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I am no mathmetician but perhaps someone could help answer a question
from an old fool but here is a question about mapping the galaxy using self-replicating robots. Assuming we send 1 probe initally: Given the probe travels at half the speed of light in a fixed direction and has a 5% chance per-light year of running into a planet that it can use to replicate (assume it is successful the first time as we would aim it at something) and it takes 'A' years to build the necessary tools needed to launch new probes and launches 'B' number of probes in opposing directions with a 'C' failure rate of new probes. How long and how many probes need to be built and launched to map the galaxy? I assume that failure rates would be less then 50% on replicated probes. |
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