User:Elite Commander Fett/Dark Energy

This page is on the theoretical operations of a poorly understood subject, Dark Energy. If any concrete information is released on the subject, changes will be made.

Dark Energy was used in many ways during the Infinite War.

Dark Energy
Dark Energy is a form of energy that naturally permeates all of space throughout the universe, and on large scales it opposes the force of gravity as it has strong negative pressure. United Minervan Federation reactors convert this dark energy into a particles of exotic matter; this dark energy plasma is the basis for many examples of technologies throughout the galaxy, indeed the entire civilizations appears to be dependent on it. The generators that power UMF devices are fueled by dark energy, a "dark fusion reactor" powers Citadel I, the headquarters of the UMF, and dark energy plasma is also directed offensively in many types of Seraphim weaponry.

"Dark Energy Plasma"
Dark energy plasma is a general name for a group of exotic particles, mainly used for generation. These particles have many poorly understood properties; such as negative mass. The negative mass property can also temporarily cancel out the mass, and gravity, of an equal-but-opposite amount of positive mass.

Dark Energy Reactor
The dark energy supply as well as electricity for the UMF and Seraphim infrastructure is generated by increasing the intensity of space-time fluctuations, creating a sphere of volatile space-time in the reactor core that has a high concentration of dark energy. A condenser field converts the dark energy into particles of exotic matter, which are emitted from the poles of the sphere as beams of plasma. Although the initial start-up process requires an immense amount of power, the exotic properties of the dark energy plasma further amplify the quantum fluctuations and cause a chain reaction within the core that makes the reactor self-sustaining and capable of producing very high amounts of power.

The rate of the reaction has to be carefully regulated, as if too much dark energy plasma is produced then the exotic plasma will cause even more severe quantum fluctuations, exponentially accelerating the reaction process due to positive feedback. A three-fold containment system ensures that the intensity of the dark energy reaction stays within safe limits, though if the reaction has already passed critical mass the containment system can only slow the exponential reaction. In the final moments the reaction sphere expands rapidly, absorbing all dark energy from the surrounding space-time into the reaction and converting it into a destructive burst of exotic particles, known as a dark energy flare.

Exotic Particle Fusion Reactor
A Exotic Particle Fusion Reactor (EPFR) fuses exotic particles of dark energy plasma together, releasing astronomical amounts of displacement energy. However, this must be used in conjunction with a Dark Energy Reactor to have a steady supply of exotic particles. However, the reactor is more unstable and volatile than any other method, save antimatter generators.