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Closeness of a rational approximation

What is $$p_*:=\inf\big\{p\in\mathbb R\colon\,\inf_{n\in\mathbb N}n^p\,\inf_{k\in\mathbb N} |2\sqrt{3n}-9\pi/4-k\pi|>0\big\},$$ where $\mathbb N:=\{1,2,\dots\}$? In other words, I would like to ...
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simultaneous smallness

QUESTION. Given reals $0 < \epsilon, \delta < 1$, is it always possible to find $m, n \in \mathbb{N}$ such that $$\begin{cases} \qquad \,\,\,\, \,(1-\delta^m)^n < \epsilon \\ 1-(1-(\frac{\...
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