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The entropy principle, and the influence of sociological pressures on SETI

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2010

V. Bozhilov  and
Duncan H. Forgan
V. Bozhilov
Affiliation:
Faculty of Physics, Department of Astronomy, Sofia University, Bulgaria email: archivl@yahoo.com
Duncan H. Forgan
Affiliation:
Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA), Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh email: dhf@roe.ac.uk
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Abstract

We begin with the premise that the law of entropy could prove to be fundamental for the evolution of intelligent life and the advent of technological civilization. Building on recent theoretical results, we combine a modern approach to evolutionary theory with Monte Carlo realization techniques. A numerical test for a proposed significance of the law of entropy within the evolution of intelligent species is performed and results are compared with a neutral test hypothesis. Some clarifying aspects on the emergence of intelligent species arise and are discussed in the framework of contemporary astrobiology.

Keywords

astrobiologyentropyevolutionexoplanetsextraterrestrial intelligenceFermi paradoxMonte CarloSETI
Type
Research Article
Information
International Journal of Astrobiology , Volume 9 , Issue 3 , July 2010 , pp. 175 - 181
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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