A221366 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)*(7 - 3*sqrt(5)).

1, 5, 1, 45, 1, 320, 1, 2205, 1, 15125, 1, 103680, 1, 710645, 1, 4870845, 1, 33385280, 1, 228826125, 1, 1568397605, 1, 10749957120, 1, 73681302245, 1, 505019158605, 1, 3461452808000, 1, 23725150497405, 1

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Author

Peter Bala, Jan 15 2013

Keywords

• nonn
• easy
• cofr

Comments

The function F(x) := Product_{n >= 0} (1 - x^(4*n+3))/(1 - x^(4*n+1)) is analytic for |x| < 1. When x is a quadratic irrational of the form x = 1/2*(N - sqrt(N^2 - 4)), N an integer greater than 2, the real number F(x) has a predictable simple continued fraction expansion. The first examples of these expansions, for N = 2, 4, 6 and 8, are due to Hanna. See A174500 through A175503. The present sequence is the case N = 7. See also A221364 (N = 3), A221365 (N = 5) and A221367 (N = 9).

If we denote the present sequence by [1, c(1), 1, c(2), 1, c(3), ...] then for k = 1, 2, ..., the simple continued fraction expansion of F((1/2*(7 - sqrt(45)))^k) is given by the sequence [1; c(k), 1, c(2*k), 1, c(3*k), 1, ...]. Examples are given below.

Examples

			F(1/2*(7 - sqrt(45))) = 1.16725 98258 10214 95210 ... = 1 + 1/(5 + 1/(1 + 1/(45 + 1/(1 + 1/(320 + 1/(1 + 1/(2205 + ...))))))).
F((1/2*(7 - sqrt(45)))^2) = 1.02173 93445 69104 86504 ... = 1 + 1/(45 + 1/(1 + 1/(2205 + 1/(1 + 1/(103680 + 1/(1 + 1/(4870845 + ...))))))).
F((1/2*(7 - sqrt(45)))^3) = 1.00311 52648 91110 10148 ... = 1 + 1/(320 + 1/(1 + 1/(103680 + 1/(1 + 1/(33385280 + 1/(1 + 1/(10749957120 + ...))))))).
		

Links

• Peter Bala, Some simple continued fraction expansions for an infinite product, Part 1
• Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (0,8,0,-8,0,1).

Crossrefs

Cf. A004187, A033890, A049682, A081070.

Cf. A174500 (N = 4), A221364 (N = 3), A221365 (N = 5), A221369 (N = 9).

Programs

Mathematica

LinearRecurrence[{0,8,0,-8,0,1},{1,5,1,45,1,320},40] (* or *) Riffle[ LinearRecurrence[{8,-8,1},{5,45,320},20],1,{1,-1,2}] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jan 04 2018 *)

Formula

a(2*n-1) = (1/2*(7 + sqrt(45)))^n + (1/2*(7 - sqrt(45)))^n - 2 = A081070(n); a(2*n) = 1.

a(4*n-1) = 45*A049682(n) = 45*(A004187(n))^2;

a(4*n+1) = 5*(A033890(n))^2.

a(n) = 8*a(n-2)-8*a(n-4)+a(n-6). G.f.: -(x^4+5*x^3-7*x^2+5*x+1) / ((x-1)*(x+1)*(x^2-3*x+1)*(x^2+3*x+1)). - Colin Barker, Jan 20 2013