33 Loose Lips Sink Ships (1/2)
Chapter 33: Loose Lips Sink Ships
Translator: AbyssrulerEditor: Lucas
This was a golden opportunity to showcase one's ability in front of Xiao Fei. Suddenly, the hallways were filled with students clamoring to enter the lecture theatre. Some of these students were even from higher year groups.
Yet Xiao Fei's students were still hesitant in answering her question. Showing off one's knowledge to a physics genius was daunting in itself. A student could very well embarrass him or herself in front of the entire Physics Department.
Chen Xiu stood up. ”Doctor, I believe that space and time have mass. As we know, this is a major principle underlying physics. However, I also believe that we require new methods for testing this key principle.”
It was obvious that this student was still very young. Yet Chen Xiu did not sit there silently; he stood up to share his thoughts. Everyone in the Physics Department knew that there was an extremely talented young individual who possessed the spark which Xiao Fei had when she was younger.
Xiao Fei smiled slightly. Emboldened by his roommate's bravery, Zhang Shan also stood up. ”I believe that we don't require a new method to affirm this key principle; rather, it is our concepts themselves that are flawed. Our viewpoint of mass has not changed for a very long time. I believe that we need to free ourselves from this outdated perspective, and only at that point will we be able to discover something new!”
Xiao Fei nodded her head slightly. By voicing their opinions, these two students had everyone else impressed. The audience had to know that these people were from Dormitory 007.
Yao Ailun had already changed back to his black rimmed spectacles to create a more intellectual image. Student Yao, who possessed different colored spectacles for different occasions, felt slightly pressured at this point.
”Time is the movement of space,” he began. ”In order to understand space, I believe that we have to start by understanding time, and only by doing so can we further our understanding of the subject matter.”
Everyone had strong foundations supporting their opinions, but it was very theoretical. One could see the various directions that could shape an individual's research.
These three individuals were intellectually gifted even during middle school, but it was only after they were put before Xiao Fei that they were truly able to showcase their knowledge and stand out from the crowd.
Xiao Fei looked around, eagerly awaiting the next student to contribute. The rest of the audience felt impassioned and wanted to speak up, but they had nothing to talk about! This was one of Xiao Fei's issues with teaching physics. She believed that the vast majority of students typically lacked the creative spark needed for inspiration, a trait that was vital for theoretical physicists. Teaching in such an environment would always dampen Xiao Fei's creative spirit. After all, one would always be influenced by one's environment!
”Wang Zheng, what is your take on this?”
Xiao Fei directed her attention towards Wang Zheng; however, he was absentmindedly lost in his own little world.
Zhang Shan gave his daydreaming friend a swift kick, and Wang Zheng immediately jumped up and exclaimed, ”Yes!”
The entire Physics Department burst into laughter. Xiao Fei, however, was not amused. She leaned in to hear his response.
Despite their rivalry in the field of physics, the four students from Dormitory 007 were still, at the end of the day, brothers-in-arms. Yao Ailun hurriedly whispered Wang Zheng the question. Truth be told, the three roommates were all eager to see Wang Zheng's intellectual capabilities.
”I have a hypothesis to make. I believe that right now, the basic approach that we are using is fundamentally flawed. Although it can be used to explain current concepts, future breakthroughs in physics will require a completely different mindset. Take spatial manipulation for instance. The current status quo will need to be altered appropriately before we can truly understand spatial manipulation. Regardless of mass or anything else, our current perspective is simply too narrow-minded.”
The entire room erupted into discussion, criticizing Wang Zheng's answer. F**k! This guy was just too full of himself! Making unsubstantiated claims and stepping all over the efforts of the scientific community was the height of arrogance!
”Tell us why you believe this is so. The objective of my classes is to put an end to ignorance. As such, never be afraid of making mistakes,” said Xiao Fei.
”Let us start with Newton's Laws. With the discovery of the Theory of Relativity, it could be said that the pre-existing laws were no longer sufficient. The same can be said for today. We must first include all 13 dimensions into our discussion. Mass, space, and time are just building upon the 3-Dimensional Theory, with the 4th dimension being a foundation for this. Laolun Li's Warp Theory is basically another form of the 13 Dimensions Theory of Existence; however, he has only used the scenarios from the 6-Dimensional Theory. That being said, his theory is the most modern one yet. From this, I feel that we can make a reasonable assumption. Since the Warp Theory has already been proven to be correct, we can justifiably hypothesize that the 13 Dimensions Theory is correct. In such a situation, time, space, and mass' current problems are all research directions that do not have conflicting paths.”
After Wang Zheng finished speaking, the entire classroom fell deathly silent. Everyone was shocked.
His words were filled with a conviction that could surpass Laolun Li's. Wang Zheng's knowledge was truly astounding!
There were those in the audience who understood a little and felt that Wang Zheng's hypothesis did make logical sense, while there were those in the crowd who were convinced that his ramblings were nonsense. And then there were those who did not understand any part of Wang Zheng's speech.
”Have you read Laolun Li's Warp Theory?” asked Xiao Fei.
”I've have read it several times. It is truly a great achievement of its time,” replied Wang Zheng.
This was not Wang Zheng's own opinion. Rather, it was something that had been brainwashed into him by the Old Merchant. Over time, Laolun Li's Warp Theory had lost its plausibility in the field of physics. However, the Old Merchant criticized that there were still many in the scientific community who wholeheartedly supported the redundant theory. It was a pity that there were so many fools passing off as scientists, the Old Merchant would say.
Xiao Fei let out a large smile. Wang Zheng's bearings and tone were similar to hers back when she was just entering the field of theoretical physics! Yet he was even more overbearing and arrogant! At the very least when she was a young physicist, Xiao Fei still had respect for other scientists. She even worshipped Laolun Li!
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Everyone else was astonished. Was this b*stard faking it? Could he actually understand the theory? Had he really read it several times?
”I share Wang Zheng's views. Physics today has become mired in restrictive mindsets, and this has limited our capacity for improvements in the field of study. I want everyone to understand that my curriculum will not advocate this old-fashioned mindset but will instead pursue an open-minded and unrestricted approach! An entirely new foray into theoretical physics awaits us from today!”
The applause was thunderous. Wang Zheng could feel a burning sensation on his back. He really wanted to kick himself! Why did he have such loose lips! He had said too much. After his insightful speech, Xiao Fei would never let him leave the Physics Department!
”Damned Old Merchant.” Wang Zheng cursed. His mentor had fostered in him the habit of debate. Once Wang Zheng started, he could not stop himself.
The school bell sounded, signaling the end of class. Everyone could still feel a sense of longing. It was unfortunate that Professor Xiao Fei did not like to waste time conducting a Q&A session. Instead, she had asked for questions to be directly sent to her public Skylink. Additionally, she would only answer questions worth answering.
”Wang Zheng, follow me!”
Wang Zheng was currently fooling around with his roommates, sharing information on whom the pretty girls were. At this time, Xiao Fei's order pulled Wang Zheng away from their in-depth discussion.