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Non-trivial matrix actions preserve normality for continued fractions

Number Theory 2019-02-20 v1

Abstract

A seminal result due to Wall states that if xx is normal to a given base bb then so is rx+srx+s for any rational numbers r,sr,s with r0r\neq 0. We show that a stronger result is true for normality with respect to the continued fraction expansion. In particular, suppose a,b,c,dZa,b,c,d\in \mathbb{Z} with adbc0ad-bc\neq 0. Then if xx is continued fraction normal, so is (ax+b)/(cx+d)(ax+b)/(cx+d).

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@article{arxiv.1504.05121,
  title  = {Non-trivial matrix actions preserve normality for continued fractions},
  author = {Joseph Vandehey},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.05121},
  year   = {2019}
}