Most of us first hear about the irrational number π (pi)—rounded off as 3.14, with an infinite number of decimal digits—in ...

Ramanujan's pi-computing machinery exactly mirrors the necessary structure in modern physical theories (LCFTs).

Stockholm — John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for research on seemingly obscure quantum tunneling that is advancing digital technology.

Whether it is a cube of sugar or a chunk of a mineral, a mathematical analysis can identify how many fragments of each size ...

A century-old Ramanujan formula for calculating pi has been discovered to emerge naturally in modern high-energy physics.

Simulating the real world is a tremendously complex problem if you want to do it at any useful level of fidelity. Traditional techniques are holding back design teams at vehicle and aerospace ...

I had planned for part 2 of this series about π to be about the classical area formula for the circle, but then something new came up. Well, by new I mean a new proof of something old, and it's a ...