The golden ratio — an exact 'magic' number often claimed to be observed when taking ratios of distances in ancient and modern architecture, sculpture and painting — has been spotted in a magnetic compound.
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Affleck, I. Golden ratio seen in a magnet. Nature 464, 362–363 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/464362a
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