14 citations
3 papers
math.MG2010
Viviani Polytopes and Fermat Points
Li Zhou
Given a set of oriented hyperplanes in , define for any point as the sum of the signed distances from to…
math.NT2009★ 14 cited
Recurrent proofs of the irrationality of certain trigonometric values
Li Zhou, Lubomir Markov
We use recurrences of integrals to give new and elementary proofs of the irrationality of pi, tan(r) for all nonzero rational r, and cos(r) for all nonzero rational r^2. Immediate…
math.NT2009★ 2 cited
Irrationality proofs à la Hermite
Li Zhou
As rewards of reading two great papers of Hermite from 1873, we trace the historical origin of the integral Niven used in his well-known proof of the irrationality of , uncover…