An irrationality measure for Liouville numbers and conditional measures for Euler's constant
Abstract
The irrationality exponent of an irrational number t, defined using the irrationality measure , distinguishes among non-Liouville numbers and is infinite for Liouville numbers. Using the irrationality measure , we define the "irrationality base" , which distinguishes among Liouville numbers and is 1 for non-Liouville numbers. We give some properties and examples. Assuming a condition on certain linear forms in logarithms, for which we present numerical evidence supplied by P. Sebah, we prove an upper bound on the irrationality base of Euler's constant, . If is irrational and the condition turns out to be false in a certain strong sense, we prove an upper bound on .
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@article{arxiv.math/0307308,
title = {An irrationality measure for Liouville numbers and conditional measures for Euler's constant},
author = {Jonathan Sondow},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0307308},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
12 pages, 1 figure, details of part of a talk at Journe\'es Arithme\'tiques XXIII in Graz