Arithmetic progressions in self-similar sets

Abstract

Given a sequence {\{b_i\}}_{i=\mathrm{1}}^n and a ratio \lambda \in (\mathrm{0},\mathrm{1}), let E={\cup }_{i=\mathrm{1}}^n(\lambda E+b_i) be a homogeneous self-similar set. In this paper, we study the existence and maximal length of arithmetic progressions in E: Our main idea is from the multiple β-expansions.

Key words： Self-similar sets; arithmetic progression (AP); β-expansions

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