OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
A geometric realization of this number is the ratio of length to width of a meta-golden rectangle. See A188635 for details and continued fraction. - Clark Kimberling, Apr 06 2011
This number is the asymptotic limit of the ratio of consecutive terms of the sequence of the number of Khalimsky-continuous functions with four-point codomain. See the FORMULA section of A131935 for details. (Cf. Samieinia 2010.) - Geoffrey Caveney, Apr 17 2014
This number is the largest zero of the polynomial z^4 - z^3 - 3*z^2 + z + 1. (Cf. Evans, Hollmann, Krattenthaler and Xiang 1999, p. 107.) - Geoffrey Caveney, Apr 17 2014
Calling this number mu, log(mu) = arcsinh(phi/2). - Geoffrey Caveney, Apr 21 2014
LINKS
R. Evans, H. Hollmann, C. Krattenthaler and Q. Xiang, Gauss sums, Jacobi sums, and p-ranks of cyclic difference sets, J. Combin. Theory Ser. A, 87.1 (1999), 74-119.
Shiva Samieinia, Digital straight line segments and curves. Licentiate Thesis. Stockholm University, Department of Mathematics, Report 2007:6.
Shiva Samieinia, The number of Khalimsky-continuous functions on intervals, Rocky Mountain J. Math., 40.5 (2010), 1667-1687.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Silver Ratio
Wikipedia, Silver ratio
FORMULA
(phi + sqrt(phi^2 + 4))/2.
Also, (1/4)*(1 + sqrt(5) + sqrt(H)), where H = 22 + 2*sqrt(5). (corrected by Jonathan Sondow, Apr 18 2014)
phi*(1 + sqrt(7 - 2*sqrt(5)))/2. - Geoffrey Caveney, Apr 19 2014
exp(arcsinh(cos(Pi/5))). - Geoffrey Caveney, Apr 22 2014
cos(Pi/5) + sqrt(1+cos(Pi/5)^2). - Geoffrey Caveney, Apr 23 2014
MAPLE
Digits:=100: evalf((1+sqrt(5))*(1+sqrt(7-2*sqrt(5)))/4); # Wesley Ivan Hurt, Apr 22 2014
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[(GoldenRatio+Sqrt[GoldenRatio^2+4])/2, 10, 120][[1]] (* Harvey P. Dale, Jun 20 2021 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
cons,nonn
AUTHOR
Ryan Tavenner (tavs(AT)pacbell.net), Mar 24 2008
EXTENSIONS
Previous Mathematica program corrected and replaced by Harvey P. Dale, Jun 20 2021
STATUS
approved