Lostnbronx rambles on about the structure of stories, and how their internal logic can make or break them.
Star Trek's warp drive, as described on the Memory Alpha wiki:
http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Warp_drive
My own use of the starjump concept is probably best heard in Stardrifter Book 03: "Risk Analysis"
http://downloads.cavalcadeaudio.com/stardrifter-novels/03-risk-analysis/?p=home