Abstract
We present our studies in composing elementary wavefunctions of a
hydrogen-like atom and identify several relationships between
physical phenomena and musical composition that helped guide the
process. The hydrogen-like atom accurately describes some of the
fundamental quantum mechanical phenomena of nature and supplies
the composer with a set of well-defined mathematical constraints
that can create a wide variety of complex spatiotemporal
patterns. We explore the visual appearance of time-dependent
combinations of two and three eigenfunctions of an electron with
spin in a hydrogen-like atom, highlighting the resulting
symmetries and symmetry changes.
hydrogen-like atom and identify several relationships between
physical phenomena and musical composition that helped guide the
process. The hydrogen-like atom accurately describes some of the
fundamental quantum mechanical phenomena of nature and supplies
the composer with a set of well-defined mathematical constraints
that can create a wide variety of complex spatiotemporal
patterns. We explore the visual appearance of time-dependent
combinations of two and three eigenfunctions of an electron with
spin in a hydrogen-like atom, highlighting the resulting
symmetries and symmetry changes.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Leonardo: Journal of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology |
| Vol/bind | 48 |
| Udgave nummer | 2 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 158-166 |
| ISSN | 0024-094X |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2015 |