Science, Seti, and Mathematics

Carl L. Devito (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

220 Seiten

2013
Berghahn Books (Verlag)
978-1-78238-069-6 (ISBN)

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Mathematics is as much a part of our humanity as music and art. And it is our mathematics that might be understandable, even familiar, to a distant race and might provide the basis for mutual communication. This book discusses, in a conversational way, the role of mathematics in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The author explores the science behind that search, its history, and the many questions associated with it, including those regarding the nature of language and the philosophical/psychological motivation behind this search.

Carl L. DeVito is a member of the emeritus faculty of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Arizona. He has developed one of the most widely cited proposals for a language based on plausibly universal scientific concepts and has contributed to several edited volumes on cosmic communication including Space, Life, Science and Stories (2020). His other scientific work includes many papers on pure and applied mathematics and three books: Harmonic Analysis—A Gentle Introduction (2006), Functional Analysis (1978), and Functional Analysis and Linear Operator Theory (1990).

Preface

Chapter 1. Where Are We?

Chapter 2. Naïve Questions

Chapter 3. Are We Special?

Chapter 4. Stories - Part One

Chapter 5. Mesasuring Our Solar Neighborhood

Chapter 6. The Scotsman

Chapter 7. The Birth of SETI

Chapter 8. The Conference at Greenbank

Chapter 9. Stories - Part Two

Chapter 10. Talking to E.T.

Chapter 11. Languages

Chapter 12. Paradoxes

Chapter 13. The Universal Science

Chapter 14. The Special Theory of Relativity

Chapter 15. The General Theory of Relativity

Chapter 16. The University of Colorado Study

Chapter 17. Surprize!

Chapter 18. Epilogue

Appendix I: Infinite sets

Appendix II: Mars

Appendix III: The DeVito-Oehrle Language

Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.11.2013
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	408 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-78238-069-8 / 1782380698
ISBN-13	978-1-78238-069-6 / 9781782380696
Zustand	Neuware