Introduction
The setting
Let n ∈ { 2 , 3 , … } n \in\{2,3,\ldots\} n ∈ { 2 , 3 , … } , a i ∈ N 0 = { 0 , 1 , 2 , … } a_i \in\mathbb{N}_0 = \{0,1,2,\ldots\} a i ∈ N 0 = { 0 , 1 , 2 , … } for i ∈ { 0 , 1 , … , n − 1 } i \in\{0,1,\ldots,n-1\} i ∈ { 0 , 1 , … , n − 1 } and a 0 a n − 1 ≥ 1 a_0a_{n-1} \ge1 a 0 a n − 1 ≥ 1 . Consider the function
f ( x ) = 1 − a 0 x − a 1 x 2 − ⋯ − a n − 1 x n . (1) f(x) = 1 - \frac{a_0}{x} - \frac{a_1}{x^2} - \cdots- \frac{a_{n-1}}{x^n}. \tag*{(1)} f ( x ) = 1 − x a 0 − x 2 a 1 − ⋯ − x n a n − 1 . (1)
We have f ′ ( x ) > 0 f'(x)>0 f ′ ( x ) > 0 for all x > 0 x>0 x > 0 , f ( a 0 ) < 0 f(a_0)<0 f ( a 0 ) < 0 and lim x → ∞ f ( x ) = 1 \lim_{x\to\infty} f(x)=1 lim x → ∞ f ( x ) = 1 . This implies that the equation
1 = a 0 β + a 1 β 2 + ⋯ + a n − 1 β n , β > 0 , (2) 1=\frac{a_0}{\beta}+\frac{a_1}{\beta^2}+\cdots+\frac{a_{n-1}}{\beta^n},\qquad\beta>0, \tag*{(2)} 1 = β a 0 + β 2 a 1 + ⋯ + β n a n − 1 , β > 0 , (2)
has a unique solution. In this context, we see that β > 1 \beta>1 β > 1 is the unique positive root of the degree n n n polynomial with integer coefficients
p ( z ) = z n − a 0 z n − 1 − ⋯ − a n − 1 . (3) p(z)=z^n-a_0z^{n-1}-\cdots-a_{n-1}. \tag*{(3)} p ( z ) = z n − a 0 z n − 1 − ⋯ − a n − 1 . (3)
Let T β ( x ) = x β − ⌊ x β ⌋ T_\beta(x)=x\beta-\lfloor x\beta\rfloor T β ( x ) = x β − ⌊ x β ⌋ , and assume that β \beta β and the corresponding coefficients { a j } j = 0 n − 1 \{a_j\}_{j=0}^{n-1} { a j } j = 0 n − 1 also satisfy the following constraints:
a 0 = ⌊ β ⌋ , a 1 = ⌊ β T β ( 1 ) ⌋ , … , a n − 1 = ⌊ β T β n − 1 ( 1 ) ⌋ , T β n ( 1 ) = 0. (4) a_0=\lfloor\beta\rfloor,\qquad a_1=\lfloor\beta T_\beta(1)\rfloor,\qquad\ldots,\qquad a_{n-1}=\lfloor\beta T_\beta^{n-1}(1)\rfloor,\qquad T_\beta^n(1)=0. \tag*{(4)} a 0 = ⌊ β ⌋ , a 1 = ⌊ β T β ( 1 )⌋ , … , a n − 1 = ⌊ β T β n − 1 ( 1 )⌋ , T β n ( 1 ) = 0. (4)
We call such a j a_j a j ’s a finite Parry sequence; Parry (see [10 ] ) found the necessary and sufficient conditions which the coefficients must satisfy in order to also obey (2) and (4) : denoting by ≻ \succ ≻ the lexicographic “greater than" order between two sequences, then these conditions are:
[ a 0 , a 1 , … , a n − 1 , 0 , … ] ≻ [ a j , a j + 1 , … , a n − 1 , 0 , … ] for all 1 ≤ j ≤ n − 1. (5) [a_0,a_1,\ldots,a_{n-1},0,\ldots]\succ[a_j,a_{j+1},\ldots,a_{n-1},0,\ldots]\quad\text{for all }1\leq j\leq n-1. \tag*{(5)} [ a 0 , a 1 , … , a n − 1 , 0 , … ] ≻ [ a j , a j + 1 , … , a n − 1 , 0 , … ] for all 1 ≤ j ≤ n − 1. (5)
Definition 1.1. We say that a polynomial p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) as in (3) is a Parry polynomial if the coefficients { a j } j = 0 n − 1 \{a_j\}_{j=0}^{n-1} { a j } j = 0 n − 1 form a finite Parry sequence. We say that p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) is a Parry-Pisot polynomial if it is a Parry polynomial and the other n − 1 n-1 n − 1 roots of p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) besides β \beta β belong to the open unit disk.
Definition 1.2. We say that β > 1 \beta>1 β > 1 is a Pisot number if there exists a polynomial p ( z ) = z n + ∑ k = 1 n c k z n − k p(z)=z^n+\sum_{k=1}^{n}c_kz^{n-k} p ( z ) = z n + ∑ k = 1 n c k z n − k with all c k ∈ Z c_k\in\mathbb{Z} c k ∈ Z , such that p ( β ) = 0 p(\beta)=0 p ( β ) = 0 and all other roots of p p p lie in the open unit disk.
Remark 1.1. Note that a Parry polynomial may fail to be a Parry-Pisot polynomial although its corresponding β \beta β is a Pisot number. This happens for example for the (reducible over integers) polynomial
z 5 − z 4 − 1 = ( z 2 − z + 1 ) ( z 3 − z − 1 ) (6) z^5-z^4-1=(z^2-z+1)(z^3-z-1) \tag*{(6)} z 5 − z 4 − 1 = ( z 2 − z + 1 ) ( z 3 − z − 1 ) (6)
where n = 5 n=5 n = 5 , a 0 = a 4 = 1 a_0=a_4=1 a 0 = a 4 = 1 and a 1 = a 2 = a 3 = 0 a_1=a_2=a_3=0 a 1 = a 2 = a 3 = 0 ; this is a finite Parry sequence, see (13) . Here β \beta β is the positive root of z 3 − z − 1 z^3-z-1 z 3 − z − 1 , the so-called “plastic constant", the smallest possible Pisot number. But p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) in (6) is not Parry-Pisot because two of its roots are e ± i π / 3 e^{\pm i\pi/3} e ± iπ /3 and have length one and the other two roots of z 3 − z − 1 z^3-z-1 z 3 − z − 1 have length less than 1.
For any β > 1 \beta>1 β > 1 coming from a finite Parry sequence we introduce the transfer (or Perron-Frobenius) operator P : L p ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) → L p ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) \mathcal{P}:L^p([0,1])\to L^p([0,1]) P : L p ([ 0 , 1 ]) → L p ([ 0 , 1 ]) with 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞ 1\leq p\leq\infty 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞ given by
( P f ) ( x ) = β − 1 ∑ k = 0 a 0 f ( x + k β ) , 0 ≤ x ≤ 1. (7) (\mathcal{P}f)(x)=\beta^{-1}\sum_{k=0}^{a_0}f\left(\frac{x+k}{\beta}\right),\qquad0\leq x\leq1. \tag*{(7)} ( P f ) ( x ) = β − 1 k = 0 ∑ a 0 f ( β x + k ) , 0 ≤ x ≤ 1. (7)
Here we always assume f ( x ) = 0 f(x)=0 f ( x ) = 0 if x ∉ [ 0 , 1 ] x\notin[0,1] x ∈ / [ 0 , 1 ] .
Let us also introduce the composition (Koopman) operator K : L p ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) → L p ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) K : L^p([0,1]) \to L^p([0,1]) K : L p ([ 0 , 1 ]) → L p ([ 0 , 1 ]) acting as
( K f ) ( x ) = f ( T β ( x ) ) = f ( β x − ⌊ β x ⌋ ) . (8) (Kf)(x)=f(T_\beta(x))=f(\beta x-\lfloor\beta x\rfloor). \tag*{(8)} ( K f ) ( x ) = f ( T β ( x )) = f ( β x − ⌊ β x ⌋) . (8)
There is an important duality relation between these two operators. For all g ∈ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) g \in L^1([0,1]) g ∈ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) and f ∈ L ∞ ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) f \in L^\infty([0,1]) f ∈ L ∞ ([ 0 , 1 ]) :
∫ [ 0 , 1 ] g ( x ) ( K f ) ( x ) d x = ∫ [ 0 , 1 ] ( P g ) ( x ) f ( x ) d x . (9) \int_{[0,1]} g(x)(Kf)(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=\int_{[0,1]}(\mathcal{P}g)(x)f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x. \tag*{(9)} ∫ [ 0 , 1 ] g ( x ) ( K f ) ( x ) d x = ∫ [ 0 , 1 ] ( P g ) ( x ) f ( x ) d x . (9)
More on the necessary and sufficient conditions for having a finite Parry sequence
Following [10 ] we will give here a few more details on the necessary and sufficient conditions which the coefficients must obey when they satisfy (4) and (5) .
The first equality in (4) demands a 0 < β < a 0 + 1 a_0 < \beta< a_0+1 a 0 < β < a 0 + 1 (where β > a 0 \beta> a_0 β > a 0 holds due to (2) ). Furthermore, by T β : [ 0 , 1 ] → [ 0 , 1 ) T_\beta: [0,1] \to[0,1) T β : [ 0 , 1 ] → [ 0 , 1 ) together with (2) and (4) , we have for all 1 ≤ k ≤ n − 1 1 \leq k \leq n-1 1 ≤ k ≤ n − 1 :
b 0 : = 1 , b 1 : = a 1 β + ⋯ + a n − 1 β n − 1 = T β ( 1 ) = β − a 0 ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) , b 2 : = a 2 β + ⋯ + a n − 1 β n − 2 = T β 2 ( 1 ) = β 2 − β a 0 − a 1 ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) , ⋮ b k : = a k β + ⋯ + a n − 1 β n − k = T β k ( 1 ) = β k − β k − 1 a 0 − β k − 2 a 1 − ⋯ − a k − 1 ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) . (10) \begin{aligned}
b_0&:=1,\\
b_1&:=\frac{a_1}{\beta}+\cdots+\frac{a_{n-1}}{\beta^{n-1}}=T_\beta(1)=\beta-a_0\in(0,1),\\
b_2&:=\frac{a_2}{\beta}+\cdots+\frac{a_{n-1}}{\beta^{n-2}}=T_\beta^2(1)=\beta^2-\beta a_0-a_1\in(0,1),\\
&\vdots\\
b_k&:=\frac{a_k}{\beta}+\cdots+\frac{a_{n-1}}{\beta^{n-k}}=T_\beta^k(1)=\beta^k-\beta^{k-1}a_0-\beta^{k-2}a_1-\cdots-a_{k-1}\in(0,1). \tag*{(10)}
\end{aligned} b 0 b 1 b 2 b k := 1 , := β a 1 + ⋯ + β n − 1 a n − 1 = T β ( 1 ) = β − a 0 ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) , := β a 2 + ⋯ + β n − 2 a n − 1 = T β 2 ( 1 ) = β 2 − β a 0 − a 1 ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) , ⋮ := β a k + ⋯ + β n − k a n − 1 = T β k ( 1 ) = β k − β k − 1 a 0 − β k − 2 a 1 − ⋯ − a k − 1 ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) . (10)
We gather a few important facts implied by (4) .
