A determinantal approach to irrationality (Q524413): Difference between revisions

If we want to prove the irrationality of the real number \(\zeta\) then we usually consider sequences \(\{ p_n\}_{n=1}^\infty\) and \(\{ q_n\}_{n=1}^\infty\) of integers such that \(\lim_{n\to\infty}(q_n\zeta - p_n)=0\) where \(\zeta -\frac{ p_n}{q_n}\not= 0\) for all positive integers \(n\). The author of this interesting paper deals with the modification of this method and presents a new proof of the irrationality of the number \(\pi\) and other numbers. The method makes use of special integrals as well as properties of Hankel and Vandermonde determinants.