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Black Holes And Pi?
Is there any correlation between the inexplicable nature of Black Holes in outer space and the fact that Pi is a seemingly never ending number?
If a star (which we'll assume is spherical) implodes, where does the implosion end if there is no final outcome to the between mathematics of it?
If a star (which we'll assume is spherical) implodes, where does the implosion end if there is no final outcome to the between mathematics of it?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.FF, this was covered in Magic Numbers by Hannah Fry the other day, yes a "circle" has an exact length. But it's impossible to draw an accurate circle. So Draw one of diameter 1 and the length of the circumference should be PI but it wont be perfect and thus won't be PI. a circle is a purely theoretical construct and PI is irrational because you can't draw a line exactly PI long, as a circle or otherwise.
That's like saying you can't draw a line of length √2 when all you need is to draw an isosceles right angled triangle with two sides of 1cm long.
Okay, you could argue you can't draw line of exactly 1cm long because there will always be some (albeit very tiny) error, but in that case you might as well argue there is no such thing as 1
Okay, you could argue you can't draw line of exactly 1cm long because there will always be some (albeit very tiny) error, but in that case you might as well argue there is no such thing as 1