Wallis's Formula and the Probability Integral

2022/08/20 by Schatz, James R.
#26 Real Functions #FOS: Mathematics #History and Overview (math.HO)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2209.12670

Abstract

In this note we show that any proof of Wallis's formula or of the probability integral formula proves both assertions.

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