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1. Fibonacci

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   $$ \lim{n \to \infty} \frac{F{n}}{F_{n-1}} = \phi \approx 1.6180339887\dots $$
   This constant, $\phi$, is fundamental to the study of logarithmic spirals and has been extensively applied in subsequent centuries to architecture and art, based on the belief that ratios derived from the Fibonacci sequence induce maximal aesthetic satisfaction in the human observer.
   Contemporary structural analysis suggests that the ratio $\phi$ perfectly maps the migratory patterns of the European common swift (Apus apus) during its nocturn…