New closed-form approximations to the logarithmic constant \(e\)
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: New closed-form approximations to the logarithmic constant \(e\)
zbMATH Open document ID: 0956.11028
DOI: 10.1007/BF03025225
author: Harlan J. Brothers
author: John A. Knox
published in: The Mathematical Intelligencer
publication date: 1999-04-26T00:00:00Z
review text: The authors give various elementary formulas for approximating the number \(e\) and compare their performances. They estimate that the \(BK^x\) approximation they propose would yield \(e\) accurate to 40 billion decimal places, but they do not evaluate the corresponding computation time. To be more complete, comparisons should also be made with the continued fraction approximation of \(e\).
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 11Y60
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 65D99
zbMATH DE Number: 1279094
zbMATH Keywords: numerical approximation
zbMATH Keywords: logarithmic constant
reviewed by: Daniel Duverney
describes a project that uses: Mathematica
MaRDI profile type: Publication
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description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1279094