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Is space-time shaped like a SPIRAL? Universe has a 'golden ratio' that keeps everything in order, researchers claim (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)
The golden ratio, represented by the Greek letter 'phi', is said to be is a mathematical connection between two aspects of an object.
It can be artificially used – for example, some 20th century artists used it for the rectangular shape of their portraits from the long side to the short side.
They believed that the ratio created an aesthetically pleasing appearance.
But the ratio is not just artificially created – it is apparently found through nature in the stems of plants, skeletons of animals and so on.
And the shape of spirals also seem to follow the golden ratio. This suggests that geometric shapes in the universe ultimately succumb to this mathematical property.
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- Is space-time shaped like a SPIRAL? Universe has a 'golden ratio' that keeps everything in order, researchers claim - Theresa, 2014-12-05, 18:27 (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

