I’m guessing they are using the less popular “conjugate" definition tau = (1-sqrt(5))/2. Calling that an “error" is the same as taking issue with systematic replacement of i with -i in the equations of quantum mechanics. Curious that it was caught when the museum turned 34. -Veit
On Jul 15, 2015, at 2:17 PM, James Propp <jamespropp@gmail.com> wrote:
Does anyone know anything about this?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3152858/Teen-catches-math-error-gold...
The press release (sounding more political than mathematical) asserts that the way the Museum presents the Golden Ratio in its exhibit "is in fact the less common - but no less accurate - way to present it".
So, what was the "mistake" in the Eames exhibit, and was it in fact a mistake?
The newspaper story doesn't give details.
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