Editing Slipstream space

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[[File:Ship3.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Regret's assault carrier|assault carrier]] exiting slipspace near [[Installation 05]].]]

'''Slipstream space''',<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 13''</ref> colloquially known as '''slipspace''',<ref name="for15">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 15''</ref> and formally known as '''Shaw-Fujikawa space'''<ref name="for141">'''Halo: the Fall of Reach''', ''page 141''</ref> or '''subspace'''<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]'' opening cinematic</ref> by the [[United Nations Space Command]], is a collective term for the eleven non-visible infinitesimal dimensions used for faster-than-light travel.<ref name="eleven">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 87''</ref> Making a transition from one place to another via slipspace is known as a "slip", or "jump". A device which allows a spacecraft to perform slipspace transitions is generally referred to as a [[slipspace drive]].

[[File:Seperatist_fleet_ark.jpg|250px|thumb|The [[Covenant separatists]]' [[Fleet of Retribution]] coming out of slipspace over the [[Installation 00]].]]

Slipstream space is a specific set of eleven dimensions existing in a very small bundle.<ref name="eleven"/><ref name="journal">'''Halo: Reach''', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> While these dimensions are present in normal space, they do not have an effect on the physics of normal space. By moving matter from the three 'normal' space dimensions to slipstream space, one effectively changes the laws of physics for that piece of matter. This allows faster-than-light travel without relativistic side-effects i.e., the occupants do not "warp" time, despite their superluminal speed.

To the [[human]] eye, slipspace appears pitch black, because there is nothing in the visible spectrum to see.<ref name="for15"/><ref name="GoODark">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 288''</ref><ref group="note">''Halo Wars: Genesis'' depicts slipspace as resembling purplish nebulae. ''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp'' depicts it as a bluish-white tunnel of lines and quadrilateral figures. These are artistic liberties for the sake of presentation.</ref>

It is likely that the theory of slipstream space existed prior to [[2291]], however in that year, [[Tobias Shaw]] and [[Wallace Fujikawa]] were the first humans to successfully implement a device that could transition normal matter into slipstream space, the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]].

 

The [[Forerunner]]s had a far greater understanding of slipstream space, with the abilities to travel nearly instantaneously over galactic distances, transport massive objects through the use of [[slipspace portal|portals]], to disrupt slipstream travel from normal space and [[Core authority|track slipspace jumps across the galaxy]]. In addition, they had developed a great variety of other applications, often involving the manipulation of time and space within a slipspace field.

[[File:Covenant_Assault_Carrier_FanArt.jpg|thumb|A [[Covenant assault carrier]] opens a slipspace vortex.]]

Slipspace is a tangle of intertwined spatial dimensions, comparably similar to a wadded up piece of paper, which lie underneath the three conventional spatial dimensions of the universe. Because of this tangle of intertwined dimensions, objects in slipspace often group together in mass transit.

Slipspace can be thought of as the detectable universe, (which, technically, it is), but with a greater number of dimensions. Our plane of existence is thought to have four dimensions (up-down, front-back, side-to-side and time), but slipspace is an eleven-dimensional spacetime.<ref name="eleven"/> By [[2552]], slipspace is theorized as a "tangle" of our plane's dimensions, rather like taking the classic "flat sheet" used to represent gravity and crumpling it up into a ball, thereby creating extra dimensions and shorter spaces between points. The slipstream also possesses different laws of physics than our "normal" universe, although some basic ones, such as energy transfer and momentum, remain the same.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 55''</ref>

Slipspace travel is dangerous due to the high level of [[radiation]] encountered during the trip, which can be extremely hazardous to the crew. This is negated by the use of [[lead foil]] in UNSC ships, which absorbs the radiation. Fissile materials also emit radiation, specifically [[Čerenkov radiation]], emitted when particles travel through a medium at a faster rate than light travels in that same medium upon exiting Slipspace; this is not harmful to humans, however it does make emerging from Slipspace very noticeable. It is not known how the Covenant deal with radiation, but it is presumed that either they also utilize a shielding material, or with their improved slipspace technology and [[energy shielding]], it does not affect them at all.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 13''</ref> In addition, slipspace travel generates a great deal of static electricity on the ship's hull. To discharge the static energy, [[human]]s have developed a piezoelectric material known as [[polymerized lithium niobocene]].<ref>'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''July 30, 2511''</ref> In addition, starships are not normally directly exposed to the eleven-dimensional space-time while in slipspace, but are instead enveloped in a quantum field.<ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', ''December 25, 2534''</ref>

