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On a problem of countable expansions

Number Theory 2017-04-04 v2

Abstract

For a real number q(1,2)q\in(1,2) and x[0,1/(q1)]x\in[0,1/(q-1)], the infinite sequence (di)(d_i) is called a \emph{qq-expansion} of xx if x=i=1diqi,di{0,1}for all i1. x=\sum_{i=1}^\infty\frac{d_i}{q^i},\quad d_i\in\{0,1\}\quad\textrm{for all}~ i\ge 1. For m=1,2,m=1, 2, \cdots or 0\aleph_0 we denote by Bm\mathcal{B}_m the set of q(1,2)q\in(1,2) such that there exists x[0,1/(q1)]x\in[0,1/(q-1)] having exactly mm different qq-expansions. It was shown by Sidorov (2009) that q2:=minB21.71064q_2:=\min \mathcal{B}_2\approx1.71064, and later asked by Baker (2015) whether q2B0q_2\in\mathcal{B}_{\aleph_0}? In this paper we provide a negative answer to this question and conclude that B0\mathcal{B}_{\aleph_0} is not a closed set. In particular, we give a complete description of x[0,1/(q21)]x\in[0,1/(q_2-1)] having exactly two different q2q_2-expansions.

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@article{arxiv.1503.07434,
  title  = {On a problem of countable expansions},
  author = {Yuru Zou and Derong Kong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1503.07434},
  year   = {2017}
}

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18 pages, 1 table; To appear in J. Number Theory

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