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'''Siteswap''', also called '''quantum juggling''' or the '''Cambridge notation''', is a numeric [[juggling notation]] used to describe or represent [[juggling pattern]]s. The term may also be used to describe '''siteswap patterns''', possible patterns transcribed using siteswap. Throws are represented by [[non-negative integers]] that specify the number of beats in the future when the object is thrown again: "The idea behind siteswap is to keep track of the order that balls are thrown and caught, and only that."<ref name="FAQ">{{Cite web|url=http://www.juggling.org/help/siteswap/faq.html|title=Siteswap FAQ|last=Knutson|first=Allen|website=[[Juggling Information Service|Juggling.org]]|access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> It is an invaluable tool in determining which combinations of throws yield valid juggling patterns for a given number of objects, and has led to previously unknown patterns (such as 441). However, it does not describe body movements such as behind-the-back and under-the-leg. Siteswap assumes that "throws happen on [[beat (music)|beats]] that are equally spaced in time."<ref name="B&L">{{Cite journal|last1=Beek|first1=Peter J.|last2=Lewbel|first2=Arthur|title=The Science of Juggling|url=https://www2.bc.edu/~lewbel/jugweb/sciamjug.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104003/https://www2.bc.edu/~lewbel/jugweb/sciamjug.pdf|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead|journal=[[Scientific American]]|issn=0036-8733|language=en|date=November 1995|volume=273|issue=5|pages=92–97|doi=10.1038/scientificamerican1195-92|bibcode=1995SciAm.273e..92B|jstor=24982089}}</ref> |
'''Siteswap''', also called '''quantum juggling''' or the '''Cambridge notation''', is a numeric [[juggling notation]] used to describe or represent [[juggling pattern]]s. The term may also be used to describe '''siteswap patterns''', possible patterns transcribed using siteswap. Throws are represented by [[non-negative integers]] that specify the number of beats in the future when the object is thrown again: "The idea behind siteswap is to keep track of the order that balls are thrown and caught, and only that."<ref name="FAQ">{{Cite web|url=http://www.juggling.org/help/siteswap/faq.html|title=Siteswap FAQ|last=Knutson|first=Allen|website=[[Juggling Information Service|Juggling.org]]|access-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> It is an invaluable tool in determining which combinations of throws yield valid juggling patterns for a given number of objects, and has led to previously unknown patterns (such as 441). However, it does not describe body movements such as behind-the-back and under-the-leg. Siteswap assumes that "throws happen on [[beat (music)|beats]] that are equally spaced in time."<ref name="B&L">{{Cite journal|last1=Beek|first1=Peter J.|last2=Lewbel|first2=Arthur|title=The Science of Juggling|url=https://www2.bc.edu/~lewbel/jugweb/sciamjug.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104003/https://www2.bc.edu/~lewbel/jugweb/sciamjug.pdf|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead|journal=[[Scientific American]]|issn=0036-8733|language=en|date=November 1995|volume=273|issue=5|pages=92–97|doi=10.1038/scientificamerican1195-92|bibcode=1995SciAm.273e..92B|jstor=24982089}}</ref> |
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For example, a three-ball cascade may be notated "3 ", while a [[shower (juggling)|shower]] may be notated "5 1".<ref name="B&L"/> |
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==Origin== |
==Origin== |