Thursday, September 14, 2006

FIBBONACCI AND THE GOLDEN SECTION



The golden ratio, usually denoted , expresses the relationship that the sum of two quantities is to the larger quantity as the larger is to the smaller. The golden ratio is the following irrational number and numerical approximation:



The figure of a golden section on the right illustrates the defining geometric relationship. Expressed algebraically:





Mario Merz
Tavola a Spirale, 1982
aluminum, glass, fruit, vegetables, branches and beeswax
216 inches diameter
548.6 cm diamete

Pi (Released in 1998)

1 Comments:

At 6:11 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

numbers play a central role in Pi, it also features one of the best soundtracks ever imho.
anyways, if you're really obsessed, count the numbers of bleeps just before the final computer meltdown.

 

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