Research Proposals

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Commander Teykier

 

I understand that much of my time will be dedicated to primary ship operations, and that the ship will have its own science projects that will take precedence. However, I have a few project along my own specialties of singularity physics and Giant Space Amoeba life cycles which might be furthered with moderate use of the Excalibur’s resources. I am thus providing for your approval proposed science projects.

 

Stellar Cartography has part of its standard mission the mapping of black holes. There are of course practical reasons why hazards to navigation ought to be mapped. In addition, there are scientific reasons for more detailed surveys of the the spin of various black holes. While the Alpha Quadrant holes are well mapped with details of mass and spin, the Gamma Quadrant holes are not thoroughly explored. Sensor allocations as the ship passes near holes, course alterations and perhaps reductions in speed to take measurements, probe releases, or shuttle excursions could vastly increase knowledge.

 

There are certain species of space amoeba who spend much of their life cycles within holes, and leave them only for breeding opportunity. Thus, these types of space amoeba are most commonly found near black holes or along shortest path routes between them. The pattern of GSA migrations are starting to be understood in Alpha Quad, but no surveys have been performed in Gamma. There are new scanning methods being developed to detect GSAs at long range, dependent on educated guesses on where they might be found. It is also not known if the Gamma Quad GSAs are similar or identical to Alpha species. Low priority use of standard sensors could begin a Gamma GSA survey. If unusual GSA are detected, new species identified, probes, course diversions or small craft excursions might be effective.

 

My paper ‘Self Generating Warp Fields’ suggests how GSAs absorb energy from the gravitic shears of black holes, how warp fields are generated by GSA, and how mechanical means might be used to duplicate the effect. While there are abundant skeptics, some proposal have been made as to designing small scientific probes or craft capable of two way penetration of event horizons. The work is currently in preliminary theory and simulation. The mathematics proposes interesting things, but engineering devices to duplicate the mathematics in the real world is difficult. In the short term, much computer time might be utilized running simulations. In the not too distant future, we may be ready to build devices to be thrown into deep gravity wells so that we might see if they might spark unusual gravitational and warp fields just before they are stretched to oblivion. The long term goal of survivable probes is very distant.

 

I would of course also be eager to assist in any other research being performed on board.

 

I understood that the Gamma Quad war is over, yet a fighter wing is stationed on board, and a marine contingent is expected. This does not seem logical.

 

Is the primary mission not scientific?

 

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