Stargates
Stargate
Research Documentation
Dr
Thomas Anderson
APL – LAB 015
Background
Of what we know for certain, the Stargates
are large structures with the majority being subterranean. They are massively
complicated devices of no known human technology, which are powered by a
contained Singularity1. These Singularities generate the power that
creates the Wormhole2 and may also be instrumental in other aspects
of Wormhole creation. The Stargates have predictable periods of activation, to
predicted locations. The Wormholes which are created are "oneway" in
so much that an Outgoing Gate from a gate
will not allow matter to travel from the location where the distal point of the Wormhole forms. Similarly there are Incoming Gates that do not allow travel to the originating location. There seems to be no pattern between Incoming and Outgoing Gates. Duration between Wormhole formations varies greatly. As of yet there is no understanding of why the "free" end of the Wormhole (the end not "tethered" by the originating Stargate) has a semi random touchdown point.
The last attempt to dismantle a Stargate resulted in a massive implosion when the Singularity escaped containment. This has resulted in a lack of technical information on how the Stargate works. Therefore all data in this document is based solely on observation of what we consider "normal" Stargate operations.
will not allow matter to travel from the location where the distal point of the Wormhole forms. Similarly there are Incoming Gates that do not allow travel to the originating location. There seems to be no pattern between Incoming and Outgoing Gates. Duration between Wormhole formations varies greatly. As of yet there is no understanding of why the "free" end of the Wormhole (the end not "tethered" by the originating Stargate) has a semi random touchdown point.
The last attempt to dismantle a Stargate resulted in a massive implosion when the Singularity escaped containment. This has resulted in a lack of technical information on how the Stargate works. Therefore all data in this document is based solely on observation of what we consider "normal" Stargate operations.
History
I will now examine exactly what we know
about the operation of the Stargates and their attendant Wormholes.
The Stargate mechanisms (of which there were
originally 78) were found under the ice or Antarctica in the early forties.
Some were removed and sent to various countries around the globe. As of yet the
Gates which were left in Antarctica have been unrecoverable under the permanent
ice after the destruction of the Antarctic base. One wonders what effect global
warming might have on the discovery of new Stargates.
Stargate composition
Physically the Stargates are limited in
size. This obviously has an effect on the amount of matter that can be transferred
through the Wormhole at any given time. Indeed the first colonies set up
off-world were assembled piecemeal over the past few decades. This means that
the loss of any off world base is a loss of massive amounts of time, money and
manpower. It takes roughly five trips to transfer the pieces of machinery the
size of a jeep, although this is due to other considerations that are mentioned
below3. There appears to be no control structures around the gate
itself.
At present we have no knowledge of the
actual composition of the Stargate. It appears to be constructed of an unknown
metal. No samples have been made available due to the risk of Singularity
containment failure, which would be catastrophic for the gate itself and for
the local environment. Ultrasound and other scans have shown no internal
structures, although it is unknown whether this is due to the structure being
solid, or that the construction of the Stargate is opaque to ultrasound, X-ray
and radar imaging. As mentioned above the power for the creation of the
Wormholes is generated via the containment of a Singularity within the Stargate
itself. We are only aware of this due to the surviving archive information from
the previous disastrous attempt to dismantle a Stargate.
We do not know how this Singularity is
generated, nor contained from affecting the Stargate or its immediate environs.
Obviously the containment of a Singularity shows that the Stargate creators
have/had/will have technology that is vastly more advanced than our current
technology.
Due to the lack of any form of control
structure we have no way of initiating a Wormhole, and indeed this may be
physically impossible. The supercomputers back at SGCUNI have sensors that
detect the minor fluctuations in the local gravity/electromagnetic fields4,
and this allows the prediction of Incoming and Outgoing Wormholes. These appear
to be cyclical and the prediction systems run from data that survived the
destruction of the Antarctic base. I have heard rumours that these programs and
datasets will soon be obsolete, leading to an inability to predict Stargate
activity. If this is true, then every effort must be made in order to gain
information that will enable us to remain able to predict Wormhole formation.
Wormhole
Outgoing Wormhole formation begins with a
short burst of low power radio waves; these rapidly increase in frequency until
the energy output crosses into microwave frequencies. The energy output remains
stable as the energy form shifts into heat and then into the characteristic
glow of visible light that lasts approximately half a second. The energy then
continues into the ultraviolet and then onwards towards a burst of low powered
X-rays. This X-ray burst is roughly equivalent to the radiation receives by a
medical chest X-ray5. There is then another burst of Gamma radiation
at which point the Wormhole forms. An Incoming Wormhole forms in much the same
way, except that the energy output is reversed, i.e. Gamma radiation, X-rays,
ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, microwave and finally radio waves. At all
times the radiation output by the Wormhole is well below the tolerances of the
human body. This may point to the creators of the Stargates having similar
physiological tolerances to our own.
