Temporal mechanics is the study of the workings of time and its effects upon the space-time continuum, as is particularly relevant when dealing with time travel. (DS9 episode: "Visionary")
History and specifics[]
As early as the year 2154, the Vulcan Science Directorate deemed time travel impossible.(ENT episode: "Awakening")
Starfleet Academy offered the Elementary Temporal Mechanics course to cadets. (DS9 episode & novelization: Trials and Tribble-ations)
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References[]
- DS9 episode: "Visionary"
- ENT episode: "Awakening"
- DS9 episode & novelization: Trials and Tribble-ations
- Star Trek Adventures RPG module: The Sciences Division
External Links[]
- Temporal mechanics article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.