08-26-2016, 10:02 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-26-2016, 10:20 AM by stevebowers.)
(08-26-2016, 08:29 AM)selden Wrote: http://orionsarm.com/eg-article/52290a7ea6a0bWe've oscillated back and forth on this question. Having a spherical configuration is the best option, but I'm not convinced it is the only one. An extended object should be able to pass through a spherical wormhole so long it has the correct diameter, but any material that extends beyond the mouth would be subject to extreme tidal forces.
Diademata, The
The statement
can attenuate its cross-section sufficiently to fit through a thirty-metre wormhole.
"doesn't work."
My understanding is that wormholes are spherical and a transiting spacecraft must not exceed the wormhole's dimensions in any direction, hence the popularity of "grapeships". The Diademata would have to compress itself into a 30-metre sphere, which wouldn't leave much of its passengers. Maybe it could fragment into tiny pieces similar to the components of a grapeship?
I think I'll change it to 'can change shape and separate into segments when necessary, allowing it to pass through a 30 metre wormhole'.
Edit; done.