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This article has been tagged since January 2006. A warp core is a fictional form of reactor used in the Star Trek universe. It supplies power via a Matter Antimatter reaction, which gives sufficiant energy to power a warp drive and travel faster than light. It is also a serious possibility about how to produce sufficient energy in real Faster than Light Drives. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the warp drive is a form of faster-than-light (FTL) propulsion. ...
Reactor may relate to the folowing: A chemical reactor: a device for containing and controlling a chemical reaction. ...
Star Trek collectively refers to a science-fiction franchise spanning six unique television series, 726 episodes and ten feature films in addition to hundreds of novels, computer and video games, fan stories and other works of fiction all set within the same fictional universe created by Gene Roddenberry in the...
Matter is commonly defined as the substance of which physical objects are composed. ...
Antimatter or contra-terrene matter is matter that is composed of the antiparticles of those that constitute normal matter. ...
In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the warp drive is a form of faster-than-light (FTL) propulsion. ...
Faster-than-light (also superluminal or FTL) communications and travel are staples of the science fiction genre. ...
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Based, allegedly, on Einstein's Theory of Relativity (E = mc²), the inventor of the warpcore Zefram Cochrane used the immense power given off in a matter/anti-matter reaction to give energy (E), which he could use to move a mass (M) at faster than the speed of light (c), facilitating interstellar travel. Wikisource has original text related to this article: Relativity: The Special and General Theory Albert Einsteins theory of relativity, or simply relativity, refers specifically to two theories: special relativity and general relativity. ...
Zefram Cochrane is a fictional character from the Star Trek universe who invented warp drive in 2063, bringing faster-than-light travel (FTL) technology to humanity; although technology to travel faster than light was developed independently by other races before and since, it is Cochranes contributions alone which are...
The interstellar medium (or ISM) is a term used in astronomy to describe the rarefied gas and dust that exists between the stars (or their immediate circumstellar environment) within a galaxy. ...
Early variations of the warp engine, or Warp Drive could only move at just faster than light, but eventually by the time of Star Trek: Enterprise the engine could travel at warp factor 5. In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the warp drive is a form of faster-than-light (FTL) propulsion. ...
The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ...
The warp is the set of lengthwise threads attached to a loom before weaving begins. ...
By the mid 24th century the Enterprise D could travel at 'warp 9.8' at extreme risk, while normal maximum operating speed was 'warp 9.6' and maximum rated cruise was 'warp 9.2' and later Starship Voyager could manage warp 9.975. Warp 10, which is at the top of the TNG era warp scale, represents infinity. This "Warp 10 Barrier" is actually infinite speed, which is unattainable, except in a single episode of Voyager where a shuttle managed to go infinite speed, however improbable this may be, so many writers tend to ignore this episode USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) (commissioned 2363) is the name of the Galaxy class Federation starship that is the principal setting of the series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the film Star Trek: Generations. ...
The USS Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid class starship The USS Voyager (NCC-74656) is an Intrepid class starship in the Star Trek fictional universe and was the primary setting of the television program Star Trek: Voyager. ...
The alternate future depicted in All Good Things... shows Federation vessels capable of doing warp 13 when Captain Riker, commanding what looks like the Enterprise D with a third warp nacelle, uses this extra turn of speed to rescue the crew of the USS Pasteur. However this episode ignores the fact that the Enterprise D was destroyed in Star Trek: Generations, so the two universes may diverge further than previously expected. All Good Things. ...
USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) (commissioned 2363) is the name of the Galaxy class Federation starship that is the principal setting of the series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the film Star Trek: Generations. ...
Star Trek: Generations (Paramount Pictures, 1994, see also 1994 in film) is the seventh feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ...
Mechanics Although this is, so far, so much technobabble this is how the franchise has described the warpcore. It produces energy via a matter/anti-matter reaction, which is regulated by magnetic constrictors and Dilithium crystals. The energy is directed via the warp nacelles and creates a field. Technobabble (a portmanteau of technology and babble) is a form of prose using jargon, buzzwords and highly esoteric language to give an impression of plausibility through mystification and misdirection. ...
Dilithium is a fictional crystalline mineral in the universe of Star Trek. ...
The Warp Nacelles then somehow create a warp bubble (also known in Star Trek as a warp field) which then allows the ship to move. Because of the use of a warp bubble it avoids Einsteins rule that the closer you get to the speed of light, the slower you actually travel...but in a bubble you can travel at a slower speed (say 100km per hour), but actually travel much further (say 200km in 1 hour) without breaking the light speed barrier. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Alcubierre metric. ...
A matter/anti matter reaction would provide large amounts of energy, which is essential for any form of faster than light drive. Romulan warp cores utilize an artificial quantum singularity to generate the needed energy for warp drive. Faster-than-light (also superluminal or FTL) communications and travel are staples of the science fiction genre. ...
The Romulans, a fictional race in the Star Trek universe, are descended from Vulcans and are characterized as being passionate, cunning, and opportunistic. ...
A black hole is a concentration of mass great enough that the force of gravity prevents anything past its event horizon from escaping it except through quantum tunnelling behaviour (known as Hawking Radiation). ...
Use The Warpcore is essential for lightspeed travel. In the Star Trek series the development of a warpcore by an alien civilization signifies that it is deemed ready for first contact, and in case the ship needs to be destroyed the warpcore can become a powerful bomb. Star Trek collectively refers to a science-fiction franchise spanning six unique television series, 726 episodes and ten feature films in addition to hundreds of novels, computer and video games, fan stories and other works of fiction all set within the same fictional universe created by Gene Roddenberry in the...
The word civilization (or civilisation) has a variety of meanings related to human society. ...
First contact is a term used to describe a first meeting of two previously unknown cultures. ...
The USS Enterprise NCC-1701 after the Auto Destruct was used. ...
Massive ordinance air-burst bomb. ...
Notable Star Trek events involving warpcores In Star Trek chronological order; Star Trek collectively refers to a science-fiction franchise spanning six unique television series, 726 episodes and ten feature films in addition to hundreds of novels, computer and video games, fan stories and other works of fiction all set within the same fictional universe created by Gene Roddenberry in the...
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. Star Trek: First Contact (Paramount Pictures, 1996; see also 1996 in film), is the eighth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ...
In the science fiction series, Star Trek, the Phoenix was the first man-made spacecraft to travel beyond the speed of light. ...
Vulcans are a humanoid species in the fictional Star Trek universe who reside on the planet Vulcan and are noted for their attempt to live by reason and logic, with no interference from emotion. ...
First contact can refer to: an astronomical phenomenon - see first contact (astronomy) the first meeting of members of two different civilisations - see First contact (anthropology) a theme of science fiction literature - see First contact (science fiction) an episode from the fourth season of Star Trek: The Next Generation dealing with...
The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) is a Sovereign class starship in the Star Trek fictional universe. ...
Data, played by Brent Spiner, is a character in the Star Trek fictional universe. ...
Encounter at Farpoint was the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. ...
The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ...
Star Trek: Insurrection (Paramount Pictures, 1998) is the ninth Star Trek feature film. ...
The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) is a Sovereign class starship in the Star Trek fictional universe. ...
Screenshot (from SSCX Star Warzone). ...
See also In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the warp drive is a form of faster-than-light (FTL) propulsion. ...
In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the warp drive is a form of faster-than-light (FTL) propulsion. ...
Faster-than-light (also superluminal or FTL) communications and travel are staples of the science fiction genre. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Alcubierre metric. ...
A display of the famous equation on Taipei 101 during the event of the World Year of Physics 2005. ...
Exotic matter is a hypothetical concept of particle physics. ...
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