Composing for an ensemble of atoms: the metamorphosis of scientific experiment into music
by Bob L. Sturm
Graduate student at the University of California, Santa Barbara
http://www.mat.ucsb.edu/~b.sturm
http://www.composerscientist.com
http://www.mp3.com/BobLSturm

Physics and music may seem a bit mutually exclusive at first. In physics the scientist wishes to describe physical phenomena using mathematics and the calculus. In music the artist wishes to create other worlds using physical phenomena and an abstract system of notation and performance. For Bob the two subjects are united by the sole attribute that they are ultimately abstract: music and physics use notations that are completely separated from the end result, although physics describes, and music creates.