Result · Metaphysics
Frontier problem
Resolved
Musical Universals
Why are certain musical intervals (octave, fifth, fourth) universal across cultures? The τ-framework derives consonance as ratio invariance: consonant inte…
Philosophy
Domain level open problem
AEST
Book VII
Overview
Why are certain musical intervals (octave, fifth, fourth) universal across cultures? The τ-framework derives consonance as ratio invariance: consonant intervals are those whose frequency ratios are low-order τ-admissible.
Result Statement
Musical universals: consonance as ratio invariance. Low-order τ-admissible frequency ratios. Status: Resolved.