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: Received: 21 September 2023 / Approved: 21 September 2023 / Online: 22 September 2023 (06:20:55 CEST)
How to cite:
Esposito, G.; Fionda, V. A Conversational Framework for Interstellar Discourse on Fundamental Physical Structures. Preprints2023, 2023091510. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1510.v1
Esposito, G.; Fionda, V. A Conversational Framework for Interstellar Discourse on Fundamental Physical Structures. Preprints 2023, 2023091510. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1510.v1
Esposito, G.; Fionda, V. A Conversational Framework for Interstellar Discourse on Fundamental Physical Structures. Preprints2023, 2023091510. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1510.v1
APA Style
Esposito, G., & Fionda, V. (2023). A Conversational Framework for Interstellar Discourse on Fundamental Physical Structures. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1510.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Esposito, G. and Valeria Fionda. 2023 "A Conversational Framework for Interstellar Discourse on Fundamental Physical Structures" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1510.v1
Abstract
This paper considers the possibility that abstract thinking and advanced synthesis skills might be selection criteria for extraterrestrial civilizations to accept communication with mankind on Earth. For this purpose, a notation not relying upon the use of alphabet and numbers is proposed, in order to denote just some basic structures of current physical theories: vector fields, 1-form fields, and tensor fields of arbitrary order. An advanced civilization might appreciate the way here proposed to achieve a concise description of electromagnetism and general relativity, and hence it might accept the challenge of responding to our signals. The abstract symbols introduced in this paper to describe the basic structures of physical theories are encoded into black and white bitmap images that can be easily converted into short bit sequences and modulated on a carrier wave for radio transmission.
Keywords
Physics; Geometry; Interstellar communication
Subject
Physical Sciences, Space Science
Copyright:
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