How Ramanujan's formulae for pi connect to modern high energy physics

Most of us first hear about the irrational number π (pi)—rounded off as 3.14, with an infinite number of decimal digits—in ...
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Pi Day: Fun facts to know about the world's most famous irrational number

Pi Day is a favorite holiday for both food lovers and mathematicians. For the foodies, the reasoning is simple. Pi Day brings discounts and deals for people looking to grab a pizza to celebrate the ...
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Can’t Wrap Your Head Around Pi? Here’s a Cool Visual to Help

Happy Pi Day! We celebrate pi on March 14 because 3-14 gives the first three digits of this famous number. But what’s the big deal about pi anyway? Why does it get a day? Well, for starters, it ...
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What’s Pi Day all about? Math, science, pies and more

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Math enthusiasts around the world, from college students to rocket scientists, celebrate Pi Day, which is March 14 or 3/14 — the first three digits of an infinite number ...
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Why NASA Only Uses A Handful Of The 62.8 Trillion Known Digits Of Pi In Its Calculations

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String Theorists Accidentally Find a New Formula for Pi

The number pi (π) appears in the most unlikely places. It can be found in circles, of course—as well as in pendulums, springs and river bends. This everyday number is linked to transcendental ...
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Physicists Accidentally Discover A Whole New Way To Write Pi

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