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  • P-ISSN3059-0604
  • E-ISSN3059-1309
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EVALUATIONS OF THE ROGERS-RAMANUJAN CONTINUED FRACTION BY THETA-FUNCTION IDENTITIES

Journal of the Korean Society of Mathematical Education Series B: Theoretical Mathematics and Pedagogical Mathematics / Journal of the Korean Society of Mathematical Education Series B: Theoretical Mathematics and Pedagogical Mathematics, (P)3059-0604; (E)3059-1309
2021, v.28 no.4, pp.377-386
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.7468/jksmeb.2021.28.4.377
Paek, Dae Hyun

Abstract

In this paper, we use theta-function identities involving parameters 𝑙5,n, 𝑙'5,n, and 𝑙'5,4n to evaluate the Rogers-Ramanujan continued fractions $R(e^{-2{\pi}{\sqrt{n/20}}})$ and $S(e^{-{\pi}{\sqrt{n/5}}})$ for some positive rational numbers n.

keywords
theta-function, modular equation, theta-function identity, Rogers-Ramanujan continued fraction

Journal of the Korean Society of Mathematical Education Series B: Theoretical Mathematics and Pedagogical Mathematics