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A098295 ((3/2)^n)/2^a(n) lies in the half-open interval [1,2). 1
0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 11, 11, 12, 12, 13, 14, 14, 15, 15, 16, 16, 17, 18, 18, 19, 19, 20, 21, 21, 22, 22, 23, 23, 24, 25, 25, 26, 26, 27, 28, 28, 29, 29, 30, 31, 31, 32, 32, 33, 33, 34, 35, 35, 36, 36, 37, 38, 38, 39, 39, 40, 40, 41, 42, 42, 43, 43 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,4

COMMENTS

Stacking perfect fifths (the frequency ratio of a fifth is 3/2), a division by 2^a(n) leads the equivalent tone belonging to the first octave interval [1,2). For example, the third fifth, (3/2)^3, falls into the second octave. This means it lies in the interval [2^1,2^2)=[2,4). Hence ((3/2)^3)/2^1 belongs to the first octave, the interval [1,2).

LINKS

Pythagorean Scale.

Eric Weisstein's World of Music, Pythagorean Scale

FORMULA

a(n)= A0982949(n)-1, n>=1.

a(n)= ceiling(tau*n)-1 with tau:=ln(3)/ln(2)-1 =.584962501... n>=1.

EXAMPLE

(3/2)^12 lies in the eighth octave [2^7,2^8) and

((3/2)^12)/2^a(12)= ((3/2)^12)/2^7 = 3^12/2^19 = 531441/524288 = 1.01363...

belongs to the first octave [1,2). This ratio is called the pythagorean comma.

CROSSREFS

This sequence differs from A074840 for the first time at entry a(41)=23: A074840(41)= 24.

Sequence in context: A163464 A139327 A076905 * A074840 A064542 A076935

Adjacent sequences:  A098292 A098293 A098294 * A098296 A098297 A098298

KEYWORD

nonn,easy

AUTHOR

Wolfdieter Lang (wolfdieter.lang_AT_physik_DOT_uni-karlsruhe_DOT_de), Oct 18 2004

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