Abstract
Given a sequence (xn)∞n=1 of real numbers in the interval [0,1) and a sequence (δn)∞n=1 of positive numbers tending to zero, we consider the size of the set of numbers in [0,1] which can be 'well approximated' by terms of the first sequence, namely, those y ∈ [0,1] for which the inequality |y - xn| < δn holds for infinitely many positive integers n. We show that the set of 'well approximable' points by a sequence (xn)∞n=1, which is dense in [0,1], is 'quite large' no matter how fast the sequence (δn)∞n=1 converges to zero. On the other hand, for any sequence of positive numbers (δn)∞n=1 tending to zero, there is a well distributed sequence (xn)∞n=1 in the interval [0,1] such that the set of 'well approximable' points y is 'quite small'.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 423-429 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences: Mathematical Sciences |
Volume | 119 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Sep 2009 |
Keywords
- Diophantine approximation
- Hausdorff dimension
- Uniform distribution
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Mathematics