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Harmonics — pitch, timbre, phonons
acoustics
Pitch is frequency; a string also rings at integer multiples (the harmonic series), and their mix is timbre. The third harmonic of 220 Hz is 660 Hz (sealed). Quantized, a sound wave's quanta are PHONONS. Rests on quantum mechanics.
source
Narrow Highway — acoustics
card id
card_acoustics_harmonics
address
WIT.codex.FCT/harmonics-pitch-timbre-phonons/REF.WITNESSED@narrow-highway
adjoining cards
- part of → Acoustics — waves, loudness, and harmonics — a pillar of acoustics (Harmonics)
- connects at → Quantum mechanics — the quantum and its limits — phonons - the quanta of lattice vibration, the harmonic oscillator applied to sound
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