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Pade-approximations in number theory

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Reukers, F. (1981). Pade-approximations in number theory. In: de Bruin, M.G., van Rossum, H. (eds) Padé Approximation and its Applications Amsterdam 1980. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 888. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0095578

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