[FPSPACE] Sustainability: A Tedious Path to Galactic Colonization

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Sustainability: A Tedious Path to Galactic Colonization

Authors: Y. Dutil, S. Dumas

(Submitted on 12 Nov 2007)

Abstract: Civilization cannot sustain an exponential growth for long time 
even when neglecting numerous laws of physics! In this paper, we examine 
what are fundamental obstacles to long term survival of a civilization and 
its possibility to colonize the Galaxy. Using the solar system as a 
reference, resources available for sustained growth are analyzed. Using this 
information, we will explore the probability of discovering a civilization 
at its different stage of energy evolution as estimating some possible value 
of L, the typical life time of an extra-terrestrial civilization.

Comments:  4 pages, to appear in the proceedings of "Bioastronomy 2007", ed. 
Meech et al

Subjects:  Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph); Astrophysics (astro-ph)

Cite as:  arXiv:0711.1777v1 [physics.pop-ph]

Submission history

From: Stephane Dumas [view email]

[v1] Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:13:18 GMT (20kb)

http://arxiv.org/abs/0711.1777