The relativistic side-effects of slipspace travel are normally eliminated by a process known as causal reconciliation,<ref name="cryp322">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 322''</ref> or particle reconciliation.<ref name="cryp135">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 135''</ref> This effect is briefly experienced once the ship returns to normal space, and manifests as a shimmering blue glow radiating out of the ship<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 312''</ref> and static electricity building up in the occupants' bodies.<ref name="cryp322"/> With longer jumps, the effects of reconciliation are clearly noticeable for several seconds upon returning to normal space.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''pages 100, 135, 266''</ref> However, the range for causal reconciliation is limited. If a ship performs a significantly long jump, time dilation effects may be experienced.<ref name="cryp135"/> With shorter jumps like those typically performed by human ships, the effects experienced by the occupants are negligible.

The time slipspace travel takes to normal-space observers varies substantially - one cannot depend on the same amount of time passing in slipstream space and normal space. With human slipspace travel, there is generally a five to ten percent variance in travel times between stars. A fleet that transitions to slipstream space at the same time may or may not transition back to normal space at the same time. Furthermore, if ship 'A' and ship 'B' both were to enter slipstream space at the same time and exit at the same time, the crew on ship 'A' could have experienced a longer journey subjectively, and the crew of ship 'A' could be a week older than that of ship 'B' despite appearances in normal space. Though no human scientist is sure why travel time between stars is not constant, many theorize that there are "eddies" or "currents" within the slipstream. This temporal inconsistency has given military tacticians and strategists fits, hampering an uncounted number of coordinated attacks.<ref name="timeline">'''Halo.Xbox.com''' - ''Halo Timeline''</ref>

In addition, there is a "bandwidth" for the amount of things going through slipstream space at once. This effect is noticeable if immense amounts of mass are transported over large distances frequently, making slipspace travel throughout the galaxy move more slowly and journeys require more individual jumps to complete.<ref name="cryp266">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 266''</ref> This was seen when [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]] used slipspace portals to transport the Halo Array.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 223''</ref> If slipspace takes too much abuse through transit of massive amounts of mass, any ship occupants passing through it may become dangerously exposed to the foreign physics of the slipstream, also resulting in causal reconciliation effects far more severe than normal, involving loss of perception of reality and time, massive amounts of electrical charge, even lack of solidity.<ref name="cryp322"/> It may take years for slipspace to return back to normal from this state.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 341''</ref>

The [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] generates a resonance field, which when coupled with the unusual physics of the slipstream, allows for dramatically shorter transit times between stars. UNSC slipspace drives use particle accelerators to rip apart normal space-time by generating micro black holes. These holes are evaporated via [[Hawking radiation]] in nanoseconds. The real quantum mechanical "magic" of the drive lies in how it manipulates these holes in space-time, squeezing vessels weighing thousands of tons into slipspace.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 53''</ref> It must be noted that the Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine itself provides no motive power, and ships equipped with such a device still require conventional engines in order to move.

The Covenant have a very finely tuned version of slipspace technology, far superior to the human Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine. Instead of simply tearing a hole into slipspace, Covenant slipspace drives cut a very fine hole in the fabric of space-time and slips into slipspace with precision, much like a scalpel compared to a butcher knife. It exits with the same pinpoint accuracy, takes less time during travel, and is able to plot a course with error not exceeding an atom. This is why in battle Covenant ships are able to slip by human defenses by using slipspace.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 86''</ref> Standard Covenant tactics include using short slipstream jumps to gain positional advantage and surprise other ships, in addition to avoiding incoming ordnance. The Covenant's superiority in drive technology, combined with differing weapon technology, allows a small number of Covenant ships to effectively engage a much larger UNSC force. Missiles, especially, can be defeated by a brief slipstream jump, as they cannot track through slipstream space.

