Chapter 335 This content requires a payment of 10,000 pounds
actually,
The question Lin Fan faces is very simple... is this world virtual?
This is like the alien paradox proposed by Fermi. When aliens are mentioned, they always ask, 'Where are they?'. No one can explain this problem. Everyone believes that there are aliens in the universe.
Aliens exist.
Afterwards, one of the most famous equations in science was proposed...the Drake equation, which estimated how many intelligent civilizations might exist in the galaxy and calculated the possibility that we are not alone in this vast universe.
Humanity already has a sufficient understanding of some of the terms in this equation, such as the number of stars in the Milky Way and the proportion of planets in the habitable zone of the star system. However, too little is known about some terms, such as the number of planets that develop intelligent life.
Probability, and even some terms, are a distant dream for humans.
But despite this,
The Drake equation makes it possible to draw important dividing lines for the number of intelligent civilizations that may exist.
The professor who asked the question at hand came up with a rather interesting concept: the entire world may be just a simulation in a supercomputer operated by aliens.
Faced with this assumption,
Then calculate the value of this probability.
It sounds ridiculous, but this is serious science, which involves mathematics and philosophical concepts.
at this time,
When Lin Fan told Liu Yun'er that the problem was to give money, several people present were a little surprised. However, this surprise did not last long, and contempt occupied every cell in the province.
Send money?
This is too much to underestimate Professor Ellie. As one of the wisest scientists at Oxford University and the winner of the Wolf Prize in Physics, her questions have always been sharp and challenging. How could it be possible?
Let people get money easily?
"Ahem!"
"Lin Fan?" Wu Yun coughed lightly and said seriously: "So...it's no problem for you?"
"There was a bit of a problem at first, but if you said it was worth ten thousand pounds, there would be no problem." Lin Fan said seriously: "Apart from money... this question is indeed a very interesting concept. I admire you for coming up with this question.
professor of the subject.”
"She is Professor Ally, one of the wisest scientists at Oxford University." Wu Yun said: "When Chen Dayu and I studied abroad, we were Professor Ally's students."
"oh!"
"That's it." Lin Fan suddenly realized, shook his head silently, and said: "I don't know her...but it doesn't hinder my respect for her."
As soon as the words fell,
Lin Fan continued: "Then let me start... This problem is different from the kinetic energy hybrid mechanism that I solved for you before. I may need a lot of time, about... an hour or so. If you can... help
I'll borrow a laptop, I need basic mathematics and physics simulation software, and I'll also be given some paper and a pen."
"no problem!"
Wu Yun nodded hurriedly.
Perhaps because they were eager to read Lin Fan's jokes, in less than ten minutes, Wu Yun and her group borrowed a laptop, including some manuscript paper and a black magic pen.
"Ouch?"
"Morning Light gel pen?" Lin Fan looked at the black pen in his hand and said with a smile: "Our brand is registered in the market."
At this time,
Liu Yun'er said calmly: "This company sponsored our laboratory for two million."
"Yeah?"
"It seems everything is fate, honey... When you take a photo, I have already thought of the slogan for you, M&G gel pen - the pen that solves Oxford University's problems." Lin Fan said with a smile:
"Then send the photos to the person in charge of the company. Thank you for helping us."
"Well..." Liu Yun'er nodded. She also thought Lin Fan's idea was quite good.
Subsequently,
Liu Yun'er looked at Lin Fan and entered the serious mode that she was very obsessed with. In fact, the big fairy classified Lin Fan's usual states into three categories, such as LSP mode, salted fish mode and serious mode. During the day, he was in salted fish mode.
At night, it switches to LSP mode.
However...occasionally there will be errors in the system, such as this serious mode.
In fact, these three modes
Liu Yun'er liked them all, of course, what she liked the most was this time, this highly focused and serious mode. At this time, Lin Fan had an indescribable charm about him.
now,
Lin Fan is using a certain software to create a valuation model of computing power, and using this valuation... to hypothesize that humans may be the product of simulation.
In fact, there are already many games that use computers to simulate entire civilizations, such as... the game "Civilization 6". Therefore, it is assumed that in an advanced civilization system, individuals may run games that simulate a society composed of conscious creatures.
therefore,
We got a very interesting setting, how many of the seven billion people in the world were simulated.
