Exploring Technology in a Wizard World

Chapter 113: Chapter 112 Superheavy Nuclear Stable Island Elements
 

The study was not very large, smaller than one found in an ancient castle, but it was well-equipped: a desk, wooden chairs, bookshelves, a wooden rack, an oil lamp…

Richard lit the oil lamp, illuminating everything in the study. He took down several Papyrus Scrolls from the bookshelf and spread them on the table, then took a Quill and an Ink Bottle from the rack and set them on the desk.

Bathed in the light of the oil lamp, Richard looked at a Papyrus Scroll opened on the desk. It was a compilation of some research speculation about Mana from a few days ago, filled with dense text. His gaze lingering on it, Richard softly read aloud.

“What is the essence of Mana? What is the essence of Free Energy Elements? Since they can be used to release Spells, thereby causing some kind of change, does that not suggest that they are a substance, a special kind of substance, a substance not yet discovered on modern Earth?

In other words, might Free Energy Elements be chemical elements, perhaps special chemical elements yet undiscovered on modern Earth?

As is well known, all matter is composed of elements. Hydrogen and oxygen elements make up water molecules, which in turn account for more than half of the body’s composition. The rest is similar, with many elements constituting everything in the material world.

There is continuous exploration of elements on modern Earth.

In 1789, French Noble Antoine Lavoisier published a list including 33 chemical elements, an initial exploration. Later in 1869, Russian chemistry professor Dmitry Mendeleev published a periodic table that included 63 elements, laying the foundation for the development of chemical elements. Afterward, chemical elements were continuously added to the periodic table, from the initial 63 to eventually cover a massive family of 118 chemical elements.

However, this does not mean there is a comprehensive understanding of these 118 elements.

Among these 118 chemical elements, only elements 1 through 98 exist in nature: 84 are primordial nuclides, with another 14 appearing within decay chains of primordial elements.

Starting from element 99, Einsteinium, through to element 118, Oganesson, these 20 elements do not exist in nature under normal circumstances and can only be obtained through artificial synthesis. Even if they are synthesized, they vanish quickly. This is due to their high radioactivity, which causes them to rapidly decay into other elements, making study and preservation extremely difficult. For example, Einsteinium, element 99, was discovered in the residue of the first hydrogen bomb explosion in 1952 on modern Earth and was named after physicist Albert Einstein. Its half-life is 20.47 days, and its isotope Einsteinium-253 loses 3% of its mass daily, rapidly decaying into Berkelium and Californium, making it tremendously difficult to preserve or study further. Because in the second before it is placed in a machine, it is Einsteinium, but by the second it is removed, it has already become Berkelium and Californium.

Similarly, the element Oganesson, element 118, was confirmed to be discovered in December 2015 on modern Earth, with a decay time measured in milliseconds. Compared to Einsteinium, Oganesson doesn’t even have time to be placed in a machine and is virtually unobservable. The minimum time for the human eye to recognize an object is 0.04 seconds; before one can react, Oganesson has already decayed numerous times. For Oganesson, scientists can only use a series of data to indirectly prove it was synthesized, only able to say, ‘Look, Oganesson once existed here,’ rather than, ‘Look, this is Oganesson.’

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Thus, for most elements following element 99, Einsteinium, it is currently impossible to observe or study them on a macroscopic scale on modern Earth. And for elements beyond 118, like Oganesson, they also cannot be synthesized due to technical issues.

But the inability to observe or study on a macroscopic scale does not mean the elements do not have properties, nor does the technological inability to synthesize mean the elements do not exist.

In fact, regardless of the level of technology, the elements are there. Just like Uranus and Neptune, they were undiscovered for thousands of years due to the lack of astronomical capabilities, but they were indeed there.

From this, can we boldly speculate that Free Energy Elements are special elements that exist beyond element 118, Oganesson, on modern Earth?

This speculation is highly plausible.

In fact, according to modern Earth’s research on Superheavy Elements, a common conclusion is: as the atomic number increases, the Superheavy Elements discovered in the future will undergo some magical changes.

According to Bohr’s model calculations, v=Zac≈Zc/137.036.

Z is the atomic number, c is the speed of light, α is the fine-structure constant, and v is the velocity of the electrons within the element. In this model, once the atomic number exceeds 137, the velocity of electrons within the element surpasses the speed of light, starting to exhibit relativistic effects.

Based on Dirac’s equation calculation, E=mc2√1-Z2a2.

When the atomic number exceeds 137, Dirac’s ground state wave function will become oscillatory, with no gap between positive and negative energy states, resulting in a situation similar to the Klein paradox. This means relativistic particles can easily traverse high and wide potential barriers with a success rate of 100%, leading to the occurrence of peculiar phenomena like massless Dirac quasi-particles in graphene.

In summary, higher-numbered elements theoretically exist and would possess a series of magical properties.

Additionally, according to the ‘Superheavy Nuclear Stability Island’ theory on modern Earth, around a certain higher-numbered element, the atomic nucleus will possess a higher stability, and it is possible that a ‘Stable Island’ composed of hundreds of superheavy element nuclei exists. The superheavy elements within ‘Stable Island’ could be delayed, leading to the elements existing in the environment for much longer—several hours or even several days—thus providing value for storage, research, and use.

All these are completely consistent with Free Energy Elements.”

“Phew,” Richard exhaled lightly after reading the scroll content he had recorded a few days earlier, set it aside, brought a blank scroll forward, grasped the Quill, paused to think, then continued writing.

“Shasha shasha…”

“In conclusion, a hypothetical deduction can be made: Free Energy Elements are higher-numbered Superheavy Elements not yet discovered on Earth.

Under this hypothetical deduction, casting a Spell could be likened to a chemical reaction.

Just as some ordinary elements, when combined, react with each other in specific ways, such as sodium exploding when combined with water. Similarly, when some Free Energy Elements come into contact, specific phenomena occur, whether explosions, freezing, or acid erosion—the so-called Spell Effects.”

Richard’s hand holding the Quill paused slightly, contemplating; his eyes shone brightly. After a moment, he resumed writing.