Telecommunications on Earth and their possible relation with the anthropic principle

The society of the information is based on the ability of humans to commu¬nicate in real time. This is possible thanks to the emission of electromagnetic waves. In this work it is discussed, by analyzing the round trip time (RTT) parameter, if it is possible to expand the society of the information...

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Autor: del-Villar, I. (Ignacio)|||/items/873b88a3-cb84-49a8-8502-60957c4bc590
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Navarra
Repositorio:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/58288
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/58288
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:anthropic principle
communications
round trip time
delay
speed of light
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Sumario:The society of the information is based on the ability of humans to commu¬nicate in real time. This is possible thanks to the emission of electromagnetic waves. In this work it is discussed, by analyzing the round trip time (RTT) parameter, if it is possible to expand the society of the information out of the Earth. The results show that the value of the speed of light limits this expansion. Real time applications, such as videogaming, remote surgery, or voice conversations, are only possible on Earth and its proximities, which indicates that there could be a relation between real time telecommunications on Earth and the anthropic principle.