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Some arithmetical properties of convergents to algebraic numbers

Number Theory 2023-12-20 v1

Abstract

Let ξ\xi be an irrational algebraic real number and (pk/qk)k1(p_k / q_k)_{k \ge 1} denote the sequence of its convergents. Let (un)n1(u_n)_{n \geq 1} be a non-degenerate linear recurrence sequence of integers, which is not a polynomial sequence. We show that if the intersection of the sequences (qk)k1(q_k)_{k \ge 1} and (un)n1(u_n)_{n \geq 1} is infinite, then ξ\xi is a quadratic number. We also discuss several arithmetical properties of the sequence (qk)k1(q_k)_{k \ge 1}.

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@article{arxiv.2209.07485,
  title  = {Some arithmetical properties of convergents to algebraic numbers},
  author = {Yann Bugeaud and Khoa D. Nguyen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.07485},
  year   = {2023}
}