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Several key issues for SETI must be addressed before we can conduct an efficient search. These include the number of potential star systems as a function of distance, the sender’s choice of broadcast versus targeted signaling, the possibility of sensor probes, and whether we ourselves should be sending signals — the significance of the latter issue being that an alien civilization might be reluctant to reveal its existence to us.
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Ross, M. (2009). Key issues for SETI. In: The Search for Extraterrestrials. Springer Praxis Books. Praxis. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74070-6_14
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