Neverending Fractions - An Introduction to Continued Fractions (Paperback)

Despite their classical nature, continued fractions are a neverending research area, with a body of results accessible enough to suit a wide audience, from researchers to students and even amateur enthusiasts. Neverending Fractions brings these results together, offering fresh perspectives on a mature subject. Beginning with a standard introduction to continued fractions, the book covers a diverse range of topics, from elementary and metric properties, to quadratic irrationals, to more exotic topics such as folded continued fractions and Somos sequences. Along the way, the authors reveal some amazing applications of the theory to seemingly unrelated problems in number theory. Previously scattered throughout the literature, these applications are brought together in this volume for the first time. A wide variety of exercises guide readers through the material, which will be especially helpful to readers using the book for self-study, and the authors also provide many pointers to the literature.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Australian Mathematical Society Lecture Series
Release date:	July 2014
First published:	July 2014
Authors:	Jonathan Borwein (Professor) • Alf van der Poorten • Jeffrey Shallit • Wadim Zudilin
Dimensions:	230 x 154 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-18649-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Number theory > General
LSN:	0-521-18649-8
Barcode:	9780521186490

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