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The Divine Proportion
MA 341 – Topics in GeometryLecture 20
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What is the Divine Proportion?In mathematics and the arts, two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio of the sum of the quantities to the larger quantity is equal to the ratio of the larger quantity to the smaller one.
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What is the Divine Proportion?Other names frequently used for the golden ratio are the
golden section golden meangolden cut golden numbergolden proportion extreme ratiomean ratio medial sectiondivine proportion divine sectionmean of Phidias
Denoted by phi = φ
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Value?Does this ratio have a number associated with it, like π =3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097494459230781640628620899862803482534211706798214808651328230664709384460955058223172535940812848111745028410270193852110555964462294895493038196442881097566593344612847564823378678316527120190914564856692346034861045432664821339360726024914127372458700660631558817488152092096282925409171536436789259036001133053054882046652138414695194151160943305727036575959195309218611738193261179310...
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Value?
If a/b = φ, then
φ2 = φ + 1φ2 - φ – 1 = 0
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Value?
Which is it? Is it + or -?
What do we know about φ?
a > b so φ > 1 and
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Phi
1.61803398874989484820458683436563811772030917980576286213544862270526046281890244970720720418939113748475408807538689175212663386222353693179318006076672635443338908659593958290563832266131992829026788067520876689250171169620703222104321626954862629631361443814975870122034080588795445474924618569536486444924104432077134494704956584678850987433944221254487706647809158846074998871240076521705751797883416…
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Properties of φFrom earlier we have that
Therefore,
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Properties of φ
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Φ and φSometimes authors use:
Φ = 1.6180… and
φ = 0. 6180… = 1/Φ
HistoryEuclid's Elements provides first known written definition of golden mean: "A straight line is said to have been cut in extreme and mean ratio when, as the whole line is to the greater segment, so is the greater to the less.“Euclid gives a construction for cutting a line "in extreme and mean ratio", i.e. the golden ratio.Several propositions and their proofs employ the golden ratio.Some of these propositions show that the golden ratio is an irrational number.
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Golden Rectangle
• A rectangle is called a golden rectangle if its sides are in the ratio of the golden mean:
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Golden Rectangle
Remove a square from the golden rectangle:
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b a-b
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Golden Rectangle
The remaining rectangle is a golden rectangle!Do it again!
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This actually gives us a construction for a golden rectangle using a compass and straightedge – thus GeoGebra or SketchpadStart with a square
Golden Rectangle
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Golden Rectangle
Find midpoint of the base and split square in two.
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Golden Rectangle
Construct diagonal MB.MC = a/2 and BC = a
MB = ?
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A B
CD M
Golden RectangleConstruct circle with radius MB centered at M.
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CD M
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Golden Rectangle
Mark point of intersection E.
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A B
CD M E
Golden Rectangle
Construct perpendicular at E.
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CD M E
Golden Rectangle
Extend AB to meet this perpendicular.
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Golden Rectangle
AFED is a golden rectangle.
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Golden Spiral
Construct a golden rectangle ABCD.
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Golden Spiral
Construct a square inside XBCY.
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Golden SpiralConstruct another square inside the smaller golden rectangle..
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Golden SpiralAgain
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Golden SpiralAgain
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Golden SpiralIn each square construct a quarter circle:
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Golden SpiralIn each square construct a quarter circle:
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Golden SpiralIn each square construct a quarter circle:
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Golden SpiralIn each square construct a quarter circle:
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Golden SpiralIn each square construct a quarter circle:
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Golden SpiralIn each square construct a quarter circle:
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Golden SpiralThis does give a logarithmic spiral:
Θ = a ln(b·r), in polar coordinates
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Golden Spirals?
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Golden Spirals?
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Spiral galaxies
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Golden Spirals?
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Cyclones
Golden Spirals?
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Mandelbrot Set
Golden Spirals?
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Flower heads
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Golden Spirals?
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Phyllotaxis(http://www.math.smith.edu/phyllo//)
How?
