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Nonlinear Dynamics of the Perceived Pitch of Complex Sounds

Julyan H. E. Cartwright, Diego L. Gonzalez, Oreste Piro

chao-dynarXiv:chao-dyn/9907002

Abstract

We apply results from nonlinear dynamics to an old problem in acoustical physics: the mechanism of the perception of the pitch of sounds, especially the sounds known as complex tones that are important for music and speech intelligibility.

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