Transference inequalities for multiplicative diophantine exponents

We prove inequalities for multiplicative analogues of Diophantine exponents; these inequalities are similar to the ones known in the classical case. Particularly, we show that a matrix is badly approximable if and only if its transpose is badly approximable and establish some inequalities connecting multiplicative exponents with ordinary ones.     

On simultaneous diophantine approximation

This paper provides a lower bound for the approximation constant in IR ^s with respect to the Euclidean norm.     

Sofic groups and diophantine approximation

We prove the algebraic eigenvalue conjecture of J. Dodziuk, P. Linnell, V. Mathai, T. Schick, and S. Yates (see [2]) for sofic groups. Moreover, we give restrictions on the spectral measure of elements in the integral group ring. Finally, we define integer operators and prove a quantization of the operator norm below 2. To the knowledge of the author, there is no group known that is not sofic. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Estimates for diophantine approximation constants

It is proved that the three-dimensional Diophantine approximation constant is at least $\text{2(275)}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>?1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$. This exactly doubles the classical lower bound due to Furtwängler.     

Good points for diophantine approximation

Given a sequence (x _n ) _n=1^∞ of real numbers in the interval [0, 1) and a sequence (δ _n ) _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 − x _n | < δ _n holds for infinitely many positive integers n. We show that the set of ‘well approximable’ points by a sequence (x _n ) _n=1^∞, which is dense in [0, 1], is ‘quite large’ no matter how fast the sequence (δ _n ) _n=1^∞ converges to zero. On the other hand, for any sequence of positive numbers (δ _n ) _n=1^∞ tending to zero, there is a well distributed sequence (x _n ) _n=1^∞ in the interval [0, 1] such that the set of ‘well approximable’ points y is ‘quite small’.     

Two questions in diophantine approximation

The first question is about a possible variation on Dirichlet's approximation theorem for linear forms x+y+z, wherex,y are restricted topositive integers. The second question, which turns out to be related to the first, is about approximation to elements in a power series fieldk((t ^–1)) by solutions of first order linear differential equationsx+y+z=0, wherex,y,z are polynomials int. Dedicated to Prof. Dr. E. Hlawka on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

Nevanlinna theory and diophantine approximation

We discuss the analogue of the Nevanlinna theory and the theory of Diophantine approximation, focussing on the second main theorem and abc-conjecture.     

On diophantine approximation along algebraic curves

Let be a quadratic form such that the associated algebraic curve contains a rational point. Here we show that there exists a domain such that for almost all , there exists an infinite sequence of nonzero integer triples satisfying the following two properties: (i) For each , is an excellent rational approximation to , in the sense that

and (ii) is a rational point on the curve . In addition, we give explicit values of for which both (i) and (ii) hold, and produce a similar result for a certain class of cubic curves.

     

Inhomogeneous diophantine approximation with prime constraints

We study the problem of inhomogeneous diophantine approximation under certain primality restrictions.     

On fractal measures and diophantine approximation

We study diophantine properties of a typical point with respect to measures on \mathbbRⁿ .\mathbb{R}^n . Namely, we identify geometric conditions on a measure μ on \mathbbRⁿ \mathbb{R}^n guaranteeing that μ-almost every y  ?  \mathbbRⁿ {\bf y}\,\in\,\mathbb{R}^n is not very well multiplicatively approximable by rationals. Measures satisfying our conditions are called ‘friendly’. Examples include smooth measures on nondegenerate manifolds; thus this paper generalizes the main result of [KM]. Another class of examples is given by measures supported on self-similar sets satisfying the open set condition, as well as their products and pushforwards by certain smooth maps.     

A note on simultaneous diophantine approximation

Refining earlier investigations due to J.M.MACK [7] by a method of MORDELL it is proved that for any two irrational numbers α, β there exist infinitely many pairs of fractions p/r, q/r satisfying the inequalities $$|\alpha - \frac{p}{r}|< \frac{8}{{13}}r^{ - 3/2} ,|\beta - \frac{q}{r}|< \frac{8}{{13}}r^{ - 3/2} .$$ .     

Simultaneous inhomogeneous diophantine approximation on manifolds

In 1998, Kleinbock and Margulis proved Sprindzuk’s conjecture pertaining to metrical Diophantine approximation (and indeed the stronger Baker–Sprindzuk conjecture). In essence, the conjecture stated that the simultaneous homogeneous Diophantine exponent w ₀(x) = 1/n for almost every point x on a nondegenerate submanifold M \mathcal{M} of \mathbbRⁿ {\mathbb{R}^n} . In this paper, the simultaneous inhomogeneous analogue of Sprindzuk’s conjecture is established. More precisely, for any “inhomogeneous” vector θ ∈ \mathbbRⁿ {\mathbb{R}^n} we prove that the simultaneous inhomogeneous Diophantine exponent w ₀(x , θ) is 1/n for almost every point x on M \mathcal{M} . The key result is an inhomogeneous transference principle which enables us to deduce that the homogeneous exponent w ₀(x) is 1/n for almost all x ∈ M \mathcal{M} if and only if, for any θ ∈ \mathbbRⁿ {\mathbb{R}^n} , the inhomogeneous exponent w ₀(x , θ) = 1/n for almost all x ∈ M \mathcal{M} . The inhomogeneous transference principle introduced in this paper is an extremely simplified version of that recently discovered by us. Nevertheless, it should be emphasised that the simplified version has the great advantage of bringing to the forefront the main ideas while omitting the abstract and technical notions that come with describing the inhomogeneous transference principle in all its glory.     

On fractal measures and diophantine approximation

We study diophantine properties of a typical point with respect to measures on Namely, we identify geometric conditions on a measure on guaranteeing that -almost every is not very well multiplicatively approximable by rationals. Measures satisfying our conditions are called friendly. Examples include smooth measures on nondegenerate manifolds; thus this paper generalizes the main result of [KM]. Another class of examples is given by measures supported on self-similar sets satisfying the open set condition, as well as their products and pushforwards by certain smooth maps.