Gravoskein

The Gravoskein technology, or rather the Isograv-Entanglement-Matrix technology, is a widespread tech that has found many applications all throughout the empire. 
The theoretical basics have been known since Humanity has first left Terra, but the technical applications were only discovered after the first encounters with the N'Ptalini. 
The most widespread uses of Gravoskein tech are 
* the Skein Drive - a subluminal drive that offers great acceleration and manoeverability for small crafts but quickly loses efficiency on larger vessels 
* the Skein Cradle - a variation of the Skein Drive that instead of acceleration dampens the gravitational influence of nearby mass, effectively rendering items inside the field weight-, but not massless. Almost all ships use a Skein Cradle to ease liftoff from a planet's surface. 
* the Skeintilt Buffer - a variation of the Skein Cradle that shifts the direction of gravitation within the field. While initially seen as little more than a fairground novelty, it took humanity centuries to realize that this narrow application could scale almost infinitely. These days, Skeintilt buffers are installed on almost every human ship ensuring both a functional artificial gravity and a highly reliable buffer against acceleration shocks. 
As all three applications make use of the same basic manipulation of the Isograv-Entranglement-Matrix, they are very tricky to operate in parallel. Most vessels only use one of these at any given time.
== Theoretical Basics ==
* Gravitation effectively is a forcefield that connects all matter.
* This forcefield, the Isograv-Matrix (col.: Skein), varies in strength and is highly textured (see also: String Theory)
* Gradients in the local Isograv-Matrix are a power differential that can be exploited by appropriate technology by
** superimposing a simulated differential, using the resulting compensation effort to create a (forward) acceleration-> Skein Drive
** dampening the differential -> Skein Cradle
** superimposing an inverted / rotated simulated differential, using the resulting compensation effort to negate acceleration effects or external shocks and to simulate an internal gravitational pull-> Skeintilt Buffer
== History ==
* The Isograv-Matrix was known since the first interstellar flights of humanity; the Skein Drive developed during the Shangri-La. 
* The Skein Cradle and most importantly the Skeintilt Buffer were developed during the Urchin War from stolen N'Ptalini tech. 
==Further articles concerning the Gravoskein Technology==
Gravoskein Technology
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