OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
The real number e^(pi*sqrt(163)) ~ a(0)+1-1/a(2) (cf also the Example section) is called Ramanujan's constant: See the main entry A060295 for further information. - M. F. Hasler, Jan 26 2014
REFERENCES
Flajolet, Philippe, and Brigitte Vallée. "Continued fractions, comparison algorithms, and fine structure constants." Constructive, Experimental, and Nonlinear Analysis 27 (2000): 53-82. See Fig. 3.
H. M. Stark, An Introduction to Number Theory. Markham, Chicago, 1970, p. 179.
LINKS
Ivan Panchenko, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..1000
EXAMPLE
e^(Pi*Sqrt(163)) = 262537412640768743.99999999999925007259719818568887935385...
MATHEMATICA
ContinuedFraction[ E^(Pi*Sqrt[163]), 100 ]
PROG
(PARI) default(realprecision, 99); contfrac(exp(Pi*sqrt(163))) \\ With standard precision (38 digits), contfrac() returns only [a(0)+1]. - M. F. Hasler, Jan 26 2014
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
cofr,nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Robert G. Wilson v, Dec 07 2000
STATUS
approved