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Main Authors: Huang, Wenduo, Komorni, Vilmos, Zou, Yuru
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.08641
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author Huang, Wenduo
Komorni, Vilmos
Zou, Yuru
author_facet Huang, Wenduo
Komorni, Vilmos
Zou, Yuru
contents Given a pair $Q=(q_0,q_1)\in(1,\infty)^2$ with $q_0+q_1\ge q_0q_1$, a sequence $(c_i)\in\set{0,1}^\infty$ is called a $Q$-expansion of $x$ if<br/>\begin{equation*}<br/>x=\sum_{i=1}^{\infty}\frac{c_i}{q_{c_1}\cdots q_{c_i}}.<br/>\end{equation*}<br/>We primarily study the dynamical properties of the greedy and lazy maps, which are the piecewise-linear maps on the interval $I_Q=[0,\,1/(q_1-1)]$ defined by the corresponding algorithms for $Q$-expansions. <br/>We show that the greedy and lazy maps each of which has a unique absolutely continuous invariant probability measure, equivalent to the Lebesgue measure on the intervals<br/>\begin{equation*}<br/>\left[0,\frac{q_0}{q_1}\right)\qtq{and}\left(\frac{q_1}{q_0(q_1-1)}-1,\frac{1}{q_1-1}\right],<br/>\end{equation*}<br/>respectively. <br/>Furthermore, the corresponding dynamical systems are exact on $I_Q$. <br/>As a dynamical consequence, under the stronger condition $q_0+q_1>q_0q_1$ the set of points having unique $Q$-expansions has Lebesgue measure zero, and almost every $x\in I_{Q}$ admits a continuum of $Q$-expansions.
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spellingShingle Invariant measure for double base expansions
Huang, Wenduo
Komorni, Vilmos
Zou, Yuru
Dynamical Systems
Number Theory
28D05, 11A63
Given a pair $Q=(q_0,q_1)\in(1,\infty)^2$ with $q_0+q_1\ge q_0q_1$, a sequence $(c_i)\in\set{0,1}^\infty$ is called a $Q$-expansion of $x$ if<br/>\begin{equation*}<br/>x=\sum_{i=1}^{\infty}\frac{c_i}{q_{c_1}\cdots q_{c_i}}.<br/>\end{equation*}<br/>We primarily study the dynamical properties of the greedy and lazy maps, which are the piecewise-linear maps on the interval $I_Q=[0,\,1/(q_1-1)]$ defined by the corresponding algorithms for $Q$-expansions. <br/>We show that the greedy and lazy maps each of which has a unique absolutely continuous invariant probability measure, equivalent to the Lebesgue measure on the intervals<br/>\begin{equation*}<br/>\left[0,\frac{q_0}{q_1}\right)\qtq{and}\left(\frac{q_1}{q_0(q_1-1)}-1,\frac{1}{q_1-1}\right],<br/>\end{equation*}<br/>respectively. <br/>Furthermore, the corresponding dynamical systems are exact on $I_Q$. <br/>As a dynamical consequence, under the stronger condition $q_0+q_1>q_0q_1$ the set of points having unique $Q$-expansions has Lebesgue measure zero, and almost every $x\in I_{Q}$ admits a continuum of $Q$-expansions.
title Invariant measure for double base expansions
topic Dynamical Systems
Number Theory
28D05, 11A63
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.08641