A logarithmic spiral, equiangular spiral or growth spiral is a self-similar spiral curve which often appears in nature. The logarithmic spiral was first described by Descartes and later extensively investigated by Jacob Bernoulli, who called it Spira mirabilis, "the marvelous spiral".
In polar coordinates the logarithmic curve can be written as
or
with being the base of natural logarithms, and and being arbitrary positive real constants.