.@mikamckinnon Stargates transmit inertia, but also hold discrete material objects in a buffer. How is the inertial energy buffered?
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@SwiftOnSecurity My favourite part about working with wormholes in fiction? There are SO MANY mathematical models to chose from!1 reply 7 retweets 72 likes -
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@SwiftOnSecurity Stargate uses Schwartzchild traversable wormholes. They're very precise on matter. The rules on velocity are squishier.6 replies 25 retweets 116 likes -
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@SwiftOnSecurity For bonus mathematical flexibility, Stargates are made of a fictional geological material. It's our version of Black Box.1 reply 2 retweets 49 likes -
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@mikamckinnon How does the Stargate universe handle Faster Than Light travel in a self-consistent way?7 replies 1 retweet 20 likes -
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@SwiftOnSecurity You can have causality, relativity, or faster-than-light travel. Pick 2.7 replies 50 retweets 159 likes -
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does this mean we’re stuck in the worst possible universe, the one with causality and relativity but no FTL?
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Best possible. Relativity/no-FTL is the ultimate limitation on centralized power.
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I.e there is fundamentally no such thing as, and there never can be, a "galactic empire".
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I'm cool with no galactic empires, but the thought of no interstellar civs is a very sad one to me
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It's pretty awesome if you choose to see it as lack of control & each voyage outward having its own independent future free of interference.
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