Explicit evaluations of a Ramanujan-Selberg continued fraction

Zhang, Liang-Cheng

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-01-06183-4

Explicit evaluations of a Ramanujan-Selberg continued fraction
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by Liang-Cheng Zhang

Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 130 (2002), 9-14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-01-06183-4

Published electronically: May 22, 2001

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Abstract:

This paper gives explicit evaluations for a Ramanujan-Selberg continued fraction in terms of class invariants and singular moduli.

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