Based on this idea, Lin Fan began to conceive of formulas that could be used to calculate. There is no shortcut in this process. The only way is to constantly put forward opinions, then make error corrections, then put forward opinions, and then make error corrections...repeatedly and continuously calculating.
.
in science,
Failure is always the main theme, but success is only temporary.
When Lin Fan began to conceive of the calculation formula, he suffered a devastating blow. He found that the valuation model he simulated using computers was unusable, and this meant that all subsequent
The settings are all performed in an error.
no way,
We can only start over...
at the same time,
Liu Yun'er and her four classmates were watching Lin Fan intently as he started to solve Professor Ai's problem. He derived an estimation model from him, put forward an interesting hypothesis, and then conceived the calculation formula. Finally,
restart...
Although,
The first attempt ended in disastrous failure, but at this moment... Wu Yun and the other four did not mean to make fun of them. You know how many people couldn't even take the first step, but Lin Fan not only took the step
, and took a few steps forward.
This man... is so powerful!
"Yun'er!"
"Tell me the truth...what does your man do?" Wu Yun walked to Liu Yun'er and asked in an extremely low voice: "I don't believe he just cooks for you at home and sweeps the floor.
...You have to know how many people dream of taking this step he took?"
"I..."
"I..." Liu Yun'er didn't know how to answer for a while. She had already told her the truth about her man's situation, but the other party didn't believe her. Did she have to weave a beautiful lie to gain the other party's trust?
"he..."
"He is..." Liu Yun'er murmured for a long time without saying anything. Finally, she chose to compromise and said: "He is a scientific researcher like me, and he is the deputy director of my laboratory indifferently.
This position."
Wu Yun looked at her suspiciously and asked curiously: "That's not right...Why didn't I know that there is such a number one person in the field of physics? It stands to reason that your man's reputation is as good as yours."
"..."
"That's it anyway, believe it or not." Liu Yun'er said helplessly: "Don't ask me this question again... I won't tell you!"
final,
Wu Yun gave up. She felt that Yun'er had changed... and became a little sinister and cunning.
Time passes by minute by second,
About an hour later, Lin Fan obtained all the key values based on his own imagination, such as the total number of real humans in the world, the probability of computing power, the proportion of computing power used to simulate consciousness, and finally the alien simulated brain.
value.
certainly,
Because the numbers were too large, Lin Fan had to resolve an unavoidable contradiction, the contradiction between zero and one.
This contradiction,
It is the core of the whole problem.
If this core is explained by modern physics, it is roughly the uncertainty of quantum properties.
Lin Fan believed that the professor who asked this question needed an explanation in this regard, and she was a little helpless herself, so she took it out and let everyone solve it together in this way.
what to do?
To write or not to write?
What should I do if I don’t pay after I write it?
After all, Sir Isaac Newton said... he could calculate the orbits of the heavenly bodies, but he could not calculate the madness of human nature.
One minute later,
Lin Fan silently put down the pen in his hand, raised his head and said to Wu Yun and others: "Okay."
"..."
"Okay?" Wu Yun came back to her senses and moved her head involuntarily. At the same time, the other three people also moved closer. Liu Yun'er couldn't hold back her curiosity and also moved her head.
Go up.
When the five people saw the process on the three pieces of white paper, a wave of confusion swept through their brains. They couldn't understand what Lin Fan was writing. It was too obscure... At this time, Wu Yun's mouth opened slightly.
For a moment, but in the end there was no sound.
She really wanted to ask Lin Fan what was written on it, but these words undoubtedly lowered her level.
But I can completely understand the last line of English text.
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In an instant,
The five of them are about to become autistic, and even Liu Yun'er can't stand it.
"Lin Fan?"
"You...what do you mean?" Wu Yun raised her head and looked at Lin Fan, her eyes full of disbelief.
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"I'm sorry..."
Lin Fan said with a smile: "If I explain the whole process clearly and don't give me money...where can I go to reason? So I'm on guard. If you want to see the most critical content, please pay in advance.
Ten thousand pounds agreed upon."
"no..."
"Do we, Oxford University, still owe you money?" Wu Yun looked at him in disbelief.
Liu Yun'er also felt that it was too much. He was not his father. He even dared to use his little cotton-padded jacket to buy a diamond ring. This is Oxford University...the world's top public research university and the oldest in the English-speaking world.
How could a university default on its debt?
In this regard,
Lin Fan sighed deeply and said earnestly: "History tells me that when dealing with capitalism, you need to always be vigilant."