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23 sectionsContents
- Origin
- Vanilla
- Synchronous
- Multiplexing
- Passing
- Fractional notation
- Multi-handed
- State diagrams
- Mathematical properties
- Validity
- Swap property
- Slide property
- Prime patterns
- Mathematical connections
- Connections to abstract algebra
- Connections to topology
- List of symbols
- Programs
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Siteswap beats shown as relative height
Siteswap, also called quantum juggling or the Cambridge notation, is a numeric juggling notation used to describe or represent juggling patterns. 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." 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 beats that are equally spaced in time."