Drake equation

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Equation
gptkbp:category Astrobiology equations
Astronomical equations
gptkbp:describes Number of civilizations in the Milky Way with which communication might be possible
gptkbp:field gptkb:SETI
gptkb:Astrobiology
Astronomy
gptkbp:firstPresented gptkb:Green_Bank,_West_Virginia
gptkb:Green_Bank_meeting
gptkbp:firstPresentedTo SETI researchers
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Frank_Drake
1961
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Drake equation
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Frank_Drake
gptkbp:purpose Estimate the number of active, communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Fermi_paradox
gptkb:Search_for_extraterrestrial_intelligence
gptkbp:symbol N = R* × fp × ne × fl × fi × fc × L
gptkbp:variant L
N
R*
fc
fi
fl
fp
ne
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fermi_paradox
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4