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We present here two classes of infinite series and the associated continued fractions involving π and Catalan’s constant based on the work of Euler and Ramanujan. A few sundry continued fractions are also given.
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Nimbran, A.S., Levrie, P. Some continued fractions for π and G . Indian J Pure Appl Math 48, 187–204 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13226-017-0223-x
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