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Davenport-Schmidt Theorem

Number Theory

The Davenport-Schmidt theorem, named for Harold Davenport and Wolfgang M. Schmidt, is a result in the number-theory area of Diophantine approximation. It describes how well a certain kind of real number can be approximated by another kind, showing that irrational numbers which are not themselves quadratic can be well approximated using either quadratic irrationals or simple rational numbers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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We can get a good approximation to irrational numbers that are not quadratic by using either quadratic irrationals or simply rational numbers. 1
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Characterization Theorem 1
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1. Davenport-Schmidt theorem (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    we can get a good approximation to irrational numbers that are not quadratic by using either quadratic irrationals or simply rational numbers
  • In Branch: Number Theory, Lead section
    In mathematics, specifically the area of Diophantine approximation, the Davenport-Schmidt theorem tells us how well
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Davenport-Schmidt Theorem (Wikipedia)
  • Proved By: Harold Davenport, Lead sentence
    It is named after Harold Davenport and Wolfgang M.
  • Principal Result Of: Harold Davenport, Lead sentence of the article on the result
    It is named after Harold Davenport and Wolfgang M.
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