Expansions in non-integer bases: lower, middle and top orders

dc.creatorSidorov, Nikita
dc.date2006-08-10
dc.date2009-02-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:37:05Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:37:05Z
dc.descriptionLet $q\in(1,2)$; it is known that each $x\in[0,1/(q-1)]$ has an expansion of the form $x=\sum_{n=1}^\infty a_nq^{-n}$ with $a_n\in\{0,1\}$. It was shown in \cite{EJK} that if $q<(\sqrt5+1)/2$, then each $x\in(0,1/(q-1))$ has a continuum of such expansions; however, if $q>(\sqrt5+1)/2$, then there exist infinitely many $x$ having a unique expansion \cite{GS}. In the present paper we begin the study of parameters $q$ for which there exists $x$ having a fixed finite number $m>1$ of expansions in base $q$. In particular, we show that if $q<q_2=1.71...$, then each $x$ has either 1 or infinitely many expansions, i.e., there are no such $q$ in $((\sqrt5+1)/2,q_2)$. On the other hand, for each $m>1$ there exists $\ga_m>0$ such that for any $q\in(2-\ga_m,2)$, there exists $x$ which has exactly $m$ expansions in base $q$.
dc.description15 pages; to appear in J. Number Theory
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0608263
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0608263
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.jnt.2008.11.003
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/218315
dc.subjectNumber Theory
dc.subject11A63
dc.titleExpansions in non-integer bases: lower, middle and top orders
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