Ramanujan's Rational and Algebraic Series for 1/π

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  • J. M. Borwein
     Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computing Science, Dalhousi University, Halifax, N.S. ,CA
  • P. B. Borwein
     Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computing Science, Dalhousi University, Halifax, N.S. ,CA

Abstract

In [7,§ 13] Ramanujan sketches the genesis of 3 remarkable series for 1/Ï€. In § 14, with essentially no explanation, he gives 14 more remarkable series. Hardy [3], quoting Mordell, observes that "it is unfortunate that Ramanujan has not developed in detail the corresponding theories.”

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1987-06-01

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Borwein, J. M., & Borwein, P. B. (1987). Ramanujan’s Rational and Algebraic Series for 1/π. The Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society, 51(1-2), 147–160. Retrieved from http://informaticsjournals.com/index.php/jims/article/view/22024

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Volume 51, Issue 1-2, January-June 1987

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Copyright (c) 1987 J. M. Borwein, P. B. Borwein

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