Searching for primes in the digits of [pi]

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University of Canterbury. Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics.
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2003
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Byatt, D.
Dalrymple, M. L.
Turner, R. M.
Abstract

Many people are fascinated by π. Vast amounts of human and computer resources have been spent producing billions of its digits. Similarly, many people are intrigued by primes. How many primes are there within the digits of π? How many can we expect to find? We present the results of some computer searches and develop a theory to predict how many of these primes extensive computer searches are likely to find.

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Pi, primes, random numbers, mathematical constants
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Field of Research::01 - Mathematical Sciences
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Copyright David Byatt