Lemma 1.2. We have b j ≠ b k b_j \ne b_k b j = b k if j ≠ k j \ne k j = k .
Proof. If j > k j>k j > k and T j ( 1 ) = T k ( 1 ) T^j(1)=T^k(1) T j ( 1 ) = T k ( 1 ) then T n − j T^{n-j} T n − j acting on T j ( 1 ) T^j(1) T j ( 1 ) gives zero but acting on T k ( 1 ) T^k(1) T k ( 1 ) does not, which leads to a contradiction. □ \square □
Lemma 1.3. Let a 0 ≥ max { a 1 , … , a n − 1 } a_0 \geq\max\{a_1,\ldots,a_{n-1}\} a 0 ≥ max { a 1 , … , a n − 1 } be non-negative integers with a 0 a n − 1 ≥ 1 a_0a_{n-1} \geq1 a 0 a n − 1 ≥ 1 but which do not necessarily obey (5) . Let β \beta β be given by (2) . Then a 0 < β < a 0 + 1 a_0 < \beta< a_0+1 a 0 < β < a 0 + 1 . Moreover, if 2 ≤ n ≤ 3 2 \leq n \leq3 2 ≤ n ≤ 3 , then a 0 ≥ max { a 1 , … , a n − 1 } a_0 \geq\max\{a_1,\ldots,a_{n-1}\} a 0 ≥ max { a 1 , … , a n − 1 } is also sufficient for the finite sequence to be Parry.
Proof. Indeed, from (1) we get
f ( a 0 ) < 0 , f ( a 0 + 1 ) > 1 − ∑ j ≥ 1 a 0 ( a 0 + 1 ) j = 0 f(a_0)<0,\qquad f(a_0+1)>1-\sum_{j\geq1}\frac{a_0}{(a_0+1)^j}=0 f ( a 0 ) < 0 , f ( a 0 + 1 ) > 1 − j ≥ 1 ∑ ( a 0 + 1 ) j a 0 = 0
which proves that a 0 < β < a 0 + 1 a_0 < \beta< a_0+1 a 0 < β < a 0 + 1 . Also, when 2 ≤ n ≤ 3 2 \leq n \leq3 2 ≤ n ≤ 3 we see that (5) is always satisfied. □ \square □
Three important examples of finite Parry sequences
The first example we consider is
a 0 ≥ a 1 ≥ ⋯ ≥ a n − 1 ≥ 1. (11) a_0 \ge a_1 \ge\cdots\ge a_{n-1} \ge1. \tag*{(11)} a 0 ≥ a 1 ≥ ⋯ ≥ a n − 1 ≥ 1. (11)
Brauer [1 ] proved that (11) is also sufficient for p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) to be Parry-Pisot, which will play an important role in Theorem 2.1 . For completeness, we give a short alternative proof of Brauer’s result in Lemma A.1.
Another example where (4) and (5) are satisfied is when there exists 0 ≤ j ≤ n − 2 0 \le j \le n-2 0 ≤ j ≤ n − 2 such that
a 0 ≥ a 1 ≥ ⋯ ≥ a j > a j + k ; 1 ≤ j + 1 ≤ j + k ≤ n − 1 ; a 0 a n − 1 ≥ 1. (12) a_0 \ge a_1 \ge\cdots\ge a_j > a_{j+k}; \qquad1 \le j+1 \le j+k \le n-1; \qquad a_0a_{n-1} \ge1. \tag*{(12)} a 0 ≥ a 1 ≥ ⋯ ≥ a j > a j + k ; 1 ≤ j + 1 ≤ j + k ≤ n − 1 ; a 0 a n − 1 ≥ 1. (12)
Here p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) might not be a Parry-Pisot polynomial anymore. On the other hand, if we replace (12) with the more restrictive condition a 0 ≥ 2 + a 1 + ⋯ + a n − 1 a_0 \ge2+a_1+\cdots+a_{n-1} a 0 ≥ 2 + a 1 + ⋯ + a n − 1 , which implies (12) with j = 0 j=0 j = 0 , then p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) is Parry-Pisot again, see Lemma A.2.
A third example where (4) and (5) hold is
n ≥ 4 , a 0 ≥ a n − 1 ≥ 1 , a 1 = ⋯ = a n − 2 = 0. (13) n \ge4,\qquad a_0 \ge a_{n-1} \ge1,\qquad a_1=\cdots=a_{n-2}=0. \tag*{(13)} n ≥ 4 , a 0 ≥ a n − 1 ≥ 1 , a 1 = ⋯ = a n − 2 = 0. (13)
We also prove in Appendix E.§ 2 that all the roots of the polynomial p ( z ) = z n − z n − 1 − 1 p(z)=z^n-z^{n-1}-1 p ( z ) = z n − z n − 1 − 1 converge to the unit circle when n → ∞ n \to\infty n → ∞ . One can also check that when n = 6 j + 5 n=6j+5 n = 6 j + 5 with j ≥ 0 j \ge0 j ≥ 0 , two roots of this polynomial are e ± i π / 3 e^{\pm i\pi/3} e ± iπ /3 , see also (6) when j = 0 j=0 j = 0 .
The Main Results
Asymptotics of P r ( F ) \mathcal{P}^r(F) P r ( F ) for smooth F F F 's
Let us introduce the following linearly independent (due to Lemma 1.2) characteristic functions
ψ 1 ( x ) : = χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) , ψ 2 ( x ) : = χ [ 0 , b 1 ] ( x ) , … , ψ n ( x ) : = χ [ 0 , b n − 1 ] ( x ) , \psi_1(x):=\chi_{[0,1]}(x),\qquad\psi_2(x):=\chi_{[0,b_1]}(x),\qquad\ldots,\qquad\psi_n(x):=\chi_{[0,b_{n-1}]}(x), ψ 1 ( x ) := χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) , ψ 2 ( x ) := χ [ 0 , b 1 ] ( x ) , … , ψ n ( x ) := χ [ 0 , b n − 1 ] ( x ) ,
and
u 1 ( x ) = C 0 ( ψ 1 ( x ) + 1 β ψ 2 ( x ) + ⋯ + 1 β n − 1 ψ n ( x ) ) > 0 , (14) u_1(x)=C_0\left(\psi_1(x)+\frac{1}{\beta}\psi_2(x)+\cdots+\frac{1}{\beta^{n-1}}\psi_n(x)\right)>0, \tag*{(14)} u 1 ( x ) = C 0 ( ψ 1 ( x ) + β 1 ψ 2 ( x ) + ⋯ + β n − 1 1 ψ n ( x ) ) > 0 , (14)
where C 0 > 0 C_0>0 C 0 > 0 is chosen such that ∫ [ 0 , 1 ] u 1 ( x ) d x = 1 \int_{[0,1]}u_1(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=1 ∫ [ 0 , 1 ] u 1 ( x ) d x = 1 . It turns out [10 ] (see also (A.9)) that u 1 u_1 u 1 is the unique positive solution to P f = f \mathcal{P}f=f P f = f in L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) L^1([0,1]) L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) , whose integral equals one.
We now formulate the first result of our paper:
Theorem 2.1. Let n ≥ 2 n\ge2 n ≥ 2 and let { a j } j = 0 n − 1 \{a_j\}_{j=0}^{n-1} { a j } j = 0 n − 1 be a finite Parry sequence whose corresponding p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) is Parry-Pisot as in Definition 1.1. Let P \mathcal{P} P be the operator given in (7) . There exists a function v 1 ≠ 0 v_1\ne0 v 1 = 0 with the properties:
v 1 v_1 v 1 is piecewise equal to polynomials of degree at most one,
P v 1 = β − 1 v 1 \mathcal{P}v_1=\beta^{-1}v_1 P v 1 = β − 1 v 1 and ∫ [ 0 , 1 ] v 1 ( x ) d x = 0 \int_{[0,1]}v_1(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=0 ∫ [ 0 , 1 ] v 1 ( x ) d x = 0 ,
and there exist N 0 ≥ 1 N_0\ge1 N 0 ≥ 1 , ε > 0 \varepsilon>0 ε > 0 , such that for every N ≥ N 0 N\ge N_0 N ≥ N 0 there exists a C < ∞ C<\infty C < ∞ such that for all F ∈ C N ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) F\in C^N([0,1]) F ∈ C N ([ 0 , 1 ]) and r ≥ 1 r\ge1 r ≥ 1 we have:
∥ ( P r F ) ( ⋅ ) − u 1 ( ⋅ ) ∫ 0 1 F d x − β − r 4 ( F ( 1 ) − F ( 0 ) ) v 1 ( ⋅ ) ∥ L ∞ ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) ≤ C ∥ F ∥ C N ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) β − ( 1 + ε ) r . \left\|(\mathcal{P}^rF)(\cdot)-u_1(\cdot)\int_0^1F\,\mathrm{d}x-\frac{\beta^{-r}}{4}\bigl(F(1)-F(0)\bigr)v_1(\cdot)\right\|_{L^\infty([0,1])}
\le C\|F\|_{C^N([0,1])}\beta^{-(1+\varepsilon)r}. ( P r F ) ( ⋅ ) − u 1 ( ⋅ ) ∫ 0 1 F d x − 4 β − r ( F ( 1 ) − F ( 0 ) ) v 1 ( ⋅ ) L ∞ ([ 0 , 1 ]) ≤ C ∥ F ∥ C N ([ 0 , 1 ]) β − ( 1 + ε ) r . The proof of this theorem is in § 4.1 .
Remark 2.2. Theorem 2.1 generalizes the results of [3 ] where only the case n = 2 n=2 n = 2 was considered. It turns out (see Lemma A.3 ) that p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) is always a Parry-Pisot polynomial for all possible finite Parry sequences when n ≤ 3 n \le3 n ≤ 3 . If n ≥ 4 n \ge4 n ≥ 4 this is no longer true, as we will see later on.
Nevertheless, other conditions like in (11) are sufficient for both having a Parry sequence and for p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) to be a Parry-Pisot polynomial (see Lemma A.1). The condition a 0 ≥ 2 + a 1 + ⋯ + a n − 1 a_0 \ge2+a_1+\cdots+a_{n-1} a 0 ≥ 2 + a 1 + ⋯ + a n − 1 also satisfies both requirements (see (12) and Lemma A.2).
Remark 2.3. The estimate we obtain in Theorem 2.1 does not hold when F F F is not smooth enough, for example when we allow functions of bounded variations, a case in which the character of the problem changes completely. The best we can do in the Parry-Pisot case is an error bound going precisely like β − r \beta^{-r} β − r , see Corollary 2.8(iv).
