Continued fractions and modular functions

Duke, W.

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Continued fractions and modular functions

Author: W. Duke
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 42 (2005), 137-162
MSC (2000): Primary 11Fxx, 11Gxx
Posted: January 25, 2005
MathSciNet review: 2133308
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