how does hyperdrive work

[Seastallion]

Actually, I was just trying to explain the difference between a Hyperdrive, and Warp drive. In either case, your dealing with highly complex energy fields that need constant 'supervision'. In the segment you posted, the same would be true for Warp drives... in fact especially so. Warp drive is more unstable, because it depends on field oscillation. Hyperdrive is a little more direct, but even so to change speed and direction with hyperspace, once your there, you will need to make subtle adjustments. That is all I was trying to express.

[_Owen_]

No I understood what you meant, and I apoligize for nitpicking. I was just kind of bored so I decided to nitpick.

Owen Macri

[Seastallion]

LOL That's ok. If we didn't nitpick at least a little this entire forum would be pointless, wouldn't it..? As long as our nitpicking is actually relevant to the topic, it's ok...

[_Owen_]

That is a good point, someone would post a theory, and even if it was violating a major law of physics, we did not post, then the forum would just be full of 1 post threads.

Owen Macri

[Seastallion]

That is a good point, someone would post a theory, and even if it was violating a major law of physics, we did not post, then the forum would just be full of 1 post threads.

Owen Macri

...and of course that would be incredibly boring... ugh!

[_Owen_]

This is much better.

Owen Macri

[Kull Worrior]

OK what about the attero device from Stargate Atlantis what would cause the ships to explode a fatal hiperdrive overload (i know fatal is an understatement), but still how could that have affected the hyperdrive? I heard what i believe was MaCay talk about a hyperspace or subspace static, but that goes into how each race have their own hyperspace "frequency", and now i know this whole thing goes off topic of the thread but still while were on the topic of how it affects things why did it make the stargate explode. thanks for any in site.

[escyos]

i think it is: the hyperdrive creates a window into subspace, the ship enters, subspace is smaller than regular space so distances are shorter and the effects of time dilation do not apply so ships can travel faster than light. being unnatural to subspace (in the same way, gravitons are believed to be) the ship would be pushed out of subspace without the ship having to do anything. essentially you just cut power and you drop out.

[Cmdr. Setsuna F. Seyei]

in mckay and mrs miller, sam tells Mrs. miller that she is traveling in subpace when she asks if subpace is really real. At that time they were in hyperspace so according to the show subspace and hyperspace are the same thing.

[lordofseas]

in mckay and mrs miller, sam tells Mrs. miller that she is traveling in subpace when she asks if subpace is really real. At that time they were in hyperspace so according to the show subspace and hyperspace are the same thing.

Hyperspace is subspace. However, I think the subspace is not hyperspace. Then again, I'm not a physicist.

[thekillman]

in mckay and mrs miller, sam tells Mrs. miller that she is traveling in subpace when she asks if subpace is really real. At that time they were in hyperspace so according to the show subspace and hyperspace are the same thing.

hyperspace is the tunnel through subspace.


a tunnel goes through a mountain. the mountain is subspace, the tunnel hyperspace. but if you're in hyperspace, then you are in subspace, but not the other way around nessecarily