universeNote.frink

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// Functions for converting frequencies to notes.

note[f] :=
{
   notesize = 2^(1/12)
   noteNames = ["C", "C#/Db", "D", "D#/Eb", "E", "F", "F#/Gb", "G", "G#/Ab", "A", "A#/Bb", "B"]
   
   A4 = 440 Hz
   C4 = A4 / (notesize^9)
   C0 = C4 / 2^4
   ratio = f/C0
   notes = ln[ratio]/ln[notesize]
   roundnotes = round[notes]
   octaves = floor[roundnotes/12]
   scale = roundnotes - (octaves * 12)
   return noteNames@scale + octaves
}


// Planck's Law function with respect to frequency and temperature.
Planck[v,T] := 2 h v^3 / c^2 * 1 / (e^((h v)/(k T)) - 1)

T = 2.725 K
maxP = 0 s^-2 kg
maxV = 0

// Quick-and-dirty way to find maximum frequency
for v = 160.1 GHz to 160.3 GHz step .001 GHz
{
   p = Planck[v,T]
   if p > maxP
   {
      maxP = p
      maxV = v
   }
}

println[note[maxV]]


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