> Vernor Vinge's SF idea of slower and faster areas of space His ideas were more ambitious: there are advanced technologies (e.g. FTL travel) that work in "fas

> Vernor Vinge's SF idea of slower and faster areas of space His ideas were more ambitious: there are advanced technologies (e.g. FTL travel) that work in "fast" space but completely stop working in the "slow zone" (where the Solar system is located). On the other hand, even human-level intelligence would stop functioning close to the galactic center, the crew would not be able to operate the ship and would be stranded.