Wallis product for π

GPTKB entity

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Formula_E
gptkbp:converges_to π/2
gptkbp:developed_by integral calculus
the ratio of areas of circles and squares
gptkbp:emphasizes π
gptkbp:example a product representation of π
an infinite product
gptkbp:has_applications_in physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wallis product for π
gptkbp:introduced_in gptkb:John_Wallis
gptkbp:is_a_convergence_of the ratio of factorials
gptkbp:is_a_formula_for the area of a circle
gptkbp:is_a_formula_that approximates π
gptkbp:is_a_foundational_result_in gptkb:Mathematics
gptkbp:is_a_historical_result_in gptkb:Mathematics
gptkbp:is_a_representation_of the sine function
gptkbp:is_an_infinite_series_of rational numbers
gptkbp:is_cited_in mathematical literature
gptkbp:is_connected_to trigonometric functions
gptkbp:is_defined_by π/2 = (1/1) * (2/3) * (3/5) * (4/7) * ...
gptkbp:is_essential_for number theory
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Euler's_formula
the concept of limits
infinite products
the Gamma function
gptkbp:is_represented_in lim (n→∞) (2n)! / (4^n (n!)^2)
gptkbp:is_studied_in mathematical history
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:Mathematics
numerical methods
gptkbp:is_used_in_proofs_of trigonometric identities
gptkbp:is_used_to_approximate the value of π
gptkbp:key_concept mathematical analysis
gptkbp:product even and odd integers
infinite sequences
gptkbp:technique calculating π
gptkbp:was_involved_in Wallis' theorem
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Wallis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5