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Abstract:
It goes without saying that commercial digital media now
play a significant role in prevailing culture. Perhaps surprising to
some, this rise of media does not mean that "purer" pursuits like
mathematics need be relegated to the sidelines. Indeed, there is more
need now than ever before for mathematical solutions to media
problems. A central such problem is that of audio compression: How do
we reduce the (usually vast) amount of data required for a
high-fidelity music collection?
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