The majority of books dealing with prospects for interstellar flight tackle the problem of the propulsion systems that will be needed to send a craft on an interstellar trajectory. The proposed book looks at two other, equally important aspects of such space missions, and each forms half of this two part book.
Part 1 looks at the ways in which it is possible to exploit the focusing effect of the Sun as a gravitational lens for scientific missions to distances of 550 AU and beyond into interstellar space. The author explains the mechanism of the Sun as a gravitational lens, the...
The majority of books dealing with prospects for interstellar flight tackle the problem of the propulsion systems that will be needed to send a cra...
This book introduces the Statistical Drake Equation where, from a simple product of seven positive numbers, the Drake Equation is turned into the product of seven positive random variables. The mathematical consequences of this transformation are demonstrated and it is proven that the new random variable N for the number of communicating civilizations in the Galaxy must follow the lognormal probability distribution when the number of factors in the Drake equation is allowed to increase at will.
Mathematical SETI also studies the proposed FOCAL (Fast Outgoing Cyclopean Astronomical...
This book introduces the Statistical Drake Equation where, from a simple product of seven positive numbers, the Drake Equation is turned into the p...
This book reviews the past 50 years of SETI searches. It demonstrates high level mathematical techniques for the solution of a variety of SETI problems. Includes a full mathematical derivation of the Statistical Drake Equation and describes its applications.
This book reviews the past 50 years of SETI searches. It demonstrates high level mathematical techniques for the solution of a variety of SETI problem...
