Chapter 9

Gradus ad Parnassum

Dirk Laurie

 

Problem 9

 

9.1 A First Look · 9.2 Accurate Evaluation of the Integral · 9.3 The Maximization Problem · 9.4 Double-Exponential Formulas · 9.5 Transformation to a Fourier Integral · 9.6 An Analytical Surprise · 9.7 Accurate Numerical Differentiation


Solution is known to more than 10,002 digits.


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This is a web page for the book:

Folkmar Bornemann, Dirk Laurie, Stan Wagon, Jörg Waldvogel: The SIAM 100-Digit Challenge, A Study in High-Accuracy Numerical Computing. Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), Philadelphia, 2004.


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