Simon Plouffe
Simon Plouffe (born June 11, 1956, Saint-Jovite, Quebec) is a mathematician who discovered the formula for the BBP algorithm (the Bailey–Borwein–Plouffe formula) which permits the computation of the nth binary digit of π, in 1995.[1]
He co-authored The Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences, made into the web site (On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences) dedicated to integer sequences later in 1995. In 1975, Plouffe broke the world record for memorizing digits of pi by reciting 4096 digits, a record which stood until 1977.[2]
Plouffe discovered an algorithm[3] for the computation of π in any base in 1996.[4] His Inverter is a web site that contains 215 million mathematical constants as of June 3, 2012.[5]
See also
- Fabrice Bellard, who discovered in 1997 a faster formula to compute pi.
- PiHex
Notes
- ↑ Works by Simon Plouffe at Project Gutenberg; accessed March 23, 2015.
- ↑ David H. Bailey. The BBP Algorithm for Pi, September 8, 2006; accessed March 23, 2015.
- ↑ BBP algorithm, arxiv.org; accessed March 23, 2015.
- ↑ The story behind a formula for Pi, groups.google.com; accessed June 23, 2003
- ↑ Plouffe works, arxiv.org; accessed March 23, 2015.
External links
- Works by Simon Plouffe at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Simon Plouffe at Internet Archive
- Plouffe website (in French)
- Simon Plouffe at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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