• RecordNumber
    3776
  • Author

    Lajeunesse, Lisa

  • Crop_Body
    Lisa Lajeunesse
  • Title of Article

    The Golden Ratio: How Close Is Close Enough?

  • Title Of Journal
    Bridges
  • Publication Year
    2017
  • Abstract
    When looking for evidence of the golden ratio in works of art, architecture or music, what tolerance should we apply? I argue that the answer depends on what type of object we are testing, how we are measuring, and on a threshold that is not yet known but is introduced here as the Ratio Just Noticeable Difference (RJND). Finally, we describe a variety of experiments that can be used to establish RJNDs for testing evidence of the golden ratio.