Ramanujan’s Pi Formulas Hint at a Deep Link Between Math and the Physics of Black Holes and Turbulence

A IISc study reveals that Ramanujan’s 17 formulas for 1/π share the Legendre structure with logarithmic conformal field theories, tying the math of pi to physical concepts like critical phenomena, black holes, turbulence, and holography, and enabling faster computations within these theories—though it does not resolve major open problems in math or physics.