In the
fictional universe of
Star Trek, the warp drive is a form of
faster-than-light (FTL) propulsion. It is generally portrayed as being capable of propelling spacecraft or other objects to many multiples of the
speed of light, while avoiding the problems associated with
time dilation. It is also featured in the
Stars! computer game, and in the
Starship Troopers universe, as well as the computer games
StarCraft, and
Eve Online and numerous television programs including
Red Dwarf. It is not generally capable of instantaneous travel between points at infinite speed, as has been suggested in other science fiction using theoretical technologies such as
hyperdrives,
jump drives, and
Infinite Improbability Drives. It is called FTL in the Titan novels. One difference between warp drive and hyperspace is that unlike hyperspace, the ship does not enter a different universe or a different dimension, it merely creates a small "bubble" of normal space time. Ships in warp can interact with objects in normal space.
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