The Mass–Energy Equation Academician Huang mentioned was the extremely famous equation the renowned scientist Einstein had presented in his work on the special theory of relativity: "E=mc^2."
Here, E represented energy, m represented mass, and c was the speed of light in a vacuum.
Why was this equation so famous?
Because it was the first equation in human history to equate "matter" with "energy," and it was the emergence of this equation that made subsequent nuclear reaction technology possible.
The creation of nuclear weapons such as atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs all involved technological applications derived from this equation.
Even the Big Bang theory, dark matter, quantum mechanics, and so on were all founded on this equation.
As for how to understand the meaning of this equation in simple terms?
It could be described in a single sentence: "In theory, any matter in the universe can be exchanged for an equivalent amount of energy."
But this equivalent exchange existed only in theory. After all, losses occurred in the conversion between matter and energy.
Humanity's current technology had only achieved a preliminary process of converting "matter" into "energy." Familiar examples such as nuclear power plants and nuclear reactors operated on the extremely primitive principle of "boiling water."
As for turning "energy" into "matter," some scientists predicted that there would be no hope of mastering it for at least another thousand years.
Imagine: if humanity could compress heat, electricity, and other forms of energy into an energy crystal like those in science fiction films, what earth-shattering changes would the entire human world undergo?
Academician Huang had appeared so astonished because someone with his level of learning knew at least a little about physics.
Although Elder Huang researched the human body, he was an academician, after all, so his achievements in science and