Plants and Fibonacci

Author: Newell Alan   Shipman Patrick  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0022-4715

Source: Journal of Statistical Physics, Vol.121, Iss.5-6, 2005-12, pp. : 937-968

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Abstract

The universality of many features of plant patterns and phyllotaxis has mystified and intrigued natural scientists for at least four hundred years. It is remarkable that, to date, there is no widely accepted theory to explain the observations. We hope that the ideas explained below lead towards increased understanding