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A well known theorem of Lagrange states that the simple continued fraction of a real number $\alpha$ is periodic if and only if $\alpha$ is a quadratic irrational. We examine non-periodic and non-simple continued fractions formed by two…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-12-03 Michael Obiero Oyengo

We prove an analog of Lagrange's Theorem for continued fractions on the Heisenberg group: points with an eventually periodic continued fraction expansion are those that satisfy a particular type of quadratic form, and vice-versa.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2014-09-02 Joseph Vandehey

The Lagrange theorem on continued fractions states that a number is a quadratic surd if and only if its continued fraction expansion is eventually periodic. The current paper is devoted to a multidimensional generalization of this fact. As…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2008-09-27 Oleg N. German , Evgeniy L. Lakshtanov

We introduce here a general framework for studying continued fraction expansions for complex numbers and establish some results on the convergence of the corresponding sequence of convergents. For continued fraction expansions with partial…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2015-09-16 S. G. Dani

We present several continued fraction algorithms, each of which gives an eventually periodic expansion for every quadratic element of ${\mathbb Q}_p$ over ${\mathbb Q}$ and gives a finite expansion for every rational number. We also give,…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-01-18 Asaki Saito , Jun-ichi Tamura , Shin-ichi Yasutomi

The theory of continued fractions has been generalized to l-adic numbers by several authors and presents many differences with respect to the real case. In the present paper we investigate the expansion of rationals and quadratic…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-04-09 Laura Capuano , Francesco Veneziano , Umberto Zannier

This paper concerns extension of the classical Lagrange theorem, on the eventual periodicity of continued fraction expansions of quadratic surds, and the versions of it found in the literature in the case of complex numbers. In this…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-12-09 S. G. Dani , Ojas Sahasrabudhe

Many generalizations of continued fractions, where the reciprocal function has been replaced by a more general function, have been studied, and it is often asked whether such generalized expansions can have nice properties. For instance, we…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Greg Martin

The continued fraction expansion of an irrational number $\alpha$ is eventually periodic if and only if $\alpha$ is a quadratic irrationality. However, very little is known regarding the size of the partial quotients of algebraic real…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2012-05-07 Boris Adamczewski , Yann Bugeaud

The properties of continued fractions whose partial quotients belong to a quadratic number field K are distinct from those of classical continued fractions. Unlike classical continued fractions, it is currently impossible to identify…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-04-25 Zhaonan Wang , Yingpu Deng

In this paper, we present some generalizations of Lagrange's theorem in the classical theory of continued fractions motivated by the geometric interpretation of the classical theory in terms of closed geodesics on the modular curve. As a…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-12-25 Hohto Bekki

$p$-adic continued fractions, as an extension of the classical concept of classical continued fractions to the realm of $p$-adic numbers, offering a novel perspective on number representation and approximation. While numerous $p$-adic…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-03-05 Zhaonan Wang , Yingpu Deng

Continued fractions have been generalized over the field of $p$-adic numbers, where it is still not known an analogue of the famous Lagrange's Theorem. In general, the periodicity of $p$-adic continued fractions is well studied and…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-11-26 Giuliano Romeo

Quadratic irrationals posses a periodic continued fraction expansion. Much less is known about cubic irrationals. We do not even know if the partial quotients are bounded, even though extensive computations suggest they might follow…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2014-06-04 M. Lakner , P. Petek , M. Škapin Rugelj

Continued fractions in the field of $p$--adic numbers have been recently studied by several authors. It is known that the real continued fraction of a positive quadratic irrational is eventually periodic (Lagrange's Theorem). It is still…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-05-22 Nadir Murru , Giuliano Romeo

For regular continued fractions (CFs), points with finite expansions are exactly the rationals and, by Lagrange's theorem, points with eventually-periodic expansions are exactly the roots of non-degenerate quadratic equations with integer…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-03-16 Anton Lukyanenko , Joseph Vandehey

We prove that the statistics of the period of the continued fraction expansion of certain sequences of quadratic irrationals from a fixed quadratic field approach the `normal' statistics given by the Gauss-Kuzmin measure. As a by-product,…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2013-02-22 Menny Aka , Uri Shapira

In this paper we establish properties of independence for the continued fraction expansions of two algebraic numbers. Roughly speaking, if the continued fraction expansions of two irrational algebraic numbers have the same long sub-word,…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-02-10 Xianzu Lin

We describe various properties of continued fraction expansions of complex numbers in terms of Gaussian integers. Numerous distinct such expansions are possible for a complex number. They can be arrived at through various algorithms, as…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2011-02-21 S. G. Dani , Arnaldo Nogueira

It is widely believed that the continued fraction expansion of every irrational algebraic number $\alpha$ either is eventually periodic (and we know that this is the case if and only if $\alpha$ is a quadratic irrational), or it contains…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2012-05-07 Boris Adamczewski , Yann Bugeaud , Les J. L. Davison
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