A Classical Introduction to Continued Fractions and Quadratic Convergents

Carsten Elsner and Christopher Robin Havens
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Chapter Chapter 1 in Continued Fractions, 2025, pp 1-98 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Many who have taken an interest in continued fractions were drawn in by their simplicity and by the beautiful patterns which occur when working with them. Indeed, some of the most simple patterns among the elements of a continued fraction can lead to some of our most celebrated constants.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-99546-0_1

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