Lightspeed Star Wars mystery

In VII they went through a force field because they were traveling FTL. As matter can't travel FTL they were probably in a different state.

That's as far as I can stretch movie reality.

 

Depends on what that other state of matter would be. They could merge and then divide with half of each ship bonded to half of the other producing two new ships, with likely unfortunate results for any humans on board.

But you can avoid the collision by just deeming that each ship has its own, slightly different, state and thus is in its own private hyperspace. If you wanted to throw missiles in you'd need to give them devices that seek and match the hyperspace of the target ship. If you do that please name the inventor "Bergenholm." TIA

 

SciFi is largely made up, so you can get away with anything if you're good enough writer.

Sadly, lots of people think they're good enough.

 

There is definite concern (in universe) with colliding with a star or planet. Star destroyers are a lot less massive than either of those. In the movies ships regularly jump to hyperspace in formation, so I think the risk of collision between ships must be very small or nonexistent.

Here's another perspective: While traveling through hyperspace the people on the ship walk around and talk just like they do in real space. So if I had to guess, I'd say that a collision in hyperspace would look a lot like a collision in real space. They might not even be going very fast, relative to each other.

Here is a discussion on another board about a similar topic: http://scifi.stackexchange.com/ques...eed-to-be-made-before-jumping-into-hyperspace

As per Borek, real world physics can't answer this sort of question. It's still fun to think about, though.

 

You'll need to ask the script writer about that one!

 

What ever you decide to do with the idea, just make sure it's reasonable. We know that it's fiction, but we don't need to have our noses rub in it. Help the reader believe what you are saying MIGHT happen some day.

 

That's where you earn your money as a writer. Do different scenarios and see which one sounds the best.

 

HyperCollision: The Fan Fiction.

 

No prob. I've been reading sci fi since 1962. The only thing that stops me from writing is that I would suck at it.

 

I've written no end of papers, but none of them will ever be published*. At least I hope not.

I haven't tried writing fiction because I don't want to give it the time.

*Well, not for 25-50 years, minimum.