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Multigeometric sequences and Cantorvals

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2016-08-11 v2

Abstract

For a sequence xl1c00x \in l_1 \setminus c_{00}, one can consider the achievement set E(x)E(x) of all subsums of series n=1x(n)\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} x(n). It is known that E(x)E(x) is one of the following types of sets: * finite union of closed intervals, * homeomorphic to the Cantor set, * homeomorphic to the set TT of subsums of n=1c(n)\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} c(n) where c(2n1)=34nc(2n-1)=\frac{3}{4^n} and c(2n)=24nc(2n)=\frac{2}{4^n} (Cantorval). Based on ideas of Jones and Velleman, and Guthrie and Nymann we describe families of sequences which contain, according to our knowledge, all known examples of xx's with E(x)E(x) being Cantorvals.

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@article{arxiv.1304.4218,
  title  = {Multigeometric sequences and Cantorvals},
  author = {Artur Bartoszewicz and Małgorzata Filipczak and Emilia Szymonik},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.4218},
  year   = {2016}
}
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