Height
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=Definition:=
A **height** is a function on an abelian group which maps elements to real numbers, yielding a type of complexity measurement. Since the (non-zero) rationals form an abelian group under multiplication, we can assign each element a height, and hence a complexity. While there is no concensus on the restrictions of a height, we will attempt to create a definition which is practical for musical purposes.
A height function H(q) on the rationals q should fulfill the following criteria:
# Given any constant C, there are finitely many elements q such that H(q) <= C.
# There is a unique constant K such that H(q) >= K, for all q.
# H(q) = H(1/q)
Since any rational q can be rewritten as a fraction n/d, we may sub this into the above equation to get H(n/d) = H(d/n). This relation is extremely useful - it tells us that we can switch n and d without any consequences on the outcome of the height.
If we have a function F(x) which is strictly increasing on the positive reals, then F(H(q)) will rank elements in the same order as H(q). We can therefore establish the following equivalence relation:
[[math]]
H(q) \equiv F(H(q))
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=Examples:=
|| Name: || H(n/d) || H(q) || H(q) simplified by equivalence relation ||
|| Benedetti Height || [[math]]
nd
[[math]] || [[math]]
2^T^1^(^q^)
[[math]] || [[math]]
T1(q)
[[math]] ||
|| Weil Height || [[math]]
max(n,d)
[[math]] || [[math]]
2^{(T1(q)+|log_2(q)|)/2}
[[math]] || [[math]]
T1(q)+|log_2(q)|
[[math]] ||
|| ?? || [[math]]
n+d
[[math]] || [[math]]
2^{T1(q)/2} (q+1)/q^{1/2}
[[math]] || [[math]]
T1(q)+2log_2(q+1)-log_2(q)
[[math]] ||
|| || || || ||
|| || || || ||
Where T1(q) is the [[xenharmonic/Generalized Tenney Norms and Tp Interval Space#The%20Tenney%20Norm%20(T1%20norm)|tenney norm]] of q, in monzo form.Original HTML content:
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A <strong>height</strong> is a function on an abelian group which maps elements to real numbers, yielding a type of complexity measurement. Since the (non-zero) rationals form an abelian group under multiplication, we can assign each element a height, and hence a complexity. While there is no concensus on the restrictions of a height, we will attempt to create a definition which is practical for musical purposes.<br />
<br />
A height function H(q) on the rationals q should fulfill the following criteria:<br />
<ol><li>Given any constant C, there are finitely many elements q such that H(q) <= C.</li><li>There is a unique constant K such that H(q) >= K, for all q.</li><li>H(q) = H(1/q)</li></ol><br />
Since any rational q can be rewritten as a fraction n/d, we may sub this into the above equation to get H(n/d) = H(d/n). This relation is extremely useful - it tells us that we can switch n and d without any consequences on the outcome of the height.<br />
<br />
If we have a function F(x) which is strictly increasing on the positive reals, then F(H(q)) will rank elements in the same order as H(q). We can therefore establish the following equivalence relation:<br />
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<td>Name:<br />
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<td>H(n/d)<br />
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<td>H(q)<br />
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<td>H(q) simplified by equivalence relation<br />
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<td>Benedetti Height<br />
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nd<br/>[[math]]
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[[math]]<br/>
2^T^1^(^q^)<br/>[[math]]
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T1(q)<br/>[[math]]
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<td>Weil Height<br />
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max(n,d)<br/>[[math]]
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[[math]]<br/>
2^{(T1(q)+|log_2(q)|)/2}<br/>[[math]]
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[[math]]<br/>
T1(q)+|log_2(q)|<br/>[[math]]
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</td>
</tr>
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<td>??<br />
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n+d<br/>[[math]]
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[[math]]<br/>
2^{T1(q)/2} (q+1)/q^{1/2}<br/>[[math]]
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<td><!-- ws:start:WikiTextMathRule:9:
[[math]]<br/>
T1(q)+2log_2(q+1)-log_2(q)<br/>[[math]]
--><script type="math/tex">T1(q)+2log_2(q+1)-log_2(q)</script><!-- ws:end:WikiTextMathRule:9 --><br />
</td>
</tr>
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<td><br />
</td>
<td><br />
</td>
<td><br />
</td>
<td><br />
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<td><br />
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Where T1(q) is the <a class="wiki_link" href="http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/Generalized%20Tenney%20Norms%20and%20Tp%20Interval%20Space#The%20Tenney%20Norm%20(T1%20norm)">tenney norm</a> of q, in monzo form.</body></html>