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A cosmic constant known as the ‘golden ratio’ is said to be found in the shape of hurricanes, elephant tusks and even in galaxies. 据悉，在飓风的漩涡形状、大象的长牙甚至星系中都可以发现那个被称为“黄金分割率”的宇宙常数。 Now researchers say this ratio is also seen in the topology of space-time, affecting the entire universe as a whole. 现在，研究人员表示，这一比率也可在时空的拓扑结构中发现，影响着整个宇宙。 And they say this number can be used to link everything in the universe together, from space-time to chemistry to biology. 他们同时谈到，这个比率可用于将宇宙中的一切事物联系到一起，从时空到化学，再到生物。 The research was carried out by Dr Jan Boeyens at the University of Pretoria and Dr Francis Thackeray of the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. 该研究是由南非比勒陀利亚大学的扬·布因思博士和威特沃特斯兰德大学的弗朗西斯·萨克里博士共同完成的。 They say the golden ratio - 1.618 - can be seen ‘related not only to aspects of mathematics but also to physics, chemistry, biology and the topology of space-time.’ 他们说，可以看出黄金分割率——1.618“不仅与数学方面有关，还与物理、化学、生物和时空的拓扑结构有关”。 And it may dictate how certain things in the universe take shape. | 
