Subject: Self-organization of rhythmic clapping From: Christian Spevak <christian(at)SPEVAK.DE> Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 12:03:52 +0100The following reference is not directly related to perception and streaming, but deals with another interesting aspect of clapping and applause, the spontaneous self-organization of rhythmic patterns: Self-organizing processes: The sound of many hands clapping Z. Neda, E. Ravasz, Y. Brechet, T. Vicsek, A.-L. Barabasi Nature 403, 849 - 850 (24 February 2000) The article and several sound demonstrations can be downloaded from http://www.nd.edu/~networks/clap/ ____________________________ Christian Spevak Music Department University of Hertfordshire, UK christian(at)spevak.de http://www.spevak.de