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Also fun: The Arithmetic-Geometric Mean can be used to calculate Pi! (Most usefully, the AGM of 1 and sqrt(1/2).)
by cperciva 7mo ago
Also fun: The Arithmetic-Geometric Mean can be used to calculate Pi! (Most usefully, the AGM of 1 and sqrt(1/2).)
- NkVczPkybiXICG 7mo agoI was confused by this because pi is not between 1 and sqrt(1/2). But I found https://www.cs.miami.edu/home/burt/manuscripts/gaussagm/agmagain-hyperref.pdf https://www.cs.miami.edu/home/burt/manuscripts/gaussagm/agma... and it clarifies that this AGM is used in the course of approximating pi not that it’s sufficient on its own to do so.