It is larger near massive objects such as stars and black holes, as space is curved around such objects to an even greater extent. This variable, called Cochrane's factor and sometimes indicated by the Greek letter chi (X), can be as high as 1,500 in dense dust and gas clouds and as little as 1 in the intergalactic void. The classic WF 3×c = V formula (where WF 3 is the warp factor cubed and c is the speed of light, or about 300,000 kilometers per second) has often been used to determine faster-than-light velocities but it is obvious that this formula is insufficient if we consider that starships have visited the galactic center, approximately 30,000 light years distant (a trip which would take thirty years, even at warp factor ten, using this formula).Īs Zefram Cochrane pointed out in 2053, actual warp speeds relative to the speed of light may be calculated by multiplying the warp factor cubed by a variable that accounts for the curvature of space in a fourth dimension by the presence of mass subspace, a continuum in which a vessel under warp drive travels, is not curved in a fourth spatial dimension, and therefore offers a linear "short cut" between points in our galaxy. The 4 versions of Warp Drive technologies are Standard Warp (Enterprise/ Trek Original Series), TransWarp (Trek Movies), UltraWarp (Trek Next Generation/Deep Space 9/Voyage), and SlipStream (Voyage).Įxcerpt from the 1980 Bantam Books, Star Trek Maps by Jeff Maynard: The 3 eras are Enterprise/ Trek Original Series, Trek Movies, and Trek Next Generation/Deep Space 9/Voyage. This program calculates the Warp Factors, Distance of Travel and Time of Travel for 3 Eras of Star Trek and 4 versions of Warp Drive technology. The author and The Museum of HP Calculators therefore assume no responsibility and shall have no liability, consequential or otherwise, of any kind arising from the use of this program material or any part thereof. This program is supplied without representation or warranty of any kind. This program was written by Richard Garner.
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