Divine number 1.618. What is the "golden ratio"

The number FI or in Latin letters PHI is a number that denotes everything beautiful in the Universe. What is this unusual number, and what other names does it have?

Why is this number called the golden ratio?

In ancient Greece, there was a sculptor, Phidias, who had an amazing talent. Everyone admired his sculptures and tried to figure out how this creator manages to make a real work of art every time. Later it became known that in each of his sculptures, Phidias adheres to a certain number in proportions.

Then it turned out that not only this creator used this extraordinary number in his art. It was found in the works of art by the artist Raphael, the Russian artist Shishkin, the number nested in the musical works of Beethoven, Chopin and Tchaikovsky. The famous "Giaconda" by Leonardo Da Vinci also contains this number. It is also called the golden ratio.

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By mathematical standards, the number of PHI is 1.618, it was received by the researcher Fibonacci. This scientist, as a result of his research, came to the conclusion that all numbers have a clear sequence. Each next term, starting from the third number, carries the sum of the two previous terms. And the quotient of two neighboring numbers is as close as possible to the number 1.618, that is, to the same number of FI.

The golden ratio and the proportions of the human body

Probably everyone has seen the famous painting by Leonardo Da Vinci, where the human body is lined. It was with the help of this famous scheme that Leonardo proved that the human body was created according to the principle of the golden ratio. The proportions of the human body always give the same PHI number of beauty.

If desired, such a theory can be easily tested in practice. It is necessary to measure with a centimeter the length from the shoulder to the tip of the longest finger, and then divide it by the length from the elbow to the tip of the same finger. Surprisingly, as a result, you will get exactly 1.618! That is the number of beauty. This is not the only example. Measure the distance from the top of the thigh, divide by the length from the knee to the floor, you will get the same value. Thus, it is easy to prove that man is wholly composed of the divine proportion.

In addition, on the human body, one can easily detect a sign of that very golden section. This is our belly button. It is interesting to note that the measurements of the body of men are a little closer to the coveted number. This is approximately 1.625. Female proportions are more suitable for the value of 1.6.

Secrets of the pyramids

For many years, people have tried to solve the mystery of the Pyramids of Giza. But this time the pyramid was of interest to mankind not as a crypt, but as a unique combination of numerical values. This pyramid was erected by a master who has amazing ingenuity, he spared no effort and time for this work. The best architects that could be found were sent to create it. For a long time, modern scientists wondered how the ancient Egyptians, who did not have a written language, managed to come up with such a complex geometric and mathematical key. After lengthy miscalculations, it turned out that in this case, too, the golden section and the PHI number could not have been avoided. It is on this principle that this pyramid is based. Some modern scholars believe that through this work, the ancient Egyptians tried to convey to their contemporaries the secret of natural beauty and harmony.

Not only in Giza there are pyramids that are built, the pyramids that are located in Mexico are also built in this way. That is why modern researchers come to the conclusion that the pyramids in these territories were built by a people who have common roots.

PHI number in space

Titius, an astronomer from Germany, noticed in the 18th century that a number of Fibonacci numerical values ​​are also present in the distance between the planets of the entire solar system. There would be nothing surprising in this if such a regularity did not go in opposition to one law. The fact is that there is no planet between Mars and Jupiter, as astronomers used to think. However, after deriving this pattern, they carefully examined this region of the galaxy and found a number of asteroids there. Unfortunately, such an important discovery occurred when the same Titius had already passed away.

Now in astronomy, with the help of numerical ratios, Fibonacci represent the structure of the Galaxies. This fact testifies to the independence of these numerical ratios from the conditions of manifestation, thereby proving their universality.

PHI number examples from nature

Here are interesting examples of PHI numbers from nature itself:

  • If you take a bee hive, count the number of bees-boys and bees-girls in it, then divide the boys by girls, then each time you get 1,618.
  • Sunflower seeds are arranged in a spiral pattern, counterclockwise. The diameter of each spiral in a sunflower is equal to the next spiral, also 1.618.
  • The same principle with spirals works on the shell of a snail.
  • If we analyze how each plant stretches to the sky, then you can see that a small sprout makes a big jerk up, then it stops and releases one leaf, which will be somewhat shorter than the first sprout. Then again follows a throw up, but with less force. If all this is translated into a mathematical value, then the first throw will be equal to 100, the second 62, the third 38 units, the fourth 24 and so on. This means that growth spurts are reduced according to the same principle of the golden ratio.
  • Viviparous lizard. In such an amazing creature as a lizard, you can even notice divine proportions with the naked eye. The ratio of the length of the tail of this animal is equal to the length of the rest of the body of this creature, as 62 is related to 38.

