Pi and Phi
James R Warren
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Pi and Phi

A Coy Romance of Two Numbers

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In this selective conspectus mathematician and essayist James Warren takes an in-depth look at the Ludolphine Constant, p, and its relationships ( if any ) with the Phidian Ratio, F, sometimes called the Golden Section. Simply-defined and deeply-mysterious the two numbers' many go-betweens include algebraic, trigonometric and hyperbolic functions and yet there is no simple finite equation relating them, though many such structures come very close! The quality of estimators is part of the underlying science of this intricate liaison. Both numbers share the protean interpretabilities of great ar...