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[[File:Carl_Louis_Ferdinand_von_Lindemann.jpg|thumb|Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann.]]'''Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann''' (April | [[File:Carl_Louis_Ferdinand_von_Lindemann.jpg|thumb|Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann.]]'''Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann''' (12 April 1852 – 6 March 1939) was a German [[Mathematician (nonfiction)|mathematician]], noted for his proof, published in 1882, that [[Pi (nonfiction)|π (pi)]] is a transcendental number, meaning it is not a root of any polynomial with rational coefficients. | ||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Crime against mathematical constants]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | |||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | |||
* [[Pi catastrophe]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
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* [[Pi (nonfiction)]] | * [[Pi (nonfiction)]] | ||
External links | == External links == | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_von_Lindemann Ferdinand von Lindemann] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_von_Lindemann Ferdinand von Lindemann] @ Wikipedia | ||
Latest revision as of 15:12, 12 April 2021
Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann (12 April 1852 – 6 March 1939) was a German mathematician, noted for his proof, published in 1882, that π (pi) is a transcendental number, meaning it is not a root of any polynomial with rational coefficients.
In the News
π (pi) congratulates von Lindemann on proof.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Ferdinand von Lindemann @ Wikipedia