// y-cruncher Custom Formula File // // This can be loaded directly from the Custom Compute menu or // entered from the command line as "custom:filename.cfg". // y-cruncher custom custom:"filename.cfg" // // // Author: Alexander J. Yee // Date: September 30, 2018 // // Value: 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510... // // Formula: Carl Stormer's 4-term formula // // Pi = 176 ArcTan(1/57) + 28 ArcTan(1/239) - 48 ArcTan(1/682) + 96 ArcTan(1/12943) // // This uses Euler's ArcTan formula which is slightly faster // than the usual Taylor series. // { NameShort : "Pi" NameLong : "Pi" AlgorithmShort : "Stormer" AlgorithmLong : "Stormer's 4-term formula" Formula : { LinearCombination : [ [5016 {SeriesHypergeometric : { CoefficientP : 1 CoefficientQ : 1 CoefficientD : 1625 PolynomialP : [0 1] PolynomialQ : [1625 3250] PolynomialR : [0 1] }}] [3346 {SeriesHypergeometric : { CoefficientP : 1 CoefficientQ : 1 CoefficientD : 28561 PolynomialP : [0 1] PolynomialQ : [28561 57122] PolynomialR : [0 1] }}] [-32736 {SeriesHypergeometric : { CoefficientP : 1 CoefficientQ : 1 CoefficientD : 465125 PolynomialP : [0 2] PolynomialQ : [465125 930250] PolynomialR : [0 2] }}] [621264 {SeriesHypergeometric : { CoefficientP : 1 CoefficientQ : 1 CoefficientD : 83760625 PolynomialP : [0 1] PolynomialQ : [83760625 167521250] PolynomialR : [0 1] }}] ] } }