Academician Zhou Xiaohua believes this may be a true virtual particle. The virtual particles mentioned in the past are just empty names; they are actually real particles. Virtual particles generated by energy fluctuations in the vacuum are also Perfect Structure composed of Basic Energy. After a pair of positive and negative virtual particles are generated, they immediately annihilate and return to the ocean of energy. Therefore, the universe still maintains the conservation of energy.
If the virtual particles and their antiparticles are forcibly separated before they annihilate, they become a pair of real particles, which is why visual events occur. However, what separates these particles is the powerful gravity of a black hole.
However, even though there is no Basic Energy in the vacuum, particle pairs were still produced. After they annihilated each other, they did not leave any trace of Basic Energy in the vacuum. Although Academician Zhou realized that these particles were true virtual particles, he could not explain why they did this, why they did not produce energy, or where they came from.
It is an undeniable fact that matter is composed of Basic Energy, but now, without any Basic Energy, particles have still been produced, which completely violates the previous rules.
After years of research and demonstration, Academician Zhou believes that this particle is also composed of Basic Energy, but it is different from ordinary energy. It is a kind of Virtual Energy. Moreover, one of the particles is real energy and the other is Virtual Energy. Why does Virtual Energy exist? It may come from other dimensions, or it may be another structure of the Basic Space. It is a pity that the theory of the Basic Space has not yet been confirmed, otherwise it would certainly be able to explain this phenomenon.
In the past, virtual particle pairs were a pair of positive and negative particles, both of which were physical particles composed of real energy. In the vacuum, this pair of particles consists of a physical particle and a real Virtual Energy particle. After they annihilate each other, or perhaps it can not be called annihilation, after they combine, the virtual and physical energy immediately disappears again, and the vacuum returns to the vacuum.
Academician Zhou immediately realized that these real virtual particles were a powerful weapon with extremely offensive capabilities, so the experiment of extracting virtual particles began.
The argument is relatively simple, but the extraction is difficult. The time it takes for them to appear and disappear is almost the Planck time, so you can imagine how difficult it is to separate them in such a short period of time.
However, Academician Zhou Xiaohua did not give up. After nearly two thousand years of effort, he finally found a way to control these particles before they disappeared. Thus, for the first time, a Virtual Energy particle existed for a long time. Since it was already matter, it did not react with real energy. If it had reacted with real energy, there would probably have been no way to make it exist for so long.
This virtual particle is now surrounded by layers of real energy, preventing it from reacting with surrounding virtual particle pairs. If it is displaced, it will be difficult to catch it again.
After confirming that this virtual particle was truly composed of Virtual Energy, Academician Zhou Xiaohua seemed to have suddenly shed the mountain that had weighed on his shoulders for thousands of years, and he completely collapsed, which led to the scene at the beginning.
" Academician Zhou, it's good that you succeeded, it's good that you succeeded. Come on, get up."
"Yes, I did it, I really did it!" Academician Zhou said, sobbing.
"Don't cry, it's already late at night. You can finally sleep soundly tonight. Get some rest and report the good news to Academician Zeng and the General tomorrow."
"I don't need that. I already know about this good news." Academician Zeng walked in from outside, wearing a coat.
"Academician, what brings you here?"
" Xiao Zhou, the whole Science City heard your voice. It was impossible for me not to wake up, haha. But I'm glad I was woken up. It would be best if you woke me up every day."
"Academician, that's an exaggeration. This lab is soundproof. Even if the door wasn't closed tightly, the sound wouldn't travel that far." Academician Zhou wiped away his tears and smiled through them.
"Haha, actually I couldn't sleep, and I saw a few lights still on in the Academy of Sciences, so I came over for a walk. I didn't expect to hear such good news! Xiao Zhou, your efforts have finally paid off."
"Academician, it's the year 2000, and I've finally found a way to extract virtual particles."
"Yes, with this true virtual particle, we have another powerful weapon. You've made a great contribution to the fleet."
"Academician, I still don't understand what Virtual Energy is, or why Virtual Energy particles would suddenly appear in a perfect vacuum. What's even stranger is that its mass is also virtual; if you weigh it on a scale, it will show a negative mass, which even I find unbelievable."
In the past, virtual particle pairs were generated in the energy ocean. If we compare the energy ocean to the real ocean, then the virtual particle pairs are like two waves. When the waves collide, they turn back into seawater. This time, Academician Li Youwei helped Academician Zhou Xiaohua drain the seawater, but two waves still appeared on the seabed.
However, the result of the collision between the two waves was not that they turned into seawater, but that they disappeared directly. One of the two waves that appeared this time was a real Virtual Energy wave, Virtual Energy particle, while the other was a real energy wave. Academician Zhou needed to extract was this Virtual Energy wave.
"The universe holds countless secrets. We'll take our time and understand them one day. I remember saying before that the development of civilization isn't about how much we create, but how much we discover. All our technology is simply discovering the rules and secrets of this universe and then applying them. As for creation, I haven't yet found anything that we truly created."
"Academician, I will continue to work hard."
"Go back to sleep now. Look at yourself, what a mess you've become! If the general sees you, he'll definitely give you a long leave. Go on."
"Okay, I'll go right away," Academician Zhou grinned.
Under the starry sky, Academician Zeng stood quietly. Although the current starry sky is somewhat different from the starry sky on Earth, it is also very similar to it. Every star in the starry sky is still so distant to the human eye. Technological progress can only allow humans to reach another star quickly, but it has not shortened this distance.
Since Earth entered the era of the global village, humanity has indeed felt that the Earth has shrunk because technological advancements allow us to see every place. However, the universe is different. The stars we see are still stars. Technological progress has not made humanity feel shrunken. Not to mention the universe, the Milky Way is still vast and boundless to humanity.
The next day, after learning that a method for extracting virtual particles had been found, Hu Yu immediately shared the good news with everyone and personally awarded Academician Zhou the Gold Ship Medal, which made the entire fleet envious. Academician Zhou's deeds also spread widely, and a wave of learning was set off again.
Because Academician Zhou's starting point was not high, almost the same as everyone else's, or even lower. Since the knowledge that ordinary people in the fleet now possess far exceeds that of the Tau Ceti stage, if Academician Zhou can achieve such success, why can't I? As long as I have Academician Zhou's perseverance, I might also achieve great success, and it's not impossible that I could even surpass Academician Zhou.