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General Expressions for the Circular Constant π
School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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Applied Mathematics·Volume 12 (2021)·Pages 18–23·Published 20 January 2021·DOI10.4236/am.2021.121002
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Abstract
From ancient times to the present, mathematicians have put forward many series expressions of the circular constant. Because of the importance of the circular constant to mathematical physics, the research on circular constant has never stopped. In this paper, the general function expression of the circular constant was given by studying the transient heat conduction equation. From the physical aspect of the derivation process of the circular constant expression, we can conclude that there is an infinite number of different series exist that can be used to express π.
KeywordsCircular ConstantInfinite SeriesPi
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