Approximating reals by sums of rationals

2005/03/21 by Tsz Ho Chan, Chan, Tsz Ho, Angel Kumchev +2
Computer Science · Engineering · Mathematics · #11J04 #11K60 #Advanced Control Systems Optimization #FOS: Mathematics #Mathematical and Theoretical Analysis #Number Theory (math.NT) #Numerical Methods and Algorithms #math.NT #msc:11J04 #msc:11K60

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.math/0503440

6 pages, modified open question

openalex publication_date 2005/03/21 · arxiv created 2005/04/12 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We study how well a real number can be approximated by sums of two or more rational numbers with denominators up to a certain size.

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