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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gurgeh: [QB] Darkstar: Nice research. [b]Quasi-Realistic Analysis of The Borg Space Problem:[/b] I think that in order to get a feel for the territories occupied by various parties it is important to realise that with 3 dimensional space there are huge numbers of possibe shapes, orientations and volumes. When planet-dwelling species, used to thinking in 2 dimensions, take to space, it becomes much harder to control territory (think of how much harder it is to corner something in 3d than in 2d), a point made by Iain Banks in his explanation of the Culture: [URL=http://www.phlebas.com/text/cultnote.html]http://www.phlebas.com/text/cultnote.html[/URL] . This situation makes the whole process of controlling territory prohibitively difficult (for our primitive minds). However, certain simplifications occur in galaxies like our own. [b]1.[/b] The Milky Way is approximately a disc (spiral to be more exact). This reduces the quantity of space governed in the z direction (if we take the z direction to be the axis of rotation of the disc in either cylindrical or cartesian coordinate systems) to mere light years, especially at the edges. I am unfortunately not familiar with exactly how the galactic quadrants are positioned in relation to the galaxy itself (perhaps someone could enlighten me?), so further analysis of this isn't possible at the moment. [b]2.[/b] Due to the disc-like nature of the galaxy, an inclination to expand along the plane of the disc might be most probable in space faring planet dwellers. These approximations may not apply to the Borg. In the case of the first point, position in the galaxy is important, as the galaxy has a substantially more spherical shape near the centre. In the case of the second point, it might not be correct to assume that the Borg collective would have the same perception of territory as other species, being an amalgam of other races. This is all providing the Borg [i]do[/i] actually maintain a territory (as per Timo's point about the possible nomadic nature of the Borg). If, however, these approximations [i]do[/i] apply to the Borg and they can be assumed to maintain a planar territory, it shouldn't be too difficult to find the position and shape of Borg territory if you have a few reference points and use Darkstar's data (and have a lot of time on your hands). This is my first serious Star Trek related post so if there's something obvious I've wrongly assumed don't take it personally and flame me. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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