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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 SkS_k of rough numbers, where kk is a prime number. Given SkS_k for any prime kk, the set SkS_{k^{\prime}}, where kk^{\prime} is the smallest prime greater than kk, 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 kmink_{min}, which must be summed from first principles. Then from the series of some k>kmink > k_{min} already summed, the series for kk^{\prime} 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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