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| − | The '''speed of light''', also referred to as '''light speed''', or the ''' |
+ | The '''speed of light''', also referred to as '''light speed''', or the '''warp threshold''', is the velocity that [[light]] travels in a vacuum. This constant, usually denoted '''''c''''', is exactly 299,792,458 [[meter]]s/[[second]]. |
| − | The ''[[Phoenix]]'', piloted by [[Zefram Cochrane]], was [[Earth |
+ | The ''[[Phoenix]]'', piloted by [[Zefram Cochrane]], was [[Earth]]'s first [[starship|ship]] to travel faster than the speed of light. ({{film|8}}). |
==Background== |
==Background== |
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| − | According to the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]'' and ''[[The Making of Star Trek]]'', the speed of light is equivalent to the speed of [[ |
+ | According to the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]'' and ''[[The Making of Star Trek]]'', the speed of light is equivalent to the speed of [[warp factor|warp 1]] on the scales used by [[Starfleet]] in the [[23rd century|23rd]] and [[24th century|24th]] [[century|centuries]]. |
| − | Modern |
+ | Modern physics experiments have shown that the "phase velocity" of laser light can exceed c, and some observed phenomena in quantum mechanics also exceed c. However, practical applications of these experiments do not exist because it can be shown that no information or particles can by those means actually be transmitted faster than light. Other than the information cited to {{film|8}}, this information is not [[canon]], but is considered to come from a Memory Alpha permitted [[Memory Alpha:Canon policy|resource]]. |
==Faster-than-light technology== |
==Faster-than-light technology== |
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Revision as of 16:51, 7 June 2007
The speed of light, also referred to as light speed, or the warp threshold, is the velocity that light travels in a vacuum. This constant, usually denoted c, is exactly 299,792,458 meters/second.
The Phoenix, piloted by Zefram Cochrane, was Earth's first ship to travel faster than the speed of light. (Star Trek: First Contact).
Background
According to the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual and The Making of Star Trek, the speed of light is equivalent to the speed of warp 1 on the scales used by Starfleet in the 23rd and 24th centuries.
Modern physics experiments have shown that the "phase velocity" of laser light can exceed c, and some observed phenomena in quantum mechanics also exceed c. However, practical applications of these experiments do not exist because it can be shown that no information or particles can by those means actually be transmitted faster than light. Other than the information cited to Star Trek: First Contact, this information is not canon, but is considered to come from a Memory Alpha permitted resource.
Faster-than-light technology
Subspace communications
- See: Subspace communications
Propulsion
- See: Propulsion