On the rational approximation of the sum of the reciprocals of the Fermat numbers (Q1937984): Difference between revisions

The author proves that if \(a\geq 2\) is a positive integer then the irrationality exponent of the numbers \[ \sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{a^{2^n}}{1+a^{2^n}}\quad \text{and}\quad \sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{a^{2^n}}{1-a^{2^n}} \] is equal to \(2\). The proof is based on the Padé approximation and uses the Hankel determinants. As a special case we obtain that the sum of reciprocal Fermat numbers has an irrationality exponent equal to \(2\).