I-103-Oliver: Spanial (Docked at Roseman Downport)
He can certainly use the time for Argyle catch-up. No-one aboard will question him on his Green Shift time use.
While in dock at Roseman, he receives a message from Jennie.
To: Oliver Starr
From: Jennie Senth
Subject: Journal Article
Oliver, as discussed. I’ve redacted the bits I was originally going to include. Last chance for fair attribution!
Seriously, I’d appreciate any comments that you have.
– JS
Jennie Senth
Executive Officer
Merchant Freighter Spanial
M-THZ-KMO-209732T
Decomposing Polterman’s Number – Risk mitigation for outer-system arrivals in high-proper-motion star systems
Jennie Senth1 and Oliver Starr2
1 Jennie Senth is Executive Officer and Navigator on an independent freighter. Jennie has triple CTs (Hons) in Navigation, Piloting and Command, holding Mercantile Bureau certifications as Master Pilot and Executive Officer.
2 Oliver Starr is a Comm/Scan Officer holding Vizierate-issued certifications. He has a – <OS to fill this in – I heard a rumour you have some fancy degree in cyber tech.>
Author Note
The authors wish to thank the Captree Mercantile Bureau for supply of some raw analysis data, and to her fellow crew member who assisted with data analysis.
There are no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Jennie Senth via PubNet.
Abstract
Polterman’s number is a basic consideration for even the most novice student of Navigation, but familiarity with the metric can blind even the best navigators to the fact that Polterman’s number itself is a proxy measure of the results of several different complex calculations. Hyperspace jump arrivals into outer-system orbits of high-proper-motion star systems has long been recognised as one of the more high-risk navigation maneuvers. Using a study of navigation log data from several such jumps reveals a correlation between selected sub-components of Polterman’s number and jump-exit uncertainty for high-proper-motion systems. The authors show the significant correlations in the data and propose a method for routine decomposition of Polterman’s number as an indicator for indicating risk for such high risk jumps, including proposed practical guidelines for when such decomposition may be beneficial, and practical suggestions for mitigating that risk.
Keywords: Polterman’s number, jump exit, high-proper-motion star system, jump-exit uncertainty, risk mitigation, practical guidelines
Citation
This article may be cited as:
Senth, J. and Starr, O. (211.?) Decomposing Polterman’s Number – Risk mitigation for outer-system arrivals in high-proper-motion star systems. Flight of The Navigator. (<publication ref>) Mercantile Bureau.
Decomposing Polterman’s Number – Risk mitigation for outer-system arrivals in high-proper-motion star systems
<several hundred words of Jennie’s concise but workmanlike prose>
Method, Results
<Oliver’s clear and concise description and graphics of the method and results, interspersed with Jennie’s comments and edits on the navigation-specific interpretation of the results.>
Conclusion
<Oliver may feel it’s adequate, but perhaps lacking in a ‘ta da!’ moment that grips the reader.>
Will he respond to Jennie’s message?
He does respond:
‘The data and article are good! If you are wanting to be a regular contributor to these types of mediums, you may want to add some drama to the conclusion. Otherwise I approve of everything in the article.”