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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