TITLE:
The Most Irrational Number that Shows up Everywhere: The Golden Ratio
AUTHORS:
Jiwon Choi, Agegnehu Atena, Wondimu Tekalign
KEYWORDS:
The Golden Ratio, Fibonacci Sequence, Nature
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics,
Vol.11 No.4,
April
28,
2023
ABSTRACT: Since the time of the ancient Greeks, humans have been aware of this mathematical idea. Golden ratio is an irrational number that is symbolized by the Greek numeral phi (φ). One can find this ratio everywhere. It is in nature, art, architecture, human body, etc. But this symbolism can result in a strong connection with mathematical nature. In this paper we will be discussing the connection between Fibonacci sequence (a series of numbers where every number is equal to the sum of two numbers before it) and Golden ratio. Secondly, how this mathematical idea shows up in a nature, such as sunflower and human DNA.