"This is one of the two premises of this paper. I've named it the equivalence principle …"
Blake did not find it hard to understand or accept that the gravitational mass and the inertial mass could be equal under an appropriate unit system. Some arcanists had done studies in that regard before and obtained accurate data. However, they all regarded the equivalence of the two masses as an accident and did not study the deeper issues behind the coincidence.
Listening to Lucien's brief introduction of the experiment and data, Blake felt that his head was swelling. He simply took out a piece of paper and a quill and began to record and calculate on the mahogany table where the magic radio was placed, like a student who was listening to the teachings of a master.
Most of the arcanists who were listening to the radio more or less did the same thing. They never had such an opportunity to receive the guidance of a gentleman who was almost a grand arcanist in their daily life. Also, they couldn't have been more curious and excited about the reflection of gravity in the astronomical changes just now.
"… This is the end of the general principle of relativity. In the next step, we will complete the deduction and construction of the whole system with Evans Geometry, tensor analysis, and other geometric tools. Because many complicated things are involved, I will briefly introduce them so that you can have a general idea …"
After that, Blake stopped writing with his quill. He could understand every word that Mr. Evans said, but he had no idea what was going on when they were connected. Dizziness spread out in his eyes, and countless weird and complicated words, symbols, and formulas fell in his head without any real meaning.
This caused him to feel dizzy, as if he had entered a dreamland that he could not see clearly no matter what.
"… I always thought that I had a solid foundation in arcana, especially in mathematics, but now I realize that I haven't even touched the gate yet …"
"… Do the senior-rank arcanists study such things every day? But why can I still understand half of the articles in the journal 'Arcana' … "
Such questions were not just in Blake's head but also in the heads of most senior-rank arcanists. They had been highly confident in their arcana knowledge and wisdom, but they had great doubts after hearing what Lucien Evans said. It was so incomprehensible. To be more exact, they barely understood it!
"Conclusion! Conclusion first!"
They shouted crazily in their hearts and decided to listen to the nature of gravity first before they exchanged for the paper and studied it later.
… …
In the tower.
Annonis, the Astrologer, heard Lucien's description from the magic radio that had not been turned off soon after the weather changes. His face turned grave and suspicious.
As a level-nine arcanist and a ninth-circle archmage of the school of astrology, the gravity theory was of great importance to him. If he could grasp the nature of gravity and resolve the problems that had bothered him for a long time in the school of astrology, he was confident that he could become a real "astrologer"!
However, until he read the paper and verified the phenomenon, he still had the most fundamental doubts. If the nature of gravity could be resolved so easily, Mr. Douglas wouldn't have been so confused and hesitant.
He knew that Mr. President's talk had raised quite a storm. Lucien Evans proposed a theoretically supported explanation of the nature of gravity at such a moment, which would be very comforting. So, it was perfectly normal that it was slightly exaggerated. However, he was still vaguely hoping that Lucien Evans could really resolve the nature of gravity.
Annonis only listened carefully and did some calculations in his head when Lucien introduced the two fundamental principles at the beginning. He did not record them, but when Lucien began to describe them in geometry, he became more and more attentive.
At some point, a stack of paper and a quill floated before him. He was recording and calculating something, with confusion on his face now and then.
Evans's abstruse mathematical papers on 'Nature' such as geometry and tensor analysis were of no use to most arcanists because they could not be used. However, Annonis, the Astrologer, was an archmage who was adept at the field and had studied them to some extent. He had even published a few similar papers. Therefore, he was not as confused as the other senior-rank arcanists were. Even so, it was still difficult for him to understand it better. The paper was more difficult than he had imagined.
Annonis' library couldn't have been quieter. Only Lucien's clear and low voice echoed, as well as the feeble sound of the quill scratching the paper could be heard.
Suddenly, Annonis sensed something and turned his head, only to discover that Bergner, the Prophet, had walked in at some point. He was also recording and calculating the content of the paper with ancillary circles and a quill. He looked equally focused.
Without asking anything, Annonis turned his attention back to what Lucien was talking about again.
In the headquarters of the Will of Elements, Raventi, who did not have enough mathematical knowledge in that regard, could only record the key points that Lucien talked about quickly without being able to calculate or understand them.
… …
Inside the Nekso Palace …
Because of her father's arrival, Natasha did not have the time to listen to "Arcana Voice" and "News of the World" today. Because of the long distance, she did not pay much attention to the thunderstorm in Allyn and thought that it was a local rainstorm. After all, such situations were very common in summer.
It was not until the light of "Eternal Blaze" illuminated the area that Natasha sensed that something was wrong. She hurried to contact Lucien. Fearing that she would disturb and affect Lucien's work, she rationally paused and contacted Hathaway.
