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Fractions, Functions and Folding. A Novel Link between Continued Fractions, Mahler Functions and Paper Folding

Joris Nieuwveld

Published 2021-08-25Version 1

Repeatedly folding a strip of paper in half and unfolding it in straight angles produces a fractal: the dragon curve. Shallit, van der Poorten and others showed that the sequence of right and left turns relates to a continued fraction that is also a simple infinite series. We construct a Mahler function from two functions of Dilcher and Stolarsky with similar properties. It produces a predictable irregular continued fraction that admits a regular continued fraction and a shape resembling the dragon curve. Furthermore, we discuss numerous variations on this theme.

Comments: 57 pages, 7 figures. Master's Thesis
Categories: math.NT, math.CO, math.CV
Subjects: 11J70, 11B85
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