Formula for from Kerala in the 16th century

zbMATH Open1191.01004MaRDI QIDQ3522666FDOQ3522666

Authors: Paul Papatzacos 

Publication date: 3 September 2008

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zbMATH Keywords

continued fractionsinfinite series for \(\pi\)Hindu mathematics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of number theory (11-03) Evaluation of number-theoretic constants (11Y60) History of Indian mathematics (01A32) Convergence and divergence of infinite limiting processes (40A99)

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• A method of series for evaluation of the circumferences of a circle in \textit{Yuktibhāṣā}

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