Mystery of strange radio bursts from space

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The forum discussion centers on the analysis of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) and their Dispersion Measures (DM), specifically noting a potential discrete spacing of 187.5 cm-3 pc. Observations indicate that DMs cluster around integer multiples of this value, suggesting a terrestrial origin rather than an extragalactic one. The correlation with terrestrial time standards and the concentration of detections at the Parkes radio telescope further support the hypothesis of human association, potentially linked to devices like mobile phone base stations. The discussion emphasizes the need for further observational data to confirm or refute these findings.

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  • Understanding of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs)
  • Knowledge of Dispersion Measures (DM) in astrophysics
  • Familiarity with radio astronomy and observational techniques
  • Basic concepts of terrestrial noise sources, such as perytons
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  • #61
@bahamagreen
With such a minute data set at there is at present, it is indeed possible to discover other hypothetical relations.
You can probably hypothesize dozens of them, any of which might be discountable with just one more observation.
You are definitely leaping in the dark with the assumption that extraterrestrials are interested in us and are trying to tell us something.
 
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  • #62
I'm joking about the ETs...
rootone: "...any of which might be discountable with just one more observation." Exactly.
Hypothesis testing and prediction of subsequent data... we should not be passively waiting to find out what detection 12's multiple will be; we should be predicting it because the existing data seems improbably not random.

Even the microwave oven interpretation should be offering a prediction for the most likely multiple of detection 12...
 
  • #63
Ah OK, I thought the ET speculation was a bit odd coming from you. :biggrin:
 
  • #64
And that seems like a good place to close the thread.
 

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