Difference between revisions of "Srinivasa Ramanujan"

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Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician, 1887-1920, noted for his work in number theory and combinatorics.

Among his many accomplishments are the formula

$\frac{1}{\pi} = \frac{2\sqrt{2}}{9801} \sum^\infty_{k=0} \frac{(4k)!(1103+26390k)}{(k!)^4 396^{4k}}$

and the explicit formula for the partition function.

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-An Indian mathematician of the early to mid-twentieth century.  Among his many accomplishments is coming up with the formula     <math>\frac{1}{\pi} = \frac{2\sqrt{2}}{9801} \sum^\infty_{k=0} \frac{(4k)!(1103+26390k)}{(k!)^4 396^{4k}}</math>.
+''Srinivasa Ramanujan'' was an Indian [[mathematician]], 1887-1920, noted for his work in [[number theory]] and [[combinatorics]].
+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>
+and the explicit formula for the [[partitions|partition function]].
+==Links==
+*[http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Mathematicians/Ramanujan.html Biography of Ramanujan] on MacTutor.
+{{stub}}