History of Continued Fractions and Padé Approximants (1991)Hardcover - 1991, 9 January 1991

Continued fractions and Padé approximants have played an important role in the development of many branches of mathematics, such as spectral theory of operator the transcendence of +. The book is the first on the subject. It presents a chronological and complete history of continued fractions and Padé approximants. A bibliography of 2500 items and a biographical index of the 1500 persons quoted are included.