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A distribution related to Farey sequences -- II

Number Theory 2025-03-17 v2

Abstract

This version corrects minor inaccuracies and missprints. One drawing is changed. We continue to study some arithmetical properties of Farey sequences by the method introduced by F.Boca, C.Cobeli and A.Zaharescu (2001). Let ΦQ\Phi_{Q} be the classical Farey sequence of order QQ. Having the fixed integers D2D\geqslant 2 and 0cD10\leqslant c\leqslant D-1, we colour to the red the fractions in ΦQ\Phi_{Q} with denominators c  (modD)\equiv c \; \pmod D. Consider the gaps in ΦQ\Phi_{Q} with coloured endpoints, that do not contain the fractions a/qa/q with qc  (modD)q\equiv c\;\pmod D inside. The question is to find the limit proportions ν(r;D,c)\nu(r;D,c) (as Q+Q\to +\infty) of such gaps with precisely rr fractions inside in the whole set of the gaps under considering (r=0,1,2,3,r = 0,1,2,3,\ldots). In fact, the expression for this proportion can be derived from the general result obtained by C.Cobeli, M.V\^{a}j\^{a}itu and A.Zaharescu (2014). However, such formula expresses ν(r;D,c)\nu(r;D,c) in the terms of areas of some polygons related to a special geometrical transform. In the present paper, we obtain explicit formulas for ν(r;D,c)\nu(r;D,c) for the cases 33 and c=1,2c=1,2. Thus this paper cover the case D=3D=3.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2503.08176,
  title  = {A distribution related to Farey sequences -- II},
  author = {Maxim A. Korolev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.08176},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

40 pages, 8 figures

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