Chain Sequence (continued Fraction)

Chain Sequence (continued Fraction)

In the analytic theory of continued fractions, a chain sequence is an infinite sequence {a_n} of non-negative real numbers chained together with another sequence {g_n} of non-negative real numbers by the equations

$a_1 = (1-g_0)g_1 \quad a_2 = (1-g_1)g_2 \quad a_n = (1-g_{n-1})g_n$

where either (a) 0 ≤ g_n < 1, or (b) 0 < g_n ≤ 1. Chain sequences arise in the study of the convergence problem – both in connection with the parabola theorem, and also as part of the theory of positive definite continued fractions.

The infinite continued fraction of Worpitzky's theorem contains a chain sequence. A closely related theorem shows that

$f(z) = \cfrac{a_1z}{1 + \cfrac{a_2z}{1 + \cfrac{a_3z}{1 + \cfrac{a_4z}{\ddots}}}} \,$

converges uniformly on the closed unit disk |z| ≤ 1 if the coefficients {a_n} are a chain sequence.

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