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However, this is no longer the case in higher limits. There, not everything which looks like a wedgie will be one; for instance the wedgies must also satisfy the condition, for any wedgie W, that W∧W = 0, where the "0" means the multival of rank 2r obtained by wedging W with W. For lower prime limits this condition or else Wº∧Wº = 0 suffices, but in general we need to check, for every prime q ≤ p and every basis val v sending q to 1 and everything else to 0, that (W∨q)∧W and (W∧v)º∧Wº = 0, where "∨" denotes the [[interior product]]. These conditions, the complete set along with the basic reduction conditions for being a wedgie, are known as the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pl%C3%BCcker_embedding|Plücker relations]]. Note that the Plücker relations must be satisfied, since for a rank r multival, W∨q is a rank r-1 multival corresponding to tempering out all the commas of W, as well as q.
However, this is no longer the case in higher limits. There, not everything which looks like a wedgie will be one; for instance the wedgies must also satisfy the condition, for any wedgie W, that W∧W = 0, where the "0" means the multival of rank 2r obtained by wedging W with W. For lower prime limits this condition or else Wº∧Wº = 0 suffices, but in general we need to check, for every prime q ≤ p and every basis val v sending q to 1 and everything else to 0, that (W∨q)∧W and (W∧v)º∧Wº = 0, where "∨" denotes the [[interior product]]. These conditions, the complete set along with the basic reduction conditions for being a wedgie, are known as the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pl%C3%BCcker_embedding|Plücker relations]]. Note that the Plücker relations must be satisfied, since for a rank r multival, W∨q is a rank r-1 multival corresponding to tempering out all the commas of W, as well as q.


In the 7-limit case, if we wedge a prospective rank two multival W = &lt;&lt;a b c d e f|| with itself, we obtain W∧W = 2(af-be+cd). The quantity af-be+cd is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfaffian|Pfaffian]] of the wedgie, and that the Pfaffian is zero tells us that in the five-dimensional projective space **P⁵** in which wedgies live, the wedgie lies on a (four-dimensional) [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersurface|hypersurfce]], known as the [[Abstract regular temperament#The Geometry of Regular Temperaments|Grassmannian]] **Gr**(2, 4). For an 11-limit rank-two wedgie W = &lt;&lt;w1 w2 w3 w4 w5 w6 w7 w8 w9 w10|| we have W∧W =  2&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;w1w8-w2w6+w3w5, w1w9-w2w7+w4w5, w1w10-w3w7+w4w6, w2w10-w3w9+w4w8, w5w10-w6w9+w7w8|||| = 0. These conditions allow us to solve for three of the coefficients in terms of the other seven, and so that **Gr**(2, 5), the Grassmannian of rank-two 11-limit temperaments, is a six-dimensional projective [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_variety|algebraic variety]] in nine-dimensional projective space **P⁹**. Wedgies correspond to rational points on this variety. For rank three temperaments, the condition Wº∧Wº = 0 leads to (Wº∧Wº)º = 2&lt;w6w1-w5w2+w4w3, w1w9-w8w2+w3w7, w1w10-w4w8+w5w7, w2w10-w4w9+w7w6, w10w3-w5w9+w8w6| = 0; again, this leads to a six-dimensional variety, this time **Gr**(3, 5). In the 13-limit, the rank-two condition for W = &lt;&lt;w1 w2 w3 w4 w5 w6 w7 w8 w9 w10 w11 w12 w13 w14 w15|| is W∧W = 2&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;w1w10-w2w7+w3w6, w1w11-w8w2+w4w6, w1w12-w2w9+w5w6, w1w13-w3w8+w4w7, w1w14-w3w9+w5w7, w1w15-w4w9+w5w8, w2w13-w3w11+w4w10, w2w14-w3w12+w5w10, w2w15-w4w12+w5w11, w3w15-w4w14+w5w13, w6w13-w7w11+w8w10, w6w14-w7w12+w9w10, w6w15-w8w12+w9w11, w7w15-w8w14+w9w13, w10w15-w11w14+w12w13|||| = 0; here six can be solved for in terms of the other nine, leading to an eight-dimensional variety of 13-limit rank-two temperaments, **Gr**(2, 6). For rank three, we need to invoke the full set of Plücker relations.
