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The Golden Mean The Mathematical Formula of Life The Golden Mean The Golden Mean is a ratio which has fascinated generation after generation, and culture after culture. It can be expressed succinctly in the ratio of the number 1 to the irrational “l.618034.” The Golden Mean Also known as: The Golden Ratio The Golden Section The Golden Rectangle The Golden Number The Golden Spiral Or the Divine Proportion The Golden Mean The golden ratio is 1·618034. It is often represented by a Greek letter Phi Φ. The Fibonacci numbers are 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ... (add the last two to get the next) The golden ratio and Fibonacci numbers relate in such that sea shell shapes, branching plants, flower petals and seeds, leaves and petal arrangements, all involve the Fibonacci numbers. A M B The line AB is divided at point M so that the ratio of the two parts, the smaller MB to the larger AM is the same as the ratio of the larger part AM to the whole AB. Does that make sense? One Way to Understand It OR Given a rectangle having sides in the ratio 1:phi , phi is defined such that partitioning the original rectangle into a square and new rectangle results in a new rectangle having sides with a ratio 1: phi. Such a rectangle is called a golden rectangle, and successive points dividing a golden rectangle into squares lie on a logarithmic spiral. This figure is known as a whirling square. Have You Seen This? Note that each new square has a side which is as long as the sum of the latest two squares sides. The Golden Mean and Aesthetics Throughout history, the ratio for length to width of rectangles of 1.61803 39887 49894 84820 has been considered the most pleasing to the eye. Artists use the Golden Mean in the creation of great works. The Parthenon “Phi“ was named for the Greek sculptor Phidias. The exterior dimensions of the Parthenon in Athens, built in about 440BC, form a perfect golden rectangle. Leonardo Da Vinci Many artists who lived after Phidias have