Most of us first hear about the irrational number π (pi)—rounded off as 3.14, with an infinite number of decimal digits—in ...
In 1914, Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan made public a collection of 17 mathematical expressions for calculating pi, an iconic constant used worldwide. These formulations, compact yet highly ...
BENGALURU: Everyone has studied the irrational number π (pi) in school and wondered what is its use in modern day life.
IISc researchers reveal connections between Ramanujan's pi formulae and modern high-energy physics, enhancing calculations in turbulence and black hole theories.