally completed it last night. So it can only be used as a surprise and dedicated to the motherland. ”
"Surprise? Ha, it's indeed a surprise!" Zhang Wenfeng smiled with satisfaction. With such talents, there is no need to worry about the development of the empire! Some talents are indeed beyond the reach of others in their lifetime - it can be said that once the information theory of the universe comes out, who can compete with it? The entire future development of human science and technology will be within the scope of cosmic information theory! It can be said that Long Kaiyuan is really "Kaiyuan", completely opening the last door for mankind to reach the pinnacle of science and technology!
However, Long Kaiyuan’s speech did not end. “The range of the information sphere is not randomly demarcated, but is demarcated based on the proven mass-energy formula and the motion range of the speed of light. Perhaps, we will find a better theory in the future , this scope will expand.
Finally, I actually have another conjecture, which you have also seen. After research, we believe that if all the correct theories of the universe are complete, it can be turned into a ball of light. This can be regarded as the explosion of the universe, and adding those that can withstand The theories that were passed the postgraduate entrance examination but are essentially wrong, etc., have undergone current changes, and even evolved into the starry sky.
Well, from this point of view, two points can be shown. The first is that wrong theories are not necessarily useless. As the saying goes, there are mistakes. Maybe these mistakes can also be regarded as correct from another aspect; in ancient China, there were yin and yang. The remarks can be seen to be applicable even in the universe.
The second point is that maybe the current information sphere can be used as a new computer theory. Please see if the data flow here is so similar to the computer, right? In fact, according to our current verification, we can use this theory to develop a computer core with unlimited base and unlimited dimensions. On such a computer, it can theoretically be compatible with all computers, whether they are outdated binary or Any kind of computer from other civilizations that we don't know about.
And theoretically, with the addition of formulas, theorems, etc., this information ball will eventually be able to evolve into a real universe on its own! Perhaps in the future, at the peak of technological development, we will master the power of creation! ! ! ”
Hua la la la... the applause lasted for a long time. At this moment, Long Kaiyuan is the hero of a new turning point in human civilization! It is the eternal pinnacle of human technological civilization!
PS: One update tonight. I worked overtime for three consecutive days, getting up at 6 a.m. and getting off work after 7 p.m., which gave me a headache. I fell asleep twice during the coding process, and I really couldn’t hold on any longer. Please forgive me if there are typos etc.