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Famous Theorems of Mathematics/π is transcendental
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Introduction
The proof of the transcendence (inalgebraicy) of is in many ways similar to that of .
However, we must introduce a number of very important issues before proceeding to the full, detailed proof.
Basic prior knowledge about complex numbers is required.
Chapters
/Monomial ordering/
/Symmetric polynomials/
/Elementary symmetric polynomials/
/Fundamental theorem of symmetric polynomials/
/Proof/