03-15-2017, 08:52 AM
http://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/4a13ee2483366
Wormhole Termini
The final sentence
Passage through the hole, even in a modern vessel, takes at least thirty-two days, so these stacked craft can have a long wait. In periods of heavy traffic the Transition region around such a small 'hole may hold hundreds, or thousands of vessels waiting to pass through.
probably should be followed by a mention of the amount of wait time involved rather than letting the reader figure it out: 1000x32 = 32,000 days = ~100 years. In other words, consider a flat-space trip instead of using the congested wormhole.
Actually, it isn't obvious to me to what extent several craft can be transiting a wormhole during that 32-day interval, but presumably a 100 year wait isn't impossible.
Wormhole Termini
The final sentence
Passage through the hole, even in a modern vessel, takes at least thirty-two days, so these stacked craft can have a long wait. In periods of heavy traffic the Transition region around such a small 'hole may hold hundreds, or thousands of vessels waiting to pass through.
probably should be followed by a mention of the amount of wait time involved rather than letting the reader figure it out: 1000x32 = 32,000 days = ~100 years. In other words, consider a flat-space trip instead of using the congested wormhole.
Actually, it isn't obvious to me to what extent several craft can be transiting a wormhole during that 32-day interval, but presumably a 100 year wait isn't impossible.
Selden