Topological properties of two-dimensional number systems (Q5939695)

Let \(A,B\) be integers such that \(-1\leq A \leq B\) with \(B \geq 2\), and assume that the polynomial \(X^2 + AX + B\) is irreducible. Let \({\mathcal N}=\{(0,0)^T,\dots,(B-1,0)^T \}\) and \(M=\left( \begin{matrix} 0 & -B \cr 1 & -A \end{matrix} \right) \). The fundamental domain of the number system \((M,{\mathcal N})\) is defined by \[ {\mathcal F} = \{z : z = \sum_{j \geq 1}M^{-j}d_j, d_j\in {\mathcal N}\}. \] A point \(z \in {\mathcal F}\) is called a vertex if there exist nonzero distinct integer vectors \(g_1,g_2 \in \mathbb Z^2\) such that \(z \in ({\mathcal F}+g_1)\cup ({\mathcal F}+g_2) \). It is proved in this paper that if \(A \not= 0 \) then \(\mathcal F\) has at least six vertices. If \(2A=B+3\), then \(\mathcal F\) has infinitely many, and if \(2A>B+3\), then \(\mathcal F\) has uncountably many vertices. Concerning the topological properties it is proved that \(\mathcal F\) is arcwise connected and each point with a finite \(M\)-adic representation is an inner point of \(\mathcal F\).