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− | ''Srinivasa Ramanujan'' was an Indian [[mathematician]], 1887-1920, noted for his work in [[number theory]]. | + | ''Srinivasa Ramanujan'' was an Indian [[mathematician]], 1887-1920, noted for his work in [[number theory]] and [[combinatorics]]. |
− | Among his many accomplishments | + | Among his many accomplishments are the formula |
− | <math>\frac{1}{\pi} = \frac{2\sqrt{2}}{9801} \sum^\infty_{k=0} \frac{(4k)!(1103+26390k)}{(k!)^4 396^{4k}}</math>. | + | <math>\frac{1}{\pi} = \frac{2\sqrt{2}}{9801} \sum^\infty_{k=0} \frac{(4k)!(1103+26390k)}{(k!)^4 396^{4k}}</math> |
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+ | and the explicit formula for the [[partitions|partition function]]. | ||
==Links== | ==Links== |
Latest revision as of 22:16, 24 February 2007
Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician, 1887-1920, noted for his work in number theory and combinatorics.
Among his many accomplishments are the formula
and the explicit formula for the partition function.
Links
- Biography of Ramanujan on MacTutor.
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