high precision mathematics

[Karl M. Syring]

"Paul Rubin" <phr-n2002a at nightsong.com> schrieb
> "Karl M. Syring" <syring at email.com> writes:
> > > Not likely.
> >
> > You really should have a look at high precison libraries (e.g.
> > http://www.hipilib.de). They will use rational numbers internally.
>
> Yes, but who actually uses those libraries, and for what?

The author of the Piologie library said somewhere that extended precision
floating point arithmetic is completely useless, but it is fun.  Then there
is the secret message coded into pi ... locate your name in pi
(http://pi.nersc.gov)

Karl M. Syring