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An alternate approach to the mathematical biophysics of perception of combinations of musical tones

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In connection with a previous paper on the same subject this different approach to the problem is outlined, which also leads to an expression for pleasantness values of different binary combinations of musical sounds.

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Rashevsky, N. An alternate approach to the mathematical biophysics of perception of combinations of musical tones. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 4, 89–90 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02477314

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