The property (P)(\mathcal P) conjecture for the digits of Pi and the Euler constant

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Let m≥2m\ge 2 be an integer, and consider the digits in basis mm of the fractional part of either Pi or the Euler constant. Denote by (P)(\mathcal P) the large-deviation property defined earlier in the paper for such digit sequences. The property (P)(\mathcal P) conjecture. For every integer m≥2m\ge 2, the digits of the fractional part of either Pi or the Euler constant in basis mm satisfy (P)(\mathcal P). This would provide a concrete large-deviation property for the digit sequences of these important constants and contribute to understanding their randomness in arbitrary integer bases. The source does not give a resolution of the conjecture.

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Julien Barral and Patrick Loiseau, “Large deviations for the local fluctuations of random walks and new insights into the "randomness" of Pi”, arXiv:1004.3713 (2011).

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