The yin and yang of numbers across cultures

Posted by Joshua Thorp on Dec 06, 2006; 6:49pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/The-yin-and-yang-of-numbers-across-cultures-tp523071p523074.html

Then there is Euler's Formula which gives:  e^(i*PI) + 1 = 0

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For more about the formula, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ 
Euler_formula

--joshua


On Dec 6, 2006, at 11:33 AM, Martin C. Martin wrote:

> Pi shows up in many areas that have nothing to do with geometry.  For
> example, the integral of exp(-x^2) over the whole real line is sqrt
> (Pi).
>     Also, the infinite series 1/1 - 1/3 + 1/5 - 1/7 + 1/9 - 1/11  
> + ... =
> Pi/4.
>
> - Martin
>
> David Mirly wrote:
>> Is pi really inherent throughout the universe?
>>
>> Won't the concept of pi break down in the presence of sufficiently
>> strong gravity?
>> i.e. Euclidian plane geometry is only a good approximation for our
>> "normal/every day" applications.
>>
>>
>> On Dec 6, 2006, at 9:52 AM, PPARYSKI at aol.com  
>> <mailto:PPARYSKI at aol.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> There seems to be a constant about the nature of number across all
>>> cultures: that they have a magically aspect and seem to be an  
>>> integral
>>> part of the nature of the universe.  Of course some numbers seem  
>>> to be
>>> more magic than others, e.g. Pi.  Why numbers are inherent in the
>>> universe is another interesting question considering wave and field
>>> theory. Magic?
>>>
>>> cheers Paul Paryski
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