When human ships jump into slipspace, they need to reach a [[Safe Slipspace Entry Point]], or SSEP, where it can be ensured they won't drag anything from normal space into the slipstream as the ship initiates the transition.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 34''</ref> In addition, star systems have specific slipstream space transfer points known as "[[interstellar jump point]]s", or IJPs, locations designated ideal for initiating a slipspace transition.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=intel '''Bungie.net''' - ''Halo: Reach Project Page'']</ref>

In addition to temporal anomalies, UNSC ships are not able to jump with exact precision. A ship may transition back to normal space millions of kilometers from its intended destination.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 136''</ref> As a result, UNSC ships often transition in and out of slipspace outside star systems, far from any gravity wells of celestial bodies. In-system jumps are also not generally attempted by the UNSC due to the dangers present.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 104''</ref> A notable exception of this is during the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]], when the [[UNSC Battle Group India|Battle Group India]], under command of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]], performed an in-system jump. Even though Cole had made thorough calculations for the jump a week in advance and [[Slipspace guidance beacon|guidance beacons]] were used as navigational assists, a part of the battle group scattered, reappearing outside the main group.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', page 477</ref> In addition, the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} was able to make a successful precision jump into ''[[High Charity]]''. This may be due to an improvement on the ship due to the recent capture of Covenant Slipspace technology, the [[Gravemind]] adjusting it or simply luck.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> Finally, Cortana was able to perform a slipspace jump inside the atmosphere of the gas giant Threshold directly after the battle of [[Installation 04]]. <ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 80, 87''</ref>

Gravitational fields of significant size, such as those generated by a planet, affect the superfine quantum filaments that a slipspace drive must use to calculate an entry point to the slipstream, and UNSC calculations are unable to offset this effect.<ref name="numbers">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 85''</ref> Covenant drives, in turn derived from Forerunner technology, have a much higher resolution of the filaments, and use more accurate calculations, and though the Covenant do not use this ability, are capable of making slipstream transition in and out of a planet's [[gravity well]]. Indeed, while using the captured ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' to make a slipspace jump within [[Threshold]]'s atmosphere, [[Cortana]] remarked that ''"It was as if she was blind before."''<ref name="numbers"/> After observing this innovation, a Covenant AI managed to leak the data out to the rest of the Covenant in a transmission. During the [[Battle of Mombasa]], the [[Prophet of Regret]] used this newfound knowledge to transition into slipspace while directly over [[New Mombasa]] in Earth's gravity well, damaging the city and causing the weakening and eventual collapse of the [[New Mombasa Orbital Elevator|orbital elevator]] there.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref> These events show that, while the Covenant often cannot innovate their own solutions, they are quick to adopt any practice that increases their combat prowess.

[[File:Nomis78 opened gateway.jpg|250px|thumb|A Forerunner [[Slipspace portal]].]]

Slipspace velocities are generally dependent on the ship's momentum on transition, as the Slipspace drive itself does not generate thrust.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''Chapter 1'', Page 23''</ref> As a result, ships with more powerful conventional thruster engines, such as [[corvette]]s, usually travel faster in the Slipstream as well.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 187''</ref> Frequent traffic, especially when moving objects of considerable mass, will also slow slipspace traffic down on a galactic scale.<ref name="cryp266"/>

However fast it may appear, human faster-than-light travel is by no means instantaneous; "short" jumps routinely take up to two months, and "long" jumps can last six months or more for the crew. UNSC ships are known to be able to travel at a speed of 2.625 light years per day,<ref group="note">Velocity=Distance/time (V=[[Reach|10.5 light years]]/4 days=2.625 l/d)</ref> while Covenant ships can reach 912 light years per day.<ref group="note">Velocity=Distance/time (V=[[Zeta Doradus|38 light years]]/1 hour=38 l/h or 912 l/d)</ref> The capture of a Covenant slipspace drive by [[John-117]] and survivors of the [[Fall of Reach]] and the events at [[Installation 04|Halo]] may have increased the capabilities of these human slipspace technologies.

