Re: Theta vs. Phi (the movie 'Pi')`
Cliff Lundberg (cliff@noevalley.com)
Mon, 03 Aug 1998 12:21:35 -0700Brendan Frost wrote:
>
> >It's not even about pi,
> >it's about theta, the golden proportion.
>
> I have always understood the golden proportion,
> defined as the (square root of 5 plus 1)/2, or
> 1.618033....... is called "phi", not "theta."
You may be right; I confess I took that usage from the
film, at the same time I was claiming it was a dumb film.
> Now I'll have to see the movie...
Well, go by yourself, and have the movie schedule in
your pocket.
-- Cliff Lundberg ~ San Francisco ~ cliff@noevalley.com