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