Matematik i en Nautilusskal

Vagn Lundsgaard Hansen, Leif Andersen

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    Abstract

    With an equiangular (logarithmic) spiral as the point of departure, the authors design a mathematical model of a Nautilus shell. They establish a close connection in the model between the characteristic angle in the underlying equiangular spiral and the golden angle.
    Original languageDanish
    JournalNordisk Matematisk Tidsskrift
    Volume53
    Issue number3
    Pages (from-to)130-138
    ISSN0801-3500
    Publication statusPublished - 2005

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