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Fellow mathematicians, including Henri Cohen and Alfred van der Poorten, eventually verified his work, confirming it as a genuine breakthrough. Apéry's constant (calculated with Twitter) - Numberphile

When asked where his complex formulas came from, he famously replied, "They grow in my garden". Fellow mathematicians, including Henri Cohen and Alfred van

It appears in quantum electrodynamics , specifically relating to the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron. The "Miraculous" 1978 Proof eventually verified his work