Based on all these examples, there are actually many more, scientists conclude that there is symmetry in the world of plants and the world of animals in terms of growth and movement. The golden ratio is shown here perpendicular to the direction of growth.

The Golden Ratio and Chaos Theory

Some scientists noticed that everything in the world happens chaotically. And others have summed up that even in the chaos to which the whole world is subject, you can find your own specific patterns. These very patterns are also expressed in Fibonacci numerical values. Each natural phenomenon has its own golden ratio of numbers. In this sense, nature cannot compete with dry and boring geometry.

Geometry, for all its precision and constructiveness, is not capable of describing the shape of a cloud, a tree, or a mountain. A cloud cannot be represented by a sphere, a mountain by a cone, a seashore cannot find its expression in a geometric circle. The bark of a tree cannot be expressed by this science because it is not smooth and lightning will never move in a straight line. Natural phenomena represent not only a higher degree, but a whole new level of complexity. In nature, there are sets of scales, different lengths of objects, so they are able to cover an innumerable number of needs. Such a set of scales and measurements is called a fractal. It is with the help of fractals that scientists do not stop trying to make a description of objects that are not available to linear geometry. This is fractal geometry. Each person is also a fractal.

And it is also interesting that the PHI number has an infinite nature, which means that we can endlessly make new discoveries in the Universe and in ourselves.

sacred geometry. Energy codes of harmony Prokopenko Iolanta

Phi = 1.618

Phi = 1.618

To unite two parts with a third in a perfect way, a proportion is needed that would hold them together into a single whole. At the same time, one part of the whole should relate to the other as the whole to the greater part.

The Phi number is considered the most beautiful number in the world, the foundation of all living things. One of the sacred places of Ancient Egypt hides this number in its name - Thebes. This number has many names, it has been known to mankind for over 2500 years.

For the first time, this number is mentioned in the work of the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid "Beginnings" (about 300 BC). There, this number is used to build a regular pentagon, which is the basis of the ideal "Platonic solid" - the dodecahedron, a symbol of the perfect Universe.

The Phi number is a transcendental number and is expressed as an infinite decimal fraction. Leonardo of Pisa, a contemporary of Leonardo da Vinci, better known as Fibonacci, called this number "divine proportion". Later, the golden ratio was based on the value of the constant "phi". The term "golden section" was introduced in 1835 by Martin Ohm.

Proportion "phi" in the statue of the spearman Doryphoros

The Fibonacci series (0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, etc.) was considered a unique key to the laws of the universe even in ancient times. You can find the quotient between two adjacent numbers and get closer to the number "phi", but you cannot reach it.

The constant "phi" constant was used in the construction of the pyramid of Cheops, as well as to create bas-reliefs, household items and decorations from the tomb of Tutankhamen. The proportion of the "golden section" is used everywhere to this day in the works of artists, sculptors, architects and even choreographers and musicians.

The French architect Le Corbusier found the meaning of the constant "phi" in the relief from the temple at Abydos, the relief of Pharaoh Ramses, the facade of the Greek Parthenon. In the compass of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, golden proportions are also hidden. The proportion "phi" is also present in the architecture of the human body. (See the Golden Ratio section for more details.)

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Definition

Fibonacci numbers or Fibonacci sequence - a numerical sequence that has a number of parameters. For example, the sum of 2 adjoining numbers of the sequence gives the value of the next one (for example, 1+1=2; 2+3=5, etc.), which confirms the existence of the so-called Fibonacci coefficients, i.e. constant ratios.

The Fibonacci sequence starts like this: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233...

Complete definition of Fibonacci numbers

Characteristics of the Fibonacci Sequence

1. The ratio of each number to the next more and more tends to 0.618 as the serial number increases. The ratio of each number to the previous one tends to 1.618 (reverse to 0.618). The number 0.618 is called (FI).

2. When dividing each number by the next one, the number 0.382 comes out through one; on the contrary - respectively 2.618.

3. Therefore, choosing the ratios, we obtain the main set of Fibonacci coefficients: … 4.235, 2.618, 1.618, 0.618, 0.382, 0.236.

