Continued fraction conjecture for π/4-\pi/4

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A continued fraction has partial numerators ana_n and partial denominators bnb_n, with the displayed initial terms determining the pattern. Continued fraction conjecture for π/4-\pi/4. The constant π/4-\pi/4 admits the continued fraction representation

π4=11+123+225+327+-\frac{\pi}{4}=\cfrac{1}{-1+\cfrac{1^2}{-3+\cfrac{2^2}{-5+\cfrac{3^2}{-7+\dots}}}}

where

an=(n1)2,bn=(2n1),nN.a_n=(n-1)^2,\qquad b_n=-(2n-1),\qquad n\in\mathbb{N}.

This is presented as a non-canonical continued-fraction identity in the context of symbolic induction and the search for alternative representations of transcendental constants; the supplied material gives no evidence that it has been proved or disproved.

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Primary source

Chao Wang, “A Family of Continued Fraction Identities for Arctangent Values”, arXiv:2601.11892 (2026).

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