A Closed-Form Evaluation of a Continued Fraction from the Ramanujan Machine
We provide a complete proof for a conjectured continued fraction identity catalogued by the Ramanujan Machine project. The continued fraction is defined by\(a_0 = 4,\; a_n = 3n^2+7n+4\;(n\ge 1),\; b_n = -2n^2(n+1)^2\;(n\ge 1),\)and we prove that its limit is exactly \(\frac{1}{1-\ln 2}\). The proof establishes a closed form for the numerators \(P_n\), expresses the convergents via a telescoping sum, and evaluates the resulting infinite series using elementary integration. Convergence follows directly from the explicit expression of the convergents as partial sums of a convergent series.
Authors
- Gao Lezhe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5572-1994)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-05-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19696993
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Mathematical Identities
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00