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Continued fraction for the natural logarithm

A continued fraction for the natural logarithm is

Here log stands for the natural logarithm.

 


Explanation

The power series for the logarithm is

and by substitution we find

From the logarithm of a quotient it follows that

This power series converges for |z| < 1 and therefore you can write this as the sum of products

With Euler's formula for a continued fraction you will find

You can convert this to

 


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