On alpha-adic expansions in Pisot bases

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Abstract: We study alpha-adic expansions of numbers in an extension field, that is to say, left infinite representations of numbers in the positional numeration system with the base alpha, where alpha is an algebraic conjugate of a Pisot number . Based on a result of Bertrand and Schmidt, we prove that a number belongs to mathbbQ(alpha) if and only if it has an eventually periodic alpha-expansion. Then we consider alpha-adic expansions of elements of the extension ring mathbbZ[alpha−1] when satisfies the so-called Finiteness property (F). In the particular case that is a quadratic Pisot unit, we inspect the unicity and/or multiplicity of alpha-adic expansions of elements of mathbbZ[alpha−1]. We also provide algorithms to generate alpha-adic expansions of rational numbers.


The authors prove that a number belongs to \(\mathbb Q(\alpha)\) (\(\alpha\) being an algebraic conjugate of a Pisot number \(\beta\)) if and only if its \(\alpha\)-adic expansion is periodic from some point on: they use a result of \textit{A. Bertrand} [C. R. Acad. Sci., Paris, Sér. A 285, 419--421 (1977; Zbl 0362.10040)], see also the paper of \textit{K. Schmidt} [Bull. Lond. Math. Soc. 12, 269--278 (1980; Zbl 0494.10040)]. They also give algorithms to compute \(\alpha\)-adic expansion of elements in \(\mathbb Z[\alpha^{-1}]\) when \(\beta\) satisfies the finiteness property (i.e., \(\mathbb Z[\beta^{-1}]\) is equal to the set of real numbers with finite \(\beta\)-expansion). Please note that reference [7] appeared: \textit{V. Berthé} and \textit{A. Siegel} [J. Number Theory 127, No. 2, 153--172 (2007; Zbl 1197.11139)].











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