1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright

      4  Preface

      5  1 Historical Perspectives: How the Search for Technosignatures Grew Out of the Cold War 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The Extraterrestrial Life Debate Gets Technical 1.3 Finding the 21-cm Hydrogen Line 1.4 The Role of the Space Race in Early CETI 1.5 Same Planet, Different Civilizations 1.6 Making Intelligent Life in the Universe 1.7 Conclusion: Returning to L References

      6  2 Reading the Cosmos: What Our Science Tells Us About the Science of Another World 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The Why and How of Interstellar Communication 2.3 An Early Language 2.4 A Language Based on Science 2.5 Our Senses, Our Perceptions and Our Science 2.6 Conclusion References

      7  3 The Impact of Discovering the First Technosignature 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Cultural Impact Based on Analogous Historical Events 3.3 Modeling the Impact Based on the Discovery’s Diffusion into Society 3.4 Multimodal Diffusion into Knowledge Systems of Complex Publics References

      8  4 Searching for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Locating Potential ET Communication Networks in Space 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Concepts 4.3 Case Study 4.4 Conclusions Acknowledgements References

      9  5 Habitable Mini-Earths with Black Hole Cores 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Surface Comfort 5.3 Concept and Design 5.4 Surface Conditions and Size 5.5 Black Hole Core 5.6 Mass Boosting and Terraformation 5.7 Technosignatures 5.8 Conclusion Acknowledgement References

      10  6 Technosignatures in Time-Series Photometry 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Types of Technosignatures 6.3 Axis of Merit Discussion for These Technosignatures 6.4 Methods References

      11  7 Post-Detection Message Analysis and Comprehension 7.1 Categorizing an ET Signal 7.2 The Interstellar Communication Relay 7.3 The Processing Pipeline and Participants 7.4 Demodulation 7.5 Combining Pulse Width and Pulse Interval Modulation 7.6 Data Extraction 7.7 Classifying ETI Communication 7.8 Risks of Contact References and Recommended Reading

      12  8 Statistical Issues in the Search for Technosignatures 8.1 Introduction 8.2 General Issues 8.3 Emission Processes 8.4 Bayesian Inference from Non-Detection and Detection References

      13  9 Economics and Technosignatures: New Connections 9.1 The Different Faces of Economics Скачать книгу