Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1258: Chapter 605: The Invariance of Speed in Compressed Space_3

So, after staring intently at the two large whiteboards for quite a while, Zhao Yi still hadn’t grasped exactly where he had spoken too quickly.

Why did Zhang Qican need a week to explain?

The experts seated below didn’t feel the same; their faces darkened as they struggled to keep pace with the lecture. Yet, throughout Zhao Yi’s explanation, he kept saying things like "very simple," "no need to go over this," and "let’s just give you the result," which made them too embarrassed to even ask questions.

How could they ask questions?

Didn’t he say it was very simple? Having to ask questions about such simple things, didn’t they have any pride left?

Zhao Yi felt that the atmosphere was strange, but he was scheduled to explain for three hours and still had some hours to go, so he hoped to continue.

At this moment, Academician Yuan Qiming stood up and said awkwardly, "Zhao, Academician Zhao! Let’s take a break. I think we should let Xiao Zhang do the talking."

"Although Xiao Zhang doesn’t explain as well as you do, we should still give young people a chance."

Immediately, a group of experts chimed in, "Yes, let Xiao Zhang speak."

"Xiao Zhang indeed doesn’t explain as well as Academician Zhao, but it’s important to give young people opportunities! We should cultivate the younger generation."

"Xiao Zhang, you take over, Academician Zhao has been speaking for two hours; he should take a rest!"

"Academician Zhao is one of our country’s most important talents; we can’t afford to have him worn out from teaching us, that would be a grave mistake on our part."

"Yes, that’s right!"

Listening to the group of experts, Zhao Yi felt a sourness in his heart, they said he was better than Zhang Qican, but their compliments didn’t mean much.

But give young people a chance?

What does that mean?

Am I not a young person? Am I not much younger than Zhang Qican?

Despite his frustration, Zhao Yi stepped down from the stage, deciding not to quibble with these older experts and said with regret, "You go ahead then!"

"Alright, then I’ll do the talking."

Zhang Qican went up to the stage with a suppressed smile and continued the original explanation.

——

Zhao Yi stayed at the Aerospace Bureau for two weeks, and after several weeks of explaining, he managed to give the experts a general understanding.

Even though they had not completely grasped some details, there were no problems with the technical aspects, and they started discussing experimental issues together.

During a discussion that day, Academician Yuan Qiming raised a question that made everyone furrow their brows, Zhang Qican included, "Academician Zhao, isn’t it very likely for a spacecraft to collide with small asteroids or other objects during space travel?" frёeωebɳovel.com

"If there were to be a collision mid-journey, it would be catastrophic, right?"

After some thought, everyone realized that there was truth to this concern.

The speeds involved in space travel were simply too fast.

For example, reaching the Moon in ten seconds would mean a speed of one hundred thousand kilometers per second.

At this velocity, even hitting a small pebble would be catastrophic, and it’s quite normal to encounter minuscule asteroids over a distance of one hundred thousand kilometers.

For longer distances, like traveling to Mars or heading towards the edge of the solar system, the velocity would be even higher, and traversing through an asteroid belt increases the likelihood of collision even more.

Zhao Yi laughed and said, "Academician Yuan, that’s a good question you’ve asked!"

"Actually, everyone should open their minds and not understand space travel from the perspective of the established physical system."

"If traditional physics laws and relative velocity are used to comprehend space travel, then space travel would be impossible, but in reality, the theory of space travel has already transcended conventional physical systems."

"The region where space is compressed is isolated from other areas, and its physical laws apply only within that region. We cannot view its physical laws from the perspective of standing on Earth or any other location."

"Here I propose a law—"

"The constancy of velocity within compressed space!"