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3 claims from 3 papers

1. Mathematics › Analytic Number Theory Research

   On the Random Character of Fundamental Constant Expansions

   Bailey and Crandall · Experimental Mathematics · 2001

   The authors propose a theory, based on a hypothesis about iterates of dynamical maps, to explain apparently random digits in fundamental constants, and link it to pseudorandom number generators.

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   1. UncheckedIf a general hypothesis about dynamical maps holds, the binary digits of π, log 2, ζ(3) and other constants would be provably random-like (base-2 normal).“On this main hypothesis, one obtains proofs of base-2 normality—namely bit randomness in a specific technical sense—for a collection of celebrated constants, including π, log 2, ζ(3), and others.”

2. Mathematics › Advanced Mathematical Identities

   The Ramanujan Machine: Automatically Generated Conjectures on Fundamental Constants

   Raayoni, Shahar, Pisha et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2019

   The paper proposes two algorithms that search numerically for continued fraction formulas for constants such as π, e and Catalan's constant, and reports dozens of known and new formulas.

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   1. Supported · 71%The authors' algorithm produced two continued-fraction formulas, for 24/π² and 8/(7ζ(3)), which they say are so far unproven.“Two example conjectures found by our algorithm and so far unproven are: \begin{equation*} \frac{24}{π^2} = 2 + 7\cdot 0\cdot 1+ \frac{8\cdot1^4}{2 + 7\cdot 1\cdot 2 + \frac{8\cdot2^4}{2 + 7\cdot 2\cdot 3 + \frac{8\cdot3^4}{2 + 7\cdot 3\cdot 4 + \frac{8\cdot4^4}{..}}}} \quad\quad,\quad\quad \frac{8}…”

3. Mathematics › Advanced Mathematical Identities

   Polylogarithmic ladders, hypergeometric series and the ten millionth digits of $ζ(3)$ and $ζ(5)$

   Broadhurst · arXiv (Cornell University) · 1998

   The paper builds polylogarithm ladders that let digits of ζ(3), ζ(5) and related constants be computed quickly and with little memory, and uses them to compute digits of ζ(3) and ζ(5).

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   1. Supported · 71%The author computes hexadecimal digits of the constants ζ(3) and ζ(5), beginning at the ten millionth hexadecimal place.“We compute digits of $ζ(3)$ and $ζ(5)$, starting at the ten millionth hexadecimal place.”