In the 7-limit case, if we wedge a prospective rank two multival W = &lt;&lt;a b c d e f|| with itself, we obtain W∧W = 2(af-be+cd). The quantity af-be+cd is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfaffian|Pfaffian]] of the wedgie, and that the Pfaffian is zero tells us that in the five-dimensional projective space **P⁵** in which wedgies live, the wedgie lies on a (four-dimensional) [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersurface|hypersurfce]], known as the [[Abstract regular temperament#The Geometry of Regular Temperaments|Grassmannian]] **Gr**(2, 4). For an 11-limit rank-two wedgie &lt;&lt;w1 w2 w3 w4 w5 w6 w7 w8 w9 w10|| we have W∧W =  2&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;w1w8-w2w6+w3w5, w1w9-w2w7+w4w5, w1w10-w3w7+w4w6, w2w10-w3w9+w4w8, w5w10-w6w9+w7w8|||| = 0. These conditions allow us to solve for three of the coefficients in terms of the other seven, and so that **Gr**(2, 5), the Grassmannian of rank-two 11-limit temperaments, is a six-dimensional projective [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_variety|algebraic variety]] in nine-dimensional projective space **P⁹**. Wedgies correspond to rational points on this variety. For rank three temperaments, the condition Wº∧Wº = 0 leads to (Wº∧Wº)º = 2&lt;w6w1-w5w2+w4w3, w1w9-w8w2+w3w7, w1w10-w4w8+w5w7, w2w10-w4w9+w7w6, w10w3-w5w9+w8w6| = 0; again, this leads to a six-dimensional variety, this time **Gr**(3, 5). In the 13-limit, the rank-two condition for W = &lt;&lt;w1 w2 w3 w4 w5 w6 w7 w8 w9 w10 w11 w12 w13 w14 w15|| is W∧W = 2&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;w1w10-w2w7+w3w6, w1w11-w8w2+w4w6, w1w12-w2w9+w5w6, w1w13-w3w8+w4w7, w1w14-w3w9+w5w7, w1w15-w4w9+w5w8, w2w13-w3w11+w4w10, w2w14-w3w12+w5w10, w2w15-w4w12+w5w11, w3w15-w4w14+w5w13, w6w13-w7w11+w8w10, w6w14-w7w12+w9w10, w6w15-w8w12+w9w11, w7w15-w8w14+w9w13, w10w15-w11w14+w12w13|||| = 0; here six can be solved for in terms of the other nine, leading to an eight-dimensional variety of 13-limit rank-two temperaments, **Gr**(2, 6). For rank three, we need to invoke the full set of Plücker relations.




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However, this is no longer the case in higher limits. There, not everything which looks like a wedgie will be one; for instance the wedgies must also satisfy the condition, for any wedgie W, that W∧W = 0, where the &amp;quot;0&amp;quot; means the multival of rank 2r obtained by wedging W with W. For lower prime limits this condition or else Wº∧Wº = 0 suffices, but in general we need to check, for every prime q ≤ p and every basis val v sending q to 1 and everything else to 0, that (W∨q)∧W and (W∧v)º∧Wº = 0, where &amp;quot;∨&amp;quot; denotes the &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/interior%20product"&gt;interior product&lt;/a&gt;. These conditions, the complete set along with the basic reduction conditions for being a wedgie, are known as the &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pl%C3%BCcker_embedding" rel="nofollow"&gt;Plücker relations&lt;/a&gt;. Note that the Plücker relations must be satisfied, since for a rank r multival, W∨q is a rank r-1 multival corresponding to tempering out all the commas of W, as well as q.&lt;br /&gt;
