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BROWNIAN MUSIC [2 records]

Record 1 2000-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

x =-1, giving rise to the hyperbolic power law f-1. Or, as Balthazaar van der Pol once said of Bach's music, "It is great because it is inevitable [implying x < 0] and yet surprising [x > -2].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Infographie
OBS

Voir mouvement brownien, fonction brownienne, trajectoire brownienne, etc.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music (General)
CONT

When tones fluctuate in this fashion, let us follow Voss and call it Brownian music or brown music.

OBS

(...) Brownian noise (...) is characteristic of Brownian motion, the random movement of small particles suspended in a liquid and buffeted by the thermal agitation of molecules.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique (Généralités)
CONT

Lorsque des notes varient de cette manière nous dirons comme Voss qu'il s'agit de musique brownienne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Música (Generalidades)
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