The Holtzman effect: An explanation

[nemafakei]

I think this fits.

The Holtzman Effect

Overview

This phenomenon is caused by a wave, the Holtzman wave, whichis related to light and the EM spectrum - but is not of that spectrum. For wheereas light is radiation - it induces heat in substances which absorb it - the Holtzman wave (or H-wave) induces a kinetic force. Light encourages viration in one manner (spacially), but the H-wave encourages another form of vibration - a quantum/temporal vibration. Because of this temporal relationship, a number of things are possible, when the H-wave is properly used - i.e with the formulae discovered by Tio Holtzman.

Suspensors

By creating a temporal slope at a certain distance, a force can be exerted constantly over a finite area. This is used in suspensors. They usually just push upwards. This is the most simple use of the Holtzman equations

Shields

The same idea is used here - but the force is oscillating, to allow for 2-way interchange of slow particles so the user does not suffocate or decompress due to the fact that no air can diffuse into the shield area. However, there are a number of side-effects that require explanation. First is that the necessary 2-way force means that a slow projectile can penetrate a shield. Second is the laser-shield reaction. Lasers are effectively light and electricity combined. A shield is an electrically charged Holtzman Field. The shield's electricity at least is Alternating Current (it varies from +ve to -ve many times a second) - so when a laser hits a shield, at some point, a powerful circuit is made (the more so that the carriers have no mass). But the H-wave and Light are such that in this circuit, in which they are the conductors, will destabilise every participating atom. While the (enormous) electric current is stripping atoms of their electrons and replacing them at high speed, the nucleus is vibrating temporally and spacially - which usually causes the nucleal particles themselves to destabilise... and the subatomic reaction occurs.

Folding Space

There are two parts to folding space: Firstly, to identify the unique spacial properties of the destination, and secondly, attuning the desired cargo to the same properties. The former is done by the navigator, using the spice-given prescience to find this out. The latter is acheived by means of a low frequency Holtzman wave, configured directly by the navigator. Note that any interference in this waves by holtzman fields will change the entire cargo's spacial properties, and they will be left in a totally different part of space.

It is suspected that similar things can be acheived with light. One manifestation of this is the invention of solidoprojectors that restrict light to a certain shape that illuminates only itself. But the remaining formulae have yet to be discovered...

[TMA_1]

Good good work Nema. top notch

[IxianMace]

Wow. I'm impressed. Pretty serious stuff eh? 8)

[exatreide]

gj nema.

[jacobdouds]

Wow, how did you come up with all this Nema?

[Nefud]

Where did you get this information from?

This is a good work and I congratulate to you. (if you were the author) ;D

[nemafakei]

The basic stuff is from the dune books... then, I just deduced (and guessed at) the science of it.

[Mahdi]

Shoulda sent it to Gob as an article.

[exatreide]

Nema how would say....a las gun react to the low freqency waves of the fold space effect. Would it still cause such a mass explosion? Or would it just cause them to fly to a unknow part of space

[nemafakei]

Same effect - just the nuclesr energy of it would be spread over the whole heighliner. Plus, it would disrupt the folding of space and probably fry the navigator's brain.

[exatreide]

into a suspencer field?

[nemafakei]

Ah... Suspensor field is a 1-way force, so the holtzman current does not oscillate. If the laser does (can't remember if a laser is AC or DC), then there will be an effect - but the suspensed object will be unaffected, whereas the area over which the force is applied will.

On the point of the fold space effect:

1. The laser current may not actually clash at the right point, so a circuit may not be made.

2. The energy would also be distributed over the time of the wave effect too.

[Mordecai]

And for an encore... produce Tio Holtzman's legendary equations!