Pi Formulas: some smooth stones on the beach of rough numbers
Number Theory
2024-02-19 v1
Abstract
This article is about Pi Formulas, infinite series of fractions which sum to multiples of Pi. Each such one can be associated with a unique set of rough numbers, where is a prime number. Given for any prime , the set , where is the smallest prime greater than , can be constructed easily. From this it follows that Pi Formulas occur in disjoint families. In any family, there is a first member, a series of least prime number , which must be summed from first principles. Then from the series of some already summed, the series for can be summed by a simple algebraic procedure. A good number of Pi Formulas, belonging to a variety of families and giving results believed to be new, are presented here.
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@article{arxiv.2402.10589,
title = {Pi Formulas: some smooth stones on the beach of rough numbers},
author = {A. J. Macfarlane},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.10589},
year = {2024}
}
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7 pages