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Linear independence of continued fractions with algebraic terms

Leta Jitu Berhanu (University of Ostrava)
Thursday 12 November 2026 16:15 – 17:00 Aud. G1 (1532-116)
Mathematics Seminar

We give conditions on sequences of positive algebraic numbers $\{a_{n,j}\}_{n=1}^\infty$, $j=1,\dots ,M$ and number field $\mathbb{K}$ to ensure that the numbers defined by the continued fractions $[0;a_{1,j},a_{2,j},\dots ]$, $j=1,\dots ,M$ and $1$ are linearly independent over $\mathbb{K}$.

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Contact: Simon Kristensen Revised: 03.11.2026