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webtaz99
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 Sun Nov 16, 2003 12:41 am Next Generation episode "New Ground" / solitons |
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In this episode a soliton wave (of some sort) is used to let a ship "surf" at warp speed without warp engines. The wave gets out of control, and it "increases in frequency and amplitude".
Frequency and amplitude combined define a wave (or a single pulse like a soliton).
By definition, a soliton wave travels a long distance without distortion (it keeps its frequency and amplitude). That is exactly what makes them useful in communications.
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UberSphen
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Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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| Fri Dec 19, 2003 6:12 pm |
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Interesting...
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Captain CB
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| Sun Dec 28, 2003 8:30 am |
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they dont use soliton waves to comunnicate
they use subspace communications
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EnsignParis
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| Sun Dec 28, 2003 1:29 pm |
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He is talking about what real people use to communicate. He was just defining what a soliton wave is, and how they used it wrong in Star Trek.
It's all about the context in which things are placed my friend.
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