That is not dead which can eternal lie: The aestivation hypothesis for resolving Fermi's paradox
If a civilization wants to maximize computation it appears rational to aestivate until the far future in order to exploit the low temperature environment: This can produce a 10∗° multiplier of achievable computation. We hence suggest the "aestivation hypothesis": The reason we are not obse...
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2016
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| author | Sandberg, A Armstrong, M Cirkovic, M |
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| description | If a civilization wants to maximize computation it appears rational to aestivate until the far future in order to exploit the low temperature environment: This can produce a 10∗° multiplier of achievable computation. We hence suggest the "aestivation hypothesis": The reason we are not observing manifestations of alien civilizations is that they are currently (mostly) inactive, patiently waiting for future cosmic eras. This paper analyses the assumptions going into the hypothesis and how physical law and observational evidence constrain the motivations of aliens compatible with the hypothesis. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:2836b807-21ce-431a-9271-289e837f10be2022-03-26T12:11:28ZThat is not dead which can eternal lie: The aestivation hypothesis for resolving Fermi's paradoxJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:2836b807-21ce-431a-9271-289e837f10beSymplectic Elements at OxfordBritish Interplanetary Society2016Sandberg, AArmstrong, MCirkovic, MIf a civilization wants to maximize computation it appears rational to aestivate until the far future in order to exploit the low temperature environment: This can produce a 10∗° multiplier of achievable computation. We hence suggest the "aestivation hypothesis": The reason we are not observing manifestations of alien civilizations is that they are currently (mostly) inactive, patiently waiting for future cosmic eras. This paper analyses the assumptions going into the hypothesis and how physical law and observational evidence constrain the motivations of aliens compatible with the hypothesis. |
| spellingShingle | Sandberg, A Armstrong, M Cirkovic, M That is not dead which can eternal lie: The aestivation hypothesis for resolving Fermi's paradox |
| title | That is not dead which can eternal lie: The aestivation hypothesis for resolving Fermi's paradox |
| title_full | That is not dead which can eternal lie: The aestivation hypothesis for resolving Fermi's paradox |
| title_fullStr | That is not dead which can eternal lie: The aestivation hypothesis for resolving Fermi's paradox |
| title_full_unstemmed | That is not dead which can eternal lie: The aestivation hypothesis for resolving Fermi's paradox |
| title_short | That is not dead which can eternal lie: The aestivation hypothesis for resolving Fermi's paradox |
| title_sort | that is not dead which can eternal lie the aestivation hypothesis for resolving fermi s paradox |
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