Two theorems concerning rational approximations

DOI10.1080/17459737.2012.679028MaRDI QIDQ4922589zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Norman Carey, David Clampitt

Publication date 30 May 2013

Published in Journal of Mathematics and Music (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1080/17459737.2012.679028

zbMATH Keywords

continued fractionMyhill's propertyThree Gap Theorem (Steinhaus's conjecture)well-formed scale

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Mathematics and music (00A65)

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