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Mean Row Values in $(u,v)$-Calkin-Wilf Trees

Number Theory 2020-11-10 v1

Abstract

We fix integers u,v1u,v \geq 1, and consider an infinite binary tree T(u,v)(z)\mathcal{T}^{(u,v)}(z) with a root node whose value is a positive rational number zz. For every vertex a/ba/b, we label the left child as a/(ua+b)a/(ua+b) and right child as (a+vb)/b(a+vb)/b. The resulting tree is known as the (u,v)(u,v)-Calkin-Wilf tree. As zz runs over [1/u,v]Q[1/u,v]\cap \mathbb{Q}, the vertex sets of T(u,v)(z)\mathcal{T}^{(u,v)}(z) form a partition of Q+\mathbb{Q}^+. When u=v=1u=v=1, the mean row value converges to 3/23/2 as the row depth increases. Our goal is to extend this result for any u,v1u,v\geq 1. We show that, when z[1/u,v]Qz\in [1/u,v]\cap \mathbb{Q}, the mean row value in T(u,v)(z)\mathcal{T}^{(u,v)}(z) converges to a value close to v+log2/uv+\log 2/u uniformly on zz.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1810.04830,
  title  = {Mean Row Values in $(u,v)$-Calkin-Wilf Trees},
  author = {Sandie Han and Ariane M. Masuda and Satyanand Singh and Johann Thiel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1810.04830},
  year   = {2020}
}
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