However, this is no longer the case in higher limits. There, not everything which looks like a wedgie will be one; for instance the wedgies must also satisfy the condition, for any wedgie W, that W∧W = 0, where the &amp;quot;0&amp;quot; means the multival of rank 2r obtained by wedging W with W. For lower prime limits this condition or else Wº∧Wº = 0 suffices, but in general we need to check, for every prime q ≤ p and every basis val v sending q to 1 and everything else to 0, that (W∨q)∧W and (W∧v)º∧Wº = 0, where &amp;quot;∨&amp;quot; denotes the &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/interior%20product"&gt;interior product&lt;/a&gt;. These conditions, the complete set along with the basic reduction conditions for being a wedgie, are known as the &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pl%C3%BCcker_embedding" rel="nofollow"&gt;Plücker relations&lt;/a&gt;. Note that the Plücker relations must be satisfied, since for a rank r multival, W∨q is a rank r-1 multival corresponding to tempering out all the commas of W, as well as q.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the 7-limit case, if we wedge a prospective rank two multival W = &amp;lt;&amp;lt;a b c d e f|| with itself, we obtain W∧W = 2(af-be+cd). The quantity af-be+cd is the &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfaffian" rel="nofollow"&gt;Pfaffian&lt;/a&gt; of the wedgie, and that the Pfaffian is zero tells us that in the five-dimensional projective space &lt;strong&gt;P⁵&lt;/strong&gt; in which wedgies live, the wedgie lies on a (four-dimensional) &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersurface" rel="nofollow"&gt;hypersurfce&lt;/a&gt;, known as the &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/Abstract%20regular%20temperament#The Geometry of Regular Temperaments"&gt;Grassmannian&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Gr&lt;/strong&gt;(2, 4). For an 11-limit rank-two wedgie W = &amp;lt;&amp;lt;w1 w2 w3 w4 w5 w6 w7 w8 w9 w10|| we have W∧W =  2&amp;lt;&amp;lt;&amp;lt;&amp;lt;w1w8-w2w6+w3w5, w1w9-w2w7+w4w5, w1w10-w3w7+w4w6, w2w10-w3w9+w4w8, w5w10-w6w9+w7w8||||  &lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:4:&amp;lt;h1&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h1 id="toc2"&gt;&lt;a name="x0. These conditions allow us to solve for three of the coefficients in terms of the other seven, and so that Gr**(2, 5), the Grassmannian of rank-two 11-limit temperaments, is a six-dimensional projective algebraic variety in nine-dimensional projective space **P⁹. Wedgies correspond to rational points on this variety. For rank three temperaments, the condition Wº∧Wº"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:4 --&gt; 0. These conditions allow us to solve for three of the coefficients in terms of the other seven, and so that &lt;strong&gt;Gr&lt;/strong&gt;(2, 5), the Grassmannian of rank-two 11-limit temperaments, is a six-dimensional projective &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_variety" rel="nofollow"&gt;algebraic variety&lt;/a&gt; in nine-dimensional projective space &lt;strong&gt;P⁹&lt;/strong&gt;. Wedgies correspond to rational points on this variety. For rank three temperaments, the condition Wº∧Wº &lt;/h1&gt;
