Yeah, I think that’s a good summary. I tried finding an article I read a while back that talked about it more from that angle, as in “Why does π keep showing up everywhere?”, but can’t track it down.
In consolation, here’s the Tau Manifesto, which talks up why τ (i.e. 2π) is the better number to use, and also a post about the evil twin of π, called ϖ:
Yeah, I think that’s a good summary. I tried finding an article I read a while back that talked about it more from that angle, as in “Why does π keep showing up everywhere?”, but can’t track it down.
In consolation, here’s the Tau Manifesto, which talks up why τ (i.e. 2π) is the better number to use, and also a post about the evil twin of π, called ϖ:
https://mathstodon.xyz/@johncarlosbaez/113703444230936435
Are you a EE by chance? Not many people dig into domain transformers for fun ;)
Not an EE but I work with a lot of them and I think the enthusiasm rubs off on me