Collision Experiments in Transit
Because of the greatly increased lifespan, during these hundreds of years of travel, humanity did not hibernate as before. Most civilians Residential Spaceship, as did people from all walks of life.
Over the course of several centuries, the previously established measures have been fully implemented. Although the population growth rate is slow due to the Life Elixir, there have been considerable achievements in other areas.
For example, in the field of Nanotechnology, humans have already been able to create Nanobots like Silver Mist. During this period, humans used this technology to upgrade Little Grey, which increased human resource gathering capabilities by more than tenfold.
The new regulations have also led to a healthy development trend in society, and the situation is very promising. Apart from the lack of so-called relics, Human Civilization has reached a peak. All nanotechnology has been greatly developed in the past few centuries, and people's daily lives are filled with nano products.
It's a genuine nanotechnology product, not the kind of gimmicky marketing hype from the Earth Era.
Nanocarriers, nanophones, nano-daily products, etc., are all nano products that have emerged from the reshaping of nanostructures like Little Grey. They are truly nano products that can be formed from cloud-like substances into individual devices.
Nanotechnology has now truly become a part of people's lives.
Of course, not everything can be manufactured using this nanostructural reshaping method. For example, scientific research equipment and heavy industrial equipment cannot be manufactured in this way. The reason is that they have special components, and the parameters of these special components have their own various requirements, such as hardness, corrosion resistance, radiation protection, antimagnetism, magnetic permeability, and conductivity. However, that's about it. After hundreds of years of development, scientists have found that humanity seems to have encountered a bottleneck, or rather Technology Barrier, in the field of Nanotechnology.
The ability to create Nanobots like the Silver Mist has reached its limit. To continue advancing towards the microscopic level, we need to consider the uncertainty principle. Although humans have conducted some research in this area, it is clearly only preliminary theoretical research.
"In fact, people outside the industry have no idea that our basic physics has stagnated for a long time, especially in experimental physics. There has been virtually no progress in the past two hundred years. In recent years, it seems that many related products have emerged, and it seems that our entire civilization is constantly progressing, but in reality, it is just an extension and expansion of the field of True Nano Technology."
A voice rang out on a Sea-Class Research Ship, which is also one of the branches of the Physics Research Institute.
The Sea-Class Spaceship is very large, with a length of 10 kilometers, a width of about 6 kilometers, and a height of 4.5 to 5 kilometers. Therefore, its interior is very spacious, with a simulated sky projection, some plants planted along the roadside, and the main work area has a sky screen simulating the sunrise and sunset. It also has various types of buildings like a city.
These buildings are particularly noticeable on the Residential Spaceship, exhibiting distinct architectural features from the Earth Era. Of course, they only resemble Earth-era architecture; there are still significant differences compared to Earth Era architectural styles, given that they are situated on Residential Spaceship.
They couldn't rise from the ground like they do on land; instead, they were more like pillars reaching to the sky, or buildings embedded in the ship's hull structure. This design was undoubtedly to accommodate the spacecraft's acceleration and deceleration.
If it weren't for the weightless environment, people working and living on it wouldn't even feel like they're on a spaceship.
"Yes, I think we don't need to do any more collision experiments. Our Space Multi-Point Particle Collider simply can't reach that energy level, so doing more collision experiments won't yield any results," another voice echoed.
Hearing the conversation between the two, Liu Miyan, the lead scientist of this project, couldn't stand it anymore. "What do you mean by 'no need to do it'? Since the experiment has already started according to the project plan, let's finish it. Giving up halfway is not a good habit. Come on, make a note of it. Adjust the equipment according to the parameters. The 183,377th collision experiment is about to be a little more intense this time. Let the collider collide at 10% overclocked power. Hmm, the inability to detect the anomaly may also be due to the Cloud Chamber problem. Adjust the parameters of the experimental detector according to these parameters."
Yes, the scientific team led by Liu Miyan is conducting collision experiments, but the human Great Fleet is not currently anchored within a Star System; it is traveling through interstellar space. That's right, it's traveling through interstellar space, conducting collision experiments as it goes.
In the search for so-called Civilization Ruins, human scientific experiments have been ongoing, including collision experiments. After the Great Fleet completed its relative acceleration, scientists assembled a space multi-point collider and began conducting various collision experiments.
The stars in this star system are sparse and the distance between them is very large. It would take at least thirty-four years to travel from one star to another. We can't waste this time.
Therefore, the space Particle Collider is assembled during each voyage.
Anyone with a basic understanding of relativity knows that Time Dilation and Length Contraction Effect actually occur during acceleration and deceleration phases, which is the period when Great Fleet experiences significant acceleration. After acceleration, the Great Fleet's constant-speed sailing phase is essentially no different from being stationary.
It's important to understand that when people talk about stillness, it doesn't just mean that the Earth is still.
Although the Great Fleet was traveling at 50% of the speed of light relative to its star of origin, it was actually stationary from the perspective of the Great Fleet itself.
As far as the universe is concerned, it makes no difference whether you are stationary relative to a planet or star, or moving at a constant speed, and it will not have any impact on particle collision experiments.
Because the speed of light is constant.
From this perspective, it is theoretically feasible for a human fleet to propel its spaceships forward using Magnetic Propulsion Technology, potentially accelerating indefinitely to the speed of light relative to the star at its origin. After all, Magnetic Propulsion Technology is essentially like stepping on a relay point that appears behind you, like stepping on your left foot with your right. However, in reality, it is not feasible.
The reason is that the energy level is not high enough; the energy level that humankind has access to is not high enough.
Magnetic Propulsion is a navigation technology whose energy source is still Cold and Hot Nuclear Fusion. Humans are simply using this energy more efficiently, but the thrust-to-weight ratio problem still exists.
It's possible to continue accelerating, but then there wouldn't be enough energy to slow down. To have more energy, you'd need to put more fuel on the spaceship, making it heavier. The heavier the spaceship, the more energy it consumes to accelerate and decelerate. This is clearly unsolvable. The size of the Sea-Class Spaceship is the optimal solution obtained after calculation. Unless you keep accelerating, but even without considering stopping, you still can't reach the speed of light relative to the starting point. The same problem still applies.
This is a very interesting question. After the advent of Magnetic Propulsion Technology, some interested people have calculated that in order to accelerate an object with mass to the speed of light, the entire system containing the object must be converted into energy to provide power. However, at this time, the mass of the object becomes zero.
In other words, you have to Turn into Light.