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Planet, and was thus critical to the Federation's plan in 2267 to quantum flux. State of dimensional instability, or continual develop that world. A large quantity of quadrotriticale was stored change. Objects in a state of quantum flux are unable to remain on Deep Space Station K-7 for that project, but it was poisoned stable in one quantum reality. In 2370, following an encounter by a Klingon agent. (“The Trouble with Tribbles" [TOS]). SEE: with a quantum fissure, Worf was thrown into a state of quantum Darvin, Arne: Jones, Cyrano; tribbles. Quark owned some flux, and began shifting from one quantum reality to the next, until quadrotriticale futures, but they became worthless in 2373. the flux could be detected and repaired. (“Parallels” [TNG]) (“Business As Usual" [DS9]) quantum matrix. Energy pattern present In life-forms and Quaice, Dr. Dalen. (Bill Erwin). Starfleet objects. Fluctuations in the planet Meridian's quantum matrix, physician and native of planet Kenda Il. Dr. caused by its sun, tnggered dimensional shifts. In 2371, Jadzia Quaice had been a friend and mentor to Dr. Dax used the transporter to try to match her quantum matrix to Beverly Crusher, who did her internship h that of Mendian so that she, too, would shift to Meridian's other with Quaice in 2352 on planet Delos IV. dimension. The attempt failed. (“Meridian” [DS9]). Following the death of his wife, Patricia, Dr. =) Quaice resigned his position at Starbase quantum phase inhibitor. Also known as the 133 and returned to his home on Kenda II Tox Uthat, a device invented by 27th-century [FECES EN aboard the Enterprise-D. Quaice had LC) scientist Kal Dano that was capable of halting Sa on ¥ served on Starbase 133 for six years, all nuclear reaction within a star. (“Captain's 7 Aor. (“Remember Me" [TNG]) Holiday" [TNG]) - &

Quaice, Patricia. Wife of Dr. Dalen Quaice. Upon Patricia's quantum reality. One of an infinite death in 2367, Dalen left Starbase 133 and returned to his home number of possible universes or realplanet, Kenda Il. (“Remember Me" [TNG]) ities that exist side by side along the space-time continuum. Every occur“Quality of Life, The." Next Generation episode #135. Written by rence and outcome that could exist Naren Shankar. Directed by Jonathan Frakes. Stardate 46307.2 does exist in a different quantum First aired in 1992. Data refuses to send robotic servomech- reality, realities that become increasanisms to do hazardous tasks because he believes the machines ingly divergent. In 2370, following an to be sentient life-forms. GUEST CAST: Ellen Bry as Farallon, Dr.; exposure to a quantum fissure, J. Downing as Kelso, Chief; Majel Barrett as Computer voice. Worf experienced several such quantum realities, until his “shiftSEE: axionic chip; bat’leth; boridium power converter; ing" could be corrected and he could be returned to his original Carema Ill; exocomp; Farallon, Dr; interlink sequencer; reality. (“Parallels [TNG]). This idea of multiple realities is based on Kelso, Chief; main particle impeller; microreplication system; Dr. Richard Feynman's theory of “sum over histories,” where a Pierson, Lieutenant; Tyran system; Tyrus VIIA. particle would not have a single history or path in space-time, but would instead follow every possible path. Qualor Il. Class-M world under Federation jurisdiction. A surplus depot operated by the Zakdorn people for Starfleet was located quantum resonance oscillator. Component of a Federation in orbit of Qualor II. (“Unification, Part I" [TNG]) transporter module. (“Maneuvers” [VGR))

quantometer probe. Scientific instrument used to measure quantum signature. A unique characteristic that marks all matenergy usage. (“Playing God" [DS9]). ter in the universe for a given quantum reality. All matter in each universe resonates at a specific frequency at the quantum level quantum anomaly. SEE: quantum fissure. That signature is constant and cannot be changed by any known process. In 2370, an alternate Commander Data was able to quantum chemistry. Course taught in the fourth year of the determine that Worf's quantum signature was not native to the Starfleet Academy curriculum. (“The Cloud” [VGR)]). reality he was currently inhabiting. This discovery led to the solution for Worf's “shifting” through realities. (“Parallels” [TNG]) quantum filament. An elongated subatomic object, hundreds of meters long, highly energetic, but possessing almost no mass. quantum singularity life-form. Intelligent species from another The Enterprise-D struck two quantum filaments in early 2368, time-space continuum whose young are incubated in a natural resulting in the death of several crew members and severe dam- black hole. In 2369, these life-forms attempted to use the artificial age to the ship itself. ("Disaster” [TNG]). An early draft of “Disaster” quantum singularity of a Romulan warbird as a nest. When they had the ship colliding with an asteroid, but the writers, sensitive to discovered their mistake, they attempted to extract their embryos scientific concerns that an asteroid would not cause the damage from the Romulan ship, endangering the warbird as well as the described in the script, “invented” the quantum filament. We have Starship Enterprise-D. (“Timescape” [TNG]). Neither this species, little idea what a quantum filament is, but we do know it's nota the domain in which they existed, nor any of the individuals seen cosmic string. in the episode were given formal names.

quantum fissure. Fixed point in the space-time continuum, essen- quantum singularity. Celestial phenomenon caused by the coltially a keyhole into other quantum realities. Returning from shore lapse of a neutron star, resulting in an object so dense that neither leave by shuttlecraft in 2370, Worf encountered a quantum fissure. space-normal matter nor light can escape its gravity. In 2371 a When the shuttle intersected the fissure, its warp engines causeda microscopic singularity passed through the Sol system and break in the barriers between realities and allowed Worf to pass exploded. The energy emitted by the singularity shifted the from one quantum reality to the next. When the fissure was discov- chroniton particles into a state of polarization. This caused a ered and was in the process of being analyzed, a power surge subspace bubble to be created around the Starship Defiant that aboard the Enterprise-D caused the fissure to destablize and was in Earth orbit at the time. (“Past Tense, Part I” [DS9]) allowed other realities to intrude into Worf's current location. Some Romulan warbirds employed a forced quantum singularity as a 285,000 Enterprise-Ds, each representing a different quantum real- power source. (“Timescape” [TNG]). In 2371, temporal displaceity, were observed coming through the fissure. (“Parallels [TNG]). ment waves from a cloaked Romulan ship's quantum singularity interacted with delta-series radioisotopes in Chief Miles O'Brien's quantum fluctuations. Phenomenon postulated by physicist Dr. body, causing O'Brien to shift through time. The warbird's quanStephen Hawking. Quantum fluctuations were thought to be tum singularity also gave off tetryon emissions that allowed stalinks between multiple universes. Hawking referred to them as tion personnel to track the ship. (*Visionary" [DS9)). In 2371, the wormholes. (“Descent, Part |" [TNG]). Voyager encountered a type-4 quantum singularity in the Delta