A Computational Algorithm for /pi(N)
General Mathematics
2007-05-23 v4
Abstract
An algorithm for computing /pi(N) is presented.It is shown that using a symmetry of natural numbers we can easily compute /pi(N).This method relies on the fact that counting the number of odd composites not exceeding N suffices to calculate /pi(N).
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0109114,
title = {A Computational Algorithm for /pi(N)},
author = {Abhijit Sen and Satyabrata Adhikari},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0109114},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
7 pages,Slightly corrected version