The role of continued fractions in phyllotaxis

DOI10.1006/JABR.1997.7272zbMATH Open0927.92024OpenAlexW1998033208MaRDI QIDQ1271019FDOQ1271019

Authors: Irving Adler 

Publication date: 16 December 1999

Published in: Journal of Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1006/jabr.1997.7272

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zbMATH Keywords

phyllotaxishistory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Continued fractions (11A55) Developmental biology, pattern formation (92C15) Plant biology (92C80)

Cites Work

• Phyllotaxis
• The role of intermediate convergents in Tait's explanation for phyllotaxis

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