Relationship between the Fibonacci sequence and the "golden section"

The Fibonacci sequence asymptotically (approaching slower and slower) tends to some constant ratio. But, this ratio is irrational, in other words it is a number with an endless, unpredictable sequence of decimal digits in the fractional part. It is impossible to express it exactly.

In that case, any member of the Fibonacci sequence is divided by the one preceding it (for example, 13:8), the result will be a value that fluctuates around the irrational value 1.61803398875... and through time it sometimes surpasses it, sometimes it does not reach it. But even having spent an eternity on this, it is unrealistic to find out the ratio exactly, to the last decimal digit. For the sake of brevity, we will present it in the form 1.618. Special names for this ratio began to be given even before Luca Pacioli (a medieval mathematician) called it the Divine Proportion. Among its modern titles there are such as golden ratio, Golden mean and ratio of rotating squares. Kepler called this relation one of the "treasures of geometry". In algebra, it is commonly denoted by the Greek letter phi

Ф=1.618

Let's imagine the golden section on the example of a segment.

Consider a segment with ends A and B. Let point C separate segment AB so that,

AC/CB = CB/AB or

It is possible to represent it approximately like this: A-----C--------B

The golden section is such a proportional division of a segment into unequal parts, in which the entire segment relates to the largest part in the same way as the largest part itself relates to the smallest; or in other words, the smallest segment is related to the larger one as the larger one is to everything.

Segments of the golden ratio are expressed by an endless irrational fraction 0.618..., in that case, take AB as a unit, AC = 0.382.. As we already know, the numbers 0.618 and 0.382 are the coefficients of the Fibonacci sequence.

Fibonacci proportions and the golden ratio in nature and history

It is important to note that Fibonacci seems to have reminded the population of the earth of his sequence. It was known to the ancient Greeks and Egyptians. Indeed, since that time in nature, architecture, fine arts, arithmetic, physics, astronomy, biology and many other areas, patterns described by Fibonacci coefficients have been found. It is simply mind-boggling how many constants it is possible to calculate using the Fibonacci sequence, and how its members appear in an unlimited number of combinations. But it would not be an exaggeration to say that this is not just a game with numbers, but the most fundamental mathematical expression of natural phenomena ever discovered.

The examples below show some noteworthy applications of this mathematical sequence.

1. The shell is wrapped in a spiral . In that case, unfold it, then the length comes out, slightly inferior to the length of the snake. A small ten-centimeter shell has a spiral 35 cm long. The shape of the spirally curled shell interested Archimedes. The fact is that the ratio of measurements of the volutes of the shell is constant and equal to 1.618. Archimedes studied the spiral of shells and derived the equation for the spiral. A spiral drawn according to this equation is called by its name. Raising her stride is always moderate. At present, the Archimedes spiral is widely used in engineering.

2. Plants and animals . Even Goethe emphasized the laws of nature towards helicity. The helical and spiral arrangement of leaves on tree branches has been noticed for a long time. The spiral was seen in the arrangement of sunflower seeds, in pine cones, pineapples, cacti, etc. The joint work of botanists and mathematicians has shed light on these amazing natural phenomena. It turned out that in the arrangement of leaves on a branch of sunflower seeds, pine cones manifests itself Fibonacci series, and therefore the law manifests itself golden section. The spider weaves a web in a spiral pattern. A hurricane is spiraling. A frightened herd of reindeer scatter in a spiral. The DNA molecule is wrapped in a double helix. Goethe called the spiral "the curve of life."

Among the roadside herbs, an inconspicuous plant grows - chicory . Let's take a close look at him. A branch was formed from the main stem. Here is the 1st sheet. The process makes a strong ejection into place, stops, releases a leaf, however, it is already shorter than the first one, again makes an ejection into place, but already of the smallest force, releases a leaf of an even smaller size and again ejection. In that case, the 1st outlier is taken as 100 units, then the 2nd is equal to 62 units, the 3rd - 38, the 4th - 24, etc. The length of the petals is also subject to the golden ratio. In growth, the conquest of a place, the plant retained certain proportions. Its growth impulses decreased uniformly in proportion to the golden section.

The lizard is viviparous. In the lizard, at first glance, proportions that are pleasant to our eyes are captured - the length of its tail relates to the length of the rest of the body as 62 to 38.

Both in the plant and animal world, the form-forming regularity of nature is aggressively breaking through - symmetry with respect to the direction of growth and movement. Here the golden ratio appears in the proportions of parts perpendicular to the direction of growth. Nature has made a division into symmetrical parts and golden proportions. In parts, a repetition of the structure of the whole is manifested.

