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Some new formulas for $\pi$

Number Theory 2007-05-23 v3 Classical Analysis and ODEs

Abstract

We show how to find series expansions for π\pi of the form π=n=0S(n)/(mnpn)an\pi=\sum_{n=0}^\infty {S(n)}\big/{\binom{mn}{pn}a^n}, where S(n) is some polynomial in nn (depending on m,p,am,p,a). We prove that there exist such expansions for m=8km=8k, p=4kp=4k, a=(4)ka=(-4)^k, for any kk, and give explicit examples for such expansions for small values of mm, pp and aa.

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@article{arxiv.math/0110238,
  title  = {Some new formulas for $\pi$},
  author = {Gert Almkvist and Christian Krattenthaler and Joakim Petersson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0110238},
  year   = {2007}
}

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28 pages, LaTeX; some important references added