However, if this law of motion were simply applied to the speed that the ship was theoretically travelling (or even at half the speed of light), the force of the acceleration would kill a person by smashing them against their seats. Additionally, the fact that matter cannot travel faster than the speed of light caused further predicaments for the Enterprise. The writers attempted to sidestep these problems by utilizing Einstein’s theory of Special and General Relativity, and his ideas about the relationship between space and
However, if this law of motion were simply applied to the speed that the ship was theoretically travelling (or even at half the speed of light), the force of the acceleration would kill a person by smashing them against their seats. Additionally, the fact that matter cannot travel faster than the speed of light caused further predicaments for the Enterprise. The writers attempted to sidestep these problems by utilizing Einstein’s theory of Special and General Relativity, and his ideas about the relationship between space and