Anomalous Convergence of a Continued Fraction for Ratios of Kummer Functions.

Abstract

A phenomenon of apparent convergence to the wrong limit is exhibited in connection with a continued fraction of Perron for ratios of Kummer functions. The phenomenon is further illustrated in the special cases of Bessel functions and incomplete gamma functions.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA038945

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