A simple experiment demonstrating the connection between chaos and music
Nitica Sakharwade, Sayak Dasgupta

TL;DR
This paper explores the relationship between chaos and music by analyzing dripping faucet patterns through spectral density matching, demonstrating the presence of a power law characteristic of nonlinear chaotic systems.
Contribution
It introduces a simple experimental method linking chaos theory with musical analysis by matching power spectral densities of dripping patterns to a known power law.
Findings
Dripping faucet signals follow a 1/f^β power law
Spectral analysis reveals nonlinear chaotic behavior
Method demonstrates connection between chaos and musical signals
Abstract
In this pedagogical paper we study the dripping pattern of a leaking faucet which we analyse on the basis of a musical procedure which we outline and match the power spectral density of these drops (which are recorded as noise signals over time) to verify the power law which characterizes the nature of such systems with non linear characteristics.
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Taxonomy
TopicsComplex Systems and Time Series Analysis · Chaos control and synchronization · Neuroscience and Music Perception
