Hello! Physics + science based fictional magic is interesting to me!

[QuantifiablyInvested]

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Hello! I joined because I am interested in how physics would intertwine with science based magical systems in books. I'm looking forward to learning a lot of new things and seeing how they would work with each other.

 

[fresh_42]

Hello and !

What are "science based magical systems"?

 

[QuantifiablyInvested]

Hello and !

What are "science based magical systems"?

Magic systems that allow you manipulate certain natural forces, and although they are manipulating them, is still very much a cause and affect in a scientific way. For example, people can't fly, but can instead adjust how gravity affects themselves.

There are swords in this world that can cut through "anything" but that force required is still affected by things such as friction, so (and no joke, this is a question that was asked) was of a thick enough piece of cheese could stop these blade, and the author responded saying that although the blades technically disintegrate what they touch, especially with thicker blades, a thick enough piece of cheese could stop them because of the friction applied on the blade after getting far enough in would be too much for whoever wielding the blade to overcome.

Another example (which is what brought me to this forum in the first place) is that some people can essentially use their body as a magnet to push or pull things directly away from/to them. They can also levitate in the air if skilled enough and with a sufficient anchor. That force is directly related to the people's weight and there is a heavy emphasis on action/reaction. For example if you try to push away an object that is heavier than you, you will instead be pushed back instead of the object moving. And scientific devices are created in world using that magic that make sense.

 

[berkeman]

Please be careful about posting "woo" at PF. We do allow some latitude in the SciFi forums, but AFAIK, things there need to still be based on science (not woo).

 

[berkeman]

As a reminder, the SciFi forum has rules that require discussing existing science. The SciFi Writing forum has more latitude, but still has boundaries:

In this forum, it is possible for writers to ask for help with science-fiction or fantasy stories. Since science-fiction is speculative in nature, some degree of speculation is allowed here. However:

There can be no speculation about the real world and about known science. Rather, all speculative theories must be about a world which is different (although similar) from our own. Writers must give some kind of indication in what way their world is different from our world.

Discussions of the internal workings of a fictional universe are allowed but any attempt to discuss speculative fiction ideas with regard to the real world is not. For example: discussing the pros/cons/handwavium of a fictional technology with regards to a plot is perfectly ok but asking how such technology could be built in the real world and what the ramifications would be is not. This is a grey area and mentors reserve the right to close a thread when they think it violates this rule.

Members are advised to particularly take care during the discusson of near-future and hard science fiction; ensure a clear distinction between real science and speculative fiction. Personal theories are strictly not allowed.

The global guidelines are still in effect. This applies in particular to the forbidden topic list: https://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=3929007&postcount=2 Any obvious crackpottery and links to crackpot sites will be deleted.

For those members interested in writing their story without member input, please use one of the two thread prefixes when creating your thread.