![]() ![]() He also published his work with a proof of the efficiency of his method. A scientist named Bjorklund applied it to nuclear physics, in order to optimise the operation of the SNS particle accelerator. Of course, Euclid’s work can be applied to more than just rhythmic patterns. From Brazilian Samba and Bossa-Nova, to Bulgarian folk dances, thirteenth century Persian drum patterns, and complex poly-rhythms of West and Central Africa. The cultural and historical range covered by these rhythms is nothing short of breathtaking. Across the globe, from ancient to modern times the rhythms that pervade human existence can be generated using the same, simple algorithm. As it turns out, his method is the same as what people have used to divide beats into rhythms. In the third century BCE, the Greek mathematician Euclid described a way to determine the largest common denominator of any two integers. The name (Στοιχεῖα, Stoicheia, or Elements) comes from the title of Euclid’s book Elements in which the algorithm was first described. It algorithmically generates rhythmic sequences from an input trigger signal. ![]()
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