Once the Wormhole is formed it connects to
a distant location, the common belief is that it connects to another planet
although I will later show why I do not believe this to be the case. The
Wormhole can be likened to a long tunnel dug vertically, in that the entry side
is the "top" of the tunnel, and the exit point is the bottom of the
tunnel. Organic items entering fully into the entry side of the Wormhole
"fall" towards the "bottom" or exit point of the Wormhole.
Reverse travel is therefore not possible at present. It may be possible to
change this in the future by inputting energy into the Wormhole after it has
formed, at present this is not possible with our technology although there are
anecdotal accounts of organisms travelling through an inbound Wormhole. Another
way to climb "up" the Wormhole might be to adjust the vibration
frequencies of the Wormhole energies. I leave this for further experimentation.
Properties of the Wormhole
There have been a number of occasions where
transports of non-living materials were attempted. All of these experiments
ended with failure. Current theories tend towards the presence of both water
and electricity being needed to send an item through a Wormhole. Coincidently
these elements are found in all living beings. I theorise that it is instead
the living "aura", such as that revealed by Kirillian photography
which restricts Wormhole travel to living or recently dead beings. Although
this is of great defensive importance, for example
weapons fire cannot travel through a Wormhole, it also greatly limits the transfer of equipment or resources off-world. Therefore all colonies should be completely self-sufficient. I would theorise that the living "aura" put out by a human subject extends approximately 40 cm around their body. This would explain why clothing and other light equipment can be safely transferred through the Wormhole. Further experiments will need to be undertaken, as will the idea of where items, which do not reach their destination, end up.
weapons fire cannot travel through a Wormhole, it also greatly limits the transfer of equipment or resources off-world. Therefore all colonies should be completely self-sufficient. I would theorise that the living "aura" put out by a human subject extends approximately 40 cm around their body. This would explain why clothing and other light equipment can be safely transferred through the Wormhole. Further experiments will need to be undertaken, as will the idea of where items, which do not reach their destination, end up.
The "Many Worlds" theory
As mentioned previously I believe that the
Stargates lead not to another planet, but instead to another dimension. There
are a number of reasons why I believe this to be the case. Firstly, all of the
locations visited are largely Earth based. They have similar biology,
equivalent gravity and a yellow Sun that looks very familiar. Although the
Extraterrestrial theory would suggest that the builders of the Stargates were
human-like and therefore would construct gates on similar planets, this does
not explain why the locations visited are virtually identical.
The energy required to open a Wormhole to
another dimension are much smaller than that needed to cause a fold in
Space-Time. Thereby Occams razor would suggest a shifting of vibrational
frequencies which would allow travel to an alternate dimension. The
"oneway" properties of the Wormhole suggest that some form of
translation is taking place. This would support a "Many Worlds"
theory6 where the travelling object needs to be readjusted to its
new vibrational frequency. Finally, if the Specimen that was recovered is of an
alternate dimension/dimension travelling background, then this would explain
the traditional stories where such creatures seemingly ignore the laws of
physics.
The "Stargazer" experiment is
designed to test such hypothesis, it is a great shame that the data from the
first experiment appears to have been lost to hostile forces. Perhaps the
experiment will get a second chance, as it is of utmost importance concerning
the utility and technology surrounding the Stargate program.
Communication
Communication through a Wormhole is a
matter of great desire, recent missions have shown that up to date information
would be of great value to the troops on the ground. As the Wormhole leads to
either a place many light years away, or to another dimension altogether, a
minimum of super-luminal communication will need to be investigated. I propose
that a container of entangled particles would fit the mission requirements of
such a device. However if my theory of inter-dimensional travel is correct then
I cannot predict how the entangled particles would react. For those not fluent
in the concept of entangled particles, suffice to say they allow instantaneous
communication of information between any two parts of the Universe. What would
be required is some form of encoding the information that is transferred in
order to allow communication between RGHQ 5.1 and the team off-world.
Summary
I shall attempt to draw up some form of
basic blueprint as soon as time allows. I hope that I have shown that the Wormhole
phenomenon is one which has both a great potential for advancing humanities
knowledge of itself and its place in the Universe. But in addition it has a
great mystery about which only further detailed and properly funded research
will be able to dispel.