Remark 2.4. The case in which the coefficients { a j } j ≥ 0 \{a_j\}_{j\geq0} { a j } j ≥ 0 become eventually periodic but not zero, remains open.
When p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) is not Parry-Pisot, we have to consider P \mathcal{P} P as an operator on functions with bounded variation and in general we cannot hope for error bounds better than β − α r \beta^{-\alpha r} β − α r with 0 < α < 1 0<\alpha<1 0 < α < 1 . But when F F F is a polynomial and p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) is “barely” not Parry-Pisot because it has roots on the unit circle, we can do much better, as we can see in the following example.
Theorem 2.5. Let n = 4 n=4 n = 4 , a 0 = 3 a_0=3 a 0 = 3 , a 1 = 2 a_1=2 a 1 = 2 , a 2 = 0 a_2=0 a 2 = 0 and a 3 = 2 a_3=2 a 3 = 2 , with 3 < β < 4 3<\beta<4 3 < β < 4 . Then:
(1) There exist two functions u 2 u_2 u 2 and v 1 v_1 v 1 with the properties:
u 2 u_2 u 2 is piecewise constant and v 1 v_1 v 1 is piecewise equal to a polynomial of degree at most one,
P u 2 = − 1 β u 2 \mathcal{P}u_2=-\frac{1}{\beta}u_2 P u 2 = − β 1 u 2 , P v 1 = 1 β v 1 \mathcal{P}v_1=\frac{1}{\beta}v_1 P v 1 = β 1 v 1 and ∫ [ 0 , 1 ] u 2 ( x ) d x = ∫ [ 0 , 1 ] v 1 ( x ) d x = 0 \int_{[0,1]}u_2(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=\int_{[0,1]}v_1(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=0 ∫ [ 0 , 1 ] u 2 ( x ) d x = ∫ [ 0 , 1 ] v 1 ( x ) d x = 0 .
(2) If q ( x ) q(x) q ( x ) is any polynomial of degree M ≥ 1 M\geq1 M ≥ 1 on [ 0 , 1 ] [0,1] [ 0 , 1 ] then there exist ε > 0 \varepsilon>0 ε > 0 and C < ∞ C<\infty C < ∞ and two coefficients C 2 , q C_{2,q} C 2 , q and C 3 , q C_{3,q} C 3 , q depending on q q q such that for all r ≥ 1 r\geq1 r ≥ 1 we have
∥ ( P r q ) ( ⋅ ) − u 1 ( ⋅ ) ∫ 0 1 q ( x ) d x − ( − 1 ) r β r C 2 , q u 2 ( ⋅ ) − 1 β r C 3 , q v 1 ( ⋅ ) ∥ L ∞ ≤ C ∥ q ∥ C M β − ( 1 + ε ) r . \left\|(\mathcal{P}^{r}q)(\cdot)-u_1(\cdot)\int_0^1q(x)\,\mathrm{d}x-\frac{(-1)^r}{\beta^r}C_{2,q}u_2(\cdot)-\frac{1}{\beta^r}C_{3,q}v_1(\cdot)\right\|_{L^\infty}\leq C\|q\|_{C^M}\beta^{-(1+\varepsilon)r}. ( P r q ) ( ⋅ ) − u 1 ( ⋅ ) ∫ 0 1 q ( x ) d x − β r ( − 1 ) r C 2 , q u 2 ( ⋅ ) − β r 1 C 3 , q v 1 ( ⋅ ) L ∞ ≤ C ∥ q ∥ C M β − ( 1 + ε ) r . This theorem is proved in § 4.2 .
The spectrum of the transfer operator when restricted to L p ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) L^p([0,1]) L p ([ 0 , 1 ]) spaces
Let { a j } j = 0 n − 1 \{a_j\}_{j=0}^{n-1} { a j } j = 0 n − 1 be any finite Parry sequence with
b 1 = T β ( 1 ) = β − a 0 = a 1 β + ⋯ + a n − 1 β n − 1 ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) . b_1=T_\beta(1)=\beta-a_0=\frac{a_1}{\beta}+\cdots+\frac{a_{n-1}}{\beta^{n-1}}\in(0,1). b 1 = T β ( 1 ) = β − a 0 = β a 1 + ⋯ + β n − 1 a n − 1 ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) .
Theorem 2.6. The following statements hold true:
(1) For any g ∈ C 0 ∞ ( ( 0 , 1 ) ) g\in C^\infty_0((0,1)) g ∈ C 0 ∞ (( 0 , 1 )) we define ψ 0 ( x ) = g ( β x ) χ [ 0 , b 1 / β ] ( x ) − g ( β x − a 0 ) χ [ a 0 / β , 1 ] ( x ) \psi_0(x)=g(\beta x)\chi_{[0,b_1/\beta]}(x)-g(\beta x-a_0)\chi_{[a_0/\beta,1]}(x) ψ 0 ( x ) = g ( β x ) χ [ 0 , b 1 / β ] ( x ) − g ( β x − a 0 ) χ [ a 0 / β , 1 ] ( x ) . Then
( P ψ 0 ) ( x ) = 0 for a.e. x ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] . (15) (\mathcal{P}\psi_0)(x)=0\quad\text{for a.e. }x\in[0,1]. \tag*{(15)} ( P ψ 0 ) ( x ) = 0 for a.e. x ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] . (15)
(2) Let u 1 u_1 u 1 be as in (14) . Then K ~ p : = u 1 1 / p K u 1 − 1 / p \widetilde{K}_p := u_1^{1/p} K u_1^{-1/p} K p := u 1 1/ p K u 1 − 1/ p is a non-surjective isometry on L p ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) L^p([0,1]) L p ([ 0 , 1 ]) for all 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞ 1 \le p \le\infty 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞ . Moreover, the spectrum of K ~ p \widetilde{K}_p K p and K K K equals the closed unit disk.
(3) Let 1 ≤ p , p ′ ≤ ∞ 1 \le p,p' \le\infty 1 ≤ p , p ′ ≤ ∞ and 1 p + 1 p ′ = 1 \frac{1}{p}+\frac{1}{p'}=1 p 1 + p ′ 1 = 1 . For every ∣ z ∣ < 1 |z|<1 ∣ z ∣ < 1 let us define
ψ z : = u 1 1 / p ′ ( Id − z K ~ p ) − 1 ( ψ 0 u 1 1 / p ′ ) ∈ L p ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) . \psi_z := u_1^{1/p'}\left(\operatorname{Id}-z\widetilde{K}_p\right)^{-1}\left(\frac{\psi_0}{u_1^{1/p'}}\right) \in L^p([0,1]). ψ z := u 1 1/ p ′ ( Id − z K p ) − 1 ( u 1 1/ p ′ ψ 0 ) ∈ L p ([ 0 , 1 ]) .
Then P ψ z = z ψ z \mathcal{P}\psi_z=z\psi_z P ψ z = z ψ z .
The proof of this theorem is given in § 4.3 .
The resolvent of the transfer operator when restricted to functions of bounded variation
The next result is about the resolvent and the spectrum of P \mathcal{P} P when restricted to functions of (essential) bounded variation B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) ⊂ L ∞ ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) BV([0,1])\subset L^\infty([0,1]) B V ([ 0 , 1 ]) ⊂ L ∞ ([ 0 , 1 ]) where the norm is given by:
∥ f ∥ B V : = inf { Var 0 1 ( g ) + ∥ g ∥ L ∞ : f = g Lebesgue almost everywhere on [ 0 , 1 ] } . (16) \|f\|_{BV}:=\inf\left\{\operatorname{Var}_0^1(g)+\|g\|_{L^\infty}: f=g\ \text{Lebesgue almost everywhere on }[0,1]\right\}. \tag*{(16)} ∥ f ∥ B V := inf { Var 0 1 ( g ) + ∥ g ∥ L ∞ : f = g Lebesgue almost everywhere on [ 0 , 1 ] } . (16)
where
Var 0 1 ( g ) : = sup m ≥ 1 sup { 0 = x 1 < x 2 < ⋯ < x m = 1 } ∑ j = 1 m − 1 ∣ g ( x j + 1 ) − g ( x j ) ∣ . (17) \operatorname{Var}_0^1(g):=\sup_{m\ge1}\sup_{\{0=x_1<x_2<\cdots<x_m=1\}}\sum_{j=1}^{m-1}|g(x_{j+1})-g(x_j)|. \tag*{(17)} Var 0 1 ( g ) := m ≥ 1 sup { 0 = x 1 < x 2 < ⋯ < x m = 1 } sup j = 1 ∑ m − 1 ∣ g ( x j + 1 ) − g ( x j ) ∣. (17)
One may also use ∥ f ∥ L 1 \|f\|_{L^1} ∥ f ∥ L 1 instead of ∥ f ∥ L ∞ \|f\|_{L^\infty} ∥ f ∥ L ∞ in the definition of the B V BV B V norm. The two definitions lead to equivalent norms because on [ 0 , 1 ] [0,1] [ 0 , 1 ] we have the inequalities
∥ f ∥ L 1 ≤ ∥ f ∥ L ∞ , ∥ f ∥ L ∞ ≤ Var 0 1 ( f ) + ∥ f ∥ L 1 . \|f\|_{L^1}\le\|f\|_{L^\infty},\qquad\|f\|_{L^\infty}\le\operatorname{Var}_0^1(f)+\|f\|_{L^1}. ∥ f ∥ L 1 ≤ ∥ f ∥ L ∞ , ∥ f ∥ L ∞ ≤ Var 0 1 ( f ) + ∥ f ∥ L 1 .
