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Inhomogeneous Diophantine approximation of some Hurwitzian numbers

Number Theory 2009-11-13 v1

Abstract

We continue the work of Takao Komatsu by considering the inhomogeneous approximation constant L(\theta,\phi) for Hurwitzian numbers \theta, and rationally related \phi(r \theta +m)/n in Q(\theta) +Q. The current work uses a compactness theorem to relate such inhomogeneous constants to the homogeneous approximation constants. Among the new results are: a characterization of such pairs \theta,\phi for which L(\theta,\phi) is zero; consideration of small values of n^2 L(e^{2/s},\phi); and the proof of a conjecture of Komatsu.

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@article{arxiv.0710.0399,
  title  = {Inhomogeneous Diophantine approximation of some Hurwitzian numbers},
  author = {Richard T. Bumby and Mary E. Flahive},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.0399},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Diophantine Analysis and Related Fields 2007, Keio University, Japan