After reviewing the materials, devices, and reaction residues related to the nuclear reaction experints, Zhao Yi returned to Yanhua University. He needed to connect the conditions and conclusions he had obtained to carry out the relevant mathematical derivation.
Actually, he didn’t have enough conditions. He had only ascertained one point—
The uranium elent, serving as the material, experienced a certain loosening of its atomic nuclei during the nuclear reaction process.
Whether the looseness of the nuclear structure was a feature occurring solely during nuclear reactions, or whether it existed in a space-blocking environnt as well, remained uncertain.
This uncertainty posed a challenge to mathematical derivation.
Zhao Yi hoped to find the cause and make the corresponding judgnts through theoretical derivation. After returning, he began to seclude himself and work on the mathematics involved.
The derivation at the particle mathematical level was extrely complex. He needed to connect with the code of the divine, relate to the existing research on spatial blocking, and then link it with the mathematics of nuclear physics. Combining the three, based on experintal conditions and results, he would construct a mathematical frawork to carry out analysis and derivation.
This was about deriving theoretical understanding from experintal processes.
In fact, it was not much different from particle collision experints. Both rely on the observed particle composition to infer the reactions occurring during the process.
Most of the ti, theoretical physics research is conducted in this manner. It isn’t about sitting alone in a room, earnestly pondering and studying mathematical problems, but rather interpreting the collected data and experintal phenona in a mathematical way, based on experintal data and logical inference.
It is precisely for this reason that so many theoretical physicists in the country support the construction of the largest particle colliders, as the largest particle collision experints themselves provide the most advanced and clear experintal data and phenona.
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The nuclear institute team also believed that the intense reaction was a significant discovery because, inherently, a more intense reaction ant that the nuclear device could provide higher power.
The power of a nuclear reaction is very important. For example, the reactors of small nuclear submarines cannot be used on large aircraft carriers simply due to insufficient power.
However, problems also existed.
The biggest issue was the inability to control the reaction. During the experint, damage to the inner protective layer had occurred.
Furthermore, what the nuclear team didn’t understand was that during the nuclear testing, though they observed evident signs of fuller reactions and temperature increases, reaction speed had not accelerated.
This was illogical.
It was as if a pile of gunpowder, burning more fully and generating more heat, would definitely burn faster.
But during the nuclear testing, an increased reaction speed was not observed.
This was also a major reason why the "fuller reaction" had not been noticed initially.
"Why doesn’t the reaction speed increase when the reaction is fuller? That’s so strange..."
"The impact of anti-gravity is so significant!"
"If it’s just a fuller reaction, it seems rather pointless..."
The team led by Chen Zeshu at the nuclear institute continually discussed the findings of the anti-gravity nuclear fission experint. However, after much discussion, they still couldn’t draw any conclusions. What frustrated them was that even if the reaction was "more intense," it seed aningless because anti-gravity conditions were not easy to achieve. And if achieved, just having "more intense reactions" could lead to danger rather than practical application.
Actually, the power output of nuclear fission devices was never the issue. For instance, large nuclear power stations have very high-powered unit installations, sufficient to support large aircraft carriers. The problem was the "enrichnt" level, which could directly affect the usage lifespan and replacent frequency of the fuel.
Take the most commonly used uranium as an example—"enrichnt" could be understood as the "concentration" of uranium-235.
Without a doubt.
The sa weight of nuclear fission material, the higher your concentration, the more energy that can be released. Under a fixed power output, the longer the reaction can be sustained.
If we were to compare it to a fuel-powered car, more efficient and fully combusting fuel would, of course, support a higher driving mileage for the car.
The "enrichnt" of nuclear fission material is not obstructed by any technological barriers.
However, high enrichnt also ans that the reaction within a unit volu can release an enormous amount of energy. How to control the reaction, how to restrain the released trendous energy, is the primary technological hurdle.
Take the atomic bomb, for example.
The fission material inside an atomic bomb can exceed eighty-five percent enrichnt, releasing a massive amount of energy in a short period after detonation. But clearly, the energy from an atomic bomb explosion is not controllable by humans and cannot be converted into power.
To summarize simply, with low-enrichnt material, the sa volu of material would have a shorter fission duration, leading to a shorter lifespan for the nuclear reactor.
High enrichnt is not easy to control.
The problem the nuclear institute team was facing at the mont was precisely this: under conditions of spatial blocking, the nuclear reaction beca fuller, which ant higher power output. However, it seed rather pointless because increased power made the reaction harder to control, potentially leading to leaks and risks for the reactor itself.
Additionally, the reaction speed had not increased, posing a difficult theoretical problem.
When there is uncertainty within a nuclear reaction, it ans that the risks significantly increase.
After continuous discussions, the nuclear institute team made no headway. Without receiving any directives from their superiors, they could only proceed with the aftermath clean-up of the device. For the ti being, they were uncertain what to do next.
All they could do was wait, waiting for orders from above.
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