The Multiperiodic Pulsating Star Y Cam A as a Musical Instrument

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates how to convert stellar oscillation frequencies of the pulsating star Y Cam A into musical chords and compositions, showcasing a novel interdisciplinary approach linking astrophysics and music.

Contribution

It introduces a detailed method for transforming asteroseismic data into musical elements and creates a musical piece based on stellar oscillations, pioneering a new way to interpret stellar data.

Findings

Generated musical chords from stellar oscillation frequencies.

Composed a musical piece using these chords.

Provided digital scores and sound files for the compositions.

Abstract

In this study we generate musical chords from the oscillation frequencies of the primary component of oscillating eclipsing Algol system Y Cam. The parameters and the procedure of the musical chord generation process from the stellar oscillations are described in detail. A musical piece is also composed in appropriate scale for Y Cam A by using the generated chords from the results of the asteroseismic analysis of the stellar data. The music scores and the digital sound files are provided for both the generated chords and the musical composition. Our study shows that the further orchestral compositions can be made from the frequency analysis results of several pulsating stars by using the procedure stated in present study.