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Title:
The question of q, a look at the interplay of number theory and ergodic theory in continued fractions

Speaker:
Joseph Vandehey

Abstract:
In the theory of continued fractions, the denominator of the truncated fraction (often denoted q) contains a great deal of information important in applications. However, q is a surprisingly complicated object from the point of view of ergodic theory. We will look at a few problems related to q and see how different techniques have overcome these difficulties, including modular properties (Moeckel, Fisher-Schmidt), renewal-type theorems (Sinai-Ulcigrai, Ustinov), and "nonstandard" arrangements of points (Avdeeva-Bykovskii).

Link:
https://mathtube.org/lecture/video/question-q-look-interplay-number-theory-and-ergodic-theory-continued-fractions

Workshop:
Mathtube- University of Utah Seminar in Ergodic Theory