Mumbai: In a recent study, two physicists Vijay Singh and Praveen Pathak from the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education in Mumbai have found out the connection between Lord Shiva, Mona Lisa, and Scarlett Johansson. They have one thing in common — the Golden Ratio.
According to a report in The Times of India, the two scientists have found out that the crescent moon which adorned Lord Shiva's head resembeled a circle taken out from a bigger circle — with the ratio of both their diameters close to 1.618, which is same as that of the Golden Ratio.
The number 1.618 or the Golden Ratio is represented by the Greek letter 'phi', which is said to be subject of study in the field of aesthetics and has relevance in both physics and maths and is believed to be present in all things may it be artwork, living beings and things in nature.
It is used in art and architecture. Also the golden rectangle drwan with golden ratio was used by Da Vinci, Michael Anglo and many more.
As per report, experts claim that Leonardo da Vinci used the Golden Ratio to mention all of the proportions in his artwork, including noted pieces such as the Vitruvian Man and the Mona Lisa.
Both the researchers Vijay Singh and Praveen Pathak published their paper in the prestigious European Journal of Physics.
The study said that they found that the Katha Upanishad mentions that the "path of spirituality is akin to balancing a scimitar precariously on the edge".
Prof Singh, also reveals that the very notion of Paramhansa which is the one poised between the spiritual and the material. He mentions allied notions such as the Chinese yin and yang and the Yogic ida and pingala.
According to this report in TOI, both Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson and TV personality Kim Kardashian have this Golden Ratio.
The close relation between golden ratio and the Fibonacci series has also been pointed out by K Subramaniam, the Centre Director of HBCSE which is part of the TIFR.
He told, that as one goes down the series and takes any two consecutive numbers and divides one by the other, then the result is close to the golden ratio.
