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Please visit my website: www.imaginaryuniverse.com
Diane Beam |
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Dr. Frank Drake (now Chairman of the Board of the SETI Institute) created the Drake equation as a way to estimate life in the Universe.
The Drake Equation, identifies specific factors thought to play a role in the development of civilizations. Although there is no unique solution to this equation, it is a generally accepted tool used by the scientific community to examine these factors.
--Frank Drake, 1961
The equation is usually written:
N = R* � fp � ne � fl � fi � fc � L
Where,
N = The number of civilizations in The Milky Way Galaxy whose electromagnetic emissions are detectable.
R* =The rate of formation of stars suitable for the development of intelligent life.
fp = The fraction of those stars with planetary systems. more info
ne = The number of planets, per solar system, with an environment suitable for life. more info
fl = The fraction of suitable planets on which life actually appears.
fi = The fraction of life bearing planets on which intelligent life emerges. For more information, please visit Dr. William Calvin's "The Drake Equation's fi"
fc = The fraction of civilizations that develop a technology that releases detectable signs of their existence into space.
L = The length of time such civilizations release detectable signals into space.
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