Let Π \Pi Π be the rank n n n orthogonal projection corresponding to the subspace
Span { χ [ 0 , b 0 ] , … , χ [ 0 , b n − 1 ] } ⊂ L 2 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) \operatorname{Span}\{\chi_{[0,b_0]},\ldots,\chi_{[0,b_{n-1}]}\}\subset L^2([0,1]) Span { χ [ 0 , b 0 ] , … , χ [ 0 , b n − 1 ] } ⊂ L 2 ([ 0 , 1 ])
where the b j b_j b j ’s are as in (10) . The matrix A = { ⟨ χ [ 0 , b k ] , χ [ 0 , b j ] ⟩ L 2 } k , j = 0 n − 1 A=\{\langle\chi_{[0,b_k]},\chi_{[0,b_j]}\rangle_{L^2}\}_{k,j=0}^{n-1} A = {⟨ χ [ 0 , b k ] , χ [ 0 , b j ] ⟩ L 2 } k , j = 0 n − 1 is symmetric and invertible. Define u ~ j ∈ Range ( Π ) \widetilde{u}_j\in\operatorname{Range}(\Pi) u j ∈ Range ( Π ) by u ~ j = ∑ k = 0 n − 1 ( A − 1 ) j k χ [ 0 , b k ] \widetilde{u}_j=\sum_{k=0}^{n-1}(A^{-1})_{jk}\chi_{[0,b_k]} u j = ∑ k = 0 n − 1 ( A − 1 ) j k χ [ 0 , b k ] . Then
∫ 0 1 u ~ j ( t ) χ [ 0 , b m ] ( t ) d t = δ j m \int_0^1\widetilde{u}_j(t)\chi_{[0,b_m]}(t)\,\mathrm{d}t=\delta_{jm} ∫ 0 1 u j ( t ) χ [ 0 , b m ] ( t ) d t = δ j m
and
( Π f ) ( x ) = ∑ j = 0 n − 1 χ [ 0 , b j ] ( x ) ∫ 0 1 u ~ j ( t ) f ( t ) d t . (18) (\Pi f)(x)=\sum_{j=0}^{n-1}\chi_{[0,b_j]}(x)\int_0^1\widetilde{u}_j(t)f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t. \tag*{(18)} ( Π f ) ( x ) = j = 0 ∑ n − 1 χ [ 0 , b j ] ( x ) ∫ 0 1 u j ( t ) f ( t ) d t . (18)
Theorem 2.7. Both P \mathcal{P} P from (7) and Π \Pi Π from (18) leave B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) BV([0,1]) B V ([ 0 , 1 ]) invariant, are bounded on this space and P Π = Π P Π \mathcal{P}\Pi=\Pi\mathcal{P}\Pi P Π = Π P Π . Let P n P_n P n be the matrix from (A.1) corresponding to β Π P Π \beta\Pi\mathcal{P}\Pi β Π P Π . Then on B V BV B V , the difference
( P − z ) − 1 − Π ( β − 1 P n − z ) − 1 Π (\mathcal{P}-z)^{-1}-\Pi(\beta^{-1}P_n-z)^{-1}\Pi ( P − z ) − 1 − Π ( β − 1 P n − z ) − 1 Π has an analytic extension from ∣ z ∣ > ∥ P ∥ B V ≥ 1 |z|>\|\mathcal{P}\|_{BV}\ge1 ∣ z ∣ > ∥ P ∥ B V ≥ 1 to ∣ z ∣ > β − 1 |z|>\beta^{-1} ∣ z ∣ > β − 1 . Thus ( P − z ) − 1 (\mathcal{P}-z)^{-1} ( P − z ) − 1 is meromorphic on ∣ z ∣ > β − 1 |z|>\beta^{-1} ∣ z ∣ > β − 1 with finite rank poles at all points ζ \zeta ζ for which λ = ζ β \lambda=\zeta\beta λ = ζ β (with ∣ λ ∣ > 1 |\lambda|>1 ∣ λ ∣ > 1 ) is a root of the Parry polynomial p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) from (3) .
Moreover, the essential spectrum of P \mathcal{P} P is the whole disk ∣ z ∣ ≤ β − 1 |z|\le\beta^{-1} ∣ z ∣ ≤ β − 1 , where every z z z with ∣ z ∣ < β − 1 |z|<\beta^{-1} ∣ z ∣ < β − 1 is an eigenvalue with infinite multiplicity.
The proof of this theorem is given in § 4.4 .
Asymptotics of P r ( f ) \mathcal{P}^{r}(f) P r ( f ) when f ∈ B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) f \in BV([0,1]) f ∈ B V ([ 0 , 1 ])
Here P \mathcal{P} P is again considered as an operator on B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) BV([0,1]) B V ([ 0 , 1 ]) . Let Π \Pi Π be the projection from (18) , together with the matrix P n \mathcal{P}_{n} P n associated to β Π P Π \beta\Pi\mathcal{P}\Pi β Π P Π and its eigenvalues { β ≡ λ 1 , λ 2 , … , λ n } \{\beta\equiv\lambda_{1},\lambda_{2},\ldots,\lambda_{n}\} { β ≡ λ 1 , λ 2 , … , λ n } from Lemma A.1, which are also the roots of the Parry polynomial p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) from (3) . From Theorem 2.7 we know that the essential spectrum of P \mathcal{P} P restricted to B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) BV([0,1]) B V ([ 0 , 1 ]) equals the disk ∣ z ∣ ≤ β − 1 |z| \leq\beta^{-1} ∣ z ∣ ≤ β − 1 and is pure point if ∣ z ∣ < β − 1 |z| < \beta^{-1} ∣ z ∣ < β − 1 . Also, from Theorem 2.7 we know that all the numbers ζ j : = λ j β − 1 \zeta_{j}:=\lambda_{j}\beta^{-1} ζ j := λ j β − 1 with ∣ ζ j ∣ > β − 1 |\zeta_{j}| > \beta^{-1} ∣ ζ j ∣ > β − 1 are discrete eigenvalues of P \mathcal{P} P . We have that ζ 1 = 1 \zeta_{1}=1 ζ 1 = 1 is always a simple eigenvalue, and when p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) is Parry-Pisot then this is the only discrete eigenvalue.
Corollary 2.8. Let Q j Q_{j} Q j be the Riesz projection on the generalized eigenspace corresponding to the eigenvalue ζ j \zeta_{j} ζ j with ∣ ζ j ∣ > β − 1 |\zeta_{j}|>\beta^{-1} ∣ ζ j ∣ > β − 1 and let Q = ∑ ∣ ζ j ∣ > β − 1 Q j Q=\sum_{|\zeta_{j}|>\beta^{-1} }Q_{j} Q = ∑ ∣ ζ j ∣ > β − 1 Q j . Let 1 ≤ m j < n 1\leq m_{j}<n 1 ≤ m j < n be the finite rank of Q j Q_{j} Q j .
(1) We have
P r Q = Q 1 + ∑ 1 > ∣ ζ j ∣ > β − 1 ζ j r ( 1 + ( N j / ζ j ) ) r Q j \mathcal{P}^{r}Q=Q_{1}+\sum_{1>|\zeta_{j}|>\beta^{-1}}\zeta_{j}^{r}\left(1+\left(N_{j}/\zeta_{j}\right)\right)^{r}Q_{j} P r Q = Q 1 + 1 > ∣ ζ j ∣ > β − 1 ∑ ζ j r ( 1 + ( N j / ζ j ) ) r Q j
where N j : = ( P − ζ j ) Q j N_{j}:=(\mathcal{P}-\zeta_{j})Q_{j} N j := ( P − ζ j ) Q j obeys N j m j = 0 N_{j}^{m_{j}}=0 N j m j = 0 and
( 1 + N j / ζ j ) r = ∑ l = 0 m j − 1 ( N j / ζ j ) l ( r l ) . \left(1+N_{j}/\zeta_{j}\right)^{r}=\sum_{l=0}^{m_{j}-1}\left(N_{j}/\zeta_{j}\right)^{l}\binom{r}{l}. ( 1 + N j / ζ j ) r = l = 0 ∑ m j − 1 ( N j / ζ j ) l ( l r ) .
(2) Let 0 < α < 1 0<\alpha<1 0 < α < 1 . Then for all r ≥ 1 r\geq1 r ≥ 1 we have
P r = Q 1 + ∑ 1 > ∣ ζ j ∣ > β − 1 ζ j r ( 1 + ( N j / ζ j ) ) r Q j + O ( β − α r ) , (19) \mathcal{P}^{r}=Q_{1}+\sum_{1>|\zeta_{j}|>\beta^{-1}}\zeta_{j}^{r}\left(1+\left(N_{j}/\zeta_{j}\right)\right)^{r}Q_{j}+O(\beta^{-\alpha r}), \tag*{(19)} P r = Q 1 + 1 > ∣ ζ j ∣ > β − 1 ∑ ζ j r ( 1 + ( N j / ζ j ) ) r Q j + O ( β − α r ) , (19)
where O ( β − α r ) O(\beta^{-\alpha r}) O ( β − α r ) is in the B V BV B V norm. We also have
Q 1 f = u 1 ∫ 0 1 f ( x ) d x . (20) Q_{1}f=u_{1}\int_{0}^{1}f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x. \tag*{(20)} Q 1 f = u 1 ∫ 0 1 f ( x ) d x . (20)
(3) Assume that all eigenvalues obeying 1 > ∣ ζ j ∣ > β − 1 1>|\zeta_{j}|>\beta^{-1} 1 > ∣ ζ j ∣ > β − 1 have multiplicity m j = 1 m_{j}=1 m j = 1 . There exist u j ∈ Range ( Π ) u_{j}\in\operatorname{Range}(\Pi) u j ∈ Range ( Π ) and U ^ ( j ) ∈ B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) ∗ \widehat{U}^{(j)}\in BV([0,1])^{*} U ( j ) ∈ B V ([ 0 , 1 ] ) ∗ with ( Q j f ) ( x ) = u j ( x ) U ^ ( j ) ( f ) (Q_{j}f)(x)=u_{j}(x)\widehat{U}^{(j)}(f) ( Q j f ) ( x ) = u j ( x ) U ( j ) ( f ) and U ^ ( j ) ( u k ) = δ j k \widehat{U}^{(j)}(u_{k})=\delta_{jk} U ( j ) ( u k ) = δ j k such that given 0 < α < 1 0<\alpha<1 0 < α < 1 there exists C α > 0 C_{\alpha}>0 C α > 0 such that for all f ∈ B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) f\in BV([0,1]) f ∈ B V ([ 0 , 1 ]) and all r ≥ 1 r\geq1 r ≥ 1 we have
∥ ( P r f ) ( ⋅ ) − u 1 ( ⋅ ) ∫ 0 1 f ( t ) d t − ∑ 1 > ∣ ζ j ∣ > β − 1 ζ j r u j ( ⋅ ) U ^ ( j ) ( f ) ∥ B V ≤ C α ∥ f ∥ B V β − α r . (21) \left\|\left(\mathcal{P}^{r}f\right)(\cdot)-u_{1}(\cdot)\int_{0}^{1}f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t-\sum_{1>|\zeta_{j}|>\beta^{-1}}\zeta_{j}^{r}u_{j}(\cdot)\widehat{U}^{(j)}(f)\right\|_{BV}\leq C_{\alpha}\|f\|_{BV}\beta^{-\alpha r}. \tag*{(21)} ( P r f ) ( ⋅ ) − u 1 ( ⋅ ) ∫ 0 1 f ( t ) d t − 1 > ∣ ζ j ∣ > β − 1 ∑ ζ j r u j ( ⋅ ) U ( j ) ( f ) B V ≤ C α ∥ f ∥ B V β − α r . (21)
(4) If p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) is Parry-Pisot, then there exists C > 0 C>0 C > 0 such that for all f ∈ B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) f\in BV([0,1]) f ∈ B V ([ 0 , 1 ]) and all r ≥ 1 r\geq1 r ≥ 1 we have
∥ ( P r f ) ( ⋅ ) − u 1 ( ⋅ ) ∫ 0 1 f ( t ) d t ∥ B V ≤ C ∥ f ∥ B V β − r . \left\|\left(\mathcal{P}^{r}f\right)(\cdot)-u_{1}(\cdot)\int_{0}^{1}f(t)\,\mathrm{d}t\right\|_{BV}\leq C\|f\|_{BV}\beta^{-r}. ( P r f ) ( ⋅ ) − u 1 ( ⋅ ) ∫ 0 1 f ( t ) d t B V ≤ C ∥ f ∥ B V β − r .
