Mike Stay wrote: << 31.80000000332526 = (exp(Pi)-ln(3))/ln(2) Does this run of zeros have something to do with the j function?
Fascinating, especially because this says (exp(Pi)-ln(3))/ln(2) ~ 163/5, whereas (from the J function) the well-known approximation exp(Pi sqrt(163)) ~ 262537412640768743.9999999999992500725971, also involves 163 prominently. (163 is the largest number d such that the algebraic integers of the imaginary quadratic field Q(sqrt(-d)) form a unique factorization domain. I hope I said that correctly.) --Dan P.S. Anyone know the prime factorization of 262537412640768744 ??? _____________________________________________________________________ "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that certain je ne sais quoi." --Peter Schickele