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Fibonacci Sphere Model
written by Wolfgang Christian
The Fibonacci Sphere Model draws n equidistant points on a sphere by distributing the points on a Fibonacci spiral.  The sequence the produces this distribution separates advances the longitude by the golden angle.

The Fibonacci Sphere Model was developed using the Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) modeling tool.  It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive.   Double clicking the jar file will run the program if Java is installed.  You can modify this simulation if you have EJS installed by right-clicking within the map and selecting "Open Ejs Model" from the pop-up menu item.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.6 of Java.
1 source code document is available
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General Physics
- Computational Physics
Mathematical Tools
- Algebra
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
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This material is released under a GNU General Public License Version 3 license.
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Wolfgang Christian
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Metadata instance created December 16, 2012 by Wolfgang Christian
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June 6, 2014 by Andreu Glasmann
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December 16, 2012
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W. Christian, Computer Program FIBONACCI SPHERE MODEL, Version 1.0 (2012), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12521&DocID=3150).
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W. Christian, Computer Program FIBONACCI SPHERE MODEL, Version 1.0 (2012), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12521&DocID=3150>.
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Christian, W. (2012). Fibonacci Sphere Model (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12521&DocID=3150
Chicago Format
Christian, Wolfgang. "Fibonacci Sphere Model." Version 1.0. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12521&DocID=3150 (accessed 10 November 2024).
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Christian, Wolfgang. Fibonacci Sphere Model. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. 2012. Java 1.6. 10 Nov. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12521&DocID=3150>.
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