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Exponents of Diophantine Approximation in dimension two

Number Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Let Θ=(α,β)\Theta=(\alpha,\beta) be a point in \bR2\bR^2, with 1,α,β1,\alpha,\beta linearly independent over \bQ\bQ. We attach to Θ\Theta a quadruple Ω(Θ)\Omega(\Theta) of exponents which measure the quality of approximation to Θ\Theta both by rational points and by rational lines. The two ``uniform'' components of Ω(Θ)\Omega(\Theta) are related by an equation, due to Jarn{\'\i}k, and the four exponents satisfy two inequalities which refine Khintchine's transference principle. Conversely, we show that for any quadruple Ω\Omega fulfilling these necessary conditions, there exists a point Θ\bR2\Theta\in \bR^2 for which Ω(Θ)=Ω\Omega(\Theta) =\Omega.

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@article{arxiv.math/0611352,
  title  = {Exponents of Diophantine Approximation in dimension two},
  author = {Michel Laurent},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0611352},
  year   = {2007}
}