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§10.33 Continued Fractions

Assume I_{\nu-1}\left(z\right)\neq 0. Then

10.33.1 \frac{I_{\nu}\left(z\right)}{I_{\nu-1}\left(z\right)}=\cfrac{1}{2\nu z^{-1}+}%
\cfrac{1}{2(\nu+1)z^{-1}+}\cfrac{1}{2(\nu+2)z^{-1}+}\cdots,z\neq 0,
10.33.2 \frac{I_{\nu}\left(z\right)}{I_{\nu-1}\left(z\right)}=\cfrac{\frac{1}{2}z/\nu}%
{1+}\cfrac{\frac{1}{4}z^{2}/(\nu(\nu+1))}{1+}\cfrac{\frac{1}{4}z^{2}/((\nu+1)(%
\nu+2))}{1+}\cdots,\nu\neq 0,-1,-2,\dotsc.

See also Cuyt et al. (2008, pp. 361–367).