Pierre Curie at the beginning of our century identified a number of the deepest thoughts of symmetry. He argued that one cannot consider the symmetry of any body without taking into account the symmetry of the medium. Patterns of golden symmetry appear in the energy transitions of simple particles, in the structure of certain chemical compounds, in planetary and galactic systems, in the gene structures of living organisms. These patterns, as indicated above, are in the structure of individual human organs and the body as a whole, also appear in biorhythms and the functioning of the brain and visual perception.

3.Space. From the history of astronomy, it is clear that I. Titius, a German astrologer of the 18th century, using this series (Fibonacci) found a pattern and order in the distances between the planets of the galaxy

But one case that seemed to be contrary to the law: there was no planet between Mars and Jupiter. Focused observation of this area of ​​the sky led to the discovery of the asteroid belt. It came out after the death of Titius in the early 19th century.

The Fibonacci series is widely used: with its help, they represent the architectonics of living creatures, man-made structures, and the structure of the Galaxies. These facts are evidence independence of the number series from the criterion of its manifestation , which is one of the hallmarks of its versatility.

4.Pyramids. Many tried to unravel the secrets pyramids at Giza. Unlike other Egyptian pyramids, this is not a tomb, but rather an unsolvable puzzle of numerical compositions. The remarkable ingenuity, skill, time and labor of the architects of the pyramid, which they used in the construction of the never-ending sign, indicate the extreme significance of the message they wished to convey to future generations. Their era was pre-literate, pre-hieroglyphic, and signs were the only means of recording discoveries. The key to the geometrical-mathematical secret of the Giza pyramid, which had been a mystery for the population of the earth for so long, was in reality handed over to Herodotus by the temple priests, who informed him that the pyramid was built so that the area of ​​each of its faces was equal to the square of its height.

Triangle area

356 x 440 / 2 = 78320

square area

280 x 280 = 78400

The length of the edge of the base of the pyramid at Giza is 783.3 feet (238.7 m), the height of the pyramid is 484.4 feet (147.6 m). The length of the edge of the base, divided by the height, leads to the ratio Ф=1.618. The height of 484.4 feet corresponds to 5813 inches (5-8-13) - these are numbers from the Fibonacci sequence. These noteworthy observations give a hint that the construction of the pyramid is based on the proportion Ф=1.618. Some modern scholars are inclined to interpret that the ancient Egyptians built it for the sole purpose of transmitting the knowledge they wished to preserve for future generations. The intense study of the pyramid at Giza showed how vast the knowledge of arithmetic and astrology was in those periods. In all internal and external proportions of the pyramid, the number 1.618 plays a central role.

Pyramids in Mexico. Not only the Egyptian pyramids were built in accordance with the perfect proportions of the golden ratio, the same phenomenon was found in the Mexican pyramids. There is an idea that both the Egyptian and Mexican pyramids were built at about the same time by people of a common origin.

