The basic premise of hyperspace is that vast distances through space can be traversed quickly by taking a kind of shortcut. While most often used in the context of interstellar travel, a minority of works focus on other plot points, such as the inhabitants of hyperspace, hyperspace as an energy source, or even hyperspace as the afterlife.Ī piece of paper crumpled into a ball, representing a two-dimensional object distorted in the third dimension, making points that are far apart on its surface come close to each other or even touch. Many works rely on hyperspace as a convenient background tool enabling FTL travel necessary for the plot, with a small minority making it a central element in their storytelling. Usually it can be traversed – the process often known as 'jumping' – through a gadget known as a 'hyperdrive' rubber science is sometimes used to explain it. In most works, hyperspace is described as a higher dimension through which the shape of our three-dimensional space can be distorted to bring distant points close to each other, similar to the concept of a wormhole or a shortcut-enabling parallel universe that can be travelled through. One of the main reasons for the popularity of the concept is the prohibition against faster-than-light travel in ordinary space, which hyperspace allows writers to bypass. Tubb, and media franchises such as Star Wars. Its use in science fiction originated in the magazine Amazing Stories Quarterly in 1931 and within several decades it became one of the most popular tropes of science fiction, popularized by its use in the works of authors such as Isaac Asimov and E. Here you will find options to view and activate subscriptions, manage institutional settings and access options, access usage statistics, and more.Hyperspace (also nulspace, subspace, overspace, jumpspace and similar) is a concept from science fiction relating to higher dimensions as well as parallel universes and a faster-than-light (FTL) method of interstellar travel that also occasionally appears in scientific works in related contexts. If you believe you should have access to that content, please contact your librarian.įor librarians and administrators, your personal account also provides access to institutional account management. The institutional subscription may not cover the content that you are trying to access. Oxford Academic is home to a wide variety of products. View the institutional accounts that are providing access.View your signed in personal account and access account management features.Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members.Ĭlick the account icon in the top right to: See below.Ī personal account can be used to get email alerts, save searches, purchase content, and activate subscriptions. Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members. If you do not have a society account or have forgotten your username or password, please contact your society. Do not use an Oxford Academic personal account.

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