On the generalized Rogers--Ramanujan continued fraction (Q1417940): Difference between revisions

The generalized Rogers-Ramanujan continued fraction is defined for \(| q|< 1\) and any complex \(a\) by \[ R(a,q)= {1\over 1}{\;\atop +} {aq\over 1}{\;\atop +} {aq^2\over 1}{\;\atop +} {aq^3\over 1}{\;\atop +}\cdots. \] The authors prove an asymptotic formula stated by Ramanujan for \(R(a,e^{-x})\) as \(x\to 0+\). They also give an elementary proof of a conjecture of Blecksmith and Brillhart that \[ R(1,q)= 1-{q\over 1}{\;\atop +} {q\over 1}{\;\atop -}{q\over 1}{\;\atop +}{q\over 1}{\;\atop -} {q^2 \over 1}{\;\atop +} {q^2\over 1}{\;\atop -} {q^2\over 1}{\;\atop +} {q^2\over 1} {\;\atop -}\cdots. \]