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  • The Phi number is recognized as the most beautiful in the universe... Despite its mystical origin, the Phi number has played a unique role - the role of the basic block in the construction of all living things. All plants, animals, and human beings correspond to physical proportions approximately equal to the root of the ratio of Phi to 1... Phi is 1.618. The Phi number is derived from the Fibonacci sequence, a mathematical progression known not only because the sum of two neighboring numbers in it is equal to the next number, but also because the quotient of two neighboring numbers has a unique property - proximity to the number 1.618, that is, to the number Phi! This omnipresence of Phi in nature indicates the connection of all living beings. Sunflower seeds are arranged in spirals, counterclockwise and the ratio of the diameter of each of the spirals to the diameter of the next one is Phi. Spiral-shaped corn cob leaves, arrangement of leaves on plant stems, segmentation parts of insect bodies. And all of them in their structure obediently follow the law of "divine proportion". Drawing by Leonardo da Vinci depicting a naked man in a circle. No one better than da Vinci understood the divine structure of the human body, its structure. He was the first to show that the human body consists of "building blocks", the ratio of the proportions of which is always equal to our cherished number. If you measure the distance from the top of your head to the floor, then divide by your height, then we will see what the number will be. It is Phi - 1.618. The mathematician Fibonacci lived in the twelfth century (1175). He was one of the most famous scientists of his time. Among his greatest achievements is the introduction of Arabic numerals to replace Roman numerals. He discovered the Fibonacci summation sequence. This mathematical sequence occurs when, starting from 1, 1, the next number is obtained by adding the previous two. This sequence tends asymptotically to some constant relation. However, this ratio is irrational, that is, it is a number with an infinite, unpredictable sequence of decimal digits in the fractional part. It cannot be expressed exactly. If any member of the Fibonacci sequence is divided by the one preceding it (for example, 13:8), the result will be a value that fluctuates around the irrational value 1.61803398875... and sometimes exceeds it, sometimes not reaching it. But, even after spending Eternity on this, it is impossible to know the ratio exactly, to the last decimal digit. When dividing any member of the Fibonacci sequence by the next one, the result is simply the reciprocal of 1.618 (1:1.618). But this is also a very unusual, even remarkable phenomenon. Since the original ratio is an infinite fraction, this ratio must also have no end. Many have tried to unravel the secrets of the Giza pyramid. Unlike other Egyptian pyramids, this is not a tomb, but rather an unsolvable puzzle of numerical combinations. The remarkable ingenuity, skill, time and labor of the architects of the pyramid, which they used in the construction of the eternal symbol, indicate the extreme importance of the message that they wanted to convey to future generations. Their era was pre-written, pre-hieroglyphic, and symbols were the only means of recording discoveries. The key to the geometric and mathematical secret of the Giza pyramid, which had been a mystery to mankind for so long, was actually given to Herodotus by the temple priests, who informed him that the pyramid was built so that the area of ​​each of its faces was equal to the square of its height. The area of ​​a triangle is 356 * 440 / 2 = 78320. The area of ​​a square is 280 * 280 = 78400. The length of the face of the Giza pyramid is 783.3 feet (238.7 m), the height of the pyramid is 484.4 feet (147.6 m). The length of the edge divided by the height leads to the ratio Ф = 1.618. The height of 484.4 feet corresponds to 5813 inches (5-8-13) - these are numbers from the Fibonacci sequence. These interesting observations suggest that the construction of the pyramid is based on the proportion Ф = 1.618. Modern scholars lean towards the interpretation that the ancient Egyptians built it for the sole purpose of passing on the knowledge they wanted to preserve for future generations. Intensive studies of the pyramid at Giza showed how extensive knowledge in mathematics and astrology was at that time. In all internal and external proportions of the pyramid, the number 1.618 plays a central role. Not only are the Egyptian pyramids built according to the perfect proportions of the golden ratio, the same phenomenon is found in the Mexican pyramids. The idea arises that both the Egyptian and Mexican pyramids were erected at approximately the same time by people of a common origin.

    Camposanto (Camposanto monumentale). Pisa

    Today I already told you about it, but I wanted to continue this topic in this way ...

    The Italian merchant Leonardo of Pisa (1180-1240), better known by the nickname Fibonacci, was an important medieval mathematician. The role of his books in the development of mathematics and the dissemination of mathematical knowledge in Europe can hardly be overestimated.

    The life and scientific career of Leonardo is closely connected with the development of European culture and science.

    The Renaissance was still far away, but history gave Italy a short period of time that could well be called a rehearsal for the impending Renaissance. This rehearsal was led by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor. Brought up in the traditions of southern Italy, Frederick II was internally deeply far from European Christian chivalry. Frederick II did not recognize knightly tournaments at all. Instead, he cultivated mathematical competitions, in which opponents exchanged not blows, but problems.

    At such tournaments, the talent of Leonardo Fibonacci shone. This was facilitated by a good education, which was given to his son by the merchant Bonacci, who took him with him to the East and assigned Arab teachers to him. The meeting between Fibonacci and Frederick II took place in 1225 and was an event of great importance for the city of Pisa. The emperor rode at the head of a long procession of trumpeters, courtiers, knights, officials, and a wandering menagerie of animals. Some of the problems that the Emperor posed to the famous mathematician are detailed in the Book of the Abacus. Fibonacci, apparently, solved the problems posed by the Emperor, and forever became a welcome guest at the Royal Court.

    When Fibonacci revised the Book of the Abacus in 1228, he dedicated the revised edition to Frederick II. In total, he wrote three significant mathematical works: the Book of the Abacus, published in 1202 and reprinted in 1228, Practical Geometry, published in 1220, and the Book of Quadratures. These books, surpassing in their level Arabic and medieval European writings, taught mathematics almost until the time of Descartes. As stated in documents from 1240, the admiring citizens of Pisa said that he was "a sensible and erudite man", and not so long ago, Joseph of Guise, editor-in-chief of the Encyclopædia Britannica, declared that future scientists at all times "will pay their debt to Leonardo of Pisa, as one of the world's greatest intellectual pioneers."

