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2 claims from 2 papers

1. 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}…”

2. Mathematics › Advanced Mathematical Identities

   Computation of 𝜋 using arithmetic-geometric mean

   Salamin · Mathematics of Computation · 1976

   A new formula for pi is derived from Gauss's arithmetic-geometric mean and Legendre's relation for elliptic integrals, and is proposed for numerical computation, though no computed results are reported.

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   1. Supported · 71%The paper's error analysis shows its new formula for pi converges rapidly, roughly doubling the number of correct significant digits with each step.“The error analysis shows that its rapid convergence doubles the number of significant digits after each step.”