Journal of Integer Sequences, Vol. 17 (2014), Article 14.6.1

A Simpler Normal Number Construction for Simple Lüroth Series


J. Vandehey
University of Georgia at Athens
Department of Mathematics
Athens, GA 30602
USA

Abstract:

Champernowne famously proved that the number 0.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)... formed by concatenating all the integers one after another is normal to base 10. We give a generalization of Champernowne's construction to various other digit systems, including generalized Lüroth series with a finite number of digits. For these systems, our construction simplifies a recent construction given by Madritsch and Mance. Along the way we give an estimation of the sum of multinomial coefficients above a tilted hyperplane in Pascal's simplex, which may be of general interest.


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Received December 20 2013; revised versions received March 29 2014; April 9 2014. Published in Journal of Integer Sequences, April 15 2014.


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