Battle for Earth
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We should be patient with others, even those who have hurt us. But we should also be wise. Oftentimes patience, and forgiveness too, require watchfulness. There really are people in the world who only care for themselves and could cause further harm. Perhaps they themselves have been deeply wounded.
Be quick to forgive, while remembering trust is something that must be earned. Broken trust must be earned twice over. If we are honest with ourselves, we will admit we too have been the cause of pain in others.
We should be cautious so as not to shift our own blame onto another. We are ever so adept at deluding ourselves. There is help available to us all, a path that leads to love, joy, peace, and so much more.
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JOURNAL AID SECTION.
SHOCKWAVE TEAM EXTREME FORCE MULTIPLIERS. An early rendition.
NOTE: This synopsis was developed in the early days of discovery, prior to a more thorough analysis and subsequent classification as Top Secret, level 5.
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OPERATIVE: Viz. AKA Elizabeth. AKA Liz.
GIFT: Cloaking. Viz is rendered undetectable throughout the entire electromagnetic spectrum.
METHOD:
Conjecture. This is a type of filler plasmonic cloaking. Specialized nanite factory-produced metamaterial is used to create a dipole moment causing destructive interference across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. The result the dipole tuning is a comprehensive invisibility.
There may also be quantum effects that assist with cloak field spread. A cloak field is activated by cognitive interaction between the operative’s brain and a systematized nanite array. The nanite array footprint is extensive, involving the brainstem and cerebellum, in particular the frontal and parietal lobes.
The nanite array has more than one operational type. Two of the operating nanite colonies have been studied to date.
One variety displays limited AI characteristics and appears to be involved with communication and system control.
The other major variety under study has many subcategory types. These are factory bots capable of high rates of replication. One subcategory assembly bot colony seems to produce the filler metamaterial.
DEFINITIONS:
Nanite. AKA nanobot. Small machine approaching the size of 1-nanometer. DARPA and other agencies have been working to advance this technology.
Nanite Array. An organized, systematized colony or colonies of nanites that display characteristics of design and purpose.
PERSONAL NOTE:
Viz commented on her gift not long after discovery. My nanites are at least partially powered by using heat. Even a smallish human body, like mine, can power a whole lot of nanites. There is an energy cost that I am willing to pay. The metabolic increase means I really need to have a couple of extra cookies a day. I’m willing to take it for the team.
I’m not just invisible to the eye. The effect is comprehensive, including radar and scanners Pretty cool, huh? I can be so totally invisible.
The cloak of invisibility can also be extended to others just by simple contact. I am learning to push out a cloaking field that can cover people in close proximity.
I promise to use my gift only for good.
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Para. AKA Paradox. AKA Mia.
GIFT: Strength and durability.
METHOD:
Conjecture. Manipulation of Higgs field and gravitational forces through interaction with the Higgs boson, gravitons, quarks, and gluons. The process management is little understood. A sophisticated systematized nanite array has been imaged weaved throughout the operative’s brain. The array likely extends throughout the entire central nervous system. The field interactions result in a proportional increase of mass and density.
The outward appearance of the subject does not change since Volume = Mass / Density.
It is well understood that the Higgs process imparts only 1% of an objects mass. Most mass, the 99%, is produced at the sub-Proton level by energy fluctuations in the gluon field due to the interaction of quarks and gluons.
Note the equivalency of energy and mass, E = MC2 .
The subject’s abilities suggest quantum level processing control of the Higgs field with gluon field support under cognitive direction of the operative and her nanite array.
DEFINITIONS:
Higgs field. The Higgs field interacts with fundamental particles, giving them their mass, through the mediation of the Higgs boson. The Higgs boson is attracted to matter, instilling inertial mass.
Gravity. The force that draws material objects together. The mediatory particle is the graviton, which may be a type of boson. Gravity, and the graviton, have only minimal direct interaction with matter, and are instead drawn to things with energy. The graviton is a spin-2 particle.
Spin. Spin is the quantum mechanics version of angular momentum. If one twirls a bucket of sand at the end of a rope, the resultant energy is an example of angular momentum (and kinetic energy).
Fundamental particles also have momentum, though they don’t really spin around like a bucket. Fundamental particles don’t rotate. For example, electrons don’t rotate around a nucleus. And fundamental particles don’t actually spin. But it’s the term used for the momentum of a particle.
Proton. A subatomic “particle” consisting of quarks and gluons. Note potential interaction of antiquarks.
Nanite. AKA nanobot. Small machine approaching the size of 1-nanometer. DARPA and other agencies have been working to advance this technology.
Nanite Array. An organized, systematized colony or colonies of nanites that display characteristics of design and purpose.
PERSONAL NOTE:
According to Para, as related soon after discovering her gift. My nanites help me to become stronger. My mass and strength increase. I feel heavier. I understand that mass and weight are not the same thing. But I’m sticking with what I feel. I feel heavier. I am stronger. Things that would normally hurt a lot don’t hurt much. We call it inverting. I can invert just by thinking about it.
