A221365 The simple continued fraction expansion of F(x) := Product_{n >= 0} (1 - x^(4*n+3))/(1 - x^(4*n+1)) when x = 1/2*(5 - sqrt(21)).
1, 3, 1, 21, 1, 108, 1, 525, 1, 2523, 1, 12096, 1, 57963, 1, 277725, 1, 1330668, 1, 6375621, 1, 30547443, 1, 146361600, 1, 701260563, 1, 3359941221, 1, 16098445548, 1, 77132286525, 1, 369562987083, 1, 1770682648896, 1
Offset: 0
Examples
F(1/2*(5 - sqrt(21))) = 1.25274 83510 08359 27965 ... = 1 + 1/(3 + 1/(1 + 1/(21 + 1/(1 + 1/(108 + 1/(1 + 1/(525 + ...))))))). F((1/2*(5 - sqrt(21)))^2) = 1.04545 84663 16495 30047 ... = 1 + 1/(21 + 1/(1 + 1/(525 + 1/(1 + 1/(12096 + 1/(1 + 1/(277725 + ...))))))). F((1/2*(5 - sqrt(21)))^3) = 1.00917 43188 83793 73068 ... = 1 + 1/(108 + 1/(1 + 1/(12096 + 1/(1 + 1/(1330668 + 1/(1 + 1/(146361600 + ...))))))).
Links
- Peter Bala, Some simple continued fraction expansions for an infinite product, Part 1
- Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (0,6,0,-6,0,1).
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Mathematica
LinearRecurrence[{0,6,0,-6,0,1},{1,3,1,21,1,108},40] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jun 06 2023 *)
Formula
a(2*n-1) = (1/2*(5 + sqrt(21)))^n + (1/2*(5 - sqrt(21)))^n - 2 = 3*A054493(n); a(2*n) = 1.
a(n) = 6*a(n-2)-6*a(n-4)+a(n-6). G.f.: -(x^4+3*x^3-5*x^2+3*x+1) / ((x-1)*(x+1)*(x^4-5*x^2+1)). - Colin Barker, Jan 20 2013
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