Discovery of classic pi formula a 'cunning piece of magic'
Rochester NY (SPX) Nov 17, 2015 - While most people associate the mathematical constant p (pi) with arcs and circles, mathematicians are accustomed to seeing it in a variety of fields. But two University of Rochester scientists were still surprised to find it lurking in a quantum mechanics formula for the energy states of the hydrogen atom. "We didn't just find pi," said Tamar Friedmann, a visiting assistant professor of m ... more
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