OBSERVATION CHAMBER / ACTIVE

Temporal Entrainment Chamber

Tap as one oscillator and observe phase drift, beats, phase slips, and renewed synchronization with a reference oscillator.

time / synchronization Observation Model

TIME / SYNCHRONIZATION

Two clocks, one changing relation

Start the reference, then tap a steady pulse. The model will reveal their changing phase relation.

WAITING

The left orbit is the delayed reference. The right orbit is the tap oscillator inferred from recent intervals. The lower dial shows their live phase difference. Moving points between the orbits are the delayed-reference coupling signal, not a second clock.

No taps recorded

Phase difference: --
Tap oscillator: -- BPM
Beat rate: --
Phase concentration: --
Phase slips: 0
Observed taps: 0

OSCILLATOR CONTROLS

Change the pull between clocks

STOPPED

Reference tempo 72 BPM Coupling strength 0.35 Reference delay 120 ms

KEYBOARD

Space tap · P start/pause · R reset

STATE TRANSITIONS

00:00

The chamber is waiting for the reference.

OBSERVATION CONTRACT

Timing relation, not performance

Each tap re-anchors a modeled oscillator. Recent intervals estimate its natural tempo; coupling pulls the model toward a delayed reference. The readings describe this model, not the person tapping.

WHAT TO WATCH

Drift can become a slip, then a lock

Tap slightly faster or slower than the reference to make the phase dial circulate and reveal a beat.
Raise coupling to pull the modeled tap oscillator toward the reference.
Increase delay to move the phase relation without changing the visible reference tempo.

MODEL NOTE

Phase-coupled oscillator

dθ_tap/dt = ω_tap + K sin(θ_{ref, delayed} - θ_tap)

A phase slip is recorded when the wrapped phase difference crosses its ±180° boundary.

OBSERVATION POLICY

This chamber observes a small oscillator model driven by tap timing. It does not measure rhythm ability, attention, health, or personal traits.

Route

This chamber belongs to Signals & Networks.

SIGNAL Back to Signals & Networks Route.