Zero's electronically synthesized voice was very flat, without any emotional change, but it directly gripped the hearts of all the academicians.
"What?!"
Tao Yuda exclaimed in surprise, "How could the quantum entanglement effect suddenly disappear?"
Not only Tao Yuda, but most of the academicians present showed varying degrees of shock on their faces.
Since quantum communication technology matured, human civilization has never encountered such a situation in hundreds of years!
Quantum long-distance communication, with its stable and fast characteristics, has rapidly taken over the vast majority of communication devices on starships.
Electromagnetic wave communication devices have become an emergency backup option for the fleet.
To ensure security, it remains a necessary communication module for every starship, but its usage frequency has been reduced to a pitiful level.
The most crucial aspect of quantum communication technology is the quantum entanglement effect.
If the quantum entanglement effect were to suddenly disappear for some reason, it would be a devastating blow to quantum communication technology!
At the same time, it was also an extremely heavy blow to the Human Alliance fleet!
To ensure communication security, the fleet may need to switch communication methods immediately in case of a sudden interruption of communication links.
As for electromagnetic wave communication, which is an alternative solution, its propagation speed is too slow and far from meeting the needs of modern human civilization.
Therefore, if it is determined that quantum communication technology has some security risks, developing new communication technologies will become the most important task for the Humanities Academy of Sciences!
"Zero, did all the black hole detectors fail?"
Lu Yongchang asked in a deep voice.
"Yes, all detectors that approached the black hole experienced the above situation."
The scene of the black hole detector's initial creation instantly flashed through Lü Yongchang's mind.
He turned his head with a somewhat gloomy expression and looked at He Bilin not far away.
Just then, He Bilin also turned his gaze toward him.
The moment their eyes met, He Bilin's lips moved slightly.
Lü Yongchang understood the shape of his lips.
"The [Event Form] Theory...?"
He muttered under his breath, his face grim.
The evolution of quantum states differs in singular and flat spacetime. Under the influence of gravity, entangled quantum pairs may be lost probabilistically.
This is the theory of event forms.
This theory has not been confirmed in previous experiments.
But if this theory is proven...
This is undoubtedly extremely bad news for human civilization.
The simplest point is that a spacecraft traveling on warp drive is very likely unable to use quantum long-distance communication.
...
In the deep blue holographic projection, the bright white text stands out.
The quantum entanglement effect has completely disappeared.
[Attempting to switch to electromagnetic wave communication frequency band...]
After a brief period of chaos, the laboratory quickly returned to normal order.
Under Lü Yongchang's organization, a group of academicians returned to their posts and began to study the reasons behind it.
Lu Yongchang asked in a deep voice, "Zero, has electromagnetic wave communication been affected?"
"Professor, do you think these black hole detectors might have been destroyed?" As soon as he finished speaking, He Bilin's eyes flickered, and he asked in a low voice.
"Yes, the [event form] theory is certainly quite possible, but we still have to rule out some necessary options."
Based on the information transmitted by the quantum communication device, current black hole detectors are still some distance from the event horizon of a black hole.
In theory, electromagnetic wave communication should not be affected under these circumstances.
Electromagnetic waves traveling at the speed of light can surely escape the gravity of a black hole and transmit information to the Human Alliance fleet.
Therefore, if the electromagnetic wave communication device was also affected, it means that the black hole detector was destroyed under the influence of certain factors.
"Establishing communication, please wait..."
Zero responded.
Because of the time deceleration effect, establishing a communication link has become a difficult task.
"Professor, do you think it could be caused by the tidal effect?"
He Bilin's voice came again: "This is a small black hole, and its tidal effects should not be underestimated."
The so-called tidal effect, simply put, means that when an object falls into a black hole, the end closer to the black hole will experience a stronger force than the end farther away. This causes the closer end to fall towards the black hole faster, thus stretching and tearing the entire object apart.
Therefore, when a black hole devours a star or planet, it often stretches it into a long noodle – a phenomenon known as spaghettiization.
Large black holes, on the other hand, behave much more gently in this regard.
Compared to smaller black holes, supermassive black holes have much weaker tidal effects. Therefore, if a human falls into a sufficiently large black hole and is lucky enough, they might be able to live out their remaining life there safely.
Faced with He Bilin's question, Lü Yongchang pondered for a moment and then slowly shook his head.
He reached out and pulled over a holographic image, then pulled up some calculation data and said, "Look."
"These are the calculation data before launching the black hole detector."
"Based on the information sent by these black hole detectors just moments before they lost contact, we can roughly estimate their location."
"According to calculations, the tidal forces at that location are not strong enough to tear it apart."
He Bilin's expression changed instantly.
He suddenly realized the meaning behind Lü Yongchang's words!
"So you mean..."
“That’s right.” Lu Yongchang’s eyes revealed deep worry. “All the clues seem to be pointing in one direction.”
"If traditional electromagnetic communication methods are also affected, and all black hole detectors lose contact simultaneously..."
"Therefore, these detectors are very likely to have encountered an attack from an advanced civilization."
He Bilin subconsciously held his breath.
"This, how is this possible..."
"A civilization living near a black hole, how powerful must they be!"
"Even a civilization of cleaners might not be able to live near a black hole, right?!"
Lu Yongchang remained silent for a moment before responding in a low voice.
Who knows?
"Perhaps, such a powerful civilization really does exist?"
"Everything depends on the response of the electromagnetic wave communication device."
As he spoke, Lü Yongchang raised his head, his face full of worry, and looked at the bright white characters that were slowly moving on the azure projection.
P.S.: It's the Lantern Festival tonight, I really don't have time to write anymore, so I'll have to take a break.
More chapters tomorrow!
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