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Diophantine approximation on Hecke groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2009

J. Lehner
J. Lehner
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Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, New Jersey 08540, U.S.A.
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If α is a real irrational number, there exist infinitely many reduced rational fractions p/q for which

and √5 is the best constant possible. This result is due to A. Hurwitz. The following generalization was proposed in [2]. Let Г be a finitely generated fuchsian group acting on H+, the upper half of the complex plane. Let ℒ be the limit set of Г P and the set of cusps (parabolic vertices). Assume ∞∊P. Then if α∊ℒ–P, we have

for infinitely many p/q∊Г(∞), where k depends only on Г. Attention centers on

k running over the set for which (1.2) holds. We call hthe Hurwitz constant for Г. When Г=Г(1), the modular group, (1.2) reduces to (1.1) and h(Г(l))=√5. A proof of (1.2) when Г is horocyclic (i.e., ℒ=ℝ, the real axis) was furnished by Rankin [4]; he also found upper and lower bounds for h. See also [3, pp. 334–5], where the theorem is proved for arbitrary finitely generated Г.

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Glasgow Mathematical Journal , Volume 27 , October 1985 , pp. 117 - 127
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Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 1985

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