The Cornu spiral as a golden mean construction

被引:3
作者
Castaño, VM [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Ctr Fis Aplicada & Tecnol Avanzada, Queretaro 76000, Mexico
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS & REVIEW PAPERS | 2005年 / 44卷 / 7A期
关键词
diffraction; optics; golden mean; quasi-periodic structures; Fibonacci sequence;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.44.5009
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
The Cornu spiral, the graphical realization of the Fresnel Integrals, is shown to intrinsically contain the golden mean (phi = 1 + root 5/2), which is characteristic of quasi-periodic atomic arrangements, Fibonacci sequences,. biological structures and a number of mathematical objects.
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页码:5009 / 5010
页数:2
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