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Rational approximations to two irrational numbers

Number Theory 2022-04-20 v2

Abstract

For real ξ\xi we consider the irrationality measure function ψξ(t)=min1qt,qZqξ\psi_\xi(t) = \min_{1\leqslant q \leqslant t, q\in\mathbb{Z}} || q\xi ||, where ||\cdot|| - distance to the nearest integer. We prove that in the case α±βZ\alpha\pm\beta\notin\mathbb{Z} there exist arbitrary large values of tt with 1ψα(t)1ψβ(t)5(1512)t.\Bigl | \frac{1}{\psi_\alpha(t)} - \frac{1}{\psi_\beta(t)} \Bigl | \geqslant \sqrt5\left(1-\sqrt{\frac{\sqrt5-1}{2}}\right)t. The constant on the right-hand side is optimal.

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@article{arxiv.2104.03405,
  title  = {Rational approximations to two irrational numbers},
  author = {Nikita Shulga},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2104.03405},
  year   = {2022}
}

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