In the Sorcerer Administrative Department.
Eric looked at Lucien on the other side of the desk and put on a helpless smile, "Evans, you're here to submit another paper?"
It had only been a month since Lucien's last paper, and it had aroused the discussion of the five grand arcanists and caused quite a stir in the Congress of Magic. Now, Lucien had submitted another paper? How fast he was!
It must be noted that most arcanists could not write a high-level paper within a month, except for those who wanted to make up the numbers for one or two credits. Many arcana and magic studies took years to complete. Also, every paper that Lucien completed had caused a stir more or less. He was definitely not the kind of arcanist who was satisfied with the quantity of papers and ignored the quality of the paper.
"Yes, Mr. Eric. I've completed the explanation of the formula in the 'arcana sense'." Lucien pushed the paper in his hand to Eric and folded his hands, smiling calmly.
Eric was surprised, "Evans, you've completed the explanation of the formula? The formula that even the five great arcanists couldn't accurately analyze from all angles? "
"Yes." Lucien's answer was concise.
Eric opened his mouth and tried several times before he said, "Recently, the discussion about your formula has been everywhere in the headquarter of the Congress of Magic. Whenever several arcanists met, the topic would be focused on the formula. My sorcerer friends from other places also sent me letters about the formula. However, none of the arcanists have found the direction. "
"We're all confused. Why does the formula fit the data of black-body radiation so well, but it has no practical arcana significance? Maybe we've overlooked something, or maybe there's some hidden pattern that hasn't been discovered yet. Maybe, like the grand arcanists speculated, we have to abandon the conventional ideas and make subversive hypotheses in order to find the way. I didn't expect that Evans, you've completed the analysis of the formula in only one month. No wonder you're one of the most talented arcanists of this generation. "
After reading this issue of Arcana, Eric also tried to explore the meaning behind the formula, but he failed. Therefore, after he had a general impression of the formula, he shifted his attention to his own magic analysis and arcana studies. At most, he would use the formula as a hot topic when he met other arcanists.
This was the attitude of most arcanists when it came to this matter.
"Actually, there were still some arcanists who found the way, such as my classmate Chloe, but I finished the explanation before him." Lucien corrected him with a smile.
Eric thought to himself, "That's because we're not from the same circle of arcanists." Then, a curious look appeared on Eric's serious face, "Evans, did you just make an unreasonable assumption like the grand arcanists said?"
"Of course, it's a very subversive hypothesis, but it's still limited to a hypothesis. There's no experiment or magic to prove it," Lucien emphasized.
Eric did not ask further, as it was a taboo for the Congress of Magic to ask about the content of Lucien's paper before the result of the review was out. Although Eric did not mind asking about the content of the paper because of the Lord of Storm, it was still a polite question.
"Subversive hypothesis? An unproven hypothesis? " Eric repeated Lucien's words a few times, leaving a deep impression on him. Then, he put Lucien's paper in the small cage and rang the bell.
…
In the study of the magic tower.
The magic candle in front of Chloe had burned out. The bright morning light shone in from the window, driving away the darkness in the room.
However, Chloe was not affected at all. He stared at the paper on the desk quietly like a stone statue. His eyebrows were tightly knitted. Why couldn't the formula be solved according to Evans' explanation? Why did he feel that something important was missing?
Therefore, Chloe combined the content of Lucien's conversation and went back to his own deduction.
…
On the fifteenth floor of the Allyn magic tower, in the Arcana Review Board's thesis hall.
The bell tinkled, and the complicated magic circle lit up in milky white light.
When the light died down, many documents appeared in the center of the magic circle. Arms suddenly grew out from the sides of the magic circle and picked them up one by one.
The cold, mechanical voice that was filled with a metallic texture read out:
"Spectres? To Ms. Tinadimos, Mr. Haggard. "
…
"Elements? To Mr. Overee, Ms. Locklini. "
…
"Heat?"
When the paper was assigned, the mechanical voice paused for a second, and then the title of the paper was read out:
"Energy Distribution in the Black-Body Spectrum?"
It paused for a few more seconds before the metallic voice continued to speak.
"To Mr. Chloe, Ms. Sonia."
Therefore, the paper was copied into three copies. One copy was kept, and the other two copies were put into different magic circles. Once again, the paper was drowned in the milky white light.
…
In the study.
With the content of Lucien's explanation as a reference, Chloe's deduction was very fast. In only a few hours, the whole formula gradually appeared in front of his eyes.
"To make the formula work, we have to make a hypothesis." Chloe's skinny face couldn't help but show his fear. Beads of sweat popped out on his forehead. "This … this violates the equipartition theorem!"
The equipartition theorem was another outstanding achievement of Chloe. It was based on the theory of Grand Arcanist Brook. However, from the perspective of the molecular motion theory in the thermodynamic system, Chloe had introduced the concepts of probability and entropy into the formula, but the hypothesis violated the continuity premise of the equipartition theorem. It was like slapping himself in the face! It was like his body was divided into two halves. One was an angel, and the other was a devil!
