I Created Scientific Magic-Chapter 173 - 160: Olympiad Mathematics is the Foundation of Everything

In order to ensure that the calculated gravitational constant was accurate enough, Lynn had the Grand Wizards create a vacuum domain again, and had Johnny and others retreat from the high platform to minimize disturbances. After several experiments, the final value of the gravitational constant quickly appeared before everyone.

6.67×10^-11N·m^2/kg^2

This was consistent with the universe of his previous life. It seemed that besides possessing the special energy known as magic power, the basic parameters of the two universes were roughly the same.

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However, the symbol representing gravity, N, would probably need to be replaced with his own L, and another important data, the acceleration due to gravity, had already been calculated by Lynn to be about 10m/s^2, slightly higher than Earth’s value of 9.8.

With these two values, calculating the weight of the planet beneath their feet became extremely easy, requiring only the use of the universal gravitational formula derived from the gold exchange formula GM=gR^2.

That is, the acceleration due to gravity multiplied by the square of the radius divided by the gravitational constant.

After Lynn briefly explained the derivation of the formula, Harrov and others immediately took out paper and pen to start calculating.

The huge planetary value squared, divided by the minuscule gravitational constant, made the calculators’ heads numb with complexity...

"I can’t figure it out, I can’t figure it out… This is too difficult!" Luo’er, looking at a whole page of amassed values on the parchment, only felt dizzy and blurred.

Rafael beside him was frantically pulling at his sparse hair, with fine beads of sweat already appearing on his forehead, all just to calculate that ultimate result.

Despite numerous obstacles, few chose to give up, as the final secret of the planet beneath their feet was right in front of them; they were on the verge of the door to truth, just one step away from kicking it open.

The only problem was that this door was too solid and could easily cause them to fracture themselves...

After an entire hour and a half, an excited male witch stood up, nearly mad, and shouted loudly, "I’ve got it, sixty-seven trillion tons!"

Having said that, he stared straight at Lynn, hoping to get his affirmation.

However, Lynn simply shook his head. Harrov, who had recently calculated the data, was much more direct in his rejection, "Wrong, terribly wrong!"

"Wrong, how could it be wrong?" The male witch’s excited expression immediately froze. He grabbed several parchments in front of him and reviewed them carefully a few times before realizing that he had written one figure wrong for the planet’s radius, using kilometers as the unit.

That meant he needed to add several zeros and recalculate all over again… His hour and a half of work was all for nothing!

Realizing this, the male witch’s figure trembled as he spat out blood and fainted on the spot.

Ailoke looked at him pityingly, then stopped writing. Even formal witches were struggling so much with the calculations, so it would be better for apprentices like them to just wait for the answer.

Although the computation of huge numbers was difficult, as time went by, more and more people figured out the result, which was a number that could not be accurately described using any existing units and could only be vividly portrayed using the arcane formula.

7.08×10^24kg!

"No wonder, in the Secret Magic Society, arcane mathematics is the foundation of everything…," Harrov finally understood.

With values as vast as gravity and stars, or as minute as dust, only through arcane derivation can they be clearly calculated.

At that thought, Harrov immediately announced the result and after receiving Lynn’s confirmation, he also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Such a huge value could still be a bit worrisome even after repeated confirmation.

Korol and others looked at August with an odd gaze. They remembered, how much had the Magic Star estimated the weight of the planet to be? It seemed to be 30 quintillion tons...

Isn’t that a bit off?

It seemed that the so-called Magic Star was not all that remarkable after all. The method of calculating soil weight, compared to Lynn’s direct pointing to the essence of weight through the Universal Law of Gravitation, was not even worth mentioning...

Facing the mocking gazes of Korol and others, August kept his composure. The 20% deviation he spoke of actually referred to the number of zeros...

...

The discussion about the gravitational constant and the weight of the planet continued into the night. Some zealous wizards from the Prophecy School even started calculating the mass of other planets in the solar system using Newton’s law of universal gravitation, intending to reconstruct a picture of the stellar movements.

The female wizards present were more interested in the round mirror Lynn had used during his experiment. Upon learning that these flawless glass mirrors could be mass-produced and sold for only twenty Gold Coins each, they were overjoyed.

It was not until the seminar ended that Lynn finally managed to escape from being constantly chased with questions.

In order to make these wizards understand some terms, he indeed had to beat his brains out, as the things he had to explain were simply too numerous.

The cultures, vocabularies, scientific levels, and even thought processes of the two worlds were different. For example, to use the universal gravitation formula to calculate the weight of a planet, he first had to tell the wizards that weight is essentially mass times acceleration, and then he had to explain what mass actually is...

Fortunately, all this trouble exceeded his expectations. The Secret Magic Society, Mathematical Sorcery, and the Iyeta School became quite renowned within Wizard Land, so much so that some solitary wizards started to probe his opinions, inquiring about the possibility of joining the Iyeta School.

"Regarding your Corona Medal nomination, it has been approved by the council. The award ceremony will take place in a few days, so you had better make some time to prepare," Harrov said with a smile.

"Are there any rules or anything I should be aware of?" Lynn inquired, thinking it was just a matter of going up and receiving an award.

"Not really, but this is still the first time the highest award in Magic Academic is to be presented to a formal wizard. You’ll need to say a few more words to convince everyone," Harrov said jokingly, then straightened his face and continued. "I think there are still some gaps in your theory of universal gravitation."

Lynn’s expression also became serious, but he soon listened to Harrov say solemnly.

"It’s not just mass that can influence spacetime, but also Magic Power!"

Lynn couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time. He thought Harrov was about to propose some novel theory.

Of course, he knew that point, after all, matter is energy, and energy is matter!

It just wasn’t the time to bring out the Mass-Energy Equation yet.

As for the law of universal gravitation, even if he wasn’t there, Harrov would derive it himself within a few years. All that was missing was an inspiration...

(PS: Indeed, I have written quite a bit about scientific research these past few days. Initially, I intended just to write about the derivation of universal gravitation, but there was too much to explain and too many preliminary experiments, one thing led to another, and calculation made me mentally exhausted... Fortunately, I’ve completed it now, please excuse it.)