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Pi Formula: Primeageddon

March 14, 2016

Euler's product over primes for π²/6, as an apocalypse: pi emerging from the primes.

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"Primeageddon" "the end draws nigh in these strange times as pi emerges from the primes" π²/6 = 2²/(2²−1) · 3²/(3²−1) · 5²/(5²−1) · 7²/(7²−1) · 11²/(11²−1) · …

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