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The Markoff and Lagrange spectra on the Hecke group H4

Number Theory 2026-02-12 v7 Dynamical Systems

Abstract

We consider the Markoff spectrum and the Lagrange spectrum on the Hecke group H4\mathbf H_4. They are identical to the Markoff and Lagrange spectra of the unit circle. The Markoff spectrum on H4\mathbf H_4 is also known as the Markoff spectrum of index 2 sublattices by Vulakh and the Markoff spectrum of 2-minimal forms or CC-minimal forms by Schmidt. They characterized the spectrum up to the first accumulation point, independently. We show that, after the first accumulation point, both spectra have positive Hausdorff dimension. Then we find gaps in the spectra and give a bound on Hall's ray.

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@article{arxiv.2206.05441,
  title  = {The Markoff and Lagrange spectra on the Hecke group H4},
  author = {Dong Han Kim and Deokwon Sim},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.05441},
  year   = {2026}
}

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23 pages, 6 figures