Approximating \(\pi\) with Ramanujan's modular equations (Q1264170)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4128897
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Approximating \(\pi\) with Ramanujan's modular equations
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4128897

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    Approximating \(\pi\) with Ramanujan's modular equations (English)
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    1989
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    An algorithm for computing \(\pi\), with fifth-order convergence, is given: it is based on a modular identity due to Ramanujan. A seventh-order algorithm is sketched.
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    modular equations
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    high-order convergence
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    modular identity
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    Ramanujan
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