Signed null sequences and Hausdorff dimension

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Main Authors: Balka, Richárd, Héra, Kornélia, Kiss, Gergely
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author Balka, Richárd
Héra, Kornélia
Kiss, Gergely
author_facet Balka, Richárd
Héra, Kornélia
Kiss, Gergely
contents We investigate the convergence of signed null sequences of the form \[ \sum_{n=1}^\infty \varepsilon_n a_n, \quad \varepsilon_n \in \{-1,1\}, \] where $(a_n)$ tends to zero in $\mathbb{R}^d$. Our main result shows that for any such sequence, the set of sign sequences yielding convergence has full Hausdorff dimension in the natural ultrametric topology. This answers a question of Mattila in the one-dimensional case, for which we provide an elementary proof. Moreover, if $(a_n)\notin \ell^1$ in one dimension, then for every $L\in\mathbb{R}$ the set of sign sequences with sum $L$ also has Hausdorff dimension $1$. In higher dimensions the analogous statement does not hold in full generality, but it is guaranteed if the sequence has $d$ linearly independent Lévy vectors.
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spellingShingle Signed null sequences and Hausdorff dimension
Balka, Richárd
Héra, Kornélia
Kiss, Gergely
Classical Analysis and ODEs
28A78, 28A80, 51F30, 54E45
We investigate the convergence of signed null sequences of the form \[ \sum_{n=1}^\infty \varepsilon_n a_n, \quad \varepsilon_n \in \{-1,1\}, \] where $(a_n)$ tends to zero in $\mathbb{R}^d$. Our main result shows that for any such sequence, the set of sign sequences yielding convergence has full Hausdorff dimension in the natural ultrametric topology. This answers a question of Mattila in the one-dimensional case, for which we provide an elementary proof. Moreover, if $(a_n)\notin \ell^1$ in one dimension, then for every $L\in\mathbb{R}$ the set of sign sequences with sum $L$ also has Hausdorff dimension $1$. In higher dimensions the analogous statement does not hold in full generality, but it is guaranteed if the sequence has $d$ linearly independent Lévy vectors.
title Signed null sequences and Hausdorff dimension
topic Classical Analysis and ODEs
28A78, 28A80, 51F30, 54E45
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.20181