Convergence acceleration of continued fractions of Poincaré type (Q1826047)

The author investigates the convergence properties of Poincaré type continued fractions given by \((1)\quad Cf=\frac{\alpha_ 0}{1+}\frac{\alpha_ 1}{1+}...,\) with the associated recurrence formula \((2)\quad -\alpha_ kZ_{k+1}+Z_ k+Z_{k-1}=0\) and denotes its kth approximant by \[ Cf_ k=1+\frac{\alpha_ 0}{1+}\frac{\alpha_ 1}{1+}...\frac{\alpha_{k-3}}{1+}\alpha \quad_{k-2}. \] The speed of convergence is determined by the parameter p defined by \(\exp | (- p)| =| Cf_ k-Cf| /| Cf|.\) Pincherle's theorem stated that if \(X_ k\), \(Y_ k\) are two contrasted linearly independent solutions of (1), then Cf(1) convergences exactly to \(Y_{-1}/Y_ 0\). The author has considered the modified approximant sequences \[ Cf^*_ k=1+\frac{\alpha_ 0}{1+}\frac{\alpha_ 1}{1+}...+\frac{\alpha_{k- 3}}{1\quad +}\frac{\alpha_{k-2}}{\Phi_{k-1}},\quad k=1,2,3,\quad Cf^*_ 1=1, \] where \(\Phi_{k-1}\) is called the tail of Cf. It is known that if \(\Phi_ k=-Y_{k-1}/Y_ k\) then \(Cf^*_ k=Cf\) for all values of k. The author introduces an accelerated tail on \(\Phi_ k=Y_{k-1}/Y_ k(1+\epsilon (k))\) and shows that by suitably choosing \(\epsilon\) (k), the process of convergence of the approximant of the continued fractions can be sufficiently accelerated. He points out that both \(\theta\) and Levin/u transform of approximants for accelerating convergence are of this form only. He gives examples to show that even slowly convergent continued fractions can be sufficiently accelerated by his method. He also shows that his method is better suited for calculating eigenvalues of Schrödinger equation than these hitherto used.