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A091667 Decimal expansion of ((-1-Sqrt[5])/2+Sqrt[(5+Sqrt[5])/2])*E^((2*Pi)/5). +0
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9, 9, 8, 1, 3, 6, 0, 4, 4, 5, 9, 8, 5, 0, 9, 3, 3, 2, 1, 5, 0, 0, 2, 4, 4, 5, 9, 0, 4, 7, 0, 7, 4, 7, 3, 5, 3, 1, 1, 3, 8, 2, 9, 9, 4, 7, 6, 3, 0, 4, 3, 9, 8, 2, 1, 8, 5, 5, 8, 3, 8, 7, 4, 0, 7, 0, 3, 5, 0, 3, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 4, 6, 4, 4, 1, 3, 3, 5, 7, 7, 1, 7, 7, 2, 7, 0, 8, 6, 7, 5, 0, 5, 8, 2, 6, 1, 7, 9, 4, 8 (list; cons; graph; listen)
OFFSET

0,1

COMMENT

Has a nice (non-simple) continued fraction due to Ramanujan.

Continued fraction is 1/(1+q/(1+q^2/(1+q^3/(1+...)))) where q=exp(-2pi). - Michael Somos Sep 12 2005

REFERENCES

K. S. Rao, Ramanujan, a Mathematical Genius, pp. 42 Eastwest Books, Chennai Madras 2000.

B. C. Berndt & R. A. Rankin, Ramanujan: Letters And Commentary, pp. 29 AMS Providence RI 1995.

B. C. Berndt & R. A. Rankin, Ramanujan: Essays And Surveys, pp. 243 AMS Providence RI 2001.

G. H. Hardy, Ramanujan: Twelve Lectures on subjects as suggested by his Life and Work, pp. 8 section (1.11), AMS Chelsea Providence RI 1999.

LINKS

Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Ramanujan Continued Fractions

H. Gierhardts, Three Famous Formulas Of Ramamanujan

S. Ramanujan, Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society, Question 352(iv, 40)

Wikipedia, Ramanujan's continued fractions

EXAMPLE

0.998136044...

PROGRAM

(PARI) {a(n)=x=exp(2/5*Pi)*(sqrt((5+sqrt(5))/2)-(1+sqrt(5))/2); floor(x*10^(n+1))%10} /* Michael Somos Sep 12 2005 */

(PARI) {a(n)= x=exp(-2*Pi); x=contfracpnqn(matrix(2, oo, i, j, if(j==1, i==1, if(i==1, x, 1)^(j-2)))); x=t[1, 1]/t[2, 1]; floor(x*10^(n+1))%10} /* Michael Somos Sep 12 2005 */

CROSSREFS

Equals 1/A091899.

Sequence in context: A072908 A019895 A144669 this_sequence A051554 A146493 A019896

Adjacent sequences: A091664 A091665 A091666 this_sequence A091668 A091669 A091670

KEYWORD

nonn,cons

AUTHOR

Eric Weisstein (eric(AT)weisstein.com), Jan 27, 2004

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