With his ears buzzing, Chloe felt that his vision was blurred. He shook his head hard, "Impossible! Impossible! There has to be another explanation! "
In his meditation environment, the countless black spots that were already chaotic and disordered started to move violently like boiling water. They became more and more chaotic and disordered.
"No, there must be something wrong. There has to be another explanation!"
Chloe shouted loudly in his mind, trying to convince himself. Finally, he calmed down a bit.
At this time, someone knocked on the window, waking Chloe up. He hurriedly turned around and saw a gaseous servant, who was indistinguishable from the surrounding air, floating outside with a few papers in his hand.
Turning on the protection magic circle, the air servant flew in, "Master, these are the unreviewed papers that were sent to the office. I've brought them to you. Who should review them?"
Since Chloe was in Allyn, and he never mentioned that he wanted to focus on arcana or analyzing magic, the air servant did not dare to assign the papers to Chloe's disciple or the arcanists who reviewed the journals of Thermodynamics and Snow.
Chloe wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and said in a weak voice, "Let me have a look first."
Taking over the papers, he saw a title that he had been thinking about for days: Energy Distribution in the Black-Body Spectrum.
This was the first paper?!
Chloe's breath suddenly became short. He nervously opened the bag and took out the paper. Not surprisingly, he saw a familiar name at the beginning of the paper: Lucien Evans X.
He hurriedly skimmed through the paper from the beginning to the end. In one line of the paper, he saw Lucien's statement:
"If you want the formula to work, you have to assume that the emission and absorption of the energy are discontinuous, but part by part."
Boom!
The assumption that Chloe did not dare to think too much in his mind suddenly became bigger and bigger, filling up his pupils.
"… You have to assume that the emission and absorption of the energy are discontinuous, but part by part."
"… You have to assume that the emission and absorption of the energy are discontinuous …"
This line of words was like a devil's curse. Chloe's eyes were dull. He shook his head and murmured, "You have to assume that the emission and absorption of the energy are discontinuous, discontinuous …"
In Chloe's cognitive world, the black spots suddenly boiled and reached the extreme of chaos and disorder. The whole world became chaotic! Bang!
When the meditation environment was completely chaotic, Chloe's head suddenly exploded. The paper in front of him, the books around him, and the table next to him were all covered with dark red jam and milky white cheese.
…
"Ah!"
Chloe suddenly woke up. He touched his head with both hands. After making sure that his head was still there, he looked around in shock.
He was still in the study, and in front of him was still a draft full of words. On it was the derivation of Lucien's words.
"Did I overthink the problem last night that caused my soul to be so tired that I fell asleep? And I also had an extremely horrible nightmare! " Thinking of the nightmare, Chloe was still scared. No one wanted to recall the feeling of the collapse of their cognitive world.
"But how could the derivation in the dream be so clear?" Chloe suddenly remembered. His hands slightly trembled again, but he seemed to be more used to it after this experience. Therefore, he carefully read his draft.
After a while, Chloe whispered to himself, "Do I really have to make that assumption … It's just an assumption …"
Clang! Clang! Clang! Someone knocked on the window. Chloe saw his gas servant coming just like in the dream.
Taking a few deep breaths, Chloe deactivated the defense magic circle and took the papers from the gas servant. As expected, he saw the title: "Energy Distribution in Black-Body Spectrum".
After sitting quietly for half an hour, Chloe opened the paper. Although he could assign it to his apprentices and partners, he still wanted to verify it with his own eyes.
"If I want the formula to work, I have to assume that the emission and absorption of the energy are discontinuous, but part by part."
Chloe closed his eyes and leaned against the back of the chair. The disordered movement in his cognitive world was getting more and more chaotic. However, he was already prepared for the impact "again". The intense disordered movement was still very close to chaos.
"It's just an assumption … It's just an assumption …" Chloe's voice was weak. Streaks of dark red blood flowed out of his nostrils, eyes, mouth, and ears.
Even though he was prepared for it, this violated his understanding of the world, and it still made his meditation environment shake violently and hurt his soul.
"Fortunately, it's just an assumption …"
Outside the window, the Lord of Storm in a bright red magic robe sighed slightly. He took Alferris, who was quietly squatting on the side, and disappeared into the air.
Among all the senior-rank arcanists, he was most worried about this apprentice. Chloe used his theory as the starting point, but got a hypothesis that violated another one of his theories. It was very dangerous for Chloe's cognitive world.
After recovering for three hours, Chloe's dizziness was slightly gone. Looking at the paper on the table, there was a bit of fear in his eyes, as if he was facing a terrible enemy.
Pausing for a second, he picked up the quill and started to write his review opinion.
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