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Plants and Fibonacci

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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

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721

    Alan C. Newell

  2. Max Planck Institut für Mathematik in den Naturwissenschaften, Inselstrasse 22, D-04103, Leipzig, Germany

    Patrick D. Shipman

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Newell, A.C., Shipman, P.D. Plants and Fibonacci. J Stat Phys 121, 937–968 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-005-8665-7

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