Tests for the convergence of continued fractions, based on the fundamental system of inequalities

Abstract

We have proved that if the partial numerators of the continued fraction f(c)=1/1+c₂/l+c₃/l+... are all nonzero and for at least some number n⩾1 satisfy the inequalities

$$p_n \left| {1 + c_n + c_{n + 1} } \right| \ge p_{n - 2} p_n \left| {c_n } \right| + \left| {c_{n + 1} } \right|(n \ge 1,p_{ - 1} = p_0 = c_1 = 0,p_n \ge 0),$$

then f(c) converges in the wide sense if and only if at least one of the series

$$\begin{array}{l} \sum\nolimits_{n = 1}^\infty {\left| {c_3 c_5 \ldots c_{2n - 1} /(c_2 c_4 \ldots c_{2n} )} \right|} , \\ \sum\nolimits_{n = 1}^\infty {\left| {c_2 c_4 \ldots c_{2n} /(c_3 c_5 \ldots c_{2n + 1} )} \right|} \\ \end{array}$$