Hi,
I am disappointed as well as the Scientists with the news that the LHC is to close for modifications for a year at the end of 2011. It is to address design issues. Joints between the machines magnets must be strengthened to cope with the 14Tev the higher operating state. As a musician and composer, this affects directly my ‘ inspiration source’ for the work that I am currently producing. This is the exploration and interpretation of particle collisions and fields through Music. So far, I have been able to examine with two tracks, the effects of Fields and collisions. I find want to interpret the collision and the resulting spin. In a lecture at the Darlington Astronomy club the other day, it was said that some Gamma Ray particles have the equivalent energy of a tennis ball travelling at 100mph! Imagine one sub-atomic particle having that much power/kick! How can I replicate that with Music? I have some idea’s. I work out the idea’s sometimes a bit graphically, or imagine what the equivalent in music would be say-a spinning particle would have a known frequency or pitch. Though the spinning particle might have a far higher frequency of spin than can be replicated by a note, you can down size the frequency and using a representative note-frequency, approximate all other spins to their relative frequencies. Fields might be represented by held chords and so on…..further using Synths and orchestral arrangements etc to create the piece. I hope this gives a little insight into the methods used at times for inspiration…..
Cheers….
