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- From: jmount+@CS.CMU.EDU (John Mount)
- Newsgroups: comp.theory
- Subject: Pi(n)
- Keywords: Pi
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- Date: 8 Sep 92 20:34:27 GMT
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- Hi,
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- I was wondering if anybody knows of an algorithm for computing Pi(n),
- the nth digit of the decimal expansion of Pi, in time log(n)^k for
- some k. This is just an intellectual curiosity as I don't think this
- would be useful for computing many digits of Pi as there are very
- efficient methods to compute Pi to high accuracy.
-
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- --- It is kind of strange being in CS theory, given computers really do exist.
- John Mount: jmount+@cs.cmu.edu (412)268-6247
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