I love this idea. In short, modulating the variations in Cepheid luminosity could serve as an extra-galactic telegraph. Best line from the abstract: "One can construct many scenarios wherein it would be desirable for such a civilization of star ticklers to transmit data to anyone else within viewing range."
Damn, I want to read science fiction about star ticklers.
Damn, I want to read science fiction about star ticklers.
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