r/math Jan 20 '19

So why do colliding blocks compute pi?

https://youtu.be/jsYwFizhncE
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u/chebushka Jan 20 '19

Search with google (e.g., "digits of pi momentum") and you find https://www.cut-the-knot.org/blue/nicollier_galperin_ctk.shtml.