Symmetries of the Three Gap Theorem
Number Theory
2023-04-04 v1 Combinatorics
Dynamical Systems
Abstract
The Three Gap Theorem states that for any and , the fractional parts of partition the unit circle into gaps of at most three distinct lengths. We prove a result about symmetries in the order with which the sizes of gaps appear on the circle.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2208.01680,
title = {Symmetries of the Three Gap Theorem},
author = {Aneesh Dasgupta and Roland Roeder},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.01680},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
To appear in The American Math Monthly. This is the author's original manuscript (AOM), and this version does not include several improvements that took place due to the refereeing process. Comments welcome!