# Birth, growth and computation of pi to ten trillion digits

@article{Agarwal2013BirthGA,
title={Birth, growth and computation of pi to ten trillion digits},
author={R. Agarwal and H. Agarwal and S. K. Sen},
year={2013},
volume={2013},
pages={1-59}
}
• Published 2013
• Mathematics
The universal real constant pi, the ratio of the circumference of any circle and its diameter, has no exact numerical representation in a finite number of digits in any number/radix system. It has conjured up tremendous interest in mathematicians and non-mathematicians alike, who spent countless hours over millennia to explore its beauty and varied applications in science and engineering. The article attempts to record the pi exploration over centuries including its successive computation to… Expand
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