Overview
- First book that treats electromagnetic frequencies besides RF and Mictrowave as possibilities for signal sources
- Considers the whole electromagnetic spectrum for extraterrestrial signals
- Explains why pulsed lasers are good candidates for extraterrestrial signals
- Brings the search for signals up-to-date
- Explains ideas, concepts and approaches clearly without the use of complex maths or physics
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Popular Astronomy (POPULAR)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The likelihood of extraterrestrial intelligence
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Front Matter
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The basics of space communication
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Front Matter
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Possibilities in SETI
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About this book
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 information theory considerations.
The author explores future possibilities providing the reader with a comprehensive view of the many ways signals from aliens could be sent and explains why the search using RF leaves more than 99% of the electromagnetic spectrum unexamined. He also demonstrates the many parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, considering the next likely steps in this unique enterprise. Given man’s intrinsic nature to explore, the search will continue in one form or many, until success is achieved, which may be tomorrow or a millennium away.
In summary, Monte Ross proposes to get around the failure of a fruitless search at radio frequencies by developing, in a precise way, the argument for searching for transmissions in the optical region of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Search for Extraterrestrials
Book Subtitle: Intercepting Alien Signals
Authors: Monte Ross
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74070-6
Publisher: Praxis New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Praxis 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-73453-8Published: 29 September 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-74070-6Published: 29 December 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 176
Number of Illustrations: 54 b/w illustrations
Additional Information: Jointly published with Praxis Publishing
Topics: Evolutionary Biology, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Popular Science in Astronomy