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Literature DB >> 23072998

Fibonacci, quasicrystals and the beauty of flowers.

Abstract

The appearance of Fibonacci sequences and the golden ratio in plant structures is one of the great outstanding puzzles of biology. Here I suggest that quasicrystals, which naturally pack in the golden ratio, may be ubiquitous in biological systems and introduce the golden ratio into plant phyllotaxy. The appearance of golden ratio-based structures as beautiful indicates that the golden ratio may play a role in the development of consciousness and lead to the aesthetic natural selection of flowering plants.

Entities: Species

Keywords: Fibonacci; flower; fractal; golden ratio; quasicrystal

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Year: 2012 PMID： 23072998 PMCID： PMC3578919 DOI： 10.4161/psb.22417

Source DB: PubMed Journal: Plant Signal Behav ISSN： 1559-2316

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