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hm_murdock:
Yes. Warp drive bends the rules of relativity to move the vessel at many factors of c.

Warp 1 is c

Warp 2 is c^2

Warp 3 is c^3

Warp 4 is c^4

et al

Paladin9:
actually the warp equation is more coplicated then "warp 1 = c^1  war[ 2 = c^3 etc".  Warp 1 is equal to c.  However warp 2 is about 10.4c and warp 3 is about 39c.  This is the TNG erea scale though.  The TOS erea(and probably ENT too) used a different scale.  Here is the equation for the TOS erea warp factor: WF=(v/c)^1/3.  This scale allows the warp scale to be infinate.  However the newer 24th century scale works so that warp 10 is infinate. Here is a good map of the warp scale:

 

Orethrius:
In case anyone is wondering, Paladin linked an image from Ex Astris Scientia's Treknology Area.

Refalm's original question remains though; while one could enter warp drive without the usage of the impulse drives - being in and of themselves separate defined entities - wouldn't a standing warp like this put undue strain on the Structural Integrity Field and Inertial Dampening Field (SIF/IDF respectively), possibly indirectly leading to partial collapse of the spaceframe?

EDIT: So I guess the better question would be, could one SAFELY enter warp without using the impulse drives?

[ July 17, 2004: Message edited by: Midnight Candidate ]

Paladin9:

quote:Originally posted by Midnight Candidate:
In case anyone is wondering, Paladin linked an image from Ex Astris Scientia's Treknology Area.
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Yes, I forgot to mention that the picture came from Ex Astris Scientia which is an awesome star trek site, even for the most hard core trekkie.

hm_murdock:
the chart is bunk, as it references "infinite velocity" :-D

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