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Three-Flower Spectral Comparison

2025

Three-Flower Spectral Comparison

PCA-based wave interference patterns between observation pairs

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setosa (0-49) versicolor (50-99) virginica (100-149)

Visualizes the Iris dataset through PCA-derived wave interference patterns. Select three flowers and watch their spectral signatures animate, then explore Chladni-like interference patterns formed by their pairwise interactions.

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PCA reduces the four Iris measurements to three principal components. Here those components become wave frequencies - a literal sonification of dimensionality reduction. The interference patterns reveal geometric relationships invisible in the raw data.

Each flower's PCA scores define a unique waveform. Pairwise multiplication produces Chladni-like patterns where nodal lines (dark regions) indicate phase opposition. The cutoff threshold controls which correlations surface.

Fun

Pick three flowers, watch them oscillate, see what patterns emerge when they interfere. The classic Iris dataset, reimagined as an audiovisual toy.