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You were the first to observe the Trisolaran fleet\u0027s trajectory, correct?"}, {"bbox": ["631", "1583", "752", "1664"], "text": "Let\u0027s get to work immediately!"}, {"bbox": ["149", "1009", "332", "1111"], "text": "Not bad, it\u0027s already wider than I imagined!"}, {"bbox": ["20", "3697", "267", "3808"], "text": "Astronomer Albert Green"}, {"bbox": ["52", "1816", "199", "1910"], "text": "First, I need to meet someone."}, {"bbox": ["122", "2277", "313", "2356"], "text": "A few hours later"}], "width": 900}, {"height": 2625, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/the-three-body-problem/251/1.webp", "translations": [{"bbox": ["630", "1802", "822", "1919"], "text": "The Trisolaran world determined Earth\u0027s location after receiving Earth\u0027s reply!"}, {"bbox": ["298", "1369", "523", "1509"], "text": "Are you so certain? But Earth has already communicated with the Trisolaran world. Wouldn\u0027t this communication be traceable?"}, {"bbox": ["615", "2138", "856", "2276"], "text": "This kind of low-frequency communication can only reveal the general direction of Earth and Trisolaris in the Milky Way, as well as the distance between them."}, {"bbox": ["60", "619", "230", "723"], "text": "If there are other observers in the universe besides Trisolaris..."}, {"bbox": ["383", "52", "605", "165"], "text": "I also studied astronomy, but not in depth. I\u0027m not familiar with the field anymore."}, {"bbox": ["686", "757", "836", "855"], "text": "Has Earth\u0027s location been exposed so far?"}, {"bbox": ["121", "86", "275", "190"], "text": "That\u0027s not important. What I want to discuss with you is unrelated to this."}, {"bbox": ["522", "178", "668", "266"], "text": "So, I\u0027d first like to ask a question."}, {"bbox": ["119", "2202", "229", "2265"], "text": "Impossible!"}, {"bbox": ["599", "1056", "727", "1132"], "text": "Of course not!"}], "width": 900}, {"height": 2625, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/the-three-body-problem/251/2.webp", "translations": [{"bbox": ["146", "1620", "391", "1763"], "text": "For a slightly more distant third-party observer, even if we directly communicate with them, we cannot determine each other\u0027s location."}, {"bbox": ["391", "1357", "630", "1499"], "text": "In fact, mutually determining locations through interactive communication is only possible between stars that are very close, like the Sun and Trisolaris."}, {"bbox": ["354", "338", "606", "457"], "text": "It only indicates that within this region of the Orion Arm of the Milky Way, there exist two civilized worlds 4.22 light-years apart."}, {"bbox": ["56", "183", "305", "300"], "text": "In other words, if there really is a third-party receiver, this is what they might know through these communications."}, {"bbox": ["84", "549", "287", "664"], "text": "For a third party, simply knowing the distance between Trisolaris and Earth is meaningless!"}, {"bbox": ["586", "752", "856", "867"], "text": "As long as Earth doesn\u0027t respond, it doesn\u0027t matter if Trisolaris knows how far Earth and the Moon are apart. The precise location of the Earth-Moon system remains unknown."}, {"bbox": ["606", "1949", "807", "2077"], "text": "Because indicating the location of a star to observers in the universe is far more complicated than you might think!"}, {"bbox": ["172", "2176", "339", "2294"], "text": "Let me give you an analogy: Imagine you\u0027re flying over the Sahara Desert."}, {"bbox": ["140", "987", "281", "1082"], "text": "Wouldn\u0027t the precise location be known?"}, {"bbox": ["475", "1698", "577", "1773"], "text": "Huh? Why?"}], "width": 900}, {"height": 750, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/the-three-body-problem/251/3.webp", "translations": [{"bbox": ["390", "449", "606", "587"], "text": "But could you determine the location of that grain of sand from the plane? I doubt you could even determine its distance."}, {"bbox": ["577", "245", "797", "363"], "text": "A grain of sand in the desert below shouts to you, \"I\u0027m here!\" and you hear it."}, {"bbox": ["61", "474", "177", "541"], "text": "Suppose you hear this shout!"}], "width": 900}, {"height": 1425, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/the-three-body-problem/251/4.webp", "translations": [{"bbox": ["109", "69", "309", "200"], "text": "The Milky Way has nearly two hundred billion stars; it\u0027s practically a desert of stars."}, {"bbox": ["575", "635", "821", "754"], "text": "So, with our current technological level, is there a way to pinpoint the location of a particular star in the universe?"}, {"bbox": ["609", "338", "770", "450"], "text": "Therefore, it\u0027s impossible to determine the location based on signals alone."}, {"bbox": ["368", "831", "476", "904"], "text": "I understand. That\u0027s right."