The proof of this corollary is given in § 4.5 .
The eigenvectors of P ∗ \mathcal{P}^{*} P ∗ in BV ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) ∗ \operatorname{BV}([0,1])^{*} BV ([ 0 , 1 ] ) ∗
Here we want to give an “explicit” formula for the functionals U ^ ( j ) \widehat{U}^{(j)} U ( j ) from (21) . Before we can do that we need to introduce some notation, which will also play an important role in several other proofs.
We split the interval [ 0 , 1 ] [0,1] [ 0 , 1 ] as
t k 1 j 1 : = { j 1 β , 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a 0 − 1 when k 1 = 1 , a 0 β + j 1 β 2 , 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a 1 − 1 when k 1 = 2 , a 0 β + a 1 β 2 + j 1 β 3 , 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a 2 − 1 when k 1 = 3 , ⋮ a 0 β + a 1 β 2 + ⋯ + a n − 2 β n − 1 + j 1 β n , 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a n − 1 − 1 when k 1 = n . t_{k_1}^{j_1}:=
\begin{cases}
\dfrac{j_1}{\beta}, & 0\leq j_1\leq a_0-1 \quad\text{when } k_1=1,\\
\dfrac{a_0}{\beta}+\dfrac{j_1}{\beta^2}, & 0\leq j_1\leq a_1-1 \quad\text{when } k_1=2,\\
\dfrac{a_0}{\beta}+\dfrac{a_1}{\beta^2}+\dfrac{j_1}{\beta^3}, & 0\leq j_1\leq a_2-1 \quad\text{when } k_1=3,\\
\vdots& \\
\dfrac{a_0}{\beta}+\dfrac{a_1}{\beta^2}+\cdots+\dfrac{a_{n-2}}{\beta^{n-1}}+\dfrac{j_1}{\beta^n}, & 0\leq j_1\leq a_{n-1}-1 \quad\text{when } k_1=n.
\end{cases} t k 1 j 1 := ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ β j 1 , β a 0 + β 2 j 1 , β a 0 + β 2 a 1 + β 3 j 1 , ⋮ β a 0 + β 2 a 1 + ⋯ + β n − 1 a n − 2 + β n j 1 , 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a 0 − 1 when k 1 = 1 , 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a 1 − 1 when k 1 = 2 , 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a 2 − 1 when k 1 = 3 , 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a n − 1 − 1 when k 1 = n .
where we use the convention that if a i − 1 = 0 a_{i-1}=0 a i − 1 = 0 , for i ∈ { 2 , … , n − 1 } i\in\{2,\ldots,n-1\} i ∈ { 2 , … , n − 1 } , then we omit the case k 1 = i k_1=i k 1 = i , since this implies that we have no intervals of length β − i \beta^{-i} β − i . We also have
t k a k − 1 − 1 + β − k = t k + 1 0 , a k − 1 a k > 0 , 1 ≤ k ≤ n − 1 , t_k^{a_{k-1}-1}+\beta^{-k}=t_{k+1}^{0},\qquad a_{k-1}a_k>0,\qquad1\leq k\leq n-1, t k a k − 1 − 1 + β − k = t k + 1 0 , a k − 1 a k > 0 , 1 ≤ k ≤ n − 1 ,
t n a n − 1 − 1 + β − n = 1. t_n^{a_{n-1}-1}+\beta^{-n}=1. t n a n − 1 − 1 + β − n = 1.
Figure 1. Plot of the first splitting of the interval $[0,1]..
A second splitting of each subinterval is given by
t k 1 k 2 j 1 j 2 : = t k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 t k 2 j 2 t_{k_1k_2}^{j_1j_2}:=t_{k_1}^{j_1}+\beta^{-k_1}t_{k_2}^{j_2} t k 1 k 2 j 1 j 2 := t k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 t k 2 j 2
and after m m m splittings we have
t k 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m : = t k 1 k 2 ⋯ k m − 1 j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m − 1 + β − ( k 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k m − 1 ) t k m j m . t_{k_1k_2\cdots k_m}^{j_1j_2\cdots j_m}:=t_{k_1k_2\cdots k_{m-1}}^{j_1j_2\cdots j_{m-1}}+\beta^{-(k_1+k_2+\cdots+k_{m-1})}t_{k_m}^{j_m}. t k 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m := t k 1 k 2 ⋯ k m − 1 j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m − 1 + β − ( k 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k m − 1 ) t k m j m .
To simplify notation, we write
k m : = ( k 1 , k 2 , … , k m ) , \mathbf{k}_m:=(k_1,k_2,\ldots,k_m), k m := ( k 1 , k 2 , … , k m ) ,
j m : = ( j 1 , j 2 , … , j m ) , \mathbf{j}_m:=(j_1,j_2,\ldots,j_m), j m := ( j 1 , j 2 , … , j m ) ,
t k m j m : = t k 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m , t_{\mathbf{k}_m}^{\mathbf{j}_m}:=t_{k_1k_2\cdots k_m}^{j_1j_2\cdots j_m}, t k m j m := t k 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m ,
∣ k m ∣ : = k 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k m , \lvert\mathbf{k}_m\rvert:=k_1+k_2+\cdots+k_m, ∣ k m ∣ := k 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k m ,
m ≤ ∣ k m ∣ ≤ m n . (22) m\leq\lvert\mathbf{k}_m\rvert\leq mn. \tag*{(22)} m ≤ ∣ k m ∣ ≤ mn . (22)
We will use the notation
∑ t k m j m : = ∑ k 1 = 1 n ∑ j 1 = 0 a k 1 − 1 − 1 ⋯ ∑ k m = 1 n ∑ j m = 0 a k m − 1 − 1 \sum_{t_{k_m}^{j_m}}:=\sum_{k_1=1}^{n}\sum_{j_1=0}^{a_{k_1-1}-1}\cdots\sum_{k_m=1}^{n}\sum_{j_m=0}^{a_{k_m-1}-1} t k m j m ∑ := k 1 = 1 ∑ n j 1 = 0 ∑ a k 1 − 1 − 1 ⋯ k m = 1 ∑ n j m = 0 ∑ a k m − 1 − 1
with the same convention that if a k − 1 = 0 a_{k-1}=0 a k − 1 = 0 then k k k does not appear in the sum.
Theorem 2.9. Let ζ = λ / β \zeta=\lambda/\beta ζ = λ / β be an eigenvalue with 1 < ∣ λ ∣ ≤ β 1<|\lambda|\leq\beta 1 < ∣ λ ∣ ≤ β and λ \lambda λ is a root of the Parry polynomial which satisfies:
1 = ∑ j = 1 n a j − 1 λ j = ∑ k = 1 n λ − k ∑ j k = 0 a k − 1 − 1 1. (23) 1=\sum_{j=1}^{n}\frac{a_{j-1}}{\lambda^{j}}=\sum_{k=1}^{n}\lambda^{-k}\sum_{j_k=0}^{a_{k-1}-1}1. \tag*{(23)} 1 = j = 1 ∑ n λ j a j − 1 = k = 1 ∑ n λ − k j k = 0 ∑ a k − 1 − 1 1. (23) Let f ∈ B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) f\in BV([0,1]) f ∈ B V ([ 0 , 1 ]) . For m ≥ 1 m\geq1 m ≥ 1 we define
U ^ m ( f ) : = ∑ t k m j m λ − ∣ k m ∣ f ( t k m j m ) . \widehat{U}_m(f):=\sum_{t_{k_m}^{j_m}}\lambda^{-|k_m|}f\left(t_{k_m}^{j_m}\right). U m ( f ) := t k m j m ∑ λ − ∣ k m ∣ f ( t k m j m ) . Then:
(i) U ^ ( f ) : = lim m → ∞ U ^ m ( f ) \widehat{U}(f):=\lim_{m\to\infty}\widehat{U}_m(f) U ( f ) := lim m → ∞ U m ( f ) exists, it defines a bounded functional on B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) BV([0,1]) B V ([ 0 , 1 ]) and
U ^ ( P f ) = ζ U ^ ( f ) . (24) \widehat{U}(\mathcal{P}f)=\zeta\widehat{U}(f). \tag*{(24)} U ( P f ) = ζ U ( f ) . (24) When ζ = 1 \zeta=1 ζ = 1 then U ^ ( f ) = ∫ 0 1 f ( x ) d x \widehat{U}(f)=\int_0^1f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x U ( f ) = ∫ 0 1 f ( x ) d x .
(ii) Take any y ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) y\in(0,1) y ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) with its greedy β \beta β -decomposition y = ∑ j ≥ 1 y j − 1 β j y=\sum_{j\geq1}\frac{y_{j-1}}{\beta^j} y = ∑ j ≥ 1 β j y j − 1 where y j − 1 = ⌊ β T j − 1 ( y ) ⌋ y_{j-1}=\lfloor\beta T^{j-1}(y)\rfloor y j − 1 = ⌊ β T j − 1 ( y )⌋ , j ≥ 1 j\geq1 j ≥ 1 . Then
U ^ ( χ [ 0 , y ] ) = ∑ j ≥ 1 y j − 1 λ j . (25) \widehat{U}(\chi_{[0,y]})=\sum_{j\geq1}\frac{y_{j-1}}{\lambda^j}. \tag*{(25)} U ( χ [ 0 , y ] ) = j ≥ 1 ∑ λ j y j − 1 . (25) Formula (25) coincides with the one obtained in [12 Proposition 4.2] . If h h h is an absolutely continuous function with support in [ 0 , 1 ] [0,1] [ 0 , 1 ] then
U ^ ( h ) = h ( 1 ) − ∑ j = 1 ∞ λ − j ∫ 0 1 y j − 1 h ′ ( y ) d y . (26) \widehat{U}(h)=h(1)-\sum_{j=1}^{\infty}\lambda^{-j}\int_0^1y_{j-1}h'(y)\,\mathrm{d}y. \tag*{(26)} U ( h ) = h ( 1 ) − j = 1 ∑ ∞ λ − j ∫ 0 1 y j − 1 h ′ ( y ) d y . (26) Also, by fixing u = ∑ j = 0 n − 1 λ − j − 1 χ [ 0 , b j ] u=\sum_{j=0}^{n-1}\lambda^{-j-1}\chi_{[0,b_j]} u = ∑ j = 0 n − 1 λ − j − 1 χ [ 0 , b j ] so that P u = ζ u \mathcal{P}u=\zeta u P u = ζ u (see (A.8)), then we have
U ^ ( u ) = h n ′ ( λ ) , h n ( z ) : = 1 − ∑ k = 0 n − 1 a k z k + 1 = z − n p ( z ) . (27) \widehat{U}(u)=h_n'(\lambda),\qquad h_n(z):=1-\sum_{k=0}^{n-1}\frac{a_k}{z^{k+1}}=z^{-n}p(z). \tag*{(27)} U ( u ) = h n ′ ( λ ) , h n ( z ) := 1 − k = 0 ∑ n − 1 z k + 1 a k = z − n p ( z ) . (27) Thus U ^ ( u ) ≠ 0 \widehat{U}(u)\ne0 U ( u ) = 0 if and only if λ \lambda λ is a simple root of the Parry polynomial.
