Bases in which some numbers have exactly two expansions (Q1800478)

Unique $q$-expansions (or $\beta$-expansions) are now well understood. \textit{N. Sidorov} [J. Number Theory 129, No. 4, 741--754 (2009; Zbl 1230.11090)] initiated the study of numbers with a fixed number $m>1$ of expansions in base $q \in (1,2]$ with digits $0$ and $1$. The authors answer some of his questions concerning the set $B_2$ of bases where some numbers have exactly two expansions. \par They show that $B_2$ is compact, it contains $V \setminus \{(1+\sqrt{5})/2\}$, where $V$ is the set of bases $q$ such that $1$ has at most one $q$-expansion not ending with $0^\infty$ or $1^\infty$. Each element of $V \setminus \{(1+\sqrt{5})/2\}$ is an accumulation point of $B_2$, and the smallest accumulation point of $B_2$ is its second smallest element $q_f \approx 1.75488$. The set $B_2 \cap (1,q_{KL})$, where $q_{KL} \approx 1.78723$ denotes the Komornik-Loreti constant, contains only algebraic integers, and its (infinitely many) isolated points are dense in $B_2 \cap (1,q_{KL})$. Derived sets of $B_2$ are also investigated, and the local dimension of $B_2$ at $q$ is bounded from above by twice the Hausdorff dimension of the set of numbers having unique $q$-expansions.