Graph Algorithmic Thinking for the Wow! Signal. The First Contact.
Abstract
The major objective of this study is to decode the “Wow!” signal -
converting it into textual content. A novel feature of the present work
consists in a unique approach. When considering the recorded Wow! signal
not only the 6 signals received on channel #2 are taken into account,
but also total content of the 12 signals received on six different
channels as a result of which we got an infographic image. In this
study, an algorithmic method was used. The interpretation of the
infographic image includes the content similar to the brief
characteristic of the solar system. Hence, our cosmic address in this
infinite universe is fixed. The distance from the Sun to one of the
celestial objects is also recorded (19.9 light-years). The researchers
from the Big Ear radio telescope report that at the moment of picking up
the signal, the scanning of the sky took place towards the constellation
Sagittarius. The binary pair – J. Herschel 5173 AB – is located at
approximately the same distance in the indicated direction. According to
the calculations of astronomers, the mentioned binary pair of stars and
the Sun are approaching each other. The infographic representation of
the radio signal displays the same information.Therefore, a rare
phenomenon - the stellar convergence can be considered as the motivation
for beginning written communication. Thus, we arrived to the conclusion
that the aforementioned binary pair may be viewed as a potential star
the alien Wow! signal had come from.