Timeline of Discoveries
A life timeline becomes more useful when it connects dates to mathematical themes: partitions, tau, pi series, continued fractions and mock theta functions.
Before Cambridge
Early notebook work includes many identities, series and continued fractions that later became part of the Ramanujan legend.
Cambridge Period
The Cambridge years brought collaboration, publication and major work in partitions, highly composite numbers and modular forms.
Final Period
The last phase is especially associated with mock theta functions and the material later known as the Lost Notebook.
How to Use This Topic
Use this page as a bridge into the existing archive. Follow the links below to compare biography, notebooks, discoveries, formulas, letters and references.