Demonstrates the validity of a continued fraction identity, suggesting important implications in mathematical analysis.
We provide a complete proof for a conjectured continued fraction identity catalogued by the Ramanujan Machine project. The continued fraction is defined by\(a_0 = 4,\; a_n = 3n^2+7n+4\;(n≥ 1),\; b_n = -2n^2(n+1)^2\;(n≥ 1),\)and we prove that its limit is exactly \(1/1-ln 2\). 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.
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Gao Lezhe (2026) studied this question.
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