As you observed, it's similar enough to Stutterwarp that it might not be
worth breaking out into a separate category. Stutterwarp functioned,
within the bounds of creativity, just about like ST's warp drive, in that
you were travelling FTL while remaining in and seeing the normal universe.
In terms of to know, or to think we know, or might know if this is true or
not true...that is the self-posing question.
> "Your real point, I think, is that if real, this subverts the normal SF
> division of drives into normal space vs. hyperspace drives, and says that
> your normal space drive IS a hyper space drive."
> That's exactly my point. This raises the possibility that pretty much
> everything we think we "know" about the separation of normal and
> hyper/jump space propulsion is wrong. However, faster than light travel
> will probably still require a large amount of energy (and the capacitors
> to handle that energy), so it might be a significant amount of time before
> the equivalent of Captain Kirk is zipping back and forth through space.
> In Traveller terms, it could be that this is an alternative means of
> propulsion, but isn't nearly as efficient/cost effective as HEPLaR + jump
> drive.Â
worth breaking out into a separate category. Stutterwarp functioned,
within the bounds of creativity, just about like ST's warp drive, in that
you were travelling FTL while remaining in and seeing the normal universe.
In terms of to know, or to think we know, or might know if this is true or
not true...that is the self-posing question.
> "Your real point, I think, is that if real, this subverts the normal SF
> division of drives into normal space vs. hyperspace drives, and says that
> your normal space drive IS a hyper space drive."
> That's exactly my point. This raises the possibility that pretty much
> everything we think we "know" about the separation of normal and
> hyper/jump space propulsion is wrong. However, faster than light travel
> will probably still require a large amount of energy (and the capacitors
> to handle that energy), so it might be a significant amount of time before
> the equivalent of Captain Kirk is zipping back and forth through space.
> In Traveller terms, it could be that this is an alternative means of
> propulsion, but isn't nearly as efficient/cost effective as HEPLaR + jump
> drive.Â