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Optimal topological generators of $U(1)$

Zachary Stier
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Sarnak's golden mean conjecture states that $(m+1)d_φ(m)\le1+\frac{2}{\sqrt{5}}$ for all integers $m\ge1$, where $φ$ is the golden mean and $d_θ$ is the discrepancy function for $m+1$ multiples of $θ$ modulo 1. In this paper, we characterize the set $\mathcal{S}$ of values $θ$ that share this property, as well as the set $\mathcal{T}$ of those with the property for some lower bound $m\ge M$. Remarkably, $\mathcal{S}\text{ mod }1$ has only 16 elements, whereas $\mathcal{T}$ is the set of $GL_2(\mathbb{Z})$-transformations of $φ$.

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Zachary Stier. 2020-02-08. Optimal topological generators of $U(1)$. https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.03092

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