A mathematical study of the attractiveness of the human body: golden ratios, symmetry and neoclassical canons

The concept of beauty and attraction has been of interest throughout history, specifically in the Classical period and during the Renaissance. For humans there are different physical and biological factors that can be associated to attractiveness, such as: pheromones, movements, genes, among others. Schmid et al. (2008) studied the attractiveness of human faces using measurable factors such as symmetry, golden ratios and neoclassical canons. Scientific studies that relate such factors to the human body are very limited. In this work, we use geometrical relations to establish and identify symmetry, golden ratio and neoclassical cannons in the human body. Our goal is to create a mathematical and statistical model to quantify the attractiveness of the human body. Landmarks in the human body will be use to identify the most important measurements that will lead to characterize this attractiveness.