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Experimental Production of Transients in Human Interaction

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A review of some methods for measuring aspects of human interaction, based on the rhythmic patterns of activity and inactivity which two people display when they meet.

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CHAPPLE, E. Experimental Production of Transients in Human Interaction. Nature 228, 630–633 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/228630a0

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