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| − | '''Gravimetric shear''', also known as "'''grav shear'''" or "'''spatial turbulence''' |
+ | '''Gravimetric shear''', also known as "'''grav shear'''" or "'''spatial turbulence'''", is a type of [[gravimetric distortion]] and a [[shear force]] commonly associated with certain astronomical phenomena such as [[stellar cluster]]s and [[neutronic storm]]s, that can pose a threat to [[starship]]s. Shear is caused by localized, extreme differences in the [[gravitational coefficient]] that produces great stress on [[matter]] that crosses the point of localized difference. |
{{EnterpriseNX}} encountered severe grav shear in [[2152]] when it passed through a [[class 5 storm|class five]] [[neutronic storm]]. ({{ENT|The Catwalk}}) |
{{EnterpriseNX}} encountered severe grav shear in [[2152]] when it passed through a [[class 5 storm|class five]] [[neutronic storm]]. ({{ENT|The Catwalk}}) |
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In [[2375]], a [[Class 2 shuttlecraft]] from the {{USS|Voyager}} was caught in the gravimetric shear from a [[proto-nebula]], necessitating the [[evacuation]] of those aboard. ({{VOY|Drone}}) |
In [[2375]], a [[Class 2 shuttlecraft]] from the {{USS|Voyager}} was caught in the gravimetric shear from a [[proto-nebula]], necessitating the [[evacuation]] of those aboard. ({{VOY|Drone}}) |
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+ | Later that [[year]], ''Voyager'' experienced heavy gravimetric shear from a [[subspace sinkhole]] that had earlier swallowed one of its [[shuttlecraft]]. ({{VOY|Gravity}}) |
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| + | {{bginfo|In the first draft [[script]] of {{ENT|Fusion}} (which had the [[working title]] "Equilibrium"), indications of gravimetric shear (as well as a few pockets of [[turbulence]]) were detected by ''Enterprise'' as existing in the [[Arachnid Nebula]], while the ship prepared to head into the [[nebula]]. When Captain [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]] asked [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed|Reed]] if the vessel could avoid them, Reed replied, "''Gravimetric shear is notoriously unpredictable,''" which Archer wasn't the answer he had been hoping for.}} |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 19:03, 9 May 2018
Gravimetric shear, also known as "grav shear" or "spatial turbulence", is a type of gravimetric distortion and a shear force commonly associated with certain astronomical phenomena such as stellar clusters and neutronic storms, that can pose a threat to starships. Shear is caused by localized, extreme differences in the gravitational coefficient that produces great stress on matter that crosses the point of localized difference.
Enterprise NX-01 encountered severe grav shear in 2152 when it passed through a class five neutronic storm. (ENT: "The Catwalk")
Protostar clusters, such as the Argolis Cluster, are generally regarded as impassible to spacecraft due to their intense gravimetric shear. In 2374, Captain Benjamin Sisko planned an attack on a Dominion sensor array through the Argolis Cluster. He was confident that Jadzia Dax, having studied protostar clusters, would be able to navigate the USS Defiant around the gravimetric shear. (DS9: "Behind the Lines")
In 2375, a Class 2 shuttlecraft from the USS Voyager was caught in the gravimetric shear from a proto-nebula, necessitating the evacuation of those aboard. (VOY: "Drone")
Later that year, Voyager experienced heavy gravimetric shear from a subspace sinkhole that had earlier swallowed one of its shuttlecraft. (VOY: "Gravity")
See also
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| beam • discharge • distortion • disturbance • eddy • energy • field • fluctuation • flux • force • gradient • interference • microprobe • radiation • scanner • sensor • shear • torpedo • wave |