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Checking if an infinite series converges on π
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$ python3 pi_series.py | |
1 3.000000000000000000000000000000 -0.14159265358979312 | |
2 3.122498999199199154475081741111 -0.01909365439059396 | |
3 3.138470965295042880427445197711 -0.0031216882947502356 | |
4 3.141030313220715797228876908775 -0.0005623403690773188 | |
5 3.141485090117183798241740078083 -0.00010756347260931776 | |
6 3.141571214690141999881234369241 -2.1438899651116117e-05 | |
7 3.141588250040259211459670041222 -4.403549533904538e-06 | |
8 3.141591728079553114127975277370 -9.2551024000187e-07 | |
9 3.141592455512121073724074449274 -1.980776720422739e-07 | |
10 3.141592610570093757615950380568 -4.301969935838201e-08 | |
11 3.141592644132424894110044988338 -9.457368221887918e-09 | |
12 3.141592651489385268348542012973 -2.1004078476494215e-09 | |
13 3.141592653119234412883997720201 -4.705587031139657e-10 | |
14 3.141592653483579411499704292510 -1.0621370449825918e-10 | |
15 3.141592653565661308334711065982 -2.4131807663252403e-11 | |
16 3.141592653584278860279255241039 -5.5142557187082275e-12 | |
17 3.141592653588526573571471089963 -1.2665424264923786e-12 | |
18 3.141592653589500905297882127343 -2.922107000813412e-13 | |
19 3.141592653589725614438066259027 -6.750155989720952e-14 | |
20 3.141592653589777128786408866290 -1.5987211554602254e-14 | |
21 3.141592653589789563284284668043 -3.552713678800501e-15 | |
22 3.141592653589792227819543768419 -8.881784197001252e-16 | |
23 3.141592653589792671908753618482 -4.440892098500626e-16 |
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# checking if this series is legit: | |
# https://twitter.com/infseriesbot/status/1421630403132022787 | |
from math import factorial, sqrt, pi | |
def series(): | |
n, s = 1, 0.0 | |
while True: | |
m = factorial(n - 1) | |
s += (m * m) / factorial(2 * n) | |
yield s | |
n += 1 | |
def display(): | |
prev = 0 | |
for step, s in enumerate(series(), 1): | |
p = sqrt(18 * s) | |
if p == prev: # maximum precision | |
break | |
print(f'{step:2} {p:1.30f} {p - pi}') | |
prev = p | |
display() |
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