[HN Gopher] 9-Dimensional Haystack
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       9-Dimensional Haystack
        
       Author : phreeza
       Score  : 28 points
       Date   : 2022-07-30 17:14 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
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       | jethkl wrote:
       | From the article: "The nine dimensional haystack is a model used
       | to quantify the parameter space Earth observers must pick through
       | to rule out the existence of signals originating from
       | extraterrestrial civilizations."
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       | The image at head of page is of the well-known Wow! signal:
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wow!_signal
        
       | sorrychuck wrote:
       | > Instead of defining space by number of stars searched, we have
       | opted to define space by three spatial dimensions: distance away
       | and solid angle on the sky.
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       | Seems like this really explodes the space. Recall:
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       | > Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-
       | bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down
       | the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
        
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