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Fibonacci Sequences

The document discusses Leonardo Pisano, also known as Fibonacci, and the Fibonacci sequence of numbers he discovered through contemplating a hypothetical population of breeding rabbits. It explains how the Fibonacci sequence appears frequently in nature, such as in branching patterns of plants and the number of parts in the human body.

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Fibonacci Sequences

The document discusses Leonardo Pisano, also known as Fibonacci, and the Fibonacci sequence of numbers he discovered through contemplating a hypothetical population of breeding rabbits. It explains how the Fibonacci sequence appears frequently in nature, such as in branching patterns of plants and the number of parts in the human body.

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Is there a magic equation to the


universe?
A series of numbers capable of
unraveling the most complicated
organic properties or deciphering the
plot of "Lost"? Probably not. But
thanks to one medieval man's
obsession with rabbits, we have a
sequence of numbers that reflect
various patterns found in nature.
In 1202, Italian mathematician
Leonardo Pisano (also known
as Fibonacci, meaning "son of
Bonacci") pondered the question:
Given optimal conditions, how many
pairs of rabbits can be produced from
a single pair of rabbits in one year?
This thought experiment dictates
that the female rabbits always give
birth to pairs, and each pair consists
of one male and one female.
Think about it -- two newborn rabbits
are placed in a fenced-in yard and left
to, well, breed like rabbits.
Rabbits can't reproduce until they are
at least one month old, so for the first
month, only one pair remains.
At the end of the second month, the
female gives birth, leaving two pairs of
rabbits.
When month three rolls around, the
original pair of rabbits produce yet
another pair of newborns while their
earlier offspring grow to adulthood.

This leaves three pairs of rabbit, two


of which will give birth to two more
pairs the following month.
The order goes as follows: 1, 1, 2, 3,
5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144 and on to
infinity. Each number is the sum of the
previous two.
This series of numbers is known as
the Fibonacci numbers or
the Fibonacci sequence.
The ratio between the numbers
(1.618034) is frequently called
the golden ratio or golden number.
At first glance, Fibonacci's
experiment might seem to offer little
beyond the world of speculative rabbit
breeding.

But the sequence frequently appears


in the natural world -- a fact that has
intrigued scientists for centuries.
Want to see how these fascinating
numbers are expressed in nature? No
need to visit your local pet store; all
you have to do is look around you.
You won't find Fibonacci numbers
everywhere in the natural world --
many plants and animals express
different number sequences.

And just because a series of


numbers can be applied to an object,
that doesn't necessarily imply there's
any correlation between figures and
reality.
As with numerological superstitions
such as famous people dying in sets
of three, sometimes a coincidence is
just a coincidence.
But, Fibonacci numbers appear in
nature often enough to prove that they
reflect some naturally occurring
patterns. You can commonly spot
these by studying the manner in
which various plants grow. Here are a
few examples:
Flowers and branches: Some
plants express the Fibonacci
sequence in their growth points, the
places where tree branches form or
split.

One trunk grows until it produces a


branch, resulting in two growth points.
The main trunk then produces
another branch, resulting in three
growth points. Then the trunk and the
first branch produce two more growth
points, bringing the total to five. This
pattern continues, following the
Fibonacci numbers.
The human body: Take a good look
at yourself in the mirror. You'll notice
that most of your body parts follow the
numbers one, two, three and five.

You have one nose, two eyes, three


segments to each limb and five
fingers on each hand.

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