On periodic sequences for algebraic numbers

dc.creatorGarrity, Thomas
dc.date1999-06-02
dc.date1999-08-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:29:20Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:29:20Z
dc.descriptionFor each positive integer n greater than or equal to 2, a new approach to expressing real numbers as sequences of nonnegative integers is given. The n=2 case is equivalent to the standard continued fraction algorithm. For n=3, it reduces to a new iteration of the triangle. Cubic irrationals that are roots of x^3 + k x^2 + x - 1 are shown to be precisely those numbers with purely periodic expansions of period length one. For general positive integers n, it reduces to a new iteration of an n dimensional simplex.
dc.description22 pages. An error in section five of the original paper has been corrected, resulting in some slight alterations in the statements in the theorems in section six
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/9906016
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/9906016
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/78602
dc.subjectNumber Theory
dc.subject11J70
dc.titleOn periodic sequences for algebraic numbers
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