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The transfer of matter from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them, usually instantaneously. In most instances, it involves 'disassembling' the physical object into small particles at the sending node and 'reassembling' them at the receiving node.

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Has any sci fi ever tried to explain how conservation of momentum and energy would work with...

"Doc" Smith's Lensman series, while not dealing with teleportation, but rather inertialess travel (called "free" travel in his books) has his spaceships matching intrinsic velocities with objects that …
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