Is Pi to the power of Euler's Number Rational?
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Open Question
It is not known whether $\pi$(pi) to the power of Euler's number $e$:
- $\pi^e$
is rational or irrational.
Its decimal expansion gives its value to be approximately:
- $\pi^e \approx 22 \cdotp 45915 \, 77183 \, 61045 \, 47342 \, 7152 \ldots$
This sequence is A059850 in the On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (N. J. A. Sloane (Ed.), 2008).
Progress
See Schanuel's Conjecture Implies Transcendence of Pi to the power of Euler's Number.
Sources
- 1964: Milton Abramowitz and Irene A. Stegun: Handbook of Mathematical Functions ... (previous) ... (next): Table $1.1$. Mathematical Constants
- 1968: Murray R. Spiegel: Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 1$: Special Constants: $1.11$
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $22 \cdotp 459 \, 157 \, 718 \, 361 \, 045 \, 473 \, 427 \, 152 \ldots$
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.29$: Liouville ($\text {1809}$ – $\text {1882}$)
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {B}.18$: Algebraic and Transcendental Numbers. $e$ is Transcendental
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $22 \cdotp 45915 \, 77183 \, 61045 \, 47342 \, 7152 \ldots$