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[[Image:Antimatterpod.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The main components of a warp drive.]] | [[Image:Antimatterpod.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The main components of a warp drive.]] | ||
Warp drive is the primary propulsion system used by most faster-than-light interstellar [[starship|spacecraft]]. | Warp drive is the primary propulsion system used by most faster-than-light interstellar [[starship|spacecraft]]. | ||
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[[Federation]] [[starships]] employ the controlled annihilation of [[matter]] ([[deuterium]]) and [[antimatter]] ([[antideuterium]]), regulated by [[Dilithium|dilithium crystals]]. This produces highly energetic [[plasma]], called electro-plasma, which is channeled by magnetic conduits through the [[Power Transfer Conduit|power transfer conduits]]. The warp plasma is funneled to [[Plasma injector|plasma injectors]] into a series of [[Warp Field Coils|warp field coils]] found in the [[Nacelle|nacelles]]. These coils generate a [[Warp Field|warp field]]. This warp field is a subspace bubble that envelops the starship, distorting the local space-time continuum and moving the starship at velocities that exceed the speed of light. These velocities are referred to as [[Warp Factor|warp factors]]. | [[Federation]] [[starships]] employ the controlled annihilation of [[matter]] ([[deuterium]]) and [[antimatter]] ([[antideuterium]]), regulated by [[Dilithium|dilithium crystals]]. This produces highly energetic [[plasma]], called electro-plasma, which is channeled by magnetic conduits through the [[Power Transfer Conduit|power transfer conduits]]. The warp plasma is funneled to [[Plasma injector|plasma injectors]] into a series of [[Warp Field Coils|warp field coils]] found in the [[Nacelle|nacelles]]. These coils generate a [[Warp Field|warp field]]. This warp field is a subspace bubble that envelops the starship, distorting the local space-time continuum and moving the starship at velocities that exceed the speed of light. These velocities are referred to as [[Warp Factor|warp factors]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:13, 13 September 2021
Warp drive is the primary propulsion system used by most faster-than-light interstellar spacecraft.
Federation starships employ the controlled annihilation of matter (deuterium) and antimatter (antideuterium), regulated by dilithium crystals. This produces highly energetic plasma, called electro-plasma, which is channeled by magnetic conduits through the power transfer conduits. The warp plasma is funneled to plasma injectors into a series of warp field coils found in the nacelles. These coils generate a warp field. This warp field is a subspace bubble that envelops the starship, distorting the local space-time continuum and moving the starship at velocities that exceed the speed of light. These velocities are referred to as warp factors.