(iii) If β − 1 < ∣ ζ ∣ < 1 \beta^{-1}<|\zeta|<1 β − 1 < ∣ ζ ∣ < 1 then
( 0 , 1 ) ∋ y ↦ U ^ ( χ [ 0 , y ] ) ∈ C (0,1)\ni y\mapsto\widehat{U}(\chi_{[0,y]})\in\mathbb{C} ( 0 , 1 ) ∋ y ↦ U ( χ [ 0 , y ] ) ∈ C is nowhere differentiable. See also [12 Theorem 4.3(v)] .
(iv) If β − 1 < ∣ ζ ∣ < 1 \beta^{-1}<|\zeta|<1 β − 1 < ∣ ζ ∣ < 1 there exists no complex Radon measure μ \mu μ so that U ^ ( f ) = ∫ 0 1 f ( x ) d μ ( x ) \widehat{U}(f)=\int_0^1f(x)\,\mathrm{d}\mu(x) U ( f ) = ∫ 0 1 f ( x ) d μ ( x ) . See also [12 Theorem 4.5] .
(v) Let β − 1 < ∣ ζ ∣ < 1 \beta^{-1}<|\zeta|<1 β − 1 < ∣ ζ ∣ < 1 be a simple eigenvalue with an eigenvector as in (A.8) where c 1 = 1 / λ c_1=1/\lambda c 1 = 1/ λ , and U ^ ( u ζ ) = h n ′ ( λ ) \widehat{U}(u_\zeta)=h'_n(\lambda) U ( u ζ ) = h n ′ ( λ ) is given in (27) . There exists a sequence { C s } s ≥ 1 ⊂ C \{C_s\}_{s\geq1}\subset\mathbb{C} { C s } s ≥ 1 ⊂ C where each C s C_s C s may be computed using a certain rank one Riesz projection given by a matrix of size ( s + 1 ) n × ( s + 1 ) n (s+1)n\times(s+1)n ( s + 1 ) n × ( s + 1 ) n such that if q q q is a polynomial with degree M ≥ 0 M\geq0 M ≥ 0 then with h n h_n h n from (27) we have
U ^ ( q ) = ∑ k 1 = 1 n ∑ j 1 = 0 a k 1 − 1 − 1 ζ − k 1 ( ∫ t k 1 j 1 t k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 q ( u ) d u + h n ′ ( λ ) ∑ s = 1 M + 1 C s β − k 1 s ( q ( s − 1 ) ( t k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 ) − q ( s − 1 ) ( t k 1 j 1 ) ) 1 s ! ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) ) . (28) \widehat{U}(q)=\sum_{k_1=1}^{n}\sum_{j_1=0}^{a_{k_1-1}-1}\zeta^{-k_1}\left(\int_{t_{k_1}^{j_1}}^{t_{k_1}^{j_1}+\beta^{-k_1}}q(u)\,\mathrm{d}u
+h'_n(\lambda)\sum_{s=1}^{M+1}C_s\beta^{-k_1s}\left(q^{(s-1)}\left(t_{k_1}^{j_1}+\beta^{-k_1}\right)-q^{(s-1)}\left(t_{k_1}^{j_1}\right)\right)\frac{1}{s!}\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}\right). \tag*{(28)} U ( q ) = k 1 = 1 ∑ n j 1 = 0 ∑ a k 1 − 1 − 1 ζ − k 1 ( ∫ t k 1 j 1 t k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 q ( u ) d u + h n ′ ( λ ) s = 1 ∑ M + 1 C s β − k 1 s ( q ( s − 1 ) ( t k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 ) − q ( s − 1 ) ( t k 1 j 1 ) ) s ! 1 ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) ) . (28)
The proof of this theorem is given in Section 4.6.
Remark 2.10. Using (26) in order to compute U ^ ( q ) \widehat{U}(q) U ( q ) in (28) would need to compute infinitely many y j y_j y j ’s as functions of y y y and integrate them. On the other hand, (28) only requires a finite number of computations.
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by The Danish Council for Independent Research – Natural Sciences, grant DFF–10.46540/2032-00005B.
Proofs of the Main Results
Proof of Theorem 2.1
From (22) we see that t k m j m t_{k_m}^{j_m} t k m j m and t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-|k_m|} t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ are “consecutive points”. From Appendix C we have that the rescaled Bernoulli approximation formula applied to each interval in the splitting, i.e. with b = t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ b=t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-|k_m|} b = t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ and a = t k m j m a=t_{k_m}^{j_m} a = t k m j m is given by
F ( y ) = β ∣ k m ∣ ∫ t k m j m t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ F ( u ) d u + ∑ s = 1 N β − ( s − 1 ) ∣ k m ∣ ( F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ) − F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m ) ) B ~ s ( β ∣ k m ∣ ( y − t k m j m ) ) s ! + O ( β − ∣ k m ∣ N ∥ F ( N ) ∥ C ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) ) , ∀ y ∈ [ t k m j m , t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ] . (29) \begin{aligned}
F(y)={}&\beta^{|k_m|}\int_{t_{k_m}^{j_m}}^{t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-|k_m|}}F(u)\,\mathrm{d}u\\
&+\sum_{s=1}^{N}\beta^{-(s-1)|k_m|}\left(F^{(s-1)}\left(t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-|k_m|}\right)-F^{(s-1)}\left(t_{k_m}^{j_m}\right)\right)\frac{\widetilde{B}_s\left(\beta^{|k_m|}(y-t_{k_m}^{j_m})\right)}{s!}\\
&+O\left(\beta^{-|k_m|N}\lVert F^{(N)}\rVert_{C([0,1])}\right),\qquad\forall y\in\left[t_{k_m}^{j_m},t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-|k_m|}\right]. \tag*{(29)}
\end{aligned} F ( y ) = β ∣ k m ∣ ∫ t k m j m t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ F ( u ) d u + s = 1 ∑ N β − ( s − 1 ) ∣ k m ∣ ( F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ) − F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m ) ) s ! B s ( β ∣ k m ∣ ( y − t k m j m ) ) + O ( β − ∣ k m ∣ N ∥ F ( N ) ∥ C ([ 0 , 1 ]) ) , ∀ y ∈ [ t k m j m , t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ] . (29)
Definition 4.1. Let B s B_s B s be the Bernoulli polynomials for s ∈ N 0 s\in\mathbb{N}_0 s ∈ N 0 . We define
G s , k m j m ( x ) : = β ∣ k m ∣ ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) B s ( β ∣ k m ∣ ( x − t k m j m ) ) χ [ t k m j m , t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ] ( x ) . G_{s,k_m}^{j_m}(x):=\frac{\beta^{|k_m|}}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}B_s\left(\beta^{|k_m|}(x-t_{k_m}^{j_m})\right)\chi_{[t_{k_m}^{j_m},t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-|k_m|}]}(x). G s , k m j m ( x ) := ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) β ∣ k m ∣ B s ( β ∣ k m ∣ ( x − t k m j m ) ) χ [ t k m j m , t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ] ( x ) .
Moreover, for j ∈ { 1 , … , n } j\in\{1,\ldots,n\} j ∈ { 1 , … , n } and with the b j b_j b j ’s from (10) we define
H s n + j ( x ) : = 1 b j − 1 B s ( 1 b j − 1 x ) ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) χ [ 0 , b j − 1 ] ( x ) , H 1 = ψ 1 = χ [ 0 , 1 ] . H_{sn+j}(x):=\frac{1}{b_{j-1}}\frac{B_s\left(\frac{1}{b_{j-1}}x\right)}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}\chi_{[0,b_{j-1}]}(x),\qquad H_1=\psi_1=\chi_{[0,1]}. H s n + j ( x ) := b j − 1 1 ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) B s ( b j − 1 1 x ) χ [ 0 , b j − 1 ] ( x ) , H 1 = ψ 1 = χ [ 0 , 1 ] .
We now let y y y in (29) to belong to [ 0 , 1 ] [0,1] [ 0 , 1 ] , the price being that we need to sum up all possible contributions coming from consecutive intervals. Recall the notation
∑ : = ∑ k 1 = 1 n ∑ j 1 = 0 a k 1 − 1 − 1 ⋯ ∑ k m = 1 n ∑ j m = 0 a k m − 1 − 1 \sum:= \sum_{k_1=1}^{n}\sum_{j_1=0}^{a_{k_1-1}-1}\cdots\sum_{k_m=1}^{n}\sum_{j_m=0}^{a_{k_m-1}-1} ∑ := k 1 = 1 ∑ n j 1 = 0 ∑ a k 1 − 1 − 1 ⋯ k m = 1 ∑ n j m = 0 ∑ a k m − 1 − 1
with the same convention that if a k − 1 = 0 a_{k-1}=0 a k − 1 = 0 then k k k does not appear in the sum. Then given m ≥ 1 m\ge1 m ≥ 1 we have ∣ k m ∣ ≥ m \lvert k_m\rvert\ge m ∣ k m ∣ ≥ m and
F ( y ) = ∑ { G 0 , k m j m ( y ) ∫ t k m j m t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ F ( u ) d u + ∑ s = 1 N β − ∣ k m ∣ s ( F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ) − F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m ) ) 1 s ! ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) G s , k m j m ( y ) } + O ( β − m N ∥ F ( N ) ∥ C ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) ) , ∀ y ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] . (30) \begin{aligned}
F(y)={}&\sum\left\{G_{0,k_m}^{j_m}(y)\int_{t_{k_m}^{j_m}}^{t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-\lvert k_m\rvert}}F(u)\,\mathrm{d}u\right.\\
&\quad+\sum_{s=1}^{N}\beta^{-\lvert k_m\rvert s}\left(F^{(s-1)}\left(t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-\lvert k_m\rvert}\right)-F^{(s-1)}\left(t_{k_m}^{j_m}\right)\right)\frac{1}{s!}\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}G_{s,k_m}^{j_m}(y)\bigg\}\\
&\quad+O\left(\beta^{-mN}\lVert F^{(N)}\rVert_{C([0,1])}\right),\qquad\forall y\in[0,1]. \tag*{(30)}
\end{aligned} F ( y ) = ∑ { G 0 , k m j m ( y ) ∫ t k m j m t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ F ( u ) d u + s = 1 ∑ N β − ∣ k m ∣ s ( F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ) − F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m ) ) s ! 1 ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) G s , k m j m ( y ) } + O ( β − m N ∥ F ( N ) ∥ C ([ 0 , 1 ]) ) , ∀ y ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] . (30)
By applying the transfer operator a sufficient number of times we can bring the Bernoulli polynomials from the small intervals in the splitting back to the full interval [ 0 , 1 ] [0,1] [ 0 , 1 ] , as shown in the following result (a proof of which can be found in Appendix B):
Lemma 4.1. Let s ∈ N 0 s\in\mathbb{N}_0 s ∈ N 0 . Then for almost every x ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] x\in[0,1] x ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] and independently of the choice of j m j_m j m we have
( P ∣ k m ∣ G s , k m j m ) ( x ) = H s n + 1 ( x ) . \left(\mathcal{P}^{\lvert k_m\rvert}G_{s,k_m}^{j_m}\right)(x)=H_{s n+1}(x). ( P ∣ k m ∣ G s , k m j m ) ( x ) = H s n + 1 ( x ) .
