On a conjecture of Dekking: the sum of digits of even numbers

DOI10.5802/JTNB.856zbMATH Open1300.11077arXiv1305.1017OpenAlexW2963464772WikidataQ122905204 ScholiaQ122905204MaRDI QIDQ2454441FDOQ2454441

Authors: Iurie Boreico, Daniel El-Baz, Thomas Stoll 

Publication date: 13 June 2014

Published in: Journal de Théorie des Nombres de Bordeaux (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let $qgeq2$ and denote by $s_q$ the sum-of-digits function in base $q$. For $j=0,1,\mathrm{...},q-1$ consider ${\displaystyle }$# {0 le n < N : ;;s_q(2n) equiv j pmod q }.${\displaystyle }$ In 1983, F. M. Dekking conjectured that this quantity is greater than $N/q$ and, respectively, less than $N/q$ for infinitely many $N$, thereby claiming an absence of a drift (or Newman) phenomenon. In this paper we prove his conjecture.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1305.1017

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zbMATH Keywords

sum of digitsDekking's conjectureNewman phenomenon

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Radix representation; digital problems (11A63) Normal numbers, radix expansions, Pisot numbers, Salem numbers, good lattice points, etc. (11K16)

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