    Rabbit problem.

    Of greatest interest to us is the essay "The Book of the Abacus". This book is a voluminous work containing almost all the arithmetic and algebraic information of that time and played a significant role in the development of mathematics in Western Europe over the next few centuries. In particular, it was from this book that Europeans got acquainted with Hindu (Arabic) numerals.

    The material is explained by examples of tasks that make up a significant part of this path.

    In this manuscript, Fibonacci placed the following problem:

    “Someone placed a pair of rabbits in a certain place, fenced on all sides by a wall, in order to find out how many pairs of rabbits would be born during the year, if the nature of the rabbits is such that in a month a pair of rabbits gives birth to another pair, and rabbits give birth from the second months after his birth.

    It is clear that if we consider the first pair of rabbits as newborns, then in the second month we will still have one pair; for the 3rd month — 1+1=2; on the 4th - 2 + 1 = 3 pairs (because of the two available pairs, only one pair gives offspring); on the 5th month - 3 + 2 = 5 pairs (only 2 couples born on the 3rd month will give offspring on the 5th month); on the 6th month - 5 + 3 = 8 pairs (because only those pairs that were born on the 4th month will give offspring), etc.

    Thus, if we denote the number of pairs of rabbits available in the nth month as Fk, then F1=1, F2=1, F3=2, F4=3, F5=5, F6=8, F7=13, F8=21 etc., and the formation of these numbers is regulated by the general law: Fn=Fn-1+Fn-2 for all n>2, because the number of pairs of rabbits in the nth month is equal to the number Fn-1 of pairs of rabbits in the previous month plus the number newly born pairs, which coincides with the number of Fn-2 pairs of rabbits born in the (n-2)th month (because only these pairs of rabbits give birth).

    The numbers Fn that form the sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, ... are called "Fibonacci numbers", and the sequence itself is called the Fibonacci sequence.

    Special names for this ratio began to be given even before Luca Pacioli (a medieval mathematician) called it the Divine Proportion. Kepler called this relation one of the treasures of geometry. In algebra, its designation by the Greek letter "phi" (Ф=1.618033989...) is generally accepted.

    The following are the ratios of the second term to the first, the third to the second, the fourth to the third, and so on:

    1:1 = 1.0000, which is less than phi by 0.6180

    2:1 = 2.0000, which is 0.3820 more phi

    3:2 = 1.5000, which is less than phi by 0.1180

    5:3 = 1.6667, which is 0.0486 more phi

    8:5 = 1.6000, which is less than phi by 0.0180

    As we move along the Fibonacci summation sequence, each new term will divide the next with more and more approximation to the unattainable "phi". Fluctuations of ratios around the value of 1.618 by a larger or smaller value, we will find in the Elliott Wave Theory, where they are described by the Rule of Alternation. It should be noted that in nature it is precisely the approximation to the number "phi" that occurs, while mathematics operates with a "pure" value. It was introduced by Leonardo da Vinci and called the "golden section" (golden proportion). Among its modern names there are also such as "golden mean" and "rotating squares ratio". The golden ratio is the division of the segment AC into two parts in such a way that its greater part AB relates to the smaller part BC in the same way that the entire segment AC relates to AB, that is: AB: BC \u003d AC: AB \u003d F (exact irrational number " phi").

    When dividing any member of the Fibonacci sequence by the next one, the value inverse to 1.618 is obtained (1: 1.618=0.618). This is also a very unusual, even remarkable phenomenon. Since the original ratio is an infinite fraction, this ratio must also have no end.

    When dividing each number by the next one after it, we get the number 0.382.

    Selecting ratios in this way, we obtain the main set of Fibonacci coefficients: 4.235, 2.618, 1.618, 0.618, 0.382, 0.236. All of them play a special role in nature and in particular in technical analysis.

    It is simply amazing how many constants can be calculated using the Fibonacci sequence, and how its terms appear in a huge number of combinations. However, it would not be an exaggeration to say that this is not just a number game, but the most important mathematical expression of natural phenomena ever discovered.

