Skip to main content
added 545 characters in body
Source Link
Seva
  • 23k
  • 2
  • 59
  • 141

ThisThe case $h=0$ is known as the *Three"Three-Distance Theorem" -Theorem"; just Googlegoogle for lots ofnumerous references. A randomly selected one: or look here for discussion and nice pictures, or http://www.theoremoftheday.org/NumberTheory/ThreeDistance/TotDThreeDistance.pdfhere for an interesting historical comment.

According to WikipediaA standard reformulation of the theorem is as follows: if, it was conjecturedfor an irrational $\alpha$, the unit-length circle is partitioned "in the natural way" into $n$ arcs by Hugo Steinhausthe points $\alpha k$ with $k\in[1,n]$, then the lengths of these $n$ arcs take just two or three distinct values. This easily implies the case $h\ne 0$ where you basically select one of the arcs (that containing the point corresponding to $h$) and proved by Vera Sosconfine to the lengths of the remaining $n-1$ arcs.

This is known as the *Three-Distance Theorem" - just Google for lots of references. A randomly selected one: http://www.theoremoftheday.org/NumberTheory/ThreeDistance/TotDThreeDistance.pdf.

According to Wikipedia, it was conjectured by Hugo Steinhaus and proved by Vera Sos.

The case $h=0$ is known as the "Three-Distance Theorem"; just google for numerous references or look here for discussion and nice pictures, or here for an interesting historical comment.

A standard reformulation of the theorem is as follows: if, for an irrational $\alpha$, the unit-length circle is partitioned "in the natural way" into $n$ arcs by the points $\alpha k$ with $k\in[1,n]$, then the lengths of these $n$ arcs take just two or three distinct values. This easily implies the case $h\ne 0$ where you basically select one of the arcs (that containing the point corresponding to $h$) and confine to the lengths of the remaining $n-1$ arcs.

Typo fixed
Source Link
Seva
  • 23k
  • 2
  • 59
  • 141

This is known as the *Three-Distance Theorem" - just Google for lots of references. A randomly selected one: http://www.theoremoftheday.org/NumberTheory/ThreeDistance/TotDThreeDistance.pdf.

AcordingAccording to Wikipedia, it was conjectured by Hugo Steinhaus and proved by Vera Sos.

This is known as the *Three-Distance Theorem" - just Google for lots of references. A randomly selected one: http://www.theoremoftheday.org/NumberTheory/ThreeDistance/TotDThreeDistance.pdf.

Acording to Wikipedia, it was conjectured by Hugo Steinhaus and proved by Vera Sos.

This is known as the *Three-Distance Theorem" - just Google for lots of references. A randomly selected one: http://www.theoremoftheday.org/NumberTheory/ThreeDistance/TotDThreeDistance.pdf.

According to Wikipedia, it was conjectured by Hugo Steinhaus and proved by Vera Sos.

Source Link
Seva
  • 23k
  • 2
  • 59
  • 141

This is known as the *Three-Distance Theorem" - just Google for lots of references. A randomly selected one: http://www.theoremoftheday.org/NumberTheory/ThreeDistance/TotDThreeDistance.pdf.

Acording to Wikipedia, it was conjectured by Hugo Steinhaus and proved by Vera Sos.