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Generalisations of Euler's Tonnetz on triangulated surfaces

(2401.15692)
Published Jan 28, 2024 in math.CO , cs.SD , and math.RT

Abstract

We give a definition of a what we call a tonnetz' on a triangulated surface, generalising the famous tonnetz of Euler from 1739. In Euler's tonnetz the vertices of a regular$A2$ triangulation' of the plane are labelled with notes, or pitch-classes. In our generalisation we allow much more general labellings of triangulated surfaces. In particular, edge labellings turn out to lead to a rich set of examples. We construct natural examples that are related to crystallographic reflection groups and live on triangulations of tori. Underlying these we observe a curious relationship between mathematical Langlands duality and major/minor duality. We also construct `exotic' type-$A2$ examples (different from Euler's Tonnetz), and a tonnetz on a sphere that encodes all major ninth chords.

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