Fractional dimension of some exceptional sets in continued fractions
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: In this paper, we calculate the Hausdorff dimension of some exceptional sets that emerge from specific constraints imposed on the partial quotients of continued fractions. In particular, we calculate the Hausdorff dimension of the sets Λ 1 = x ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) : a n + 1 ( x ) ≥ ∑ i = 1 n a i ( x ) , for all n ∈ ℕ , and Λ 2 = x ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) : a n + 1 ( x ) ≥ ∑ i = 1 n a i ( x ) , for infinitely many n ∈ ℕ . We prove that the Hausdorff dimensions of Λ 1 and Λ 2 are 1 / 2 and 1 respectively. The Hausdorff dimension of some other related sets, obtained by considering different faster growth rates such as replacing the growth rate of sums of partial quotients with the product of partial quotients in the above sets, is also calculated with the dimension bounds 1 / 3 and at least 2 / 3 .
Source: Comptes Rendus Mathématique
DOI: 10.5802/crmath.699
Authors: Mumtaz Hussain, Rebecca Smith, Zhenliang Zhang
Language: English
Subfield: Mathematical Physics
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408199200