# On the Ramanujan AGM Fraction, I: The Real-Parameter Case

@article{Borwein2004OnTR,
title={On the Ramanujan AGM Fraction, I: The Real-Parameter Case},
author={Jonathan Michael Borwein and Richard E. Crandall and Gregory Darrell Fee},
journal={Experimental Mathematics},
year={2004},
volume={13},
pages={275 - 285}
}
• Published 1 January 2004
• Mathematics
• Experimental Mathematics
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