One example of the differences between speeds is comparing the Covenant cruiser ''"[[Ascendant Justice]]"'' with the UNSC [[Halcyon-class cruiser]] {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. It took several weeks for the ''Pillar of Autumn'' to get from [[Reach]] to [[Installation 04]], yet the ''Ascendant Justice'' could get from Installation 04 to Reach within thirteen hours.

Though the Covenant use a modified version of Forerunner systems, true unaltered [[Forerunner]] slipspace technology has only been observed in the form of [[The Artifact|the portal]] transporting UNSC and Covenant vessels from [[Earth]] to [[The Ark]], transporting them thousands of light years almost instantaneously. Additionally, while a Covenant assault carrier could reach Delta Halo from Earth in thirteen days, the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] took only five days to travel the same distance. Given the fact that Covenant understanding of Forerunner technology is comparatively primitive, the ship may have been capable of much higher velocities.

[[File:Slipspace.JPG|thumb|200px|[[Regret's assault carrier]] entering Slipspace over [[New Mombasa]].]]

Since the Slipstream is constantly shifting, and its laws of physics are different to our own, the magnetic coils of Slipspace drives drift out of phase when entering and leaving a Slipspace field, requiring constant maintenance. During the [[2490]]'s, technicians had to manually repair Slipspace drives, exposing themselves to the Slipstream and occasionally suffering injury, death or simply disappearing.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 146''</ref> Mechanical failures like [[Slip Termination, Preventable]], or STP, can also occur with Slipspace drives, usually resulting from poor maintenance.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 24''</ref> An improperly mounted Slipspace drive can also result in catastrophic accidents, as was the case with a colony ship en route to the [[Cygnus system]] in the mid-2550's: as a result of a maintenance failure, the drive tore the ship apart, transporting half of it into an unknown location. During the [[Fall of Reach]], the UNSC intentionally recreated the conditions of this accident to destroy a [[Covenant supercarrier]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref>

In addition, Čerenkov radiation is emitted by fissile materials, including a ship's reactor and nuclear armaments, upon entry and exit of the dimension, requiring all Slipspace-capable craft to be fitted with lead shielding as radiation protection. Slipspace drives can only be equipped on large ships, as the stress that the constantly fluctuating Slipstream exerts is considerable and can tear a small craft, such as a dropship or star fighter, completely asunder.<ref name="fs289">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 289''</ref>

Direct exposure to the Slipstream is incredibly dangerous. People traveling on a Slipspace-capable craft can experience a range of symptoms, from nausea, to heart failure or even death. Even more uncommon, but still known to happen, is the total disappearance of a person while in the slipstream.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 175''</ref> In some rare cases, having a specific Forerunner object such as the [[Forerunner crystal]] onboard may cause the ship to be in an anomalous dimension within Slipspace.

[[File:H2SSRupture.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Regret's jump into slipspace from a mere several kilometers above Earth's surface inflicted enormous damage on New Mombasa; the iconic space elevator would later collapse due to the damaging effects of the jump on its superstructure.]]

Prior to 2552, entering slipspace from the gravity well of a planet had never been attempted, either by the UNSC or the Covenant. The effect of gravity upon the creation of a slipspace entrance usually collapsed UNSC-generated holes, and was assumed to be the same with Covenant technology. The flagship ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', however, was able to escape from a gas giant's gravity well after [[Cortana]] realized that it had a far higher resolution of the quantum filaments that allowed a transition, and she was able to compensate for the gravity. Subsequently, the ability was transmitted by a Covenant AI, and the Prophet of Regret used an in-atmosphere slipspace jump to escape [[Earth]], with the resulting shockwave dealing devastating damage to the city of [[New Mombasa]]. Slipspace jumping inside an atmosphere, however, is extremely dangerous to the surrounding people and objects. When a ship transitions into normal space in-atmosphere, the air that was there is pushed aside, causing a massive shockwave centered at the ship. If a ship transitions to Slipstream space inside an atmosphere, on the other hand, it leaves an empty space that air quickly rushes to fill, causing an implosion. Exiting slipspace in-atmosphere is generally far less destructive than entering it, as ships have done so numerous times without disastrous effects.

