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Suppose the base temp tempers out a comma that is a product of powers of consecutive S-commas with nonzero exponents. An extension is ''natural'' if it additionally tempers out the individual S-commas. | Suppose the base temp tempers out a comma that is a product of powers of consecutive S-commas with nonzero exponents. An extension is ''natural'' if it additionally tempers out the individual S-commas. | ||
Conjecture: A natural extension of a | Conjecture: A natural extension of a temperament tempering out one given comma to a given extended subgroup is unique if it exists (since there is at most one S-expression of the comma in a given subgroup). | ||
Stronger conjecture: A natural extension for a given temperament of any rank and a given extended subgroup, is unique if it exists. | Stronger conjecture: A natural extension for a given temperament of any rank and a given extended subgroup, is unique if it exists (regardless of the choice of comma basis). | ||
=== Examples === | === Examples === | ||
==== Porcupine ==== | ==== Porcupine ==== | ||
Revision as of 15:38, 4 February 2026
Goal: Formalize Leri's notion of temp extension naturalness or a some notion that is stronger than Leri!naturalness.
Formal definition
Suppose the base temp tempers out a comma that is a product of powers of consecutive S-commas with nonzero exponents. An extension is natural if it additionally tempers out the individual S-commas.
Conjecture: A natural extension of a temperament tempering out one given comma to a given extended subgroup is unique if it exists (since there is at most one S-expression of the comma in a given subgroup).
Stronger conjecture: A natural extension for a given temperament of any rank and a given extended subgroup, is unique if it exists (regardless of the choice of comma basis).
Examples
Porcupine
2.3.5 Porc -> 2.3.5.11 Porc is natural:
250/243 = (10/9)^3/(4/3) = (10/9)^2(11/10)S(10)/(4/3) = (10/9)(11/10)(12/11)/(4/3)*S(10)^2*S(11) = S(10)^2*S(11)
And 2.3.5.11 Porc indeed tempers out S10 and S11.
Kleismic
2.3.5 Kleismic -> 2.3.5.13 Kleismic is natural because 15625/15552 = S(25)^2*S(26).