}, {"bbox": ["350", "991", "422", "1041"], "text": "What?"}, {"bbox": ["531", "1262", "657", "1325"], "text": "Well..."}], "width": 900}, {"height": 1725, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/the-three-body-problem/251/5.webp", "translations": [{"bbox": ["517", "1317", "717", "1454"], "text": "Honestly, with humanity\u0027s current technological capabilities, it\u0027s quite difficult to pinpoint the location of a star in the distant universe."}, {"bbox": ["228", "785", "447", "918"], "text": "Simply put, it would involve making the star flicker, turning it into a shining beacon in the cosmos!"}, {"bbox": ["359", "1038", "527", "1125"], "text": "But this far exceeds current human technological capabilities."}, {"bbox": ["97", "518", "296", "632"], "text": "Such a star would not only emit high-frequency information but also become incredibly bright!"}, {"bbox": ["144", "1338", "290", "1423"], "text": "Oh, I\u0027m sorry, I didn\u0027t notice your premise."}, {"bbox": ["221", "254", "445", "380"], "text": "This frequency should reach or exceed the frequency of visible light, allowing it to"}, {"bbox": ["104", "72", "291", "182"], "text": "There\u0027s one way: transmit a locatable, extremely high-frequency electromagnetic wave towards the star!"}, {"bbox": ["554", "1573", "683", "1650"], "text": "Is there really no way at all?"}], "width": 900}, {"height": 1350, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/the-three-body-problem/251/6.webp", "translations": [{"bbox": ["619", "222", "806", "343"], "text": "But success doesn\u0027t depend on us, but rather on the high demands placed on the interpreter."}, {"bbox": ["628", "496", "788", "585"], "text": "The required technological level for interpretation far surpasses humanity\u0027s."}, {"bbox": ["236", "765", "383", "864"], "text": "Even, I think, beyond the Trisolaran civilization."}, {"bbox": ["89", "69", "233", "165"], "text": "However, if I had to say there is a way..."}, {"bbox": ["675", "777", "789", "850"], "text": "Please tell me about this method!"}], "width": 900}, {"height": 1275, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/the-three-body-problem/251/7.webp", "translations": [{"bbox": ["608", "162", "794", "288"], "text": "If you specify a spatial region in the Milky Way containing about a few dozen stars..."}, {"bbox": ["128", "41", "280", "144"], "text": "The relative positions between stars are important information."}, {"bbox": ["516", "860", "761", "1001"], "text": "Then the relative arrangement of these stars within this three-dimensional space is practically unique in the universe, like a fingerprint."}], "width": 900}, {"height": 1350, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/the-three-body-problem/251/8.webp", "translations": [{"bbox": ["487", "375", "678", "505"], "text": "If we send out the relative position information of the specified star and the surrounding stars!"}, {"bbox": ["93", "818", "284", "946"], "text": "The receiver can then compare it with a star chart to determine the star\u0027s location."}, {"bbox": ["153", "58", "311", "155"], "text": "I understand somewhat."}], "width": 900}, {"height": 2550, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/the-three-body-problem/251/9.webp", "translations": [{"bbox": ["543", "985", "744", "1117"], "text": "This model must contain all hundreds of billions of stars, accurately marking their relative positions."}, {"bbox": ["174", "2238", "348", "2354"], "text": "Find the space that matches the positional composition we sent and locate that star!"}, {"bbox": ["534", "1618", "723", "1755"], "text": "This way, after receiving the information we send, they can search through this vast database."}, {"bbox": ["629", "237", "823", "328"], "text": "Because the receiver needs a three-dimensional model of the entire Milky Way!"}, {"bbox": ["518", "130", "663", "215"], "text": "Yes, but it\u0027s not that simple."}], "width": 900}, {"height": 1364, "img_url": "snowmtl.ru/latest/the-three-body-problem/251/10.webp", "translations": [{"bbox": ["42", "75", "258", "190"], "text": "This is indeed not easy, equivalent to recording the relative position of every grain of sand in a desert."}, {"bbox": ["143", "442", "357", "578"], "text": "And it gets even harder! Unlike a desert, the Milky Way is in motion, and the positions of stars are constantly changing."}, {"bbox": ["71", "654", "293", "739"], "text": "The later the positional information is received, the greater the error caused by this positional change!"}, {"bbox": ["554", "728", "797", "845"], "text": "This requires that database to have the ability to predict the positional changes of all hundreds of billions of stars in the Milky Way."}, {"bbox": ["577", "955", "739", "1054"], "text": "Theoretically no problem, but putting it into practice, oh my..."}], "width": 900}]
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