Some constructions for the higher-dimensional three-distance theorem
Number Theory
2018-06-08 v1 Dynamical Systems
Abstract
For a given real number , let us place the fractional parts of the points on the unit circle. These points partition the unit circle into intervals having at most three lengths, one being the sum of the other two. This is the three distance theorem. We consider a two-dimensional version of the three distance theorem obtained by placing on the unit circle the points , for . We provide examples of pairs of real numbers , with rationally independent, for which there are finitely many lengths between successive points (and in fact, seven lengths), with not badly approximable, as well as examples for which there are infinitely many lengths.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1806.02721,
title = {Some constructions for the higher-dimensional three-distance theorem},
author = {Valérie Berthé and Dong Han Kim},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1806.02721},
year = {2018}
}
Comments
To appear in Acta Arithmetica