Warp Drive Theory
by Anthony Keen
The warp drive systems on all ships is essentially the same, it contains three major components: The Reaction Chamber, Power Transfer Conduits and the Warp Nacelles. Energy provided by these systems also provides power for secondary systems, such as shields and the computer core.
The Matter/Antimatter Reaction Assembly (M/ARA), also known inaccurately as the Warp Core, consists of four major systems, Reaction Injectors, Magnetic Constriction Segments, the Chamber and the Power Transfer Conduits.
Modern Federation warp engines are fuelled by the reaction of deuterium and antideuterium, mediated through an assembly of dilithium crystals, which are nonreactive with antimatter when subjected to high-frequency electromagnetic fields. This reaction produces highly energetic plasma, called electro-plasma, which is channelled by magnetic conduits through the electro-plasma system (EPS). The warp plasma is funnelled to plasma injectors into a series of field coils, usually located in remote warp nacelles, which generate the desired warp field.
