280509 SE Consolidation module: Topics on the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (PI) (2015W)
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Over the last to decades astronomers came to realize that the Solar system is not the exception but the rule, and even more remarkably, that Earth-like planets must be abundant in the Milky Way. The Seminar will address the scientific efforts to address the old question "Are we alone?". It will start with the seminal Cocconi & Morrison 1959 (Nature 184, 844 “Searching for Interstellar Communications”) together with Schwartz & Townes, 1961 (Nature, 190, 205) and it will end with Tarter et al. 2007 (Astrobiology, 7, 30 “A Reappraisal of The Habitability of Planets around M Dwarf Stars").
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 14.09.2015 10:00 to Mo 28.09.2015 23:59
- Registration is open from Mo 05.10.2015 10:00 to Mo 19.10.2015 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 19.10.2015 23:59
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
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The course will take place in SE2 on Tuesdays at 14:00
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Aims, contents and method of the course
The main aim of the Seminar consists in introducing to the students a new exciting topic, ever more exciting by the recent discoveries of extra-solar Earth-like planets. The method consists in the critical reading of all the major papers in this very young field of research, with an eye for the logical constructions that can be made when so little data is available. The language of instruction will be English.
Assessment and permitted materials
Assessment will be based not only on the student presentation but also also participation in the weekly discussions following paper presentation.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Examination topics
Reading list
Cocconi & Morrison 1959 Nature184, 844 “Searching for Interstellar Communications” + Schwartz & Townes, 1961, Nature, 190, 205 “Interstellar and Interplanetary Communication by Optical Masers”
Dyson 1960, Science 131, 1667, “Search for Artificial Stellar Sources of Infrared Radiation” + Sagan & Walker 1966, ApJ 144, 1216 “The Infrared Detectability of Dyson Civilizations"
Kardashev, N. S. 1964, Soviet Astronomy, Vol. 8, p.217 “Transmission of Information by Extraterrestrial Civilizations.”
Hart 1975, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 16, p.128 “Explanation for the Absence of Extraterrestrials on Earth”
Brin, G. 1983, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 24, NO.3, P.283 “The Great Silence - the Controversy Concerning Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life"
Livio 1999, ApJ 511, 1, 429 “How Rare Are Extraterrestrial Civilizations, and When Did They Emerge?”
Howard et al. 2004, ApJ, 613, 1270 “Search for Nanosecond Optical Pulses from Nearby Solar-Type Stars"
Tarter 2001, ARAA, 39, 511 “The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)” (Review)
Turnbull & Tarter 2003, ApJSS, 145, 181 “Target Selection for SETI. I. A Catalog of Nearby Habitable Stellar Systems"
Tarter et al. 2007. Astrobiology, 7, 30 “A Reappraisal of The Habitability of Planets around M Dwarf Stars"
Dyson 1960, Science 131, 1667, “Search for Artificial Stellar Sources of Infrared Radiation” + Sagan & Walker 1966, ApJ 144, 1216 “The Infrared Detectability of Dyson Civilizations"
Kardashev, N. S. 1964, Soviet Astronomy, Vol. 8, p.217 “Transmission of Information by Extraterrestrial Civilizations.”
Hart 1975, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 16, p.128 “Explanation for the Absence of Extraterrestrials on Earth”
Brin, G. 1983, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 24, NO.3, P.283 “The Great Silence - the Controversy Concerning Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life"
Livio 1999, ApJ 511, 1, 429 “How Rare Are Extraterrestrial Civilizations, and When Did They Emerge?”
Howard et al. 2004, ApJ, 613, 1270 “Search for Nanosecond Optical Pulses from Nearby Solar-Type Stars"
Tarter 2001, ARAA, 39, 511 “The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)” (Review)
Turnbull & Tarter 2003, ApJSS, 145, 181 “Target Selection for SETI. I. A Catalog of Nearby Habitable Stellar Systems"
Tarter et al. 2007. Astrobiology, 7, 30 “A Reappraisal of The Habitability of Planets around M Dwarf Stars"
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