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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mark Nguyen: [QB] No, that's not it at all. A ship's mass has nothing to do with it. But here's one way you can approximate it: the TNG TM should give the total amount (in m^3) of antimatter a Galaxy class ship should carry. The book also says that this amount of fuel is enough to power the ship for five years. Assume that the antimatter is used *only* for warp propulsion, and assume an exact five year period. Look up some physics books and determine how much energy is contained in a single atom of deuterium (and thus, anti-deuterium). Also determine the density of slush deuterium at whatever cryogenic temperature the store it at on the Enterprise. The rest figures itself out - you should be able to find the total amount of energy that would be released if you reacted ALL the antimatter on a GCS with the corresponding amount of matter. Divide this by all the seconds in five years, and you'll have the approximate amount of energy expended per unit time. In other words, the average power output of a GCS warp core cruising at its sustainable cruise velocity, assuming continuous operation. You could factor in a reasonable amount of time the ship would NOT be at warp for maintenance, etc. (say, 4-6 weeks per annum but this is off the top of my head) to gain a better approximation. Do the math. There's lots of it. :) Mark [/QB][/QUOTE]
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