An analytic heuristic for multiplicity computation for Zaremba's conjecture

DOI10.1016/J.JNT.2017.08.016zbMATH Open1420.11102arXiv1608.08690OpenAlexW2963528747WikidataQ123147610 ScholiaQ123147610MaRDI QIDQ1677489FDOQ1677489

Authors: Peter Cohen 

Publication date: 21 November 2017

Published in: Journal of Number Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Zaremba's Conjecture concerns the formation of continued fractions with partial quotients restricted to a given alphabet. In order to answer the numerous questions that arrive from this conjecture, it is best to consider a semi-group, often denoted $Gamm{a}_A$, which arises naturally as a subset of $S{L}_2(mathbbZ)$ when considering finite continued fractions. To translate back from this semi-group into rational numbers, we select a projection mapping satisfying certain criteria to recover the numerator and denominator of the continued fractions in rational form. The central question of our research is to determine the multiplicity of a given denominator. To this end, we develop a heuristic method similar to the Hardy-Littlewood Circle Method. We compare this theoretical model to the exact data, gleaned by simulation, and demonstrate that our formula appears to be asymptotically valid. We then evaluate different aspects of the accuracy of our formula.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1608.08690

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zbMATH Keywords

continued fractionsHardy-Littlewood circle methodZaremba's conjecture

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Continued fractions and generalizations (11J70) Applications of the Hardy-Littlewood method (11P55)

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