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On the fractional parts of αn2 and βn

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2009

R. C. Baker
R. C. Baker
Affiliation:
Royal Holloway College, Egham, Surrey
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We denote by ‖…‖ the distance to the nearest integer. Let α and β be real. W. M. Schmidt [5] proved that for ε > 0 and N>c1(ε) there is a natural number n such that

This extends a theorem of H. Heilbronn [4] and also sharpens a theorem of H. Davenport [3].

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Research Article
Information
Glasgow Mathematical Journal , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , July 1981 , pp. 181 - 183
Copyright
Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 1981

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