Is There a Connection Between Quantum Physics and the Golden Ratio?

[matthewmalay]

Hello, this is my first post so please be patient. I studied mathematics and have actuary qualifications. I was always obsess with the golden ratio. I was wondering if there was a relation between quantum physics and the golden ratio. A hunch told me so.

 

[ThomasT]

Hello, this is my first post so please be patient. I studied mathematics and have actuary qualifications. I was always obsess with the golden ratio. I was wondering if there was a relation between quantum physics and the golden ratio. A hunch told me so.

With due respect, my humble opinion is that if your goal is to better understand how the world works, then it might be a good idea to get unobsessed with the golden ratio. Of course such a ratio might be associated with certain ways of analyzing and representing the physical world, including aspects of quantum physics. But such numerology isn't really going to lead to a deeper understanding of how things evolve. Physics quantifies the evolution of our universe, and, wrt this quantification, insofar as the evolution is indeed orderly, there are going to be some interesting numerical coincidences, associations, relationships.

In any case, my current understanding is that there are some contentious, and perhaps personal, issues surrounding this.