A note on the distributions of \((\log n) \bmod 1\) (Q2103485)

For an arbitrary real constant \(a\) consider sequences (sufficiently close to) \((a \log n)\). The author studies the asymptotics of the corresponding empirical distributions modulo one with respect to the 1-Wasserstein or Kantorovich metric, \(d_{\mathbb{T}}\), as well as with respect to a discrepancy style metric, \(d_{\infty}\). As illustrated with an example in the introduction, the two main theorems (Theorem 3.1 and Theorem 4.3) suggest that using \(d_{\mathbb{T}}\) can provide more robust and insightful conclusions as usage of \(d_{\infty}\). In general, the article demonstrates a very delicate dependence of the asymptotics on the parameter \(a\) which nicely relates to classical results in uniform distribution theory [\textit{H. Niederreiter}, Indag. Math. 46, 315--327 (1984; Zbl 0549.10038); \textit{J. H. B. Kemperman}, Nieuw Arch. Wiskd., III. Ser. 21, 138--163 (1973; Zbl 0268.10038)].