OFFSET
0,4
COMMENTS
Simple continued fraction expansion of product {k >= 0} (1 - 2*(N - sqrt(N^2-1))^(4*k+3))/(1 - 2*(N - sqrt(N^2-1))^(4*k+1)) at N = 3. For other cases see A221075 (N = 2), A221194 (N = 4) and A221195 (N = 5).
Denoting the present sequence by [1, c(1), 1, c(2), 1, c(3), 1, ...] then for n >= 0 the sequence [1, c(2*n+1), 1, c(2*(2*n+1)), 1, c(3*(2*n+1)), 1, ...] gives the simple continued fraction expansion of product {k >= 0} (1 - 2*((3 - 2*sqrt(2))^(2*n+1))^(4*k+3))/(1 - 2*((3 - 2*sqrt(2))^(2*n+1))^(4*k+1)).
LINKS
Index entries for linear recurrences with constant coefficients, signature (0,1,0,34,0,-34,0,-1,0,1).
FORMULA
a(4*n-1) = (3 + 2*sqrt(2))^(2*n) + (3 - 2*sqrt(2))^(2*n) - 2;
a(4*n+1) = 1/2*((3 + 2*sqrt(2))^(2*n+1) + (3 - 2*sqrt(2))^(2*n+1)) - 2; a(2*n) = 1.
G.f.: -(x^8+x^7+31*x^5-34*x^4+31*x^3+x+1) / ((x-1)*(x+1)*(x^2-2*x-1)*(x^2+2*x-1)*(x^4+6*x^2+1)). [Colin Barker, Jan 14 2013]
EXAMPLE
Product {k >= 0} (1 - 2*(3 - 2*sqrt(2))^(4*k+3))/(1 - 2*(3 - 2*sqrt(2))^(4*k+1)) = 1.50746 49374 34879 05211 ... = 1 + 1/(1 + 1/(1 + 1/(32 + 1/(1 + 1/(97 + ...))))).
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,easy,cofr
AUTHOR
Peter Bala, Jan 08 2013
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Colin Barker, Jan 14 2013
STATUS
approved