On The Detection of Digiorno-like Objects in the Flavor Zone

Abstract

Aims: This work proposes a new SETI search methodology under the assumption that a sufficiently advanced civilization could skip the middle man of converting starlight to energy to food preparation, and could directly harness their star's energy for food prep. Methods: We define the concept of the Flavor Zone (FZ): the optimal distance from a star for cooking food. To develop this definition we propose the toy model of a Digiorno-Like Object (DLO) and define the FZ as the regime for optimal cooking according to package directions. We examine the effect of orbit on DLO cooking times and paradigms. Finally, we study the feasibility of detection of DLOs in their FZs with current technology. Results: We determined that DLOs aren't detectable with current technology nor should anyone ever try.

Figures (6)

• Figure 1: The structure of our model of a Digiorno-like Object.
• Figure 2: DLO orientation. Top: cheese-on orientation. Bottom: crust-on orientation
• Figure 3: Orbits for a DLO around Proxima Centauri for varying eccentricities. Semi-major axis is set to the middle of the FZ; grey shaded region shows the FZ region, grey dashed lines show release +/- 20 minutes cooking time. Top: Separation as a function of time for eccentricities 0--1.0. Bottom: Entire orbit for eccentricities 0--0.10. Takeaway: All orbits remain within the FZ for an entire 20 minute cooking timeif released in the center of the FZ, but only orbits with ecc $<$ 0.06 remain in the FZ for an entire orbit.
• Figure 4: Transit simulations of our DLO model around Proxima Centauri. Top: planetplanet transit simulation. Bottom: Simulated JWST observation of DLO trasnit
• Figure 5: Blackbody spectrum for an object at $T~=~477.6$ K at the distance of Proxima Centauri with the size of our DLO model.