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Approximate embedding of large polygons into $Z^2$

Number Theory 2012-08-14 v2 Dynamical Systems

Abstract

Let Z2Z^2 denote the standard lattice in the plane R2R^2. We prove that given a finite subset SR2S\subset R^2 and \eps>0\eps>0, then for all sufficiently large dilations t>0t>0 there exists a rotation ρ ⁣:R2R2\rho\colon R^2\to R^2 around the origin such that \dist(ρ(tz),Z2)<\eps\dist(\rho(tz),Z^2)<\eps, for all zSz\in S. The result, in a larger generality, has been proved in 2006 by Tamar Ziegler (improving earlier results by Furstenberg, Katznelson, Weiss). The proof presented in the paper is short and self-contained.

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@article{arxiv.1208.1026,
  title  = {Approximate embedding of large polygons into $Z^2$},
  author = {Michael Boshernitzan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.1026},
  year   = {2012}
}

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