• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.867-879
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• 2012

For ${\beta}$ > 1, let $T_{\beta}$ : [0, 1] ${\rightarrow}$ [0, 1) be the ${\beta}$-transformation. We consider an invariant $T_{\beta}$-orbit closure contained in a closed interval with diameter 1/${\beta}$, then define a function ${\Xi}({\alpha},{\beta})$ by the supremum such $T_{\beta}$-orbit with frequency ${\alpha}$ in base ${\beta}$, i.e., the maximum value in $T_{\beta}$-orbit closure. This paper effectively determines the maximal domain of ${\Xi}$, and explicitly specifies all possible minimal intervals containing $T_{\beta}$-orbits.

• Honam Mathematical Journal
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.542-554
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• 2023

Given a real number α, the Lagrange number of α is the supremum of all real numbers L > 0 for which the inequality |α - p/q| < (Lq²)^-1 holds for infinitely many rational numbers p/q. All Lagrange numbers less than 3 can be arranged as a set {l_p/q : p/q ∈ ℚ ∩ [0, 1]} using the Farey index. The present paper considers a function C(α) devised from Sturmian words. We demonstrate that the function C(α) contains all information on Lagrange numbers less than 3. More precisely, we prove that for any real number α ∈ (0, 1], the value C(α) - C(0) is equal to the sum of all numbers 3 - l_p/q where the Farey index p/q is less than α.