Where is everybody? -- Wait a moment ... New approach to the Fermi paradox

TL;DR

This paper introduces a cellular automata model with bonus stimulation to analyze the Fermi Paradox, revealing nonlinear behaviors and providing a new Drake-equation analogue to estimate extraterrestrial civilizations.

Contribution

It presents a novel cellular automata framework with bonus stimulation for modeling civilization development and offers a new approach to estimate the number of extraterrestrial civilizations.

Findings

Discovered nonlinear threshold behavior in civilization volume

Developed an analogue of the Drake equation based on the model

Provided insights into the conditions affecting civilization proliferation

Abstract

The Fermi Paradox is the apparent contradiction between the high probability extraterrestrial civilizations' existence and the lack of contact with such civilizations. In general, solutions to Fermi's paradox come down to either estimation of Drake equation parameters i.e. our guesses about the potential number of extraterrestrial civilizations or simulation of civilizations development in the universe. We consider a new type of cellular automata, that allows to analyze Fermi paradox. We introduce bonus stimulation model (BS-model) of development in cellular space (Universe) of objects (Civilizations). When civilizations get in touch they stimulate development each other, increasing their life time. We discovered nonlinear threshold behaviour of total volume of civilizations in universe and on the basis of our model we built analogue of Drake equation.