non-Euclidean space theme

Space as it would be if the rules and axioms of geometry were suddenly different from what we know.

Examples

The Enterprise flew at warp speed in a straight line only to find itself back where it began in tng2x02 "Where Silence Has Lease", just as would someone who traveled in a straight line on the surface of Earth. Perhaps Nagilum's realm was a hypersphere.

3 total · 1 major · 2 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
tng2x02 major Nagilum's realm did not obey the usual laws of space and time.
tng2x12 minor The landing party went through a hotel's revolving door that they expected would lead them outside, but it instead returned them to the same spot from whence they'd exited.
voy5x19 minor Voyager entered into a region of "chaotic space" where the usual laws of spatial geometry did not apply.