    These numbers are undoubtedly part of a mystical natural harmony that feels good, looks good, and even sounds good. Music, for example, is based on an 8-note octave. On a piano this is represented by 8 white keys and 5 black keys for a total of 13.

    A more visual representation can be obtained by studying spirals in nature and works of art. Sacred geometry explores two types of spirals: the golden section spiral and the Fibonacci spiral. Comparison of these spirals allows us to draw the following conclusion. The golden ratio spiral is perfect: it has no beginning and no end, it continues indefinitely. Unlike it, the Fibonacci spiral has a beginning. All natural spirals are Fibonacci spirals, and works of art use both spirals, sometimes at the same time.

    Mathematics.

    The pentagram (pentacle, five-pointed star) is one of the commonly used symbols. The pentagram is a symbol of a perfect person standing on two legs with outstretched arms. We can say that a person is a living pentagram. This is true both physically and spiritually - a person possesses five virtues and manifests them: love, wisdom, truth, justice and kindness. These are the virtues of Christ, which can be represented by a pentagram. These five virtues, necessary for human development, are directly related to the human body: kindness is associated with the feet, justice with the hands, love with the mouth, wisdom with the ears, eyes with the truth.

    Truth belongs to the spirit, love to the soul, wisdom to the intellect, kindness to the heart, justice to the water. There is also a correspondence between the human body and the five elements (earth, water, air, fire and ether): will corresponds to earth, heart to water, intellect to air, soul to fire, spirit to ether. Thus, by his will, intellect, heart, soul, spirit, man is connected with the five elements working in the cosmos, and he can consciously work in harmony with it. This is the meaning of another symbol - a double pentagram, a person (microcosm) lives and acts inside the universe (microcosm).

    The inverted pentagram pours energy into the earth and is therefore a symbol of materialistic tendencies, while the normal pentagram directs energy upward, thus being spiritual. On one point everyone agrees: the pentagram certainly represents the "spiritual form" of the human figure.

    Note CF:FH=CH:CF=AC:CH=1.618. The actual proportions of this symbol are based on a sacred proportion called the golden ratio: this is the position of a point on any line drawn when it divides the line so that the smaller part is in the same ratio to the larger part as the larger part to the whole. In addition, the regular pentagon in the center suggests that the proportions are preserved for infinitesimal pentagons. This "divine proportion" is manifested in each individual ray of the pentagram and helps to explain the awe with which mathematicians have looked at this symbol at all times. Moreover, if the side of the pentagon is equal to one, then the diagonal is equal to 1.618.

    Many have tried to unravel the secrets of the Giza pyramid. Unlike other Egyptian pyramids, this is not a tomb, but rather an unsolvable puzzle of numerical combinations. The remarkable ingenuity, skill, time and labor of the architects of the pyramid, which they used in the construction of the eternal symbol, indicate the extreme importance of the message that they wanted to convey to future generations. Their era was pre-literate, pre-hieroglyphic, and symbols were the only means of recording discoveries.

    Scientists have discovered that the three pyramids at Giza are arranged in a spiral. In the 1980s, it was found that both the golden spiral and the Fibonacci spiral were present there.

    The key to the geometrical-mathematical secret of the Giza pyramid, which had been a mystery to mankind for so long, was actually given to Herodotus by the temple priests, who informed him that the pyramid was built so that the area of ​​each of its faces was equal to the square of its height.

    Triangle area
    356 x 440 / 2 = 78320
    square area
    280 x 280 = 78400

    The length of the face of the pyramid at Giza is 783.3 feet (238.7 m), the height of the pyramid is 484.4 feet (147.6 m). The length of the edge divided by the height leads to the ratio Ф=1.618. The height of 484.4 feet corresponds to 5813 inches (5-8-13) - these are numbers from the Fibonacci sequence.

    These interesting observations suggest that the construction of the pyramid is based on the proportion Ф=1.618. Modern scholars lean toward the interpretation that the ancient Egyptians built it for the sole purpose of passing on the knowledge they wanted to preserve for future generations. Intensive studies of the pyramid at Giza showed how extensive knowledge in mathematics and astrology was at that time. In all internal and external proportions of the pyramid, the number 1.618 plays a central role.

    Not only the Egyptian pyramids were built in accordance with the perfect proportions of the golden ratio, the same phenomenon was found in the Mexican pyramids. The idea arises that both Egyptian and Mexican pyramids were built at approximately the same time by people of common origin.

    Biology.

