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The mixed Schmidt conjecture in the theory of Diophantine approximation

Number Theory 2014-01-14 v1

Abstract

Let D=(dn)n=1\mathcal{D}=(d_n)_{n=1}^\infty be a bounded sequence of integers with dn2d_n\ge 2 and let (i,j)(i, j) be a pair of strictly positive numbers with i+j=1i+j=1. We prove that the set of x\RRx \in \RR for which there exists some constant c(x)>0c(x) > 0 such that max{q\DDD1/i,qx1/j}>c(x)/qq\NN \max\{|q|_\DDD^{1/i}, \|qx\|^{1/j}\} > c(x)/ q \qquad \forall q \in \NN is one quarter winning (in the sense of Schmidt games). Thus the intersection of any countable number of such sets is of full dimension. In turn, this establishes the natural analogue of Schmidt's conjecture within the framework of the de Mathan-Teuli\'e conjecture -- also known as the `Mixed Littlewood Conjecture'.

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@article{arxiv.1001.4445,
  title  = {The mixed Schmidt conjecture in the theory of Diophantine approximation},
  author = {Dzmitry Badziahin and Jason Levesley and Sanju Velani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.4445},
  year   = {2014}
}

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