overlord@nmtvax.UUCP (12/29/85)
> > If I remember correctly, the transit time was 300 years. The Andromeda galaxy > > is about 2,000,000 light years away, giving an average speed of about 6660c. > > One cannot just plug these values into the Newtonian equation: > x = 1/2at^2 + vt + x0 when dealing with values of v -> c. I inferred > that the 300 years was the subjective time for the crew so this amount > of time cannot be used in the above equation. Who knows how long the > trip would appear to an observer on Earth. Regardless, this is a moot > topic since there aren't any equations for warp mathematics. > > Joe Barone, {allegra, decvax!brunix, linus, ccice5}!rayssd!m1b > Raytheon Co, Submarine Signal Div., Box 330, Portsmouth, RI 02871 What is this foolishness! Relativity being used in the Star Trek Universe? "Everyone" knows that the Enterprise moves faster than light and that the warp equation is: warp factor = (# of times faster than c) ^ (1/3) So 2,000,000 ly in 300 years would be 6666c or warp 18.8. In that show, I believe they left the galaxy at a speed of warp 14.1 so the actual travel time would be about: warp 14.1 => 2803c => 713 years but then again maybe they planned to accelerate later. (or maybe the script writers goofed again) Alan Kerr New Mexico Tech -- ...{convex,ucbvax,gatech,csu-cs,anl-mcs}!unmvax!nmtvax!overlord ...{purdue,cmc12}!lanl!nmtvax!overlord