# An application of Jacobi type polynomials to irrationality measures

@article{Heimonen1994AnAO,
title={An application of Jacobi type polynomials to irrationality measures},
author={Ari Heimonen and Tapani Matala-aho and K. V{\"a}{\"a}n{\"a}nen},
journal={Bulletin of The Australian Mathematical Society},
year={1994},
volume={50},
pages={225-243}
}
• Published 1994
• Mathematics
• Bulletin of The Australian Mathematical Society
The paper provides irrationality measures for certain values of binomial functions and definite integrals of some rational functions. The results are obtained using Jacobi type polynomials and divisibility considerations of their coefficients.
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