Dr. Tom Reynolds – Science Liaison SG-17
Appendix
SINGULARITY
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A singularity is a region of space-time in
which gravitational forces are so strong that even general relativity, the
well-proven gravitational theory of Einstein, and the best theory we have for
describing the structure of the universe, breaks down there. A singularity
marks a point where the curvature of space-time is infinite, or, in other
words, it possesses zero volume and infinite density. General relativity
demands that singularities arise under two circumstances. First, a singularity
must form during the creation of a black hole. When a very massive star reaches
the end of its life, its core, which was previously held up by the pressure of
the nuclear fusion that was taking place, collapses and all the matter in the
core gets crushed out of existence at the singularity. Second, general
relativity shows that under certain reasonable assumptions, an expanding
universe like ours must have begun as a singularity. We are not aware of how
the singularities in the Stargates came into being.
WORMHOLE
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A Wormhole is a "tunnel" which
leads from one place in the Universe to another distant place. A beam of light
travelling through normal space takes longer than one using the
"shortcut" of a Wormhole. Schwarzenchild formulae give evidence
against the forming of natural Wormholes. However within a Singularity, General
Relativity breaks down and therefore a Wormhole becomes possible.
1. Singularities are points where the bend of Space-Time becomes near
infinite thereby causing infinite gravity. It has been theorised that these may
give rise to "natural" Wormholes. The Singularities contained within
the Stargate mechanism are instead used primarily for power generation.
Singularities may occur naturally within Black Holes. See Appendix
2. A Wormhole is essentially a tear within Space-Time that allows
travel to distant places without needing to travel the intervening distance.
For a graphic aid to this see Appendix of this document.
3. The so-called "Biological effect", which prevents
non-organic matter from passing through a Wormhole without an equal amount of
organic matter. Further discussion of this follows in the main text.
4. There are a number of sensors surrounding the Stargate, these feed
the data that they gather from minute fluctuations in the local area
surrounding the Stargate into the WAN supercomputers. These supercomputers then
analyse this information with the look-up tables that escaped the Antarctic
base in order to predict Wormhole formation. If the Antarctic data is indeed
about to expire then safe travel will no longer be possible.
5. Equivalent to three days of natural background radiation. Travelling
in a transatlantic aircraft results in higher radiation exposure.
6. The "Many Worlds" theory was imagined by Rosen-Wheeler in
the late 1940's. It states that there are many "alternate" Universe'
and that these Universe' are created by change from the "original"
Universe. This is a theory which was quickly adopted by science fiction writers
to great effect. E.g. the "Sliders" television programme.
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Who Made
the Gates?
Report to United Nations Stargate Command
Subject: Gates & their Makers
Subject: Gates & their Makers
By Morticia Ash, Ph.D., M.Sc. and
Stephanus Vosloo, M.Sc.
Morticia Ash has a Ph.D. in
Anthropology with a MSc. in Archaeology. She is currently a Research Consultant
for the Star Laboratories Corporation, in their Information Retrieval
Department.
Stephanus Vosloo has a M.Sc. in
military science and a B.Sc. in geology and archaeology. He is currently a
security consultant with off-world experience with the Phillips Corporation on
assignment to UNMC.
Introduction
This document's purpose is to outline
some of the issues surrounding the gates and identify core questions for future
research. As such this document raises issues that the United Nations Space
Defence Command (UNSGC) are still searching for answers to. The answers to
these questions will allow the formulation of effective strategies and
protocols for the use of Contact Teams. These teams need to operate efficiently
given the limited off-world time available to them.
The Byrd expeditions went to first the
Arctic and then later on the Antarctic regions in the early part of the 20th
Century. It was during the exploration of the South Pole that the gate complex
was discovered. During the surveys that followed, a total of 78 gate mechanisms
were discovered buried approximately 5000 feet (1500 metres) under the
Antarctic ice. They were located in a circular chamber and were numbered by the
UNSGC from one to 78. The gates came in a variety of shapes and proportions.
Gate operations started in the early
forties and ran through to 1995. There were no reported major incidents from
any of the known, on or off world, sites during this period. It was assumed
that an unknown, perhaps alien, civilisation had conceived and constructed the
technology, but that this civilisation had long since disappeared, possibly
millions of years ago.
A decision was made UNSGC to try moving
some of the gates to more accessible locations, since their location in the
Antarctic added considerably to the logistical costs of operating them. Gate 50
was destroyed during this process, however a team from the UK was able to
remove number 51. After this successful operation, the United States got gate
52, Russia number 53, France number 54 and China number 55. After the
destruction of the Antarctic base the remaining gates became inaccessible. The
remaining 72 gates may be recoverable in the future, if the base becomes more
accessible through the effects of global warming.
