Golden Ratio Discovered In a Quantum World 191
FiReaNGeL writes "Scientists have for the first time observed a nanoscale symmetry hidden in solid state matter. 'In order to study these nanoscale quantum effects, the researchers have focused on the magnetic material cobalt niobate. It consists of linked magnetic atoms, which form chains just like a very thin bar magnet, but only one atom wide.' By artificially introducing more quantum uncertainty, the researchers observed that the chain acts like a nanoscale guitar string. The first two notes show a perfect relationship with each other. Their frequencies (pitch) are in the ratio of 1.618, which is the golden ratio famous from art and architecture. The observed resonant states in cobalt niobate are a dramatic laboratory illustration of the way in which mathematical theories developed for particle physics may find application in nanoscale science and ultimately in future technology."
Oblig. Square One TV's MATHNET reference... (Score:5, Funny)
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, Eureka!
Summary wrong (Score:5, Funny)
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Golden ratio? Just like Dan Brown said? (Score:2, Funny)
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Wow... the mods really hate this thread. I say they may be the irrational ones.
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Summary says: 1.618 = (sqrt(5)+1)/2.
So (1.618 * 2 - 1)^2 = 5.
i.e. 4.999696 = 5.
So 0.000304 = 0.
Multiply both sides by 62500/19:
1 = 0.
Amazing discovery indeed.
Oh cripes (Score:4, Funny)
Its got the number of the beast in it [wolframalpha.com]. Quick, ring Robert Heinlein [wikipedia.org].
Lottery Lady State (Score:4, Funny)
Easy! The state of the lottery lady is the same as the state of the lottery itself.
Re:Oblig. Square One TV's MATHNET reference... (Score:4, Funny)
2. 1
3. 2
4. ???
5. Profit!
Re:Summary wrong (Score:2, Funny)
Weird. For a few takes there, I kept reading IE8 lie group, which just didn't make sense coupled with which shows up in string theory and supergravity.
Constant (Score:4, Funny)
You'll probably find this line in the computer program that runs version 5 of "Life, the Universe and Everything"
public const float seed = 1.618f;
Re:Summary wrong (Score:2, Funny)
this is, to my knowledge, the first time in a non-biological function.
It is not! Hydrogen atoms have one proton. One! A Fibonacci number!
Re:Constant (Score:3, Funny)
I'd guess more like