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Euler FormulaThe Euler formula states
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where i is the Imaginary Number. Note that the Euler Polyhedral Formula is sometimes also calledthe Euler formula, as is the Euler Curvature Formula. The equivalent expression
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had previously been published by Cotes (1714). The special case of the formula with gives the beautifulidentity
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an equation connecting the fundamental numbers i, Pi, e, 1, and 0 (Zero).
The Euler formula can be demonstrated using a series expansion
It can also be proven using a Complex integral. Let
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so
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See also de Moivre's Identity, Euler Polyhedral Formula References
Castellanos, D. ``The Ubiquitous Pi. Part I.'' Math. Mag. 61, 67-98, 1988.Conway, J. H. and Guy, R. K. ``Euler's Wonderful Relation.'' The Book of Numbers. New York: Springer-Verlag, pp. 254-256, 1996. Cotes, R. Philosophical Transactions 29, 32, 1714. Euler, L. Miscellanea Berolinensia 7, 179, 1743. Euler, L. Introductio in Analysin Infinitorum, Vol. 1. Lausanne, p. 104, 1748. |