JOURNAL ARTICLE

Drake equation of search for extraterrestrial intelligence: A proposal for modification in the light of Dirac's large number hypothesis.

  • Published In: International Journal of Modern Physics D: Gravitation, Astrophysics & Cosmology, 2023, v. 32, n. 15. P. 1 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Ray, Saibal; Ray, Soham; Al-Amri, Issa S.; Maurya, S. K.; Manith Banula, K. P. 3 of 3

Abstract

In the light of Dirac's Large Number Hypothesis (LNH), we try to relate the Drake equation with the extra-terrestrial intelligence (ETI), specifically in terms of cognitive science. This argument has been drawn from the ratio of smallest time scale (i.e. 40 Hz oscillation in neuronal system of brain) to the smallest timescale (i.e. the Planck time in the present universe) which provides a very large dimensionless number 1 0 4 0 . Under this LNH, we emphasize on the issue of the alien equation of Drake and provide a modified version of it by considering consciousness of the ETI. Thus, the Drake equation, which basically represents a statistical conjecture with random and arbitrary values, can be related with a feasible as well as applicable background philosophy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:International Journal of Modern Physics D: Gravitation, Astrophysics & Cosmology. 2023/11, Vol. 32, Issue 15, p1
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0218-2718
  • DOI:10.1142/S0218271823500943
  • Accession Number:174525456
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