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Srinivasa Ramanujan (Tamil: ஸ்ரீநீவாச ராமானுஜன் ) FRS (ʃriːnivɑːsə rɑːmɑːnʊdʒən) (22 December 1887 – 26 April 1920) was an Indian mathematician and autodidact.

Biography

Though he had almost no formal training in pure mathematics, he made extraordinary contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions.

Ramanujan initially developed his own mathematical research in isolation; it was quickly recognized by Indian mathematicians.

When his skills became obvious and known to the wider mathematical community, centered in Europe at the time, he began a famous partnership with the English mathematician G. H. Hardy.

The Cambridge professor realized that Ramanujan had rediscovered previously known theorems in addition to producing new ones.

During his short life, Ramanujan independently compiled nearly 3,900 results (mostly identities and equations).

Nearly all his claims have now been proven correct, although some were already known.

His original and highly unconventional results, such as the Ramanujan prime and the Ramanujan theta function, have inspired a vast amount of further research.

The Ramanujan Journal, an international publication, was launched to publish work in all areas of mathematics influenced by his work.

See also

• Continued fraction
• Infinite series
• Mathematical analysis
• Mathematics
• Number theory

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