There are infinitely many limit points of the fractional parts of powers (Q812162)

It has been shown by \textit{C. Pisot} [Comment. Math. Helv. 19, 153--160 (1946; Zbl 0063.06259)] that if \(a>1\) is algebraic and \(\xi>0\) is real, then the sequence \(\xi a^n\bmod\;1\) has finitely many limit points if and only if \(a\) is a \(PV\)-number, and \(\xi\) lies in the field generated by \(a\). The author gives a new proof of this result and shows, moreover, that if \(a\) is a Salem number and \(\xi\in Q(a)\), then there is an interval of positive length, each point of which is a limit point of the sequence \(\xi a^n\bmod 1\).