Tag Archives: Hypergeometric Functions

En Passant V

(warning: today’s persiflage comes with possible extra snark due to sleep deprivation) The Ramanujan Machine: I learnt from John Baez on twitter about The Ramanujan Machine, a project designed to “help reveal [the] underlying structure” of the “fundamental constants” of … Continue reading

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Catalan’s Constant and periods

There is a 60th birthday conference in honour of Frits Beukers in Utrech in July; I’m hoping to swing by there on the way to Oberwolfach. Thinking about matters Beukers made me reconsider an question that I’ve had for while. … Continue reading

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