Golden Angle and Voronoi Tessellations: Emergent Geometric Regularity in Phyllotaxis and Hexagonal Packing — E8 Intelligence Research
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: FINDING: Phyllotaxis and Poisson-Voronoi tessellations both exhibit emergent geometric regularity tied to the golden angle and hexagonal packing, respectively. | MATH: Golden angle φ_g = 2π(1 − 1/φ) ≈ 137.50776° where φ = (1+√5)/2 ≈ 1.6180339887; divergence angle between successive primordia = 2π/φ² ≈ 2.39996 rad. Poisson-Voronoi cell area distribution in 2D: f_A(a) = (c λ) e^{−c λ a} with c ≈ 3.35 (mean area = 1/λ, variance ≈ 0.28/λ²); hexagonal regularity emerges as the most probable Voronoi cell shape (6 neighbors, interior angles 120°). | CONNECTION: Golden angle is the irrational rotation that maximizes packing efficiency — its continued fraction [0;1,1,1,…] gives convergents 1/1, 1/2, 2/3, 3/5, 5/8… (Fibonacci ratios → 0.618, 0.382 as limits). Voronoi hexagonal cells relate to the hexagonal lattice (root system A₂, crystallographic point group 6mm), whose dual is triangular lattice — both have 6-fold rotational symmetry. The ratio of Voronoi cell area variance to mean² ≈ 0.28 ≈ 1 Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com
Author: Caldin, Andrew Stewart
Language: English
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7204565337
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