NAME

Math::NumSeq::SqrtContinuedPeriod -- period of the continued fraction for sqrt(i)

SYNOPSIS

 use Math::NumSeq::SqrtContinuedPeriod;
 my $seq = Math::NumSeq::SqrtContinuedPeriod->new;
 my ($i, $value) = $seq->next;

DESCRIPTION

This the period of the repeating part of the continued fraction expansion of sqrt(i).

    0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2, 4, 2, etc

For example sqrt(12) is 3 then terms 2,6 repeating, which is period 2.

                    1   
   sqrt(12) = 3 + ----------- 
                  2 +   1
                      -----------
                      6 +   1
                          ----------
                          2 +   1
                              ---------
                              6 + ...        2,6 repeating

All square root continued fractions like this comprise an integer part followed by repeating terms of some length. Perfect squares are an integer part only, nothing further, and the period for them is taken to be 0.

The continued fraction calculation has denominator value at each stage of the form

   den =(P+sqrt(S)) / Q

   with

   0 <= P <= root
   0 < Q <= 2*root+1
   where root=floor(sqrt(S))

The limited range of P,Q means a finite set of combinations at most root*(2*root+1), which is roughly 2*S. In practice it's much less.

FUNCTIONS

See "FUNCTIONS" in Math::NumSeq for behaviour common to all sequence classes.

$seq = Math::NumSeq::SqrtContinuedPeriod->new (sqrt => $s)

Create and return a new sequence object giving the Continued expansion terms of sqrt($s).

$value = $seq->ith ($i)

Return the period of sqrt($i).

SEE ALSO

Math::NumSeq, Math::NumSeq::SqrtContinued

HOME PAGE

http://user42.tuxfamily.org/math-numseq/index.html

LICENSE

Copyright 2011, 2012 Kevin Ryde

Math-NumSeq is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.

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