An undetermined number of gate
mechanisms have also been detected on the seabed under the Arctic Ocean at the
North Pole. For a fuller report on the history of the Contact programme, please
see the archive files on the subject.
The Gate Enigma
So far, no mission to any other world
has found such a large number at any one site as that found on Earth. A few
planets have been discovered to have more than one though. This of course does
not mean that there are no other worlds with this number, or greater, on them.
It's just that we are not currently aware of the existence of such a world. This
leaves us with the question of why were the 78 gates placed in Antarctica?
The number itself does not appear to be
significant in itself. For instance, it's not a prime number. Again,
speculation has to be cautious, because there may have been more gates in the
past. These may have been lost or destroyed over time by the formation of the
ice sheets that now exist in the Antarctic region. However, it might be useful
if the historical records in UNSGC possessions were reassessed. This may also
shed further light upon the discovery of the gates back in the 1940s.
No one has a definite idea why 78 gate
mechanisms were located in the same area of the Antarctic, but some questions
can be formulated around the existence of the find and location. What we are
left with is a series of unanswered questions.
Was the Earth a transit hub?
The gates here on Earth appear to be in
two big clusters, but when multiple gates have been found on other planets,
they do not appear to follow the pattern of the one's found on Earth. So far
the Earth is the only planet so far known to have such a large number of gates
in one location. This might be due to the space time location of our planet,
which means that planets that can have more than one or two gates are rare. We
need to catalogue worlds with more than one gate. Perhaps though, every world
has multiple gates, but we've just not found them?
Then there is the problem of
calculating when a gate will be open. Followed by the knowledge that it won't
open again for X amount of time after it's closed. Perhaps the Earth has a
large number of gates at one location, because it's the ideal solution to
maintaining links across a network? The large number of gates means that one or
more is bound to be active at any one time. This would make the linking,
otherwise inaccessible worlds, through alternate possible routes.
In this scenario, the Earth becomes a
transit hub for a chain of gates. However, is this hub like a railway or an
airport terminal? In the former case all routes terminate here, but gates on
other planets are only accessible to a specific gate or group of gates. In the
latter, each gate can be linked to all the others and the extra numbers are due
to the need to be able to fulfil the demands of traffic density.
To know which metaphor is correct, we
would need to know if each gate links to one (or a limited number of other
gates), or whether each one links to lots of gates. A timetable of the gates on
Earth activation times, compared to a timetable of all the known gates on other
worlds, would allow us more insight into this problem. There is some suggestion
that the Nakamura Corporation already have such a timetable, or part of one,
because of reports that their couriers do multiple sequential jumps to reach
locations.
How old are the gates?
We now know that the ice started to
form around 15 million years in Antarctica, since we know that they were found
1500 metres below the surface of the ice. However, the gates on the seafloor
under the Arctic icecap could conceivably be considerably younger or older.
If we assume, that the average depth of
the ice in the Arctic is seven metres, any sufficiently heavy object placed on
the ice would heat up and melt the ice under it. We can make a rough estimate
using the rate of one millimetre, per ten metric tonnes, per square metre, per
100 hours. However, how much the base weighs per square metre will have to be
based on a best guess basis.
If the base exerted a pressure of 10
metric tonnes per square metre it would take approximately 76 years for it top
sink through the ice. However, the ice pack at the North Pole is constantly on
the move and has been recorded as moving up to two kilometres per day. The
chance of a base remaining in a stable condition on the ice pack is therefore
minimal.
One conclusion is that the Arctic gate
base was built on the seabed before it became covered by the ocean, due to the
Earthquakes causing the land to sink. From this we can get an upper limit to
the age of these gates and this turns out to be around 160 million years old.
This was the first time that there would have been landmasses above the water
at the North Pole.
If it were possible to get a magnetic
reading from the rocks that both the gates complexes are built on, then we can
count the magnetic ridgelines to the nearest active volcanic vents, which are
mid-ocean. Then multiply them by 76,000 years and get a reasonably accurate
date on the placement of the gates on Earth. This would enable us to tighten up
our estimate of them being anything between 15 and 160 million years old.
Were the gates made by our ancestors?
The large numbers of gates found on
Earth compared to other planets seems to imply the Earth was very important to
the gate makers. It is possible, though unlikely, given our current knowledge of
Earth's prehistory, that the gates were created by an intelligent species
resident on the Earth in an earlier epoch.
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