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Fibonacci numbers, Euler's 2-periodic continued fractions and moment sequences

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2009-02-10 v1 Number Theory

Abstract

We prove that certain sequences of finite continued fractions associated with a 2-periodic continued fraction with period a,b>0 are moment sequences of discrete signed measures supported in the interval [-1,1], and we give necessary and sufficient conditions in order that these measures are positive. For a=b=1 this proves that the sequence of ratios F_{n+1}/F_{n+2}, n\ge 0 of consecutive Fibonacci numbers is a moment sequence.

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@article{arxiv.0902.1404,
  title  = {Fibonacci numbers, Euler's 2-periodic continued fractions and moment sequences},
  author = {Christian Berg and Antonio J. Durán},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.1404},
  year   = {2009}
}
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