The venue for the technical exchange was officially set at a top-tier federal university in San Francisco.
A spacious and brightly lit tiered conference room was arranged as a temporary exchange center, with a massive holographic projection system in front of the circular seating.
The representatives sent by the Federation were several esteemed scientists in their respective fields. Although not academic titans, they were all well-known scholars with solid foundations and active minds.
Covering multiple key areas such as theoretical physics, materials science, energy dynamics, computer science, and bioengineering, the lineup was clearly carefully considered, aiming for a comprehensive evaluation and interaction with the otherworldly knowledge Osiris brought.
Osiris' massive dark red body was placed on a specially made sturdy platform at one side of the conference room, sitting opposite the Federation scientists.
His scarlet optical lenses calmly scanned every scholar present, quickly analyzing their micro-expressions, postures, and interaction patterns, assessing their professional competence and thinking habits.
At the beginning of the exchange, both sides tacitly agreed to focus the first topic on mathematics.
The meeting was chaired by a venerable theoretical physicist, who smiled and began, "Magos Osiris, mathematics is the universal language of the cosmos, the cornerstone for describing all natural laws and technological principles.
We believe that starting with mathematics will be the best way for us to understand each other's academic foundations and ways of thinking."
Osiris' mechanical head nodded slightly, and his synthesized voice responded steadily, "Agreed. Logic and mathematics are the only reliable frameworks for constructing reality and knowledge."
The exchange quickly entered a substantive phase.
The Federation scientists first showcased some cutting-edge mathematical tools widely used in their advanced physics and engineering, including high-order tensor analysis for describing complex spacetime curvature, specific operator theories for simulating quantum superposition and entanglement, and nonlinear dynamic models for optimizing Warp field calculations.
Their presentation was clear and rigorous, fully demonstrating the Federation' deep accumulation in applied mathematics.
Osiris listened quietly, his optical lenses following the rapidly changing formulas and models on the holographic projection.
When the Federation scientists finished their presentation, expecting his response, he did not directly comment on their content. Instead, he manipulated one of his nimble mechanical tentacles and connected it to the conference room's projection system.
Instantly, a mathematical system with a distinct structure, an older and more complex symbol system, yet containing a certain cold beauty, was displayed before everyone.
"This is a simplified form of a system of partial differential equations used to describe the interference between Warp disturbances and reality's structure," Osiris' synthesized voice began to explain without inflection, "It introduces imaginary dimensional variables, which might be considered 'meaningless' or 'divergent' in your mathematical system, to quantify the 'pressure' and 'folds' caused by Warp energy on the real universe."
The mathematical tools he presented focused on handling discontinuity, high-dimensional interference, and the weakening of causality, which contrasted sharply with the Federation' mathematical system based on smooth spacetime and strict causality.
Some of his methods for dealing with infinite concepts, and the introduction of 'observer's will' as a variable into equations, made the Federation mathematicians present frown and fall into deep thought.
"This... this violates the basic premise of the Cauchy-Riemann equations!" a young mathematician couldn't help but exclaim.
"It's not a violation," Osiris calmly corrected, "but a difference in applicable scope. Your mathematics is based on a relatively 'stable' and 'continuous' cosmic model.
My mathematical tools, in part, are designed to describe a dimensional space that is essentially 'fluid,' 'chaotic,' and interacts with consciousness."
Then, he presented another mathematical tool, used to calculate the distribution and decay models of matter and energy across multiple dimensions under extreme conditions.
Its computational complexity was extremely high, but its structure was exquisitely designed, demonstrating its powerful capability in handling extreme physical phenomena.
There was a brief silence in the conference room, with only the faint sounds of the strange formulas circulating in the holographic projection.
The relaxed expressions on the faces of the Federation scientists disappeared, replaced by gravity and intense focus.
The mathematics Osiris displayed was not inferior to the Federation'; rather, it had taken a completely different path—a path developed to understand and control a more dangerous, chaotic universe, full of pragmatism and even a slightly 'violent' color.
The old physicist chairing the meeting took a deep breath, pushed up his glasses, his eyes filled with unprecedented excitement and a desire for challenge: "A... astonishing system.
Magos, could you elaborate on the physical meaning of introducing this 'observation anchor point' variable?
This seems to touch the boundaries of our fundamental understanding of quantum mechanics..."
The exchange in the field of mathematics successfully tore open a corner of the two civilizations' technological icebergs.
The Federation scientists saw a powerful and strange mathematical world built upon a different cosmic cognition; and Osiris, through the rigor and elegance of Federation mathematics, confirmed the solid foundation upon which their technological system was built.
This silent contest and mutual verification set a tense yet mutually respectful tone for subsequent, more specific technical exchanges. Both sides realized that the other possessed a key to another 'reality.'
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The mathematical exchange lasted for several days.
The progress of this cross-dimensional intellectual collision was smoother and more efficient than both sides initially expected.
The fundamental reason was that the two civilizations could, in a sense, be called "of the same origin"—both stemmed from the sparks of wisdom of ancient Earth civilization, but at a decisive historical fork, they took completely different paths.
One embraced a path of rationality, exploration, and relative peace through an alliance, while the other plunged into an abyss of Warp dependence, eternal war, and religious-like technological worship.
This shared underlying logic allowed Osiris, with his powerful data processing capabilities, to quickly understand and analyze the complex mathematical theories put forth by Federation scholars, developed based on relativity and quantum mechanics, whether it was the complex metrics describing Warp bubbles or specific algorithms for quantum entanglement.
Conversely, after the initial shock and adaptation, Federation scholars, with their profound academic foundation and open minds, were gradually able to understand Osiris' mathematical tools—which were developed to cope with Warp chaos, reality distortion, and extreme energy environments, and emphasized practicality and forced convergence—after his clear and concise explanations.
Both sides seemed to be discussing the mysteries of the same universe using two different 'dialects'; although the accents were distinct, the core grammatical logic was mutually intelligible.