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Dyson swarms of von Neumann probes: prospects and predictions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2020

Emir Haliki Open the ORCID record for Emir Haliki [Opens in a new window]
Emir Haliki*
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Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Ege University, PO Box 35040, Izmir, Turkey
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Author for correspondence: Emir Haliki, E-mail: ehaliki@gmail.com
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Abstract

According to the Kardashev scale, possible Type-II and above civilizations could use energy sources of the universe in different ways. Self-replicator von Neumann probes believed to invade any galaxies in various studies could also have uses for gaining energy, in which Dyson swarm structures are likely to consist of probes that could emit energy from any luminous celestial object is to be considered first. On addressing some possible dynamical properties of probes, the study has examined in which size and populations they could enfold a star and how they could have observational evidences according to relevant star's energy output. On the basis of our solar system, it has also been shown using a weighted-directed network structure what kind of population and route they could have in case of spreading to the nearest-neighbouring stars.

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Dyson swarmextraterrestrial intelligenceKardashev scalemilling motionnetworksVon Neumann probes
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Research Article
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International Journal of Astrobiology , Volume 19 , Issue 6 , December 2020 , pp. 474 - 481
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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