The Fibonacci Tapestry: From Ancient Poetry to Modern Mathematics

We explore the Fibonacci sequence: its simple rule and far-reaching impact—from ancient Indian poets shaping rhythm to Leonardo Fibonacci popularizing it in Europe; its deep bond with the golden ratio and the Fibonacci spiral; practical tools like Binet’s formula and matrix methods for computing large terms; its pivotal role in combinatorics (staircase counting), intriguing links to primes, and Carmichael-like phenomena; and the rich generalizations that extend to negafibonacci numbers and real-valued indices. Join us as we trace how this deceptively simple sequence threads through nature, art, computation, and unsolved mathematical mysteries.

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