The more something is broken down, the more energy it takes, so we usually only go down to the molecular level, or even higher than that. My brother and I specialize in transmuting plants, and the lowest level we need to manipulate for that is the structure of the cells.
I'm not sure how changing one element into another works. It might involve splitting apart the nuclei, but if that's how it works then from what I've read there must be a major difference between the laws of physics in my world and in this world... I can ask somebody when we all go home, but I don't know if there would be a way to transmit that information to another universe.
The stories I've heard about the Philosopher's Stone say that it's able to help alchemists bypass the laws of equivalent exchange and conservation of matter. I've heard that there have been imitations made that helped to that end, but they were never as strong as the real thing was said to be.
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Date: 2009-04-21 09:14 pm (UTC)I'm not sure how changing one element into another works. It might involve splitting apart the nuclei, but if that's how it works then from what I've read there must be a major difference between the laws of physics in my world and in this world... I can ask somebody when we all go home, but I don't know if there would be a way to transmit that information to another universe.
The stories I've heard about the Philosopher's Stone say that it's able to help alchemists bypass the laws of equivalent exchange and conservation of matter. I've heard that there have been imitations made that helped to that end, but they were never as strong as the real thing was said to be.