Direct Generation of a Somos-4 Sequence from an Algebraic Generating Function

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We construct a five-parameter quadratic algebraic generating function whose coefficient sequence has prescribed initial Hankel determinants $(λ,m,r,η)$ and whose Hankel transform belongs to the Somos-4 family $A(1,τ)$. The construction starts from a Stieltjes continued fraction whose coefficients are generated by an alternating recurrence compatible with the Somos-4 relation. We derive an explicit quadratic equation for the resulting generating function and give the corresponding coefficient recurrence. A subtle feature of the construction is the nonuniqueness of a coefficient sequence determined solely by its ordinary Hankel transform. To select a canonical representative, we additionally prescribe the shifted Hankel determinants obtained from the same Somos-4 orbit advanced by two indices. This companion condition determines the odd and even Stieltjes coefficients separately and removes the remaining freedom in the continued-fraction representation. We also analyze the two algebraic branches at the origin, where they coalesce, and derive a desingularized recurrence for the coefficients. The resulting construction provides a direct algebraic generating-function realization of a general five-parameter family of Somos-4 Hankel transforms.