Difference between revisions of "Warp Drive"

From Traveller Wiki - Science-Fiction Adventure in the Far future
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(21 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
Warp drive (or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcubierre_drive Alcubierre Drive]) is an alternative interstellar propulsion mode to the [[Jump Drive]] that may be used for the universe setting.
+
[[File: Wiki Navy.png|right]]
 +
[[Warp Drive]]s are a class of NON-CANON alternative interstellar propulsion modes to the [[Jump Drive]] that may be used in ''Alternate Traveller Universe'' settings.
 +
* '''''Note''': The '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcubierre_drive Alcubierre Drive]''', (also known as an '''[[Albuquerque Drive]]'''), is a type of ''Warp Drive'' that is rumored to have been used by some very advanced races within [[Charted Space]], such as possibly the [[Ancients]] or another of the earlier [[Precursor]] races that they encountered)''.
 +
 
 +
 +
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 +
Quoted from Wikipedia :
 +
* "In 1994, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican Mexican] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physicist physicist] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Alcubierre Miguel Alcubierre]proposed a method of stretching space in a wave which would in theory cause the fabric of space ahead of a spacecraft to contract and the  space behind it to expand. The ship would ride this wave inside a region known as a ''warp bubble'' of flat space. Since the ship is not moving within this bubble,  but carried along as the region itself moves, conventional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity relativistic] effects such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_dilation time dilation] do not apply in the way they would in the case of a ship moving at high velocity through flat spacetime. Also, this method of travel does not actually involve moving faster than light in a local sense, since a light beam within the bubble would still always move faster than the ship; it is only "faster than light" in the sense that, thanks to the contraction of the space in front of it, the ship could reach its destination faster than a light beam restricted to travelling outside the warp bubble. Thus, the Alcubierre drive does not contradict the conventional claim that relativity forbids a slower-than-light object to accelerate to faster-than-light speeds."
  
−
----
+
Warp drive is based on the altering the laws of physics around the ship.
−
Please refer to the following [[AAB]] library data for more information:
 
−
* [[Starship]]
 
−
** [[NAFAL]]
 
−
** [[FTL]]
 
−
*** [[Battle Tender]] (Carrier)
 
−
*** [[Jump Conveyor]]
 
−
* [[Jump Drive]]
 
−
** [[Alternative Interstellar Drive Technologies]]
 
−
*** [[Hop Drive]]
 
−
*** [[Hyperspace Drive]]
 
−
*** [[Stutterdrive]]
 
−
*** [[Teleport Drive]]
 
−
*** [[Warp Drive]]
 
−
** [[Jump Bridge]]
 
−
** [[Jump Damper]]
 
−
** [[Jump Dimming]]
 
−
** [[Jump Drive History]]
 
−
** Jump Drive Key Resources
 
−
*** [[Lanthanum]]
 
−
*** [[Zuchai Crystal]]
 
−
** [[Jump Projector]]
 
−
** [[Jump Space]]
 
  
−
Quoted from Wikipedia :
+
=== FTL Drive Specifications ===
−
In 1994, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican Mexican] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physicist physicist] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Alcubierre Miguel Alcubierre]
+
:{| class="wikitable sortable"
−
proposed a method of stretching space in a wave which would in theory cause the fabric of space ahead of a spacecraft to contract and the
+
|+ FTL Drive Specifications ([[Starship]] Propulsion)
−
space behind it to expand. The ship would ride this wave inside a region known as a ''warp bubble'' of flat space. Since the ship is not moving within this bubble,
+
! Category
−
but carried along as the region itself moves, conventional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity relativistic] effects such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_dilation time dilation]
+
! Specifications
−
do not apply in the way they would in the case of a ship moving at high velocity through flat spacetime. Also, this method of travel does not
+
! Remarks
−
actually involve moving faster than light in a local sense, since a light beam within the bubble would still always move faster than the
+
|- valign="top"
−
ship; it is only "faster than light" in the sense that, thanks to the contraction of the space in front of it, the ship could reach its
+
| Name
−
destination faster than a light beam restricted to travelling outside the warp bubble. Thus, the Alcubierre drive does not contradict the
+
| TBD
−
conventional claim that relativity forbids a slower-than-light object to accelerate to faster-than-light speeds.
+
| TBD
−
Warp drive is based on the altering the laws of physics around the ship.
+
|- valign="top"
 +
| Drive Type
 +
| TBD
 +
| TBD
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| Velocity
 +
| TBD
 +
| TBD
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| Duration
 +
| TBD
 +
| TBD
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| Hazards
 +
| TBD
 +
| TBD
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| Physical<br> Constraints
 +
| TBD
 +
| TBD
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| Geometry
 +
| TBD
 +
| TBD
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| Levels
 +
| TBD
 +
| TBD
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| Entry
 +
| TBD
 +
| TBD
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| Exit
 +
| TBD
 +
| TBD
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| Fuel
 +
| TBD
 +
| TBD
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| Resource<br> Requirements
 +
| TBD
 +
| TBD
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| Inventor
 +
| TBD
 +
| TBD
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| Characteristics
 +
| TBD
 +
| TBD
 +
|-
 +
|}
  
−
== Description (Specifications) ==
+
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
No information yet available.  
 
