Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1009: Chapter 504: The Code of the Gods_1

When Zhao Yi expressed disappointment with the progress of the research, Gao Yihua was completely stunned. He had never expected to hear such remarks.

"The success of the superconducting antigravity experiment is just the beginning of the investigation?"

"Research, decode antigravity?"

"And... made a bit of progress? Even a little achievement is pretty remarkable, isn’t it?" freёwebnoѵel.com

Gao Yihua was well aware of what antigravity research entailed.

It was a subject of science fiction, and even the greatest physicists in history, such as Sir Newton, who discovered universal gravitation, merely identified the force, without decoding ’why gravity exists’.

The so-called ’antigravity research’ by Zhao Yi was clearly directly related to deciphering gravity—one would have to completely unravel the mysteries of gravity to decode antigravity.

The two amounted to the same thing.

Although Zhao Yi’s particle Boundary Theory included an analysis of gravity, it was, after all, part of particle physics, theoretical physics—to put it plainly, it was a ’theory,’ much like string theory.

Countless mathematicians and physicists have delved into the study of string theory, some achieving great successes, but none have been awarded for it.

Edward Witten, for instance, is a clear example; he is considered a pivotal figure in the development of string theory and has long been involved in the field, but he received the Fields Medal for the mathematics encountered in the course of researching string theory, not for the results of the theory itself.

Most theoretical physics is like this.

Another typical example is Stephen Hawking, whose black hole theory is known worldwide—even children know what a black hole means; however, Hawking did not receive the Nobel Prize for it because to date, the existence of black holes has not been confirmed. Most astronomical discoveries rely on black hole theory for interpretation rather than definitively proving the existence of black holes.

What Zhao Yi was now doing was relying on his Boundary Theory to provide detailed analysis of gravity, or rather, antigravity and the methods of blocking space.

If this analysis succeeded and consequently led to the derivation of another form of ’antigravity,’ it could be used to prove that a significant part of the Boundary Theory was correct.

This was absolutely an astounding matter.

Antigravity research was just one aspect; Zhao Yi’s Boundary Theory, if validated, would become the only comprehensive set of physics theories proven to date and would also propel physics into its greatest leap forward in a century.

Gao Yihua thought of many things, a lot of it coming directly to mind. He suppressed the shock in his heart and asked, "Do you still plan to continue researching? Until you decode the antigravity issue?"

Zhao Yi hesitated a moment before responding, "I can only say, I’ll try! If it can be completed, then complete it. If there are problems and it can’t be completed for now, it can always be researched later."

Gao Yihua nodded vigorously.

Zhao Yi continued running ahead, occasionally coming out for a run; exercising felt good too.

Gao Yihua didn’t keep up, firstly because he was a bit out of breath, and secondly, he couldn’t help but want to share this news with others.

This was big news, big gossip!

Very soon.

Several professors from the School of Sciences were aware of Zhao Yi’s ongoing research, and they seemed impressed, engaging in constant discussion, "Do you think it’ll be successful?"

"Zhao Yi is bound to achieve results; I have too much confidence in him, more than in myself. The difference is only in what kind of results. Old Gao, did you say Zhao Yi mentioned he had made some progress?"

"Yes?"

"That’s pretty impressive! I wonder what the progress is, probably in mathematical calculations."

Zhou Li added, "Zhao Yi is extremely capable in mathematical construction. I reckon you can’t find anyone stronger than him internationally."

"That’s for sure!"

"Do you really think another method of antigravity can be found?"

"I think so; it’s just a matter of time. Antigravity is difficult to study, but I guess with Zhao Yi’s level, ten years should be about right."

"Ten years? Isn’t that a bit short?"

"I think it’s quite long. Maybe Zhao Yi will complete it in five years."

"Five years? If you ask me, three years is enough!"

"..."

The professors at the School of Sciences had enormous confidence in Zhao Yi, believing he would achieve results in the antigravity problem, the only question being the magnitude of the achievements and the time required.

Zhao Yi’s thoughts, however, were completely different from what Gao Yihua imagined. He wasn’t looking to prove his Boundary Theory because he knew the chances were slim.

While parts of the Boundary Theory might be correct, it was unlikely to be 100% accurate.

If the study of the antigravity issue was to be based on the Boundary Theory, there might be mathematical errors along the way, and even a slight error could cause a large deviation.

The direction of this research was too risky.

Yet, Zhao Yi still hoped to decode antigravity, just as he told Gao Yihua, and as he had told his Weibo followers, he would make people float in the not-too-distant future. He intended to deliver on his promise, with a simple goal: find a method of antigravity, preferably one that would enable people to float.

The small achievement Zhao Yi spoke of was relative to this goal.

The success of the superconducting antigravity experiment was of great significance, as it opened the door to link mathematics with space.