Ramanujan approximation for circumference of an ellipse

The Endeavour 2013-05-10

Summary:

There’s no elementary formula for the circumference of an ellipse, but there is an elementary approximation that is extremely accurate. An ellipse has equation (x/a)² + (y/b)² = 1. If a = b, the ellipse reduces to a circle and

Link:

http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2013/05/05/ramanujan-circumference-ellipse/

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Tags:

math scipy ramanujan

Authors:

John

Date tagged:

05/10/2013, 11:10

Date published:

05/05/2013, 13:21