The next step is to apply the above identity to (30) while controlling the L ∞ L^\infty L ∞ norm of the last error term. We use that ( a 0 + 1 ) r / β r (a_0+1)^r/\beta^r ( a 0 + 1 ) r / β r is an upper bound for the norm of P r \mathcal{P}^r P r on L ∞ L^\infty L ∞ (see Lemma A.4 (iii)). Since 1 ≤ a 0 < β < a 0 + 1 1\le a_0<\beta<a_0+1 1 ≤ a 0 < β < a 0 + 1 implies ( a 0 + 1 ) / β < 2 (a_0+1)/\beta<2 ( a 0 + 1 ) / β < 2 , then we may write:
( P r F ) ( y ) = ∑ { ( P r − ∣ k m ∣ H 1 ) ( y ) ∫ t k m j m t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ F ( u ) d u + ∑ s = 1 N β − ∣ k m ∣ s ( F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ) − F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m ) ) 1 s ! ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) ( P r − ∣ k m ∣ H s n + 1 ) ( y ) } + O ( 2 r β − m N ∥ F ( N ) ∥ C ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) ) . (31) \begin{aligned}
(\mathcal{P}^rF)(y)={}&\sum\left\{(\mathcal{P}^{r-\lvert k_m\rvert}H_1)(y)\int_{t_{k_m}^{j_m}}^{t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-\lvert k_m\rvert}}F(u)\,\mathrm{d}u\right.\\
&\quad+\sum_{s=1}^{N}\beta^{-\lvert k_m\rvert s}\left(F^{(s-1)}\left(t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-\lvert k_m\rvert}\right)-F^{(s-1)}\left(t_{k_m}^{j_m}\right)\right)\frac{1}{s!}\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}(\mathcal{P}^{r-\lvert k_m\rvert}H_{s n+1})(y)\bigg\}\\
&\quad+O\left(2^r\beta^{-mN}\lVert F^{(N)}\rVert_{C([0,1])}\right). \tag*{(31)}
\end{aligned} ( P r F ) ( y ) = ∑ { ( P r − ∣ k m ∣ H 1 ) ( y ) ∫ t k m j m t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ F ( u ) d u + s = 1 ∑ N β − ∣ k m ∣ s ( F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ) − F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m ) ) s ! 1 ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) ( P r − ∣ k m ∣ H s n + 1 ) ( y ) } + O ( 2 r β − m N ∥ F ( N ) ∥ C ([ 0 , 1 ]) ) . (31)
The first term is treated with Lemma A.4 (iv), and also using that ∣ k m ∣ ≤ n m \lvert k_m\rvert\le nm ∣ k m ∣ ≤ nm , which yields
∑ ( P r − ∣ k m ∣ H 1 ) ( x ) ∫ t k m j m t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ F ( u ) d u = u 1 ( x ) ∫ 0 1 F ( u ) d u + O ( ( ∣ λ ∗ ∣ β ) r − m n ∥ F ∥ C ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) ) . \sum(\mathcal{P}^{r-\lvert k_m\rvert}H_1)(x)\int_{t_{k_m}^{j_m}}^{t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-\lvert k_m\rvert}}F(u)\,\mathrm{d}u=u_1(x)\int_0^1F(u)\,\mathrm{d}u+O\left(\left(\frac{\lvert\lambda_*\rvert}{\beta}\right)^{r-mn}\lVert F\rVert_{C([0,1])}\right). ∑ ( P r − ∣ k m ∣ H 1 ) ( x ) ∫ t k m j m t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ F ( u ) d u = u 1 ( x ) ∫ 0 1 F ( u ) d u + O ( ( β ∣ λ ∗ ∣ ) r − mn ∥ F ∥ C ([ 0 , 1 ]) ) .
We split the second term from (31) in s = 1 s=1 s = 1 and s ≥ 2 s\ge2 s ≥ 2 . When s = 1 s=1 s = 1 we use Lemma A.5 along with the Mean Value Theorem to get
∑ j m k m β − ∣ k m ∣ ( F ( t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ) − F ( t k m j m ) ) ∥ B 1 ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) ( G r − ∣ k m ∣ H n + 1 ) ( x ) = 4 − 1 β − r ( F ( 1 ) − F ( 0 ) ) v 1 ( x ) + β − m ∥ F ′ ∥ C ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) O ( ( ∣ λ ∗ ∣ β ) r − n m ) . \sum_{\substack{j_m\\ k_m}}\beta^{-|k_m|}\left(F\left(t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-|k_m|}\right)-F\left(t_{k_m}^{j_m}\right)\right)\lVert B_1\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}\left(\mathcal{G}^{r-|k_m|}H_{n+1}\right)(x)
=4^{-1}\beta^{-r}\left(F(1)-F(0)\right)v_1(x)+\beta^{-m}\lVert F'\rVert_{C([0,1])}O\left(\left(\frac{|\lambda_*|}{\beta}\right)^{r-nm}\right). j m k m ∑ β − ∣ k m ∣ ( F ( t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ) − F ( t k m j m ) ) ∥ B 1 ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) ( G r − ∣ k m ∣ H n + 1 ) ( x ) = 4 − 1 β − r ( F ( 1 ) − F ( 0 ) ) v 1 ( x ) + β − m ∥ F ′ ∥ C ([ 0 , 1 ]) O ( ( β ∣ λ ∗ ∣ ) r − nm ) .
For s ≥ 2 s\ge2 s ≥ 2 we again use the Mean Value Theorem, Lemma A.4 (ν \nu ν ), and ∣ k m ∣ ≥ m \lvert k_m\rvert\ge m ∣ k m ∣ ≥ m to get
∑ j m k m ∑ s = 2 N β − ∣ k m ∣ s ( F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ) − F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m ) ) 1 s ! ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) ( G r − ∣ k m ∣ H s n + 1 ) ( y ) = max k m ∑ s = 2 N β − s ∣ k m ∣ ∥ F ( s ) ∥ C ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) O ( ( 1 β ) r − ∣ k m ∣ ) = O ( ( 1 β ) r + m ∥ F ∥ C N ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) ) . \sum_{\substack{j_m\\ k_m}}\sum_{s=2}^{N}\beta^{-|k_m|s}\left(F^{(s-1)}\left(t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-|k_m|}\right)-F^{(s-1)}\left(t_{k_m}^{j_m}\right)\right)\frac{1}{s!}\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}\left(\mathcal{G}^{r-|k_m|}H_{sn+1}\right)(y)
=\max_{k_m}\sum_{s=2}^{N}\beta^{-s|k_m|}\lVert F^{(s)}\rVert_{C([0,1])}O\left(\left(\frac{1}{\beta}\right)^{r-|k_m|}\right)
=O\left(\left(\frac{1}{\beta}\right)^{r+m}\lVert F\rVert_{C^N([0,1])}\right). j m k m ∑ s = 2 ∑ N β − ∣ k m ∣ s ( F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ) − F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m ) ) s ! 1 ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) ( G r − ∣ k m ∣ H s n + 1 ) ( y ) = k m max s = 2 ∑ N β − s ∣ k m ∣ ∥ F ( s ) ∥ C ([ 0 , 1 ]) O ( ( β 1 ) r − ∣ k m ∣ ) = O ( ( β 1 ) r + m ∥ F ∥ C N ([ 0 , 1 ]) ) .
Combining all of this leads to
( G r F ) ( x ) = u 1 ( x ) ∫ 0 1 F ( u ) d u + F ( 1 ) − F ( 0 ) 4 β r v 1 ( x ) + O ( ( ∣ λ ∗ ∣ β ) r − n m ∥ F ∥ C N ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) ) + β − m ∥ F ′ ∥ C ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) O ( ( ∣ λ ∗ ∣ β ) r − n m ) + O ( ( 1 β ) r + m ∥ F ∥ C N ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) ) + O ( 2 r β − m N ∥ F ( N ) ∥ C ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) ) . \begin{aligned}
(\mathcal{G}^rF)(x)={}&u_1(x)\int_0^1F(u)\,du+\frac{F(1)-F(0)}{4\beta^r}v_1(x)+O\left(\left(\frac{|\lambda_*|}{\beta}\right)^{r-nm}\lVert F\rVert_{C^N([0,1])}\right)\\
&+\beta^{-m}\lVert F'\rVert_{C([0,1])}O\left(\left(\frac{|\lambda_*|}{\beta}\right)^{r-nm}\right)+O\left(\left(\frac{1}{\beta}\right)^{r+m}\lVert F\rVert_{C^N([0,1])}\right)\\
&+O\left(2^r\beta^{-mN}\lVert F^{(N)}\rVert_{C([0,1])}\right).
\end{aligned} ( G r F ) ( x ) = u 1 ( x ) ∫ 0 1 F ( u ) d u + 4 β r F ( 1 ) − F ( 0 ) v 1 ( x ) + O ( ( β ∣ λ ∗ ∣ ) r − nm ∥ F ∥ C N ([ 0 , 1 ]) ) + β − m ∥ F ′ ∥ C ([ 0 , 1 ]) O ( ( β ∣ λ ∗ ∣ ) r − nm ) + O ( ( β 1 ) r + m ∥ F ∥ C N ([ 0 , 1 ]) ) + O ( 2 r β − m N ∥ F ( N ) ∥ C ([ 0 , 1 ]) ) .
We will now show that there exists an ε > 0 \varepsilon>0 ε > 0 as stated in the theorem, provided N N N is large enough. Let δ ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) \delta\in(0,1) δ ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) . We first consider the last error term from above, for which we ask that 2 r β − m N = β − r ( 1 + δ ) 2^r\beta^{-mN}=\beta^{-r(1+\delta)} 2 r β − m N = β − r ( 1 + δ ) . This gives
m δ , r , N = r ln ( 2 ) + ( 1 + δ ) ln ( β ) N ln ( β ) m_{\delta,r,N}=r\frac{\ln(2)+(1+\delta)\ln(\beta)}{N\ln(\beta)} m δ , r , N = r N ln ( β ) ln ( 2 ) + ( 1 + δ ) ln ( β )
which is less than r / n r/n r / n if N N N is large enough and r > n r>n r > n . We may ignore the fact that m δ , r , N m_{\delta,r,N} m δ , r , N might not be a natural number. Next, we consider the first error term for which we ask
∣ λ ∗ ∣ r − n m δ , r , N β − r + n m δ , r , N ≤ β − r ( 1 + δ ) . |\lambda_*|^{r-nm_{\delta,r,N}}\beta^{-r+nm_{\delta,r,N}}\le\beta^{-r(1+\delta)}. ∣ λ ∗ ∣ r − n m δ , r , N β − r + n m δ , r , N ≤ β − r ( 1 + δ ) .
