Pi and the AGM
| Author | : Jonathan M. Borwein |
| Publisher | : Wiley-Interscience |
| Total Pages | : 472 |
| Release | : 1987-01-19 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:49015000285867 |
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| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Pi and the AGM by : Jonathan M. Borwein
Download or read book Pi and the AGM written by Jonathan M. Borwein and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1987-01-19 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents new research revealing the interplay between classical analysis and modern computation and complexity theory. Two intimately interwoven threads run through the text: the arithmetic-geometric mean (AGM) iteration of Gauss, Lagrange, and Legendre and the calculation of pi.
