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4 claims from 4 papers

1. Mathematics › Advanced Mathematical Identities

   On the rapid computation of various polylogarithmic constants

   Bailey, Borwein and Plouffe · Mathematics of Computation · 1997

   The paper gives algorithms to compute a chosen digit of certain transcendental numbers in various bases, based on new identities, and demonstrates them on pi, log(2) and related constants.

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   1. Supported · 71%Algorithms for single digits of certain constants like pi are said to be simple, need almost no memory, and run in nearly linear time in the digit's position.“These algorithms can be easily implemented (multiple precision arithmetic is not needed), require virtually no memory, and feature run times that scale nearly linearly with the order of the digit desired.”

2. Mathematics › Advanced Mathematical Identities

   Computation of 𝜋 using arithmetic-geometric mean

   Salamin · Mathematics of Computation · 1976

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   1. Supported · 71%“The error analysis shows that its rapid convergence doubles the number of significant digits after each step.”

3. Mathematics › Advanced Mathematical Identities

   The Borwein Brothers, Pi and the AGM

   Brent · Springer proceedings in mathematics & statistics · 2020

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   1. Supported · 71%“We show that an iteration of the Borwein-Borwein quartic algorithm for $π$ is equivalent to two iterations of the Gauss-Legendre quadratic algorithm for $π$, in the sense that they produce exactly the same sequence of approximations to $π$ if performed using…

4. Mathematics › Advanced Mathematical Identities

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

   Broadhurst · arXiv (Cornell University) · 1998

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