Re: Pi
- Posted by Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com> Dec 10, 2002
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This brings to mind at least two questions=2E=2E=2E 1) How do you prove that they are right=3F 2) Why bother anyway=3F With that sort of accuracy=2C we can measure the = known universe with an error of less than a sub-atomic particle=2E That = is definite overkill=2E I guess they had to spend that grant money = somehow =3B-) -------- cheers=2C Derek ----- Original Message ----- From=3A Kat =3Ckat=40kogeijin=2Ecom=3E Date=3A Tuesday=2C December 10=2C 2002 11=3A33 am Subject=3A Pi =3E = =3E This is what string math is for=3A =3E A team of Japanese researchers say they have calculated Pi to 1=2E24 = =3E trillion digits=2E = =3E The most accurate previous calculation only stretched to 206 = =3E billion places=2E They = =3E calculated the value for pi with a Hitachi supercomputer over 400 = =3E hours in = =3E September=2E Kanada=92s team spent five years designing the program = =3E used in the = =3E September experiment=2C Kudo said=2E The Hitachi supercomputer is = =3E capable of 2 = =3E trillion calculations per second=2E =3E = =3E Kat =3E = =3E =3D=3D=5E=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3E This email was sent to=3A ddparnell=40bigpond=2Ecom =3E = =3E http=3A//topica=2Ecom/u/=3Fb1dd66=2Eb2mL5y=2EZGRwYXJuOr send an email= to=3A = =3E EUforum-unsubscribe=40topica=2Ecom =3E = =3E = =3E =