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Singularities are occasionally used as weapons<ref>Gene Roddenberry's ''Andromeda''</ref> or power sources<ref>[[TNG]] "Timescape"</ref> in science fiction. ''[[Star Trek]]'' tends to refer to them as "quantum singularities". | Singularities are occasionally used as weapons<ref>Gene Roddenberry's ''Andromeda''</ref> or power sources<ref>[[TNG]] "Timescape"</ref> in science fiction. ''[[Star Trek]]'' tends to refer to them as "quantum singularities". | ||
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Romulan starships, including the [[D'deridex-class|''D'deridex''-class]] Warbird, use an artificial quantum singularity to power the ship. This means that Romulan starships don't experience the hazards of carrying [[antimatter]] fuel for a [[warp core]], but the quantum singularity would have safety issues of its own, since an uncontrolled singularity would consume a starship. Apparently some alien life forms use singularities as breeding grounds, and this can interfere with the operation of the Romulan power system.<ref>[[TNG]] "Timescape"</ref> | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:19, 12 June 2023
A gravitational singularity is a point in space where the force of gravity (as measured by the curvature of spacetime or the density of matter) becomes infinite. The typical example of a singularity is the point in space at the center of a black hole.
Singularities in Science Fiction
Singularities are occasionally used as weapons[1] or power sources[2] in science fiction. Star Trek tends to refer to them as "quantum singularities".
Romulan starships
Romulan starships, including the D'deridex-class Warbird, use an artificial quantum singularity to power the ship. This means that Romulan starships don't experience the hazards of carrying antimatter fuel for a warp core, but the quantum singularity would have safety issues of its own, since an uncontrolled singularity would consume a starship. Apparently some alien life forms use singularities as breeding grounds, and this can interfere with the operation of the Romulan power system.[3]