Reinterpreting the Fermi Paradox through Intensive Evolution of Advanced Civilizations Based on Superstring Theory and the Holographic Principle
This paper derives the quantitative and logical consequences of the evolutionary trajectory of an advanced technological civilization—one that has transcended the Kardashev scale—within the framework of 10-dimensional Type IIB superstring theory, 11-dimensional M-theory, and the AdS/CFT correspondence (the holographic principle). While conventional astrobiology and SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) have traditionally viewed civilizational development as an extensive expansion through three-dimensional space, this study—by comparing thermodynamic computational efficiency (constrained by the Bekenstein bound and the Margolus-Levitin theorem) against relativistic communication delays—demonstrates that a mature civilization is far more likely to pursue an "intensive transition" toward microscopic scales or higher-dimensional bulk spacetime, rather than physical expansion throughout the universe. Extending Smart’s "transcension hypothesis" within the framework of theoretical physics, this paper posits that the limits of large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computation serve as an engineering interface for manipulating higher-dimensional spacetime metrics—mediated by DBI/WZW effective actions and the ER=EPR conjecture. Furthermore, a three-tiered hierarchical model of precursor civilizations is formulated, corresponding to the degrees of freedom within extra dimensions (such as bulk metrics, the moduli space of Calabi-Yau manifolds, and the M-theory landscape); this model presents a game-theoretic equilibrium for high-dimensional security, centered on the prevention of false-vacuum decay. Finally, to ensure the falsifiability essential to scientific theory, four observable "technosignatures" are proposed—complete with quantitative order-of-magnitude estimates—ranging from gravitational-wave leakage from warped extra dimensions (in the MHz–GHz frequency range) to the asymptotic complexity thresholds of quantum processors driven by bulk back-reaction.
Authors
- Reiji Yoshikai
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24114977
- Primary Topic
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Type
- preprint