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The question of the convergence and the limits of several sequences similar to the classical arithmetic-geometric mean sequences of Gauss, but where arbitrary choices of the determination of the square roots involved are made, is examined.
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Todd, J. (1978). The Many Limits of Mixed Means, I. In: Beckenbach, E.F. (eds) General Inequalities 1 / Allgemeine Ungleichungen 1. International Series of Numerical Mathematics / Internationale Schriftenreihe zur Numerischen Mathematik / Série Internationale d’Analyse Numérique, vol 41. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-5563-1_2
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