It seems like numbers in the Fibonacci sequence {1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21.....} show up in all sorts of places in nature. For example: a lot of fruits are divided into a Fibonanacci number of segments. On our own body, we have five digits on each hand, we have two eyes, if we count our teeth (including our wisdom teeth) we have eight teeth on the top right hand side of our mouth, eight on the top left, eight on the bottom left, and eight on the bottom right. These numbers pop up in all sorts of places in nature...why?
2007-01-20 14:28:15 · 2 answers · asked by Link 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
The Fibbonacci sequence is related to the so called "Golden Ratio" or "Φ" (Phi), in that if carried out to infinity, the ratio of one number to the previous one in the sequence would equal Φ. The Golden Ratio has a large number of fascinating and suprising properties; not the least of which is it's prevalence in nature. The reasons for this are complex, and I have decided I don't want to try to summarize here. Try visiting this link:
http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibnat.html
or more generally, if you are interested in the mathematics, this one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio
2007-01-20 15:45:53 · answer #1 · answered by WOMBAT, Manliness Expert 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the book Sacred Geometry by Stephen Skinner has a cool chapter on the F- Series. Its all about the Golden Mean and also study Pythagorean mathematical philosophy. Number is divine and created the universe etc etc etc...
2007-01-20 22:53:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