On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 1:08 AM, Fredrik Johansson <fredrik.johans...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Dr. David Kirkby > <david.kir...@onetel.net> wrote: >> The link >> http://listserv.nodak.edu/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0010&L=nmbrthry&P=2988 >> states the algorithm used, but in a way I don't understand. It says: >> >> "This value has been checked by computing pi(10^21+10^8) with >> a different parameter y used in the algorithm" >> >> but y is not defined! > > The algorithm (and the definition of y) are given in the paper mentioned > in the same post: > > Math Of Comp 1996 by Deleglise & Rivat : Computing Pi(x), the > Meissel, Lehmer, Lagarias, Miller, Odlyzko method. > > I found an online copy: http://cr.yp.to/bib/1996/deleglise.pdf > > Fredrik
Fredrik, Just out of curiosity, is that the sort of algorithm you like to implement? William --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-devel-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
