Portal Linkage

Portals are ‘linked’ by having them utilize the same, or very close, ‘areas’ or ‘locations’ of Vector Space called vectors. As data is read and written to a specific vector the other is calibrated to read and write to a very nearby vector. Proper calibration of portals can almost entirely eliminate any matter being perpetually suspended in Vector Space.

Portal Polarity

An exposed portal can be set to one of three polarity states. Positive Polarity means objects can enter, but cannot be pulled back in that direction. Negative Polarity means objects can be pulled out, but cannot be pushed in. Neutral Polarity means that objects can move freely in both directions. If a Positive Portal is pushed onto a wall it can typically allow passage of enough molecules into the Vector Space to effectively act as an anchor, or adhesive. This is particularly useful because the other face of the portal can still be used without hinderance. It should be noted that this is not directly harmful, but is still not advised to use polarity based portals with biological structures unless they will be traveling through them quickly as the polarity will prevent proper blood flow back and forth through the body parts in question.

Portal Problems

1) Portal Size Difference: When two portals of differing sizes are linked together the data is translated in size to match. So, if you have a portal large enough to walk through that is linked to a four inch tall portal on your desk then you will walk through and emerge at under four inches tall. This state of matter expansion/compression is not sustainable long term in our universe and as such will eventually wear off. Depending on the warp field used the reaction will take place between a few hours to a couple weeks.

2) Portal Edges: The event horizon of a portal ranges from 1/10th to 1/1000th of the waveguide’s width. As this is considerably smaller than any molecule it can effectively be considered ‘infinitely sharp’ and can cut objects at the molecular level. With continuous exposure to some types of matter this can generate extremely dangerous levels of radiation. To avoid cutting passengers I typically utilize specialized targeting rings or generate the portal a couple nanometers inside of a wall.

3) Multiple Portal Linkage: Probably the most severe problem which can be generated by a normal portal, having more than two portals read/write to the same vector will cause all the portals information to become scrambled together and spliced apart resulting in a mangled and unpredictable mesh. Evidence suggests that some of the data becomes completely corrupted and effectively lost. In this process, invariably, much of the matter is transformed directly into energy upon egress often resulting in a large explosion. Given the potential vectors one can write to in a given range it is a highly improbable event to have occurred without deliberately linking them. This is made more difficult with the frequency exclusion system that I have built into all of my devices.

4) Portal Prevention: There is currently no known way to prevent the formation of a portal. This poses significant security risks and is the primary reason I have not yet released the information to the Federation or placed the devices on the open market.