After confirming that Lucien and Allyn were fine, she was relieved and turned on the magic radio, hoping to hear what exactly happened in Allyn.
As it turned out, it was the voice that she was most familiar with from the magic radio. She was truly reassured.
The complicated symbols and formulas were completely beyond Natasha's understanding, but it did not stop her from listening to Lucien's solemn and attentive narration.
As she listened, she held her cheek with her right hand. Her eyes were covered with a layer of mist, and the corners of her mouth curled up into a smile.
… …
In the stream room of the Sky Radio Station …
Including Samantha, all the arcanists looked at Lucien innocently and in confusion, as if he were speaking a language that did not exist in this world.
Seeing their faces, Lucien knew that he had gone too far. He hurried to skip the description in geometry and the equation of the gravitational field and came to a conclusion.
"As we can see from the beginning, mass causes the curvature of space-time, which leads to the phenomenon of gravity. The essence of gravity is the curvature of space-time. We can make such an analogy …"
Although the description of the elastic network was not accurate, Samantha and the rest of the arcanists' eyes glittered. They seemed to have understood the essence of gravity.
"That explains a lot …"
"Then, is it still force or not?"
"Can any phenomenon prove it?"
…
Whispers of excitement and suspicion filled the entire room. Even Hellen was asking Fernando. It was an explanation of the essence of gravity from an unprecedented perspective. It seemed to be a problem of the four-dimensional space-time, and it was a phenomenon of objects moving in the curvature of space-time.
"This is completely beyond my imagination …"
"The model of space-time seems even more incomprehensible …"
Blake and the other arcanists who were listening to the magic radio were both amazed by the unbelievable and marvelous explanation and rather suspicious, because the nature of space-time and gravity in Lucien's description was barely imaginable!
The Prophet and the Astrologer in the Tower, on the other hand, looked gloomy and gloomy. It completely overturned all their speculations about the nature of gravity. They even seemed to have a question mark as to whether or not it was force.
Thankfully, there was never an authoritative, well-acknowledged explanation about the nature of gravity, and they did not dare to construct their cognitive world based on it. That was why they were not shaken.
"It requires the verification of phenomena!"
"It requires proof!"
The two big shots of the school of astrology said similar words at the same time. After Levski Geometry, they had agreed that they could not blindly deny a thing based on intuition and past experience. However, any theory had to be verified by phenomena and experiments, or it could only be guesses.
Every arcanist had such suspicions. They listened to Lucien's explanation with similar attitudes. "Based on the curvature of space-time, we can calculate the redundant precession of the perihelion of the Morning Star in such a way …"
The formula was relatively simple. Many arcanists picked up their quills and calculated according to Lucien's explanation. The Prophet, in particular, was shivering in excitement.
Annonis, who was next to him, understood his feelings very well, because the problem had troubled the school of astrology for a long time. When the problem was calculated with the celestial bodies' motion system based on the gravity theory in the past, it would be inconsistent with the observed value.
The Prophet suspected that there were other stars there, which was why such an error occurred. However, after a space jump, he could not find any trace of redundant gravity.
For the problem, many arcanists of the school of astrology had grayed their hair and wrinkled their faces.
After Lucien finished his explanation and briefly paused, the Prophet had already obtained the answer.
"It's the same … It's very close to the observed value …" The Prophet murmured to himself in a trance, as if he were both delighted and excited. "Is this really the nature of gravity?"
Annonis received the final data, too. His eyes were suddenly blurred. He couldn't help but lower his head to cover his eyes, feeling that he had finally gotten the answer after so many days and nights of hard work.
The Prophet's voice suddenly became louder. "This is a genius achievement that is decades ahead of the current arcana theories! I seem to have seen the great development of the school of astrology! "
"I can die without regrets now that I have seen such a scene in my life!"
Annonis held back his excitement and tears. "Mr. Prophet, how can you die at this moment? I still want to know and explore the boundless cosmos more deeply! "
After Lucien resolved the problem of artificial planets with the time dilation effect of the gravitational field, Annonis was already quite convinced by the system. He looked at the Prophet, shivering, and said, "With Lucien's relativistic system, your path forward seems to be clear and bright again, Your Excellency."
"Are you not?" The Prophet replied with a smile and said with mixed feelings, "Nobody will dare say that Lucien Evans made a mistake in choosing the school of astrology in the future …"
"I'm going to study the paper!" Annonis couldn't wait to say. He seemed to have seen the dawn of the half-solidification of his cognitive world!
… …
In the sky far away from Allyn …
Kritonia rubbed his eyebrow. "So to speak, my blood power is to manipulate gravity and the changes of matter?" He did not quite understand the paper.
The shadow of Benedict III, on the other hand, mumbled in a low voice, "Lucien Evans …"
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