Entering and exiting the slipstream is normally only attempted by ships of large mass, their gravity wells stabilizing slipspace to a degree that allows safe passage. Small ships, such as dropships, do not possess the same gravity and are placed under considerably more stress than a warship, able to crack the hull and buckle reinforcing struts.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 296''</ref> It is not impossible, and UNSC slipstream monitoring probes make the transitions all the time, but require heavy reinforcement to survive the stresses, and are unmanned, having no need to protect internal occupants.<ref name="fs289"/> Specialized craft like [[Long Range Stealth Orbital Insertion Pod]]s can make the transition, but are still an extremely uncomfortable ride.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 13''</ref> A Slipspace-to-normal space transition has been successfully attempted by a Spirit dropship, but it had been extensively equipped with Titanium-A battleplates, lead, and carbon-molybdenum steel I-beams.

Even the Forerunners had potential dangers when travelling through Slipspace. During the Assault on the Capital by Mendicant Bias, seven of the twelve Halo Rings in existence at the time attempted to flee using a Slipspace portal. Only one of them, along with [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]]'s ship made it through. The rest were destroyed when the Slipspace portal closed due to the stress of the Halo installations passing through.

A "Slipspace wake" is a phenomenon occurring for some time after a ship has made a slipspace transition. When another, slower ship encounters a slipspace wake, they will be pushed to the speed of the ship that left the wake, thus propelling them through Slipspace at the same velocity. The {{UNSCShip|Dusk}} took 2 weeks to get to Installation 05 via the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[Regret's assault carrier|assault carrier's]] weakening "wake",<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''Chapter 22'', page 186</ref> but came back to [[Earth]] within hours by following the Forerunner Dreadnought's wake.<ref group="note">It is never directly stated that the wake the ''Dusk'' followed was left by the Forerunner Dreadnought; however, it is implied on page 289: ''"The Dusk's journey back to Earth had occurred in record time. They had caught a wake in slipstream space, one indeterminably larger then the Covenant wake they had followed."'' This creates an inconsistency with later canon. A [http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=16989 timeline released by Bungie] reveals that the Dreadnought took five days to reach the Sol system instead of a few hours. The ''Dusk''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s speedy return to Earth may have been the result of a Slipspace anomaly.</ref> They also used this to follow the ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'' and get to a battlegroup they needed to join much faster.

In rare cases, various types of anomalous phenomena occur in slipspace. These may be caused by specific artifacts or devices. The effects of these anomalies are diverse, but often harmful. The [[Forerunner crystal]] found on Reach was capable of creating a distortion in Slipspace, but it also made massive amounts of radiation.

The [[Forerunner]]s were somehow capable of advanced message carrier waves in slipspace. This way, messages and memorandums could travel at great speeds throughout the Forerunner empire. Cortana was able to use this technology to declare codes [[Bandersnatch]] and [[Hydra (code)|Hydra]] during the [[Battle of Earth]] and the [[Battle of Installation 05]] in close-knitted timing and symmetry.

 

The closest technology the UNSC has been able to create like this is the [[Slipspace COM Launcher]]. Even then this technology is limited as there were only three in existence before 2552: one on [[Reach]], one on [[Onyx]] and one on [[Earth]]. As of the conclusion of the [[Human-Covenant War]], both the devices on Reach and Onyx have been destroyed, with the fate of the Earth device unknown.  

