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On Ramanujan's cubic continued fraction

Number Theory 2024-07-29 v3

Abstract

The periodic points of the algebraic function defined by the equation g(x,y)=x3(4y2+2y+1)y(y2y+1)g(x,y) = x^3(4y^2+2y+1)-y(y^2-y+1) are shown to be expressible in terms of Ramanujan's cubic continued fraction c(τ)c(\tau) with arguments in an imaginary quadratic field in which the prime 33 splits. If w=(a+d)/2w = (a+\sqrt{-d})/2 lies in an order of conductor ff in KK and 9NK/Q(w)9 \mid N_{K/\mathbb{Q}}(w), then one of these periodic points is c(w/3)c(w/3), which is shown to generate the ring class field of conductor 2f2f over KK.

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@article{arxiv.2311.06591,
  title  = {On Ramanujan's cubic continued fraction},
  author = {Sushmanth J. Akkarapakam and Patrick Morton},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.06591},
  year   = {2024}
}

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