This reminds me of the very first rendezvous problem I heard, in a little book on probability by Frederick Mosteller (et al.?) from the 1960s: ----- You have agreed to a rare meeting in New York City with an old friend at a date and time both of you will have no trouble remembering. When the arrangement was made, however, the location of the was to be determined, and now that the date and time are upon you, you realize that a) no place was ever set for the meeting and b) you have no way of communicating with your friend now that you are both somewhere in New York City unbeknownst to the other. Problem: What do you do to maximize the chance of meeting the other person at the appointed time? ----- —Dan ———— Note: Wording of problem is my own, as I don't know which book I saw it in.
On May 17, 2017, at 10:58 PM, Dave Dyer <ddyer@real-me.net> wrote:
My ultimate rendezvous problem:
You and your partner are located at separate locations somewhere in the milky way galaxy. You have a ship capable of acceleration to light speed in negligible subjective time, and a beacon that can be detected over any distance its light reaches.
Rendezvous for a victory drink before either of you dies of old age.