Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Jan 1997
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997abos.conf..777h&link_type=abstract
Conference Paper, Astronomical and Biochemical Origins and the Search for Life in the Universe, IAU Colloquium 161, Publisher: B
Mathematics
Logic
Project Seti, Signal Detection, Quasars, Gravitational Lenses, Extrasolar Planets, Pulsars, Technological Forecasting, Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Radio Frequency Interference
Scientific paper
As soon as we unravel a first signal (if ever), this will be the immediate proof that extraterrestrial civilizations are numerous in the cosmos and, within a few years, we should discover tens of them, as this happened often, e.g., for quasars, pulsars, gravitational lenses, and now for extrasolar planets. Then the drive to investigate them, in all of their expected varieties, will get very strong. We show that this prospect raises a large number of long-term issues whose investigations and solutions require an immediate call for collaboration at many interdisciplinary and international levels over the next quarter century. In particular, we witness both a remarkable increase of SETI technology efficiency - which over the last 30 yr doubled every 8 mo - and a sharp rise of man-made RF interference. Thus we should save a dedicated lunar far-side locale for the next generation (project SAHA). In addition, we propose to use the gravitational focuses of the sun to investigate in tremendous detail some selected interesting extraterrestrial technologies (project FOCAL). We believe that SETI, after standing for SEARCH, will mean 'survey', then 'study', then 'sociology' of extraterrestrial intelligence.
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