2006-09-07 02:51:04 · 6 answers · asked by dave_20385 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Assuming that you mean Quantum Singularity...
In science fiction, the term quantum singularity is used to refer to many different phenomena, which often approximately resemble a gravitational singularity in the scientific sense in that they are massive, localized distortions of space and time. The name invokes one of the most fundamental problems remaining in modern physics: the difficulty in merging Einstein's Theory of Relativity (which includes singularities within its models of black holes) and quantum mechanics. In fact, since singularities are infinitely small according to relativity, they are expected to be quantum mechanical by their nature; a theory of quantum gravity would be required to describe this behavior, and no such theory has yet been completed.
A quantum singularity is a phenomena of multiple varieties. One such variety appears in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Parallax". The singularity creates a mirror image and a temporal distortion. Voyager flies into the singularity after seeing an image of itself inside. To escape the crew uses a shuttle and fire a dekyon beam at an opening created upon entry.
Artificial quantum singularities are also used to power Romulan Warbirds. This is a minor plot point in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Timescape". As well, in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Visionary" the side effects from Quantum Singularities cause one character to begin shifting through time.
In the episode of Futurama, Love and Rocket, the term Quantum Singularity is used after Bender breaks-up with the Planet Express ship, who he only dated during this episode. The ship takes the break-up pretty hard and then threatens to fly into a giant quasar, thus "the power of 10 billion black holes will smush me and Bender together into a beautiful eternal quantum singularity." Bender gets the crew out of the situation by professing his love for the ship, albeit sarcastically, which distracts it long enough for Fry and Leela to disable the ship's logical processes and restore life support systems.
2006-09-07 03:00:15 · answer #1 · answered by KizzyB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is where all matter from all time is compressed down into an area so small it is one stage above non-exsistence in time and space, because time and space does not exist because it is all compressed within the singularity. So I'm talking really small, like over a million billion times smaller than an atom.
It how the universe exsisted before the big bang
2006-09-07 03:00:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Quantum Singularity is the point at which you sit down and watch all the other episodes of Star trek you've never seen before!
2006-09-07 02:59:19 · answer #3 · answered by i_b_moog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I remember didn't Star Trek use that term to describe a black hole?
2006-09-07 03:00:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a spelling mistake! me so funny...
2006-09-07 03:13:21 · answer #5 · answered by xanderstephenson 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you spelling that correctly?
or saying it correctly?
2006-09-07 02:58:20 · answer #6 · answered by anissia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