What do the computers actually do for SETI?

[science man]

Ok I know what the project is but can seem to get a clear answer on what the computers actually do to help it? Is it the same as they do for folding which is calculations in work units?

 

[MARCI]

I believe the clients are looking for patterns that may indicate intelligent communication. The raw signal is divided up into packets, the packets are searched by the clients for any patterns.

 

[Mr.Guvernment]

^^ basically

SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is a scientific area whose goal is to detect intelligent life outside Earth. One approach, known as radio SETI, uses radio telescopes to listen for narrow-bandwidth radio signals from space. Such signals are not known to occur naturally, so a detection would provide evidence of extraterrestrial technology.

 

[science man]

Where are the clients and results located?

 

[Rickdstik]

Project's home is University of California, Berkeley.

 

[science man]

No the site silly.

 

[eaglescouter]

http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/forum_index.php

That site should be able to satisfy all of your curiosities.

 

[science man]

that's it ty so much.