[TML] Noncanonical TU 3D.

[Jens Rydholm]

Jerry W Barrington wrote:
> On 1/9/08 4:04 PM, "Jens Rydholm" <jens.rydholm at bredband.net> wrote:
>> My rule stated that you need to jump to a significant gravity well.
>> After I finished writing, the idea evolved so that space is essentially
>> the surface of a sphere (in 4D), and the gravity wells point in towards
>> the center of the sphere. Jumpspace is using shortcuts between the
>> gravity wells.
>>
>> Do I make sense? I am very tired, and I must sleep now. But that was the
>> general idea. Feel free to require clarifications :-)
> 
> It makes sense, but...
> 
> The tiny scales of the gravity well and of the overall bending of space,
> compared to the humongous 4-sphere, are trivial.  They really wouldn't
> shorten the distance noticeably.
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Details, details ;-)

The explanation works well enough for gaming, since it explains why 
jumps need to end near a star without simply saying "because I said so". 
Good enough for me :-)

If pressed, I would say that the gravity wells pointing in towards the 
center of jump space are not simply the bending of normal space, but are 
the effects of a far stronger, currently unknown law of physics.

/ Jens 'Spacejens' Rydholm
   Karlstad, Sweden