On the SEL Egyptian fraction expansion for real numbers

In the authors' earlier work, the SEL Egyptian fraction expansion for any real number was constructed and characterizations of rational numbers by using such expansion were established. These results yield a generalized version of the results for the Fibonacci-Sylvester and the Engel series exp...

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Main Authors: Mayurachat Janthawee, Narakorn R. Kanasri
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Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2022-06-01
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description In the authors' earlier work, the SEL Egyptian fraction expansion for any real number was constructed and characterizations of rational numbers by using such expansion were established. These results yield a generalized version of the results for the Fibonacci-Sylvester and the Engel series expansions. Under a certain condition, one of such characterizations also states that the SEL Egyptian fraction expansion is finite if and only if it represents a rational number. In this paper, we obtain an upper bound for the length of the SEL Egyptian fraction expansion for rational numbers, and the exact length of this expansion for a certain class of rational numbers is verified. Using such expansion, not only is a large class of transcendental numbers constructed, but also an explicit bijection between the set of positive real numbers and the set of sequences of nonnegative integers is established.
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spelling doaj.art-a4ee6892858741efa64683ded7d950772022-12-22T00:34:05ZengAIMS PressAIMS Mathematics2473-69882022-06-0178150941510610.3934/math.2022827On the SEL Egyptian fraction expansion for real numbersMayurachat Janthawee0Narakorn R. Kanasri1Department of Mathematics, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, ThailandDepartment of Mathematics, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, ThailandIn the authors' earlier work, the SEL Egyptian fraction expansion for any real number was constructed and characterizations of rational numbers by using such expansion were established. These results yield a generalized version of the results for the Fibonacci-Sylvester and the Engel series expansions. Under a certain condition, one of such characterizations also states that the SEL Egyptian fraction expansion is finite if and only if it represents a rational number. In this paper, we obtain an upper bound for the length of the SEL Egyptian fraction expansion for rational numbers, and the exact length of this expansion for a certain class of rational numbers is verified. Using such expansion, not only is a large class of transcendental numbers constructed, but also an explicit bijection between the set of positive real numbers and the set of sequences of nonnegative integers is established.https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/math.2022827?viewType=HTMLsel egyptian fraction expansionupper boundtranscendental numberbijection
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title_short On the SEL Egyptian fraction expansion for real numbers
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