 

Most human communiques are actually carried on the shipboard memory of starships such as [[freighter]]s. On the other end of the ship's slipspace journey, the message is relayed to the intended recipient.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 35''</ref> By September [[2552]], human civilians were able to use a form of communication known as "slipstream packets", which are, in essence, recorded audio messages, rather like letters.<ref>[http://transmit.ilovebees.com/surveillance_archive/week6_subject3.wav '''i love bees''': ''week6_subject3.wav'']</ref><ref>[[Axon Clips Chapter 6#Kamal|'''Axon Clips''': ''Chapter 6'']]</ref> It is unknown how these "packets" are transmitted from one location to another, but the term may refer to the method of carrying messages on starships' computers. The UNSC also uses emergency locator devices known as [[Slipbeacon]]s, which appear to be able to send an emergency signal at FTL speeds.<ref name="blood"/>

Slipspace can also serve as means of virtually instantaneous transport over short distances. Originally developed by the Forerunners, Slipspace translocation technology allows its user to safely pass between two locations by enveloping the user in a Slipspace field and transporting them to the intended destination.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 311-212''</ref> The Forerunners utilized this technology to a great effect, using it in [[teleportation grid]]s and [[Teleporter|transportation pads]] encountered on many of their installations. Later, the Covenant also adopted this technology and are known to have used it in their [[Gravity Throne]]s and [[Covenant Spire|Spires]].

A possible application of Slipspace is the use of its eleven-dimensional space-time as housing space for [[artificial intelligence]] constructs, in a purely abstract fractal constructed within the slipstream. This would grant AIs complete independence from physical systems give them virtually infinite room for extended cross-linkages, expanding their processing capabilities and thus granting them virtual immortality. So far, this has only been attempted once, by [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] in an unsanctioned experiment in [[2547]]. Though Halsey was ultimately forced to destroy her work, the AIs of the [[Assembly]] recognized it as a viable means of gaining permanent independence from their creators.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''[[Data pads|Data pad 17]]''</ref><ref name="journal"/>

The Forerunners had developed a great deal of applications for the slipstream, including to create bubbles of slipstream space, slowing time considerably inside (if not stopping time altogether) while keeping the contents of the bubble visible in normal space, to store considerable masses and volumes in slipstream space stably for thousands of years and potentially for all of time, and to transition matter from normal space to the inside of a construct in slipstream space without requiring the construct to transition back to normal space. The same technology was utilized in [[slipspace field pod]]s that were essentially a Forerunner equivalent of [[cryo-chamber]]s, effectively preserving a living organism inside a slipspace field. In addition, the Forerunners had the ability to construct weapon systems that could fire into slipspace and affect targets in normal space or within slipspace. This is demonstrated by the galaxy-wide effects of the [[Halo Array]], as well as in smaller scale by [[Line Installation 1-4]].<ref name="blood">'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''' - ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> They were apparently also able to send several objects into slipspace and have them exit in different locations.<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''': ''[[Origins]]''</ref>

Slipspace fills a common niche found in most space science fiction series/films, allowing ships to travel vast distances in a small amount of time, allowing convenient travel through the galaxy. Though other series use different methods, it is most similar to hyperdrives, which similarly burrow into other (albeit more stable) dimensions where faster than light (FTL) travel without the relativistic side effects is possible. Other series use different methods, allowing actual FTL travel in normal space, or instantaneous teleportation, but the principles still follow a similar trend.

Slipspace can be likened to the discovery of [http://arxiv.org/abs/0709.0985 matterwave transport without transit]. In this process the 7 hidden spatial dimensions, 3 known spatial dimensions and the 2 time dimensions appear to collapse into a singularity to an outside observer. But in reality, this is only an illusion. In this type of field, relativity predominates, for instance the reality is dependent on the radial displacement from the source that generates the field. At small distances, reality is relatively intact. The further away from the field source, the less sense it makes to talk about reality; a cause can occur after an effect, time has no linear flow. Nothing has a definite momentum or velocity. Objects can occur at multiple ''positions'' simultaneously. When an object enters a field, it produces a burst of neutrinos, antimatter and other types of radiation. Slipspace is also similar to a controversial theory known as the [[wikipedia:Heim_Theory|Heim Theory]].

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