Michael Edgerton
Professor
From second sound to music : A special composition inspired by advanced physics
Author
Summary, in English
He II or superfluid helium, which already plays an important role in the cooling of superconducting magnets and superconducting radiofrequency cavities, has now also inspired music. Composer Michael Edward Edgerton, a professor at Lund University’s Malmo Academy of Music in Sweden has written an innovative piece, “Der Rufer,” for a percussion quartet based on phenomena found in He II including: anisotropy, isotropy, quantum leap (bifurcation), mutual friction, superfluid turbulence, quantized vortices and second sound.
Department/s
- Teachers (Malmö Academy of Music)
Publishing year
2021-03-24
Language
English
Pages
30-31
Publication/Series
Cold Facts
Volume
37
Issue
1
Document type
Journal article
Topic
- Music
- Other Engineering and Technologies
Keywords
- Der Rufer
Status
Published
Project
- Collaboration between European Spallation Source (Weisend) and the Malmö Academy of Music (Edgerton)
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1085-5262