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Estimating |α – p / q|

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

R. T. Worley
R. T. Worley
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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Abstract

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An estimate for q2|α – p/;q| is obtained by considering the relation between the continued fractions for α and p / q. This leads to an extension of the standard result “q2|α – p/q| < 1 imples that for some n, p/q = (ipn + pn-1) / (iqn + qn-1) where i = 0, 1 or an+1 −1”.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , August 1981 , pp. 202 - 206
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1982

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