The wedgie: Difference between revisions

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 *W(2/1, e1) = W(a2 e2, e1) = -a2 W(e1, e2) = -a2
 *W(2/1,e2) = W(a1e1, e2) = a1 W(e1, e2) = a1.
-Divisibility (by d = gcd(W(2, q1), ..., W(2, qn))) and the fact that e1 and e2 represent JI ratios in the 2.q1. ... qn subgroup impliy that a_1 and a_2 are both divisible by d, and hence 2/1 is a dth power in M' (the temperament space).
+Divisibility (by d = gcd(W(2, q1), ..., W(2, qn))) and the fact that e1 and e2 represent JI ratios in the 2.q1. ... qn subgroup impliy that a_1 and a_2 are both divisible by d, and hence 2/1 is a dth power in M' (the temperament space). Snce gcd(W(2, q_1), ..., W(2, q_n)) = d, we can always find a linear combination g = a_1 q_1 + ... + a_n q_n such that W(2, g) = a_1 W(2, q_1) + ... a_n W(2,q_n) = d using the Euclidean algorithm. Then since W(2, g) = W(d*p, g) = d*W(p, g) = d, we have W(p,g) = 1. Ta-da!
-Since the map defining the temperament is surjective, we always have a JI interpretation for the period p. Since gcd(W(2, q_1), ..., W(2, q_n)) = d, we can always find a linear combination g = a_1 q_1 + ... + a_n q_n such that W(2, g) = a_1 W(2, q_1) + ... a_n W(2,q_n) = d using the Euclidean algorithm. Then since W(2, g) = W(d*p, g) = d*W(p, g) = d, we have W(p,g) = 1. Ta-da!
 == Truncation of wedgies ==