Metrical theory of signed Engel expansions
Number Theory
2026-05-28 v1 Dynamical Systems
Abstract
Motivated by the Engel and Pierce expansions, we introduce a signed Engel expansion. We expand each x∈(0,1)∖Q uniquely as x=d1(x)ϵ1(x)+d1(x)d2(x)ϵ2(x)+⋯+d1(x)d2(x)⋯dn(x)ϵn(x)+⋯, where ϵ1(x):=1 and ϵn(x)∈{1,−1} for n≥2. The digit sequence {dn(x)}n≥1 satisfying dn+1(x)≥dn(x)+2 when ϵn+1(x)=−ϵn(x) forms a non-decreasing sequence of even positive integers tending to infinity. On the one hand, we obtain the law of large numbers, the central limit theorem and the law of the iterated logarithm regarding dn(x) and Δn(x):=dn(x)−dn−1(x) (n≥2) (Δ1(x):=d1(x)). On the other hand, we prove a Borel--Bernstein theorem on the zero-one law on the Lebesgue measure of the set {x∈(0,1):Rn(x)≥ϕ(n) for infinity many n}, where Rn(x):=dn−1(x)dn(x) (n≥2) (R1(x):=d1(x)) and ϕ is an arbitrary positive function defined on the set of positive integers.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2605.28530,
title = {Metrical theory of signed Engel expansions},
author = {Can Wang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.28530},
year = {2026}
}
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