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How Do Hyperfold and Normal Space Interact With Eachother?

DocTomoe

DocTomoe

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I've been talking in the IRC about hyperfold in relation to normal space. I have heard the explanation of virtual collision with objects due to their gravitational fields. However, what of ships with gravitic shields or gravity manipulation? How would such a limitation effect ships which plainly ignore gravity?

Also, I would like to know why 'Virtual Collisions' effect ships constructed from zesuaium, which can not be harmed by kinetic damage.

Also... nebula gas has negligible gravity to my understanding, so why would they impede on hyperfold fields?
 
More like, "Interact? Huh? What does that even mean?"

I think this is a question that no one really wants to answer.
 
Going to take a bash at answering.

Hyperspace is basically a corridor from one point to another. The calculations have to be precise or you wind up in a different location. Star Charts track the relative locations of astronomical bodies. A gravitic shields block normal attacks as they are designed for. But a bit of material that is drawn into the path of a ship in hyperspace is different. A normal bit of matter would be deflected away by use of standard deflector technology.

Gravitic shields and gravity manipulation would not be effective against an asteroid going several times the speed of light. The effect would be similar to a nuclear explosion, delivered to the hull.

Nebula gases vary in production of energy. Some produce low levels of radiation, while others produce light. Others are unstable, and a hyper-fold might set them off(one large field of boom). The effects are so various it is too difficult for a standard computer to accurately project the possible outcomes, so safety locks are incorporated to prevent a single ship from turning a nebula into a ball of fire, roasting crew and ship alike.

IMHO.
 
Gravitic shields are designed to prevent gravitational effects of all sorts, not just weapons.

As for material in the fold, the fold is an independent layer of dimensional space, nothing physically exists in the fold that exists in normal space, other than a gravitational shadow, thus the 'virtual collision' as it was explained to me... but gravitic shields nullify gravitational effects.

As for asteroids impacting at several thousand times the speed of light... warship shields and hulls are designed for such a thing. Additionally, Yamataian (and some SMX) ship armor can't be harmed by kinetic damage. But, asteroids do not exist in the fold, so it would not be an issue.

As for nebula themselves, yea, sure they may ignite, but what about non-combustible nebula? As for possible outcomes, ship computers in the SARP are insanely advanced, heck, PANTHEON can predict possible FUTURE EVENTS. The WARMS system can even warn you about a quantum event before it even happens, so I'm not quite satisfied with the calculation barrier.

Thank you for your effort though. ^^;
 
Subject: How Do Hyperfold and Normal Space Interact With Eachother?

DocTomoe said:
The WARMS system can even warn you about a quantum event before it even happens, so I'm not quite satisfied with the calculation barrier.

Thank you for your effort though. ^^;
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I am kinda of new and hate to burst anyone's bubble, but I believe that there should be a limit to this WARMS system regardless of relativities validity, FTL validity, and quantum physics validity because of the discovery of ultrashort pulses. This doesn't mean that there isn't a partial or practical solution to the problem. However, you do need to know what that solution is/are. Below are some articles about ultrashort pulses and Frequency Resolved Optical Gating. Note FROG is not the only solution; however, being from Georgia its the one I most familiar with. Infact, other types include SPIDER.

Wikipedia articles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrashort_pulse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno%27s_paradoxes


About FROG:**
http://www.physics.gatech.edu/gcuo/Tuto ... orial.html
http://www.physics.gatech.edu/gcuo/Misc ... nsFROG.pdf


**please note their is a slight bias in these articles because they were written by a FROG co-inventor. However, there are much better than their wikipedia compatriots
 
Still waiting for some definitive response about this virtual collision whatnot and my other unaddressed issues.
 
I think a collision involving zesuaium would be a matter of one bumping another to the side instead of actually damaging the ship. It still transfers shock and everyone inside would be affected. And not everything on the ship is made of zesuaium and the other components would be more rigid and get shorn through.
 
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