Terms
Abbreviations
Standard
Units of measurement
Antihydrogen- this is the antimatter version of hydrogen. The charges on all of the protons and electrons are reversed, so a proton has a negative charge and the electron has a positive charge. This form of hydrogen does not occur naturally on Earth.
Core Breach- this highly dangerous situation occurs when the engine core has sustained complete, irreparable, of rapid damage to one or more parts of the warp propulsion system, such that the ship can no longer safely sustain matter/antimatter reactions. i.e. damage threatens the structural integrity field system around the core such that retention of the core becomes hazardous to the safety of the crew and the ship.
Deuterium- an isotope of hydrogen with a neutron. As opposed to normal hydrogen which has no neutrons.
Planck Scale- 3.9 x 10-33 cm.
Planck Time- the smallest measurable unit of time. 1.3 x 10-43 seconds.
Subspace- the alternate region of space that starships pass through while travelling at superluminal speeds.
Superluminal- faster than light speed.
ACB-Annular Confinement Beam
ARI- Antimatter Reactant Injector
CDP- Continuum Distortion Propulsion
DCAF- Dilithium Crystal Articulation Frame
M/ARA- Matter/Antimatter Reaction Assembly
M/ARC- Matter/Antimatter Reaction Chamber
MCS- Magnetic Constriction Segments
MRI- Matter Reactant Injector
OHD- Omnidirectional Holo Diode
PIS- Plasma Injection System
PTC- Power Transfer Conduits
PDT- Primary Deuterium Tankage
WFC- Warp Field Coils
WPS- Warp Propulsion System
C- Universal constant for the speed of light (equal to 3.0 x 108 m/sec)
Cochrane- measure of subspace field stress
Megajoule- measure of energy
Meter (m)- measure of distance
Meters per second (m/sec)- measure of velocity.
Nanosecond (ns)- measure of time (equal to one billionth of a second)
Warp Factor- measure
of warp velocity