Physical Model of Self-Reproducing Von Neumann Micro-Probes in the Interstellar Medium: Replication Dynamics, Infrared Signatures, and SETI Implications
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Tiny self-reproducing interstellar probes could replicate by collecting material as they move, grow exponentially in number and brightness, emit mainly in the infrared, and appear as unusually rapid brightenings, making micro-robot replication a plausible SETI signal.
