The generalized continued fraction
b0 + a1
---------
b1 + a2
---------
b2 + a3
--------
b3 + ...
is the infinite sequence
b0 , b0 + a1%b1 , b0 + a1%b1 + a2%b2 , b0 + a1%b1 + a2%b2 + a3%b3 , ...
where between the commas I am assuming J's right-to-left evaluation. The nth
term would be
b0 + a1%b1 + a2%b2 + a3%b3 + ... + an%bn (still using right to left
evaluation).
What is a good way to calculate this nth term in J?
For a half-page introduction to generalized continued fractions see
http://people.math.sfu.ca/~cbm/aands/page_19.htm
Continued fractions for ln(1+z) and ln((1+z)%(1-z)) are given here
http://people.math.sfu.ca/~cbm/aands/page_68.htm
--Kip Murray
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