Approximating pi Using the Monte Carlo Method

Approximating mathematical constants such as $\pi$ is one of the classical challenges in computational science and numerical analysis. This project presents a geometric Monte Carlo simulation to estimate $\pi$ using uniform random point distributions in Python. The implementation evaluates spatial enclosure, calculates standard probabilistic errors ($1\sigma$ and $3\sigma$), and analyzes asymptotic convergence ($1/\sqrt{N}$) through cumulative estimation routines.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-07-27
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21629499
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Computational Physics and Python Applications
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Approximating pi Using the Monte Carlo Method

Martín The Cantudo Martínez
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Computational Physics and Python Applications
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Approximating pi Using the Monte Carlo Method

Martín The Cantudo Martínez
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Abstract

Approximating mathematical constants such as $\pi$ is one of the classical challenges in computational science and numerical analysis. This project presents a geometric Monte Carlo simulation to estimate $\pi$ using uniform random point distributions in Python. The implementation evaluates spatial enclosure, calculates standard probabilistic errors ($1\sigma$ and $3\sigma$), and analyzes asymptotic convergence ($1/\sqrt{N}$) through cumulative estimation routines.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Openalex Percentile: Top 6%
Computational Physics and Python Applications
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