Regular form of continued fraction

A special notation of continued fraction

 

 

where b0 can be missing.

 

Operations of continued fraction(consecutive applications)

 

(1)

Rule 1(down->reciprocals current up and next up)

Its consecutive form(as in 0110)

 

(2)

Rule 2(both->next down & next next up)

Its consecutive form

 

(3)

Yesterdayfs rule (gamma-shaped expansion)

 

A variant

 

Its consecutive form