In 1914, Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan published a short paper detailing several unusual formulas for calculating ...

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Ramanujan’s insights into pi are now guiding scientists toward a deeper understanding of how the universe works.

IISc physicists discovered that Ramanujan’s classic π-formulas arise naturally in modern theories describing critical phenomena and black holes. The connection suggests his early mathematics may have ...

A quiet idea from 1914 still shapes new science. A young Srinivasa Ramanujan once shared bold pi equations. Today those same lines guide hard work in physics. A fresh study now links his ideas to ...

Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan’s mathematical legacy, including his century-old pi formulae, reaches beyond the boundaries of pure calculation, surfacing as an essential tool for ...