No information yet available.  
  
−
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
+
<br>
−
No information yet available.
+
-----
 +
-----
 +
== Library Data Referral Tree ==
 +
Please refer to the following [[AAB]] [[Library Data]] for more information:
 +
 
 +
<br>
 +
'''[[Starship]]s:''' <br>
 +
 
 +
-----
 +
-----
 +
{{hidden
 +
  |header = Speed-of-Travel
 +
  |ta1 = left
 +
  |headercss =
 +
  |content =
 +
{{:Referral-Tree-Speed-of-Travel}}
 +
  |contentcss =
 +
  |ta2 = left
 +
}}
 +
-----
 +
{{hidden
 +
  |header = Impulse-Drives
 +
  |ta1 = left
 +
  |headercss =
 +
  |content =
 +
{{:Referral-Tree-Impulse-Drives}}
 +
  |contentcss =
 +
  |ta2 = left
 +
}}
 +
-----
 +
{{hidden
 +
  |header = Interstellar-Drives (Advanced)
 +
  |ta1 = left
 +
  |headercss =  
 +
  |content =
 +
{{:Referral-Tree-Interstellar-Drives (Advanced)}}
 +
:* '''[[Alternative FTL Drive]]'''
 +
::» ''[[Hyperspace Drive]]''
 +
::» ''[[Keyhole Drive]]''
 +
::» ''[[Stutterdrive]]''
 +
::» ''[[Teleport Drive]]''
 +
::» ''[[Warp Drive]]''
 +
  |contentcss =  
 +
  |ta2 = left
 +
}}
 +
-----
 +
-----
  
−
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
+
== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 +
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Detail}}
 
{{Detail}}
−
{{Stub}}
+
{{Sources
−
{{Source}}
+
|S1= [[TBD]]
 +
}}
  
  
−
[[Category:Technology]]
+
[[Category: Ship Equipment]]
−
[[Category:Library]]
+
{{LE|Drive|Good|Propulsion|Technology}}
−
[[Category:Non-canon]]
+
{{LEN|}}
−
{{LEN}}
 

Latest revision as of 17:06, 27 March 2025

Wiki Navy.png

Warp Drives are a class of NON-CANON alternative interstellar propulsion modes to the Jump Drive that may be used in Alternate Traveller Universe settings.


Description (Specifications)[edit]

Quoted from Wikipedia :

  • "In 1994, the Mexican physicist Miguel Alcubierreproposed a method of stretching space in a wave which would in theory cause the fabric of space ahead of a spacecraft to contract and the space behind it to expand. The ship would ride this wave inside a region known as a warp bubble of flat space. Since the ship is not moving within this bubble, but carried along as the region itself moves, conventional relativistic effects such as time dilation do not apply in the way they would in the case of a ship moving at high velocity through flat spacetime. Also, this method of travel does not actually involve moving faster than light in a local sense, since a light beam within the bubble would still always move faster than the ship; it is only "faster than light" in the sense that, thanks to the contraction of the space in front of it, the ship could reach its destination faster than a light beam restricted to travelling outside the warp bubble. Thus, the Alcubierre drive does not contradict the conventional claim that relativity forbids a slower-than-light object to accelerate to faster-than-light speeds."

Warp drive is based on the altering the laws of physics around the ship.

FTL Drive Specifications[edit]

FTL Drive Specifications (Starship Propulsion)
Category Specifications Remarks
Name TBD TBD
Drive Type TBD TBD
Velocity TBD TBD
Duration TBD TBD
Hazards TBD TBD
Physical
Constraints 		TBD TBD
Geometry TBD TBD
Levels TBD TBD
Entry TBD TBD
Exit TBD TBD
Fuel TBD TBD
Resource
Requirements 		TBD TBD
Inventor TBD TBD
Characteristics TBD TBD

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

No information yet available.


Library Data Referral Tree[edit]

Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:


Starships:

Speed-of-Travel
  • NAFAL (STL) - (Not As Fast As Light) / (Slower Than Light)
  • Light Speed (c)
  • FTL - (Faster Than Light) - "Superluminal"
» Imperial Standard Astronomical Unit
» Solomani Parsec
» Vilani Parsec ("Deshi")
» Imperial Standard Parsec
Impulse-Drives
(Field Drives / Propellantless Drives)
Interstellar-Drives (Advanced)
  • Conjectural Drives
  • "Inertialess Drives":
» Inertialess Drive ("IM -Drive")
» Triplanetary Drive ("IT -Drive")
» Hyperspace Drive
» Keyhole Drive
» Stutterdrive
» Teleport Drive
» Warp Drive

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

62px-Information icon.svg.png This article is missing content for one or more detailed sections. Additional details are required to complete the article. You can help the Traveller Wiki by expanding it.
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
Retrieved from "http://wiki.travellerrpg.com/index.php?title=Warp_Drive&oldid=912324"