The Search for Extraterrestrials : Intercepting Alien Signals
In The Search for Extraterrestrials, Monte Ross explores in detail the key problems in starting a search, the programs that have failed and those that continue. He includes the fundamental considerations and the physics of the necessary laser, UV, IR and RF technologies, as well as coding and inform...
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| Định dạng: | Livre numérique |
| Ngôn ngữ: | Anglais |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York
[20..].
Cham : Springer Nature |
| Phiên bản: | 1st ed. 2009. |
| Loạt: | Popular Astronomy
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| Truy cập trực tuyến: | Accès sur la plateforme de l'éditeur Accès sur la plateforme Istex Accès Université d'Orléans Accès INSA CVL |
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| Autres localisations: | Voir dans le Sudoc |
| Edition sous un autre format: | • The Search for Extraterrestrials, Texte imprimé, 9780387566467 • The Search for Extraterrestrials, Texte imprimé, 9780387734538 |
Mục lục:
- The likelihood of extraterrestrial intelligence Vast distances and long travel times Stars, their evolution and types Planets and our Sun The many constraints on life Why would anyone transmit to us? The Drake Equation and habitable planets The basics of space communication Where to look in the electromagnetic spectrum? Receiver basics and how big is big? Noise and limitations on sensitivity Programs in SETI A brief history of SETI Radio-frequency and microwave SETI, including the Allen Telescope Array Early optical SETI and the all-sky Harvard system Possibilities in SETI The PhotonStar project Key issues for SETI Other parts of the spectrum, decoding the data and forming pictures Future systems for intercepting alien lasers.