Paraulix

Paraulixes were massive space transports which could travel from one point in the galaxy to another faster than any other ship. An interstellar paraulix (WH1 Class) was typically a long triangular prism with rounded edges, about 15 kilometres in length. Smaller spherical ships about 3 miles in length called pods would slot into the paraulix via openings on either end of the paraulix, carrying up to 3,000 passengers and a crew of 800. The paraulix itself did not have a crew, instead controlled by an AI mind - this eliminated human error and allowed the ship to accurately followed paraulix routes by connecting with the datasea. The paraulix creates a small wormhole in the vacuum of space, by combining a microscopic white hole and black hole in a chamber, and uses the wormhole to cross vast distances at outstanding speed. A paraulix can travel from Nikrontri to Naratel (approximately 60,000 light years) in two weeks. Other smaller paraulixes are used for travelling within a system: they instead use a powerful fusion reactor, as they do not have to cross as vast distances as a WH1, and can travel to all planets in system in three or four days.

### Overview

#### Interstellar travel

When travelling extremely long interstellar distances, e.g. between systems, paraulixi manipulate wormholes to travel faster than light. This is achieved through the Erasmus Effect, where a black hole and a white hole are connected in a microscopic singularity that releases an incomprehensible amount of energy and creates a wormhole around the paraulix. The micro black hole and white hole are created within a chamber in the paraulix. Energy is concentrated within the chamber so that the escape velocity from the area of concentration surpasses the speed of light, creating a black hole. This process is repeated, though the event horizon of the second black hole is inverted by releasing energy so the mass of the Event Horizon collapses and is reduced to nothingness, and a white hole is formed. The black and white holes are connected, and an Einstein-Rosen Bridge is formed in the surrounding space. The process of entering a wormhole with a paraulix is unexplained, though it is known that it can take several hours when finally, the paraulix is submerged in the wormhole and can travel to a specified point in space. The navigators of paraulixi are AI minds and avatars of Intelligence. Their nature eliminates human error.

#### Interplanetary travel

When travelling within a system, e.g. Nikrontri to Galachai, paraulixi do not need wormholes, and interplanetary paraulixi (a specific model of paraulix) use fusion reactors to travel at, or close to the speed of light. The fusion reactor uses the fusion of two light atomic nuclei: it requires the two isotopes deuterium and tritium. The two light atomic nuclei come close enough for a long enough amount of time that the force (nuclear) pulling them together will overtake the electrostatic force pushing them apart, causing the atomic nuclei to be fused into the heavier nuclei. This creates the heat and force needed to generate enough power for the paraulix to accelerate to tremendously high speeds. The fusion process requires a certain temperature to function properly; nuclei are positively charged, meaning they repel each other, preventing fusion. The only way to overcome this is by having the nuclei moving extremely fast. The way to achieve this is through heat- as in millions of degrees. Such heat is reached using superconducting electromagnets cooled with liquid helium to within just a few degrees of zero, boasting one of the largest temperature gradients in existence.