RecordNumber
3776
Author
Lajeunesse, Lisa
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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.