A temporal anomaly or time warp is an unusual anomaly in the fabric of space-time that can occur naturally or also be created by artificial means, whether on purpose or accidentally.
History and specifics
Effects of time warps differ per anomaly, some time warps can affect local space-time, changing its properties, while others could act like rifts or gates in time, connecting two different time periods and locations with another for time travel. (TNG episodes: "We'll Always Have Paris", "Yesterday's Enterprise")
Time warps tend to be unstable in general, often collapsing or dissipating in a span of elapsed time after creation. In some cases, exposure to them could be dangerous to organic lifeforms. (TNG episodes: "Yesterday's Enterprise", "All Good Things")
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Connections
| spatial phenomena | |
|---|---|
| space weather | cosmic storm • distortion ring • gaseous anomaly (Herbig-Haro formation) • ion storm • magnetic storm • maelstrom • meteor shower • particle fountain • plasma storm • solar storm • spatial implosion • star-node • tachyon eddy • Thraz Streamer • wave nexus |
| gravitational anomalies | gravimetric distortion • gravimetric eddy • gravimetric interference • graviton ellipse |
| subspace anomalies | subspace compression anomaly • subspace disruption • subspace fissure • subspace fracture • subspace granulation • subspace gravity inversion • subspace gravity spike • subspace tunnel |
| temporal anomalies | Kerr loop • multiphasic temporal convergence • Nexus • quantum storm • reality vortex • temporal distortion • temporal gate • temporal rift • temporal vortex • Tipler cylinder • toroidal continuum fold |
| distortions, rifts and ruptures | dimensional gate • interphase • Janus Vortex • quantum rift • quantum singularity • spatial distortion field • space-time fracture • spatial rift (spacial flexure) • subspace rupture • Tyken's Rift • warp-gate • wormhole |
References
- TOS episode & Star Trek 1 novelization: The Naked Time
- TOS episode & Star Trek 2 novelization: Tomorrow is Yesterday
- TOS episode & Star Trek 3 novelization: Assignment: Earth
- TOS movie, novelization & comic adaptation: The Voyage Home
- TNG episode: "We'll Always Have Paris"
- TNG episode: "Yesterday's Enterprise"
- TNG episode, novelization & comic adaptation: All Good Things
- Fact Files Issue 132: "File 5, Card 29: Temporal Anomalies"