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An upper bound on the inhomogeneous approximation constants

Number Theory 2023-01-31 v1

Abstract

For an irrational real α\alpha and γ∉Z+Zα\gamma\not \in \mathbb Z + \mathbb Z\alpha it is well known that lim infnnnαγ14. \liminf_{|n|\rightarrow \infty} |n| ||n\alpha -\gamma || \leq \frac{1}{4}. If the partial quotients, ai,a_i, in the negative `round-up' continued fraction expansion of α\alpha have R:=lim infiaiR:=\liminf_{i\rightarrow \infty}a_i odd, then the 1/4 can be replaced by 14(11R)(11R2), \frac{1}{4}\left(1-\frac{1}{R}\right)\left(1-\frac{1}{R^2}\right), which is optimal. The optimal bound for even R4R\geq 4 was already known.

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@article{arxiv.2301.12270,
  title  = {An upper bound on the inhomogeneous approximation constants},
  author = {Bishnu Paudel and Chris Pinner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.12270},
  year   = {2023}
}
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