Musical melodies obey same laws as foraging animals
Friday, January 8, 2016 - 11:43
in Mathematics & Economics
(Phys.org)—Most people think of music as more of an art than a science. Although sound is a wave, and can therefore be described by the laws of physics, understanding how certain patterns of sound waves create what we perceive as music requires a much higher-level perspective than merely understanding the properties of waves.