Can the BBP formula be used to prove that Pi is normal?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailey%E2%80%93Borwein%E2%80%93Plouffe_formula
Can the BBP formula be used to prove that Pi is normal?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailey%E2%80%93Borwein%E2%80%93Plouffe_formula
Nobody has done it yet, and it hasn't been for lack of trying. However, Bailey and Crandall have some interesting results showing that there may be some connection there: see e.g. http://www.scribd.com/doc/54635409/Random-Generators-and-Normal-Numbers-Bailey-e-Crandall-2003