Our favorite mathematical constant, pi (π), describing the ratio between a circle's circumference and its diameter, has taken on new meaning.
  • mumblerfish@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 months ago

    I just scrolled down to the formula… How is that independent of lambda, and ehat does the n-1 subscript mean?

    • sleep_deprived@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 months ago

      I think the math is beyond me, but the subscript notation seems to be defined on page 2 as the Pochhammer symbol, ab = Γ(a+b)/Γ(a).