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- Explores geometry of activation/behavior manifolds to enable selective, non-destructive concept interventions.
- Euclidean rhythms in world musicmembers_ofMathematical structure underlying diverse musical traditions via Bjorklund's algorithm, correlating Euclidean string distributions with cultural preferences.
- Bjorklund's algorithm evenly distributes beats, generating world music rhythmic patterns.
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- Family of musical rhythms generated via Bjorklund's algorithm, where k onsets are distributed evenly across n time units; denoted E(k,n).
- Open ethnomusicological question raised by observed pattern of cultural preferences for Euclidean vs. reverse Euclidean vs. non-Euclidean rhythms.
- Key theoretical insight: both algorithms use repeated subtraction (division) to recursively partition sequences; this structural identity justifies the term 'Euclidean rhythm'.
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- alexander**The Euclidean Algorithm Generates Traditional Musical Rhythms**papers/extracted/2021-11-17_Stefan-Lesser_banff.pdf_a9e313.md0.873