Ramanujan's pi formulas find surprising applications in high-energy physics

Ramanujan's century-old formulas for calculating pi have been found to connect to modern high-energy physics, appearing in theoretical models of turbulence and black holes. Physicists discovered that the mathematical structure underlying Ramanujan's efficient pi formulas naturally arises in logarithmic conformal field theories, which describe scale-invariant systems like critical points of water. This connection allows for faster calculations in these physics theories, potentially aiding the understanding of phenomena like percolation and turbulence, mirroring Ramanujan's own mathematical efficiency.