Weber – Fechner ’ s law , uncertainty , and Pythagorean system
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In the paper we explain the notion of geometrical net from the view of coding of music information. A direct, elementary, and very short alternative proof of the assertion that there are no transcendental semitones generating Pythagorean system, is given. This is a conclusion of the negation of the psychological Weber – Fechner’s law. Further, we discuss about a kind of uncertainty bounded with the melodic and harmonic structures in music.
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تاریخ انتشار 2007