There is a whole lot of technical mumbo-jumbo in the Fandom Wiki: https://stargate.fandom.com/wiki/Stargate#Technical_specifications https://stargate.fandom.com

There is a whole lot of technical mumbo-jumbo in the Fandom Wiki: https://stargate.fandom.com/wiki/Stargate#Technical_specifications https://stargate.fandom.com/wiki/Stargate#Technical_specific... It seems that Stargates are not only responsible for forming and maintaining wormholes (but only for 38 seconds and only one-directional!) but also the same concept as Star Trek transporters, as far as deconstructing everything to sub-atomic levels, "pattern buffers" to store them all, and reconstituting them on the other side. Stargate SG-1 and its precursor film were interesting distractions for me, but the lore was too complex and it all just relied so, so heavily on that Stargate network and the USA being in control of a central one. I am currently rewatching Babylon 5 as it drops on YouTube for free, and I enjoy the jump gates and hyperspace as a highly-simplified plot device for how they can ship stuff, and transport people, around the solar system and around the galaxy. Also, Babylon 5 retains a Star Wars-inspired dichotomy of capital ships that can form own jump points, vs. support vessels that can't. Interestingly, the two contemporary series shared the lore of being "found technology" created by ancient races who ascended long ago.