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Subject: Re: What's a warp?
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Date: Wed, 24-Oct-84 15:26:56 EDT
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[It is pitch black.  You are likely to be eaten by a -- ]

	The (wf)^3 formula has long been recognized as a problem in 
reconciling interstellar distances with starship flight times.  Those
of us who purchased the Star Trek Map set awhile back, which included
the Star Fleet Navigation Manual (or some similar document) discovered
an interesting solution: the base formula is, indeed, (wf)^3, but the
actual equation is something like D*(wf)^3, where D is a factor 
dependent on the local density of matter in the region of space through
which ship is travelling.  This factor, in relatively dense space (such
as within spiral arms of the Galaxy, where there is a significant 
amount of interstellar dust and gas) reduces flight times to a reasonable
quantity.
-- 


						Mike Conley
						U.N.M., Albuquerque, NM


	"Think of it as evolution in action."