Sometimes I invert as an autonomic response. That happens when I’m surprised or startled. Just ask Grandad. Or it happens when things get dangerous. That’s the fight-or-flight response. But I can invert whenever I want to, by just thinking about it.
Para later added to her note. My gift is dependent on energy fluctuations in the gluon field. There is a large energy input, a lot of kinetic energy, coming through from the quantum realm. Well, I’m an operative with Shockwave. We’re all about kinetic.
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The Twins. AKA Rock and Roll. AKA Thomas and William. Aka Tom and Bill.
GIFT: Quantum teleportation.
METHOD:
At the quantum level, “particles” can share a connection. It is likely the connection extends to all particles throughout the universe. Neuroimaging scans show an energetic display throughout most of the operative’s brain at the point of teleportation. This energetic interaction involves a nanite array that appears to be “woven” throughout all regions of the brain and likely the entire central nervous system.
The supposition is, the operatives, incorporating use of the nanite complex, are able to observe, communicate with, and provide direction to matter at a distance. They are apparently able to move from one place of existence to another place of existence across any distance.
This process appears to be quantum entanglement teleportation. The operatives are able to teleport as individuals. They can teleport other objects as well, though there is a limitation based on mass. The entanglement process involves a one-to-one exchange of all matter, energy, etc.
An exact replication untangles post teleportation using matter available at the chosen travel location. There is some evidence that the necessary entangled matter can be drawn to the travel location through a little understood quantum effect.
DEFINITIONS:
See separate briefing site. Quantum Field
Theory in Quantum Teleportation.
PERSONAL NOTES:
According to Roll. Honestly, we don’t know how it works. We think about what we want to do, consider our present location, and concentrate on the location where we want to be. Then we are there instead of here.
There is always a concern about relocating to the wrong place. For example, we would not want to end up inside a boulder. But we can sort of feel if that is going to happen and stop the process. Maybe.
It is really important to know the location where you will be teleporting. I guess it all happens in a fraction of a second. Of course, when you are working with quantum things, time is ... odd.
According to Rock. It’s like Roll said. And the more you think of this, the stranger it is. At the quantum level (atoms and smaller), particles do not have definite, deterministic qualities until they are measured or observed.
The real subatomic world is not at all like the simplistic chart of electrons orbiting a proton-and-neutron nucleus. Electrons really don’t orbit like planets around the sun even if your science teacher told you so. They aren’t even there as we think of something being there, occupying space and time. It is all a function of probability. It’s like they are continually popping in and out of existence.
How does just “observing” something change the thing? How does observing a quantum particle directly and immediately affect its entangled partner particle, no matter the separation distance? No wonder Professor Einstein called this sort of thing: spooky action at a distance. I know, Dr. Einstein didn’t exactly commit to quantum-nonlocality. It seems so supernatural.
There has been a lot of research since then. There are numerous theories. It’s still all very odd, not at all intuitive. Except the math. If you’re good at math, you can see how it all fits together. Sort of. Yeah, the reality of it is still odd. And on top of that, there are few precise words to describe most of this.
Additional note by Roll. So, as seems likely, let’s suppose all the particles in the universe are all connected, entangled? If the scientists who think there was a big bang are correct, then all the particles in the universe have interacted in the primordial atom, or whatever, and so they are entangled. I don’t know about the big bang. Maybe. From what I’ve seen, the Universe is mystical and seems to want to help out. Call it God, or whatever you want. Whatever. What I really want to know is, where do all those quantum particles hang out before they are observed and pop into existence, or whatever.
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Muncle.
GIFTS:
1. Intelligence. IQ unknown. Apparent human level intelligence.
Method: Not well understood. There is a highly complex and integrated cortex weave enveloping his brain. There is an apparent simian/AI interface. Due to the manifest level of intelligence in the absence of an attendant cerebral cortex there is speculation of a data link with a remote robust AI platform.
2. Speed. Muncle is able to run and climb at a rate 10 times that of normal spider monkeys. There are specialized nanite support networks attached to various joints, ligaments, tendons, and other fibrous tissue and bone. The primary networks appear to predominantly affect fast twitch muscle groups.
3. Eyesight. Muncle’s enhanced eyesight involves specialized nanite groups that appear to increase light gathering ability. This ability has not been adequately studied.
PERSONAL NOTE: According to Muncle. I think, therefor I am.
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Mr. T.
GIFTS:
1. Mind delving. Largely classified. Very exacting information exchange between two or more minds.
Method: Extremely sophisticated nanite complex that incorporates scanning technology, allowing direct review of images and thoughts, including memories, within the brain of another being. Neural brain-to-brain communication, and brain-to-machine communication is not a new study. This process may be similar, though the sophistication is at a very high level.
2. Enhanced strength and limited cellular rejuvenation. Largely classified. The nanite complex extends throughout the somatic nervous system and increases capabilities of musculature, ligaments, tendons, and bone structure.
PERSONAL NOTE:
According to Mr. T. I can communicate a bit, mind to mind. I’ve also picked up a little extra strength.