In the 7-limit case, if we wedge a prospective rank two multival W = &amp;lt;&amp;lt;a b c d e f|| with itself, we obtain W∧W = 2(af-be+cd). The quantity af-be+cd is the &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfaffian" rel="nofollow"&gt;Pfaffian&lt;/a&gt; of the wedgie, and that the Pfaffian is zero tells us that in the five-dimensional projective space &lt;strong&gt;P⁵&lt;/strong&gt; in which wedgies live, the wedgie lies on a (four-dimensional) &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersurface" rel="nofollow"&gt;hypersurfce&lt;/a&gt;, known as the &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/Abstract%20regular%20temperament#The Geometry of Regular Temperaments"&gt;Grassmannian&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Gr&lt;/strong&gt;(2, 4). For an 11-limit rank-two wedgie &amp;lt;&amp;lt;w1 w2 w3 w4 w5 w6 w7 w8 w9 w10|| we have W∧W =  2&amp;lt;&amp;lt;&amp;lt;&amp;lt;w1w8-w2w6+w3w5, w1w9-w2w7+w4w5, w1w10-w3w7+w4w6, w2w10-w3w9+w4w8, w5w10-w6w9+w7w8||||  &lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:4:&amp;lt;h1&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h1 id="toc2"&gt;&lt;a name="x0. These conditions allow us to solve for three of the coefficients in terms of the other seven, and so that Gr**(2, 5), the Grassmannian of rank-two 11-limit temperaments, is a six-dimensional projective algebraic variety in nine-dimensional projective space **P⁹. Wedgies correspond to rational points on this variety. For rank three temperaments, the condition Wº∧Wº"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:4 --&gt; 0. These conditions allow us to solve for three of the coefficients in terms of the other seven, and so that &lt;strong&gt;Gr&lt;/strong&gt;(2, 5), the Grassmannian of rank-two 11-limit temperaments, is a six-dimensional projective &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_variety" rel="nofollow"&gt;algebraic variety&lt;/a&gt; in nine-dimensional projective space &lt;strong&gt;P⁹&lt;/strong&gt;. Wedgies correspond to rational points on this variety. For rank three temperaments, the condition Wº∧Wº &lt;/h1&gt;
  0 leads to (Wº∧Wº)º = 2&amp;lt;w6w1-w5w2+w4w3, w1w9-w8w2+w3w7, w1w10-w4w8+w5w7, w2w10-w4w9+w7w6, w10w3-w5w9+w8w6| = 0; again, this leads to a six-dimensional variety, this time &lt;strong&gt;Gr&lt;/strong&gt;(3, 5). In the 13-limit, the rank-two condition for W = &amp;lt;&amp;lt;w1 w2 w3 w4 w5 w6 w7 w8 w9 w10 w11 w12 w13 w14 w15|| is W∧W = 2&amp;lt;&amp;lt;&amp;lt;&amp;lt;w1w10-w2w7+w3w6, w1w11-w8w2+w4w6, w1w12-w2w9+w5w6, w1w13-w3w8+w4w7, w1w14-w3w9+w5w7, w1w15-w4w9+w5w8, w2w13-w3w11+w4w10, w2w14-w3w12+w5w10, w2w15-w4w12+w5w11, w3w15-w4w14+w5w13, w6w13-w7w11+w8w10, w6w14-w7w12+w9w10, w6w15-w8w12+w9w11, w7w15-w8w14+w9w13, w10w15-w11w14+w12w13|||| = 0; here six can be solved for in terms of the other nine, leading to an eight-dimensional variety of 13-limit rank-two temperaments, &lt;strong&gt;Gr&lt;/strong&gt;(2, 6). For rank three, we need to invoke the full set of Plücker relations.&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>
  0 leads to (Wº∧Wº)º = 2&amp;lt;w6w1-w5w2+w4w3, w1w9-w8w2+w3w7, w1w10-w4w8+w5w7, w2w10-w4w9+w7w6, w10w3-w5w9+w8w6| = 0; again, this leads to a six-dimensional variety, this time &lt;strong&gt;Gr&lt;/strong&gt;(3, 5). In the 13-limit, the rank-two condition for W = &amp;lt;&amp;lt;w1 w2 w3 w4 w5 w6 w7 w8 w9 w10 w11 w12 w13 w14 w15|| is W∧W = 2&amp;lt;&amp;lt;&amp;lt;&amp;lt;w1w10-w2w7+w3w6, w1w11-w8w2+w4w6, w1w12-w2w9+w5w6, w1w13-w3w8+w4w7, w1w14-w3w9+w5w7, w1w15-w4w9+w5w8, w2w13-w3w11+w4w10, w2w14-w3w12+w5w10, w2w15-w4w12+w5w11, w3w15-w4w14+w5w13, w6w13-w7w11+w8w10, w6w14-w7w12+w9w10, w6w15-w8w12+w9w11, w7w15-w8w14+w9w13, w10w15-w11w14+w12w13|||| = 0; here six can be solved for in terms of the other nine, leading to an eight-dimensional variety of 13-limit rank-two temperaments, &lt;strong&gt;Gr&lt;/strong&gt;(2, 6). For rank three, we need to invoke the full set of Plücker relations.&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>