The Rankin LecturesDifferent numbers have different personalities. The number 5 is quirky and intriguing, thanks in large part to its relation with the golden ratio, the ‘most irrational’ of irrational numbers - E8 lattice - Document - PDFSEARCH.IO

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	The Rankin LecturesDifferent numbers have different personalities. The number 5 is quirky and intriguing, thanks in large part to its relation with the golden ratio, the ‘most irrational’ of irrational numbers Add to Reading List Document Date: 2008-09-10 19:16:06 Open Document File Size: 1,28 MB Share Result on Facebook Company E8 / / IndustryTerm symmetry / / Organization University of Glasgow Background / Department of Mathematics / / Person Roger Penrose / / Position mathematician / / URL http / SocialTag Dodecahedron Penrose tiling Tessellation Golden ratio Regular polytope Exceptional object Pentagon 120-cell Geometry Symmetry

The Rankin LecturesDifferent numbers have different personalities. The number 5 is quirky and intriguing, thanks in large part to its relation with the golden ratio, the ‘most irrational’ of irrational numbersAdd to Reading List