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TERMS AND DEFINITIONS. A random list in alphabetical order.
AASQ. Pronounced ‘ASK’. Most people have an AI Assistant Quputer to help organize their daily grind. An AASQ is most often the home quputer with various personal choice modules, linked directly to a personal pid or pids.
Ahaam: Pronounced ‘Ahh-ahh-mah’. This was the original home of Those of Kreahaam. It is the planet where the Dahnahaash Kerr Package was found. Ahaam is 41/2 light years from Cygnus Prime; 1,338 light years from Earth.
AI: Artificial Intelligence.
Albert: The name Viz gave to her personal AI.
Battlerstar: A battlestar is an AI operated, fusion powered weapons platform, deploying as the primary weapon a neutral particle beam generator, or, particle beam weapon (PBW). See PBW.
The propellant, often called reaction mass, is hydrogen in a mix with the nuclear catalysts Deuterium and Helium 3. The fuel product is magnetically confined while it is quickly heated to a plasma state by the “squeeze” of inertial confinement. The resulting plasma is ejected at high velocity as reaction mass to create thrust.
Due to the obvious requirement of additional thrust in a war ship while in battle mode, second gear afterburner technology was incorporated, that done in spite of the fact they are definitely propellant hogs. A secondary plasma tank filled with cold hydrogen can be lit up with the byproducts of the primary process to gain an afterburner effect, or a second gear, for additional thrust.
A battlestar is rather small compared to, for example, an Empire dreadnaught. The mass rating is classified, though a battlestar is smaller than an Empire dreadnaught. A rough estimate would be 8,000 tons including fuel, with a 4 to 1 fuel to ship ratio. Most of the initial mass of the ship is fuel.
Main thruster rotation options, robust secondary battle thrusters, and overall design parameters allow for high maneuverability and the ability to overcome inertia.
The ship is mainly a platform designed to carry a neutral particle beam weapon, an ideal weapon for use in space. Being neutral just means the atoms used in the beam have no charge. That way, the atoms don’t want to attract or repel each other. That in turn makes for a coherent focused beam of destructive energy. In other words, it is a means to focus a whole lot of kinetic energy over a very long distance. As in, it’s going to get real kinetic out there.
Hydrogen is a neutral atom. And there just happens to be all that hydrogen in the propellant tanks for the ship reaction mass. Now that’s convenient. From there the hydrogen atom just has to undergo a tiny adjustment by stripping its electron for a split second. That leaves a positive ion, making it easy for the particle accelerator to do its part, accelerating the particles to almost the speed of light.
But we really want a neutral particle to speed along to the target. So, it’s as simple as adding back that stripped electron as the particles leave the accelerator. The result is a high energy burst of hydrogen atoms speeding along to impact with an Empire ship; an incredible spear of lightning impacting at relativistic speed, imparting explosive energy, electromagnetic pulse, and deadly radiation.
Secondary weapon systems include a standard rail gun and hypervelocity missiles.
Even before the initial bug invasion, humanity had discovered and was using an excellent material that would serve well as the primary component for military space ship construction. Human materials science had developed and processing plants were using carbon nanotubes in many varied and sophisticated applications.
Now humanity was immersed in an interstellar war. That created urgency. Funding was essentially unlimited. Quputer modeling had moved out of its infancy. A precise robotic manufacturing process was developed to
form multiple specialized nanotube configuration layers. With that process, there could be multiple layers of specialized carbon nanotube sheets.
The primary material configuration has incredibly high tensile strength forming a layer of armor. A slightly modified molecular configuration results in superconductivity at nearly any temperature. That allows another form of armor, energetic shielding. Another slight molecular modification allows stealth effects. It is difficult to ‘image’ the material so it is very difficult to get a sensor lock. It was the perfect material to interface with our advancing nanobotic sciences. One of the configuration layers is self-healing. Punch a hole and it repairs, very quickly.
A war-prone past had already directed design technologies such as the perfect angular configuration to limit energetic impact damage.
Blaster: See HIRC-DEW.
Bug: This was the term used by Earthlings for Those of Kreahaam, who invaded Earth on behalf of the Empire. Their planetary system, as well as their race, is called Kreahaam. They were one of the first races conquered by Cygnus Prime. They are the main force used by the Empire centered on Dahkoreen, also known as Cygnus Prime, to find and absorb new planets into the Empire.
Crimson: The original home world of Rufus’ people is Crixxmixon, generally called Crimson. It is located 100 light years from Prime; 1,500 light years from Earth. It was conquered by Cygnus Prime more than 2,000 Eyears
Crowd-cloud: A controlled nanite superstructure arranged via electromagnetic fields which provides a 3-dimensional display of data from a holopid or similar device. Sophisticated devices are available that display a cloud of sufficient size to allow viewing by a small audience. That’s commonly called a crowd-cloud.
Cruiser: This is a military ship of the Empire, grossing approximately 10,000 tonnes. It appears to be a smaller version of the dreadnaught class ship. The main weapon is a GRASER