Interstellar probes - A new approach to SETI
Abstract
Interstellar transmissions via energy-markers (photons) or matter-markers (probes) appear to be energetically indistinguishable alternatives for advanced technical societies. Since only Type II and Type III civilizations realistically can afford beacons or starprobe technology, alternative distinguishability criteria suggest the possible superiority of intelligent artifacts for contact and communication missions among extraterrestrial cultures. A balanced, more cost-effective Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) strategy is proposed.
- Publication:
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Journal of the British Interplanetary Society
- Pub Date:
- March 1980
- Bibcode:
- 1980JBIS...33...95F
- Keywords:
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- Energetic Particles;
- Interstellar Communication;
- Interstellar Spacecraft;
- Project Seti;
- Space Exploration;
- Space Probes;
- Economic Factors;
- Matter (Physics);
- Photons;
- Social Factors;
- Space Sciences (General)