Consider the following list of numbers:1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144,…
This is the Fibonacci sequence {Fn}. We are interested in the quotients
Fn+1/Fn
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Fibonacci ConnectionF0=1F1=1F2=2F3=3F4=5F5=8F6=13F7=21F8=34
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F9=55F10=89F11=144F12=233F13=377F1/F0 = 1F2/F1 = 2F3/F2 =1.5F4/F3 = 1.6667
F5/F4 = 1.6F6/F5 = 1.625F7/F6 = 1.6153.F8/F7 = 1.6190F9/F8 = 1.6176F10/F9 = 1.618181F11/F10 = 1.617977F12/F11 = 1.618055F13/F12 = 1.618025
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Fibonacci ConnectionIs it true that:
Note: Since φ2 = φ + 1, multiplying by φn-1
gives a Fibonacci type relationship:φn+1 = φn + φn-1
(Fn+1 = Fn + Fn-1)And it so happens that
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Other representations?Consider the following sequence:
What is lim an ?First, we need to know that {an} has a limit. This can be shown with calculus.Let L = lim an
Then,
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Other representations?
Hey!!! L = φ, so
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Another representationsConsider the following sequence:
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Other representations?What is lim bn ?First, we need to know that {bn} has a limit. This can be shown with calculus.Let L = lim bn
Then,
Again, L = φ.
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Golden Triangle
A golden triangle is an isosceles triangle where the ratio of the longer side to the base is φ.
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φ φ
1
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Golden TriangleWhat are the angles?cos(α)= ½/φ α = 72º, making summit angle 36º
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φ φ
1α
Golden Triangle
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φ φ
1
• 1 + φ = φ2, so the larger triangle is similar to the smaller with similarity φ.
φ
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Golden Triangle
Where do we find a golden triangle?
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In fact:Red/green
= green/blue= blue/pink = φ
Golden Triangle
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If ratio of arcsa/b = φ, then angle subtended by smaller arc is called golden angle.It measures approximately 137.51°, or about 2.399963 radians.
Golden Angle
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It is exactly
Golden Angle
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Golden Ratio and Art
• http://www.goldennumber.net/• http://www.keplersdiscovery.com/Divine
Proportion.html• http://spiralzoom.com/
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The Parthenon
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The Parthenon
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The Acropolis, Porch of the Maidens
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Chartes Cathedral & UN Building
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Taj Mahal
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Fra Luca Pacioli
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Pacioli’s De divina proportioneWritten in Milan in 1496–98, Published in Venice in 1509The subject - mathematical and artistic proportion, especially mathematics of golden ratio and application in architecture.Leonardo da Vinci drew illustrations of regular solids in De divina proportione while living with and taking mathematics lessons from Pacioli. Discusses use of perspective by painters such as Piero della Francesca, Melozzo da Forlì, and Marco Palmezzano
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Facial Study
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Mona Lisa
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Mona Lisa
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The Last Supper
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The Annunciation
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Madonna and Child with St. Anne and St.
John
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Michaelangelo & Raphael
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http://web.me.com/paulscott.info/place/pm10/pm10.html
The Holy Family - Michelangelo
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The Crucifixion - Raphael
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Self Portrait - Rembrandt
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Red line divides base
into golden mean.
The Bathers - Seurat
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The Perfect Face
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Dr. Stephen Marquardt (http://www.beautyanalysis.com/index2_mba.htm)Claims that this gives the most beautiful shape of human faceUsed decagons and pentagons and embodies φin all their dimensions.
The Perfect Face
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This mask of the human face is based on the Golden Ratio. The proportions of the length of the nose, the position of the eyes and the length of the chin, all conform to some aspect of the Golden Ratio.
The Perfect Face?
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The Perfect Face?
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The Perfect Smile
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•Front two teeth form a golden rectangle •Also a golden ratio in height to width of center two teeth. •Ratio of the width of the 2 center teeth to those next to them is φ. •Ratio of width of smile to 3rd tooth from center is φ
See Donald Duck in Mathemagic Land by Disney Studios
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT_Bxgah9zc
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