On the rational approximation of the sum of the reciprocals of the Fermat numbers (Q1937984)

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On the rational approximation of the sum of the reciprocals of the Fermat numbers
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    On the rational approximation of the sum of the reciprocals of the Fermat numbers (English)
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    1 February 2013
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    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 \(2\).
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    irrationality exponents
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    Padé approximants
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    Hankel determinants
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    Fermat numbers
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