Quantum approaches to music cognition

DOI10.1016/J.JMP.2019.03.002zbMATH Open1426.91192arXiv1712.07417OpenAlexW2962949531WikidataQ128182941 ScholiaQ128182941MaRDI QIDQ2332835FDOQ2332835

Authors: Peter beim Graben, Reinhard Blutner 

Publication date: 5 November 2019

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Psychology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Quantum cognition emerged as an important discipline of mathematical psychology during the last two decades. Using abstract analogies between mental phenomena and the formal framework of physical quantum theory, quantum cognition demonstrated its ability to resolve several puzzles from cognitive psychology. Until now, quantum cognition essentially exploited ideas from projective (Hilbert space) geometry, such as quantum probability or quantum similarity. However, many powerful tools provided by physical quantum theory, e.g., symmetry groups have not been utilized in the field of quantum cognition research sofar. Inspired by seminal work by Guerino Mazzola on the symmetries of tonal music, our study aims at elucidating and reconciling static and dynamic tonal attraction phenomena in music psychology within the quantum cognition framework. Based on the fundamental principles of octave equivalence, fifth similarity and transposition symmetry of tonal music that are reflected by the structure of the circle of fifths, we develop different wave function descriptions over this underlying tonal space. We present quantum models for static and dynamic tonal attraction and compare them with traditional computational models in musicology. Our approach replicates and also improves predictions based on symbolic models of music perception.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1712.07417

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zbMATH Keywords

quantum cognitionmusic psychologytonal attractiontonal space

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Cognitive psychology (91E10) General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Mathematics and music (00A65)

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