    In the 19th century, scientists noticed that the flowers and seeds of sunflowers, chamomile, scales in pineapple fruits, coniferous cones, etc. are “packed” in double spirals, curling towards each other. At the same time, the numbers of "right" and "left" spirals always refer to each other as neighboring Fibonacci numbers (13:8, 21:13, 34:21, 55:34). Numerous examples of double helixes found throughout nature always follow this rule.

    Even Goethe emphasized the tendency of nature to spirality. The spiral and spiral arrangement of leaves on tree branches was noticed long ago. The spiral was seen in the arrangement of sunflower seeds, in pine cones, pineapples, cacti, etc. The work of botanists and mathematicians has shed light on these amazing natural phenomena. It turned out that in the arrangement of leaves on a branch of sunflower seeds, pine cones, the Fibonacci series manifests itself, and therefore, the law of the golden section manifests itself. The spider spins its web in a spiral pattern. A hurricane is spiraling. A frightened herd of reindeer scatter in a spiral. The DNA molecule is twisted into a double helix. Goethe called the spiral "the curve of life."

    Any good book will show the nautilus shell as an example. Moreover, in many publications it is said that this is a golden ratio spiral, but this is not true - this is a Fibonacci spiral. You can see the perfection of the arms of the spiral, but if you look at the beginning, it doesn't look so perfect. Its two innermost bends are actually equal. The second and third bends are a little closer to phi. Then, finally, this elegant smooth spiral is obtained. Remember the relationship of the second term to the first, the third to the second, the fourth to the third, and so on. It will be clear that the mollusk follows the mathematics of the Fibonacci series exactly.

    Fibonacci numbers show up in the morphology of various organisms. For example, starfish. The number of rays they have corresponds to a series of Fibonacci numbers and is equal to 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55. The well-known mosquito has three pairs of legs, the abdomen is divided into eight segments, and there are five antennae on the head. The mosquito larva is divided into 12 segments. The number of vertebrae in many domestic animals is 55. The proportion of "phi" is also manifested in the human body.

    Drunvalo Melchizedek in The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life writes: “Da Vinci calculated that if you draw a square around the body, then draw a diagonal from the feet to the tips of the outstretched fingers, and then draw a parallel horizontal line (the second of these parallel lines) from the navel to the side of the square, then this horizontal line will intersect the diagonal exactly in phi proportion, as well as the vertical line from the head to the feet. If we consider that the navel is at that perfect point, and not slightly higher for women or slightly lower for men, then this means that the human body is divided in the proportion of phi from the top of the head to the feet ... If these lines were the only ones where in the human body there is a phi proportion, that would probably be just an interesting fact. In fact, the proportion of phi is found in thousands of places throughout the body, and this is not just a coincidence.

    Here are some distinct places in the human body where the proportion of phi is found. The length of each phalanx of the finger is in the proportion of phi to the next phalanx ... The same proportion is noted for all fingers and toes. If you correlate the length of the forearm with the length of the palm, then you get the proportion of phi, just as the length of the shoulder refers to the length of the forearm. Or take the length of the leg to the length of the foot and the length of the thigh to the length of the leg. The proportion of phi is found throughout the skeletal system. It is usually marked in places where something bends or changes direction. It is also found in the ratio of the sizes of some parts of the body to others. Studying this, you are always surprised.”

    Space. It is known from the history of astronomy that I. Titius, a German astronomer of the 18th century, using this series (Fibonacci) found regularity and order in the distances between the planets of the solar system

    However, one case that seemed to be against the law: there was no planet between Mars and Jupiter. Focused observation of this area of ​​the sky led to the discovery of the asteroid belt. This happened after the death of Titius at the beginning of the 19th century.

    The Fibonacci series is widely used: with its help, they represent the architectonics of living beings, and man-made structures, and the structure of the Galaxies. These facts are evidence of the independence of the number series from the conditions of its manifestation, which is one of the signs of its universality.

    Conclusion.

    Although he was the greatest mathematician of the Middle Ages, the only monuments to Fibonacci are a statue opposite the Leaning Tower of Pisa across the Arno River and two streets that bear his name, one in Pisa and the other in Florence.

    If you put your open palm vertically in front of you, pointing your thumb to your face, and, starting with the little finger, successively clench your fingers into a fist, you get a movement that is a Fibonacci spiral.

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    2. Encyclopedia of symbols / comp. V.M. Roshal. - Moscow: AST; St. Petersburg; Owl, 2006. - 1007 p.

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