Quantum singularity reactor: theoretically possible?

[Tisthammerw]

I’ve seen quantum singularity reactors on Star Trek and Babylon 5, and I’ve got a few questions. First of course, are they theoretically possible? How would they work exactly? And how much power could they generate? (One such reactor on a starship in Babylon 5 generates 330 exawatts, for instance, though I don’t know if such a thing is possible.)

 

[seratend]

I’ve seen quantum singularity reactors on Star Trek and Babylon 5, and I’ve got a few questions. First of course, are they theoretically possible? How would they work exactly? And how much power could they generate? (One such reactor on a starship in Babylon 5 generates 330 exawatts, for instance, though I don’t know if such a thing is possible.)

What is a quantum singularity reactor? : )


Seratend.

 

[dextercioby]

Sounds extremely interesting...All this fcience-siction is driving me crazy...

Daniel.

 

[ppnl2]

I’ve seen quantum singularity reactors on Star Trek and Babylon 5, and I’ve got a few questions. First of course, are they theoretically possible? How would they work exactly? And how much power could they generate? (One such reactor on a starship in Babylon 5 generates 330 exawatts, for instance, though I don’t know if such a thing is possible.)

Cool! Just what I need to power my tardis. Those flux capacitors really eat the exawatts!

 

[Tisthammerw]

What is a quantum singularity reactor? : )


Seratend.

The little I have read on it suggests it's the same as what goes inside a black hole, some kind of artificial gravity well. A singularity is a point in space in which physical laws supposedly break down. Matter is continuously fed into the singularity, and this somehow causes an enormous energy release to be used. I have heard it claim to be even more efficient and powerful than a matter/antimatter reactor, which I found interesting. As you may know, a matter/antimatter reactor would yield roughly 90,000 terajoules per kilogram of mass, so the possibility of being more powerful and efficient than a matter/antimatter reactor intrigued me.