And when pressed as to exactly how the Heisenberg compensators worked, the spokesman replied, "Very well, thank you."
----- Original Message ----- From: "ronaldheld" <ronaldh...@gmail.com> To: "Everything List" <everything-list@googlegroups.com> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 4:30 PM Subject: Re: Yablo, Quine and Carnap on ontology > > Bruno and others, here is how a Star Trek transporter work(taken from > Memory Alpha): > > A typical transport sequence began with a coordinate lock, during > which the destination was verified and programmed, via the targeting > scanners. Obtaining or maintaining a transporter lock enables the > transporter operator to know the subject's location, even in motion, > allowing the beaming process to start more quickly. This is an > essential safety precaution when a starship away team enters a > potentially dangerous situation that would require an emergency beam- > out. > > A transporter lock is usually maintained by tracing the homing signal > of a communicator or combadge. When there is a risk that such devices > would be lost in the field or are otherwise unavailable, personnel may > be implanted with a subcutaneous transponder before an away mission to > still provide a means to maintain a transporter lock. Alternatively, > sensors may be used to scan for the biosign or energy signature of a > subject, which can then be fed into the transporter's targeting > scanner for a lock. > > Next, the lifeform or object to be beamed was scanned on the quantum > level using a molecular imaging scanner. At this point, Heisenberg > compensators take into account the position and direction of all > subatomic particles composing the object or individual and create a > map of the physical structure being disassembled amounting to billions > of kiloquads of data. > > Simultaneously, the object is broken down into a stream of subatomic > particles, also called the matter stream. The matter stream is briefly > stored in a pattern buffer while the system compensates for Doppler > shift to the destination. > > The matter stream is then transmitted to its destination via a > subspace frequency. As with any type of transmission of energy or > radiation, scattering and degradation of the signal must be monitored > closely. The annular confinement beam (ACB) acts to maintain the > integrity of the information contained in the beam. Finally, the > initial process is reversed and the object or individual is > reassembled at the destination. > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
