Event time:
Friday, November 20, 2020 - 4:30pm
Event description:
yums seminar series
How NOT to compute π
Stan Atanasov
Zoom Link
https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/97176406483?fbclid=IwAR27addCVRNusj…
Abstract
In this talk, I will present a few ways to compute π which, albeit fascinating, are very unpragmatic. The examples will come from number theory, probability theory, and physics.