Rational approximation with generalised \alpha-L\"{u}roth expansions

Publication date 21 June 2023

Abstract: For a fixed

a l p h a

, each real number

x i n (0, 1)

can be represented by many different generalised

a l p h a

-L"uroth expansions. Each such expansion produces for the number

x

a sequence of rational approximations

(f r a c p_{n} q_{n})_{n g e 1}

. In this paper we study the corresponding approximation coefficients

(h e t a_{n} (x))_{n g e 1}

, which are given by [ heta_n (x): = q_n left|x-frac{p_n}{q_n} ight|.] We give the cumulative distribution function and the expected average value of the

h e t a_{n}

and we identify which generalised

a l p h a

-L"uroth expansion gives the best approximation properties. We also analyse the structure of the set

m a t h c a l M_{a} l p h a

of possible values that the expected average value of

h e t a_{n}

can take, thus answering a question from cite{Barrionuevo-Burton-Dajani-Kraaikamp-1994}.

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