Proving the irrationality of pi and other constants
Mathematical Physics Seminar
8th November 2024, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Fry Building, 2.04
Even though most real numbers are irrational, it is usually challenging to prove that a specific constant actually has this property. I will explain how one typically approaches such problems by discussing some irrationality proofs for pi. The underlying idea will always be the same: if one can come up with good enough rational approximations of pi, its irrationality follows. Afterwards, we will use the same ideas to try to prove the irrationality of Euler's constant, which is probably the most famous constant of which the irrationality has not yet been proven.
Organiser: Emma Bailey
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