Mathematical SETI Statistics, Signal Processing, Space Missions /

• Main Author: Maccone, Claudio (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Space sciences.; Astrobiology.; Statistics.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Signal, Image and Speech Processing.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.

This book introduces the Statistical Drake Equation where, from a simple product of seven positive numbers, the Drake Equation is turned into the product of seven positive random variables. The mathematical consequences of this transformation are demonstrated and it is proven that the new random var...