This holds for all r r r if
δ ≤ ln ( ∣ λ ∗ ∣ − 1 ) ( 1 − n ln ( 2 β ) N ln ( β ) ) − n ln ( 2 β ) N ( n ln ( ∣ λ ∗ ∣ − 1 ) N + n N ln ( β ) + ln ( β ) ) , \delta\le\frac{\ln\left(|\lambda_*|^{-1}\right)\left(1-\frac{n\ln(2\beta)}{N\ln(\beta)}\right)-\frac{n\ln(2\beta)}{N}}{\left(\frac{n\ln(|\lambda_*|^{-1})}{N}+\frac{n}{N}\ln(\beta)+\ln(\beta)\right)}, δ ≤ ( N n l n ( ∣ λ ∗ ∣ − 1 ) + N n ln ( β ) + ln ( β ) ) ln ( ∣ λ ∗ ∣ − 1 ) ( 1 − N l n ( β ) n l n ( 2 β ) ) − N n l n ( 2 β ) ,
a condition which can be satisfied if N ≥ N 0 N\ge N_0 N ≥ N 0 with N 0 N_0 N 0 large enough and δ < ln ( ∣ λ ∗ ∣ − 1 ) ln ( β ) \delta<\frac{\ln(|\lambda_*|^{-1})}{\ln(\beta)} δ < l n ( β ) l n ( ∣ λ ∗ ∣ − 1 ) . The second error term has an extra factor β − m \beta^{-m} β − m and is automatically less than the first one. The third error term is already of the form β − r − m δ , r , N \beta^{-r-m_{\delta,r,N}} β − r − m δ , r , N which allows us to choose
ε = min { δ , ln ( 2 ) + ( 1 + δ ) ln ( β ) N 0 ln ( β ) } . \varepsilon=\min\left\{\delta,\frac{\ln(2)+(1+\delta)\ln(\beta)}{N_0\ln(\beta)}\right\}. ε = min { δ , N 0 ln ( β ) ln ( 2 ) + ( 1 + δ ) ln ( β ) } .
and we are done.
Proof of Theorem 2.5
Here n = 4 n=4 n = 4 , a 0 = 3 a_0=3 a 0 = 3 , a 1 = 2 a_1=2 a 1 = 2 , a 2 = 0 a_2=0 a 2 = 0 and a 3 = 2 a_3=2 a 3 = 2 . Since a 0 a_0 a 0 is strictly larger than the other coefficients, they form a finite Parry-sequence. The corresponding Parry polynomial is p ( z ) = z 4 − ( 3 z 3 + 2 z 2 + 2 ) p(z)=z^4-(3z^3+2z^2+2) p ( z ) = z 4 − ( 3 z 3 + 2 z 2 + 2 ) with 3 < β < 4 3<\beta<4 3 < β < 4 . Also, p ( − 1 ) = 0 p(-1)=0 p ( − 1 ) = 0 and p ′ ( − 1 ) ≠ 0 p'(-1)\ne0 p ′ ( − 1 ) = 0 thus − 1 -1 − 1 is a simple root. In particular, p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) is not Parry-Pisot. The function f ( x ) = p ( x ) / x 3 = x − 3 − 2 / x − 2 / x 3 f(x)=p(x)/x^3=x-3-2/x-2/x^3 f ( x ) = p ( x ) / x 3 = x − 3 − 2/ x − 2/ x 3 has the same zeros as p p p , and f ′ ( x ) > 0 f'(x)>0 f ′ ( x ) > 0 on ( − ∞ , 0 ) (-\infty,0) ( − ∞ , 0 ) , so f f f and p p p have no other negative roots besides − 1 -1 − 1 . Since β \beta β is the only positive root, the other two roots of p p p must have a nonzero imaginary part and z 3 = z 4 ‾ z_3=\overline{z_4} z 3 = z 4 . Moreover, because the product of all four roots equals − 2 -2 − 2 we must have
∣ z 3 ∣ 2 = ∣ z 4 ∣ 2 = 2 / β |z_3|^2=|z_4|^2=2/\beta ∣ z 3 ∣ 2 = ∣ z 4 ∣ 2 = 2/ β
hence ∣ z 3 ∣ = ∣ z 4 ∣ < 1 |z_3|=|z_4|<1 ∣ z 3 ∣ = ∣ z 4 ∣ < 1 . We note that β \beta β is nevertheless a “plain” Pisot number via the non-Parry polynomial
p ( z ) z + 1 = z 3 − 4 z 2 + 2 z − 2 , \frac{p(z)}{z+1}=z^3-4z^2+2z-2, z + 1 p ( z ) = z 3 − 4 z 2 + 2 z − 2 ,
whose roots are β \beta β , z 3 z_3 z 3 and z 4 z_4 z 4 .
This choice of coefficients corresponds to a restriction matrix P 4 P_4 P 4 (see (A.1)) which has λ 1 = β \lambda_1=\beta λ 1 = β , λ 2 = − 1 \lambda_2=-1 λ 2 = − 1 , while ∣ λ 3 ∣ = ∣ λ 4 ∣ < 1 |\lambda_3|=|\lambda_4|<1 ∣ λ 3 ∣ = ∣ λ 4 ∣ < 1 .
Here we have ∣ λ ∗ ∣ = 1 |\lambda_*|=1 ∣ λ ∗ ∣ = 1 . The matrix A 4 , 1 A_{4,1} A 4 , 1 (the first block in (A.12)) has eigenvalues 1 1 1 , − 1 / β -1/\beta − 1/ β , and ∣ λ 3 / β ∣ = ∣ λ 4 / β ∣ < β − 1 |\lambda_3/\beta|=|\lambda_4/\beta|<\beta^{-1} ∣ λ 3 / β ∣ = ∣ λ 4 / β ∣ < β − 1 . One can compute the 4 × 4 4\times4 4 × 4 Riesz projection corresponding to the eigenvalue − 1 / β -1/\beta − 1/ β , and let p j 1 p_{j1} p j 1 with 1 ≤ j ≤ 4 1\leq j\leq4 1 ≤ j ≤ 4 be the elements of the first column of this projection. Then it turns out that u 2 ( x ) = ∑ j = 1 4 p j 1 H j ( x ) u_2(x)=\sum_{j=1}^{4}p_{j1}H_j(x) u 2 ( x ) = ∑ j = 1 4 p j 1 H j ( x ) is a piecewise constant eigenfunction corresponding to − 1 / β -1/\beta − 1/ β for which we also have
( P r H 1 ) ( x ) = u 1 ( x ) + ( − 1 ) r β − r u 2 ( x ) + O ( ( ∣ z 3 ∣ β ) r ) . (\mathcal{P}^rH_1)(x)=u_1(x)+(-1)^r\beta^{-r}u_2(x)+O\left(\left(\frac{|z_3|}{\beta}\right)^r\right). ( P r H 1 ) ( x ) = u 1 ( x ) + ( − 1 ) r β − r u 2 ( x ) + O ( ( β ∣ z 3 ∣ ) r ) .
The function v 1 v_1 v 1 is constructed like in Theorem 2.1 with P \mathcal{P} P restricted to the larger subspace generated by { H j } j = 1 8 \{H_j\}_{j=1}^{8} { H j } j = 1 8 and it corresponds to the simple eigenvalue equal to + 1 / β +1/\beta + 1/ β coming from the second block of the matrix in (A.12).
If q q q is a polynomial of degree M M M then by choosing n = 4 n=4 n = 4 , m = 1 m=1 m = 1 and N = M + 1 N=M+1 N = M + 1 in formula (31) we see that the error term is identically zero and
( P r q ) ( y ) = ∑ k 1 = 1 n ∑ j 1 = 0 a k 1 − 1 { ( P r − k 1 H 1 ) ( y ) ∫ t k 1 j 1 t k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 q ( u ) d u + ∑ s = 1 M + 1 β − k 1 s ( q ( s − 1 ) ( t k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 ) − q ( s − 1 ) ( t k 1 j 1 ) ) 1 s ! ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) ( P r − k 1 H 4 s + 1 ) ( y ) } . (32) (\mathcal{P}^r q)(y)=\sum_{k_1=1}^{n}\sum_{j_1=0}^{a_{k_1}-1}\left\{(\mathcal{P}^{r-k_1}H_1)(y)\int_{t_{k_1}^{j_1}}^{t_{k_1}^{j_1}+\beta^{-k_1}}q(u)\,\mathrm{d}u
+\sum_{s=1}^{M+1}\beta^{-k_1s}\left(q^{(s-1)}\left(t_{k_1}^{j_1}+\beta^{-k_1}\right)-q^{(s-1)}\left(t_{k_1}^{j_1}\right)\right)\frac{1}{s!}\|B_s\|_{L^1([0,1])}(\mathcal{P}^{r-k_1}H_{4s+1})(y)\right\}. \tag*{(32)} ( P r q ) ( y ) = k 1 = 1 ∑ n j 1 = 0 ∑ a k 1 − 1 { ( P r − k 1 H 1 ) ( y ) ∫ t k 1 j 1 t k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 q ( u ) d u + s = 1 ∑ M + 1 β − k 1 s ( q ( s − 1 ) ( t k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 ) − q ( s − 1 ) ( t k 1 j 1 ) ) s ! 1 ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) ( P r − k 1 H 4 s + 1 ) ( y ) } . (32)
Note that the term with s = M + 1 s=M+1 s = M + 1 is zero because q ( M ) q^{(M)} q ( M ) is constant. We have reduced the problem to the analysis of functions of the type P r − k 1 H 4 s + 1 \mathcal{P}^{r-k_1}H_{4s+1} P r − k 1 H 4 s + 1 with 0 ≤ s ≤ M 0\leq s\leq M 0 ≤ s ≤ M and k 1 ∈ { 1 , 2 , 4 } k_1\in\{1,2,4\} k 1 ∈ { 1 , 2 , 4 } (k 1 = 3 k_1=3 k 1 = 3 is missing because a 2 = 0 a_2=0 a 2 = 0 ).
Thus P r q \mathcal{P}^r q P r q can be written as a linear combination of eigenvectors of a matrix as in (A.12) where ν = M + 1 \nu=M+1 ν = M + 1 and n = 4 n=4 n = 4 . The eigenvalue 1 1 1 only comes from P r − k 1 H 1 \mathcal{P}^{r-k_1}H_1 P r − k 1 H 1 , while P r − k 1 H 4 s + 1 \mathcal{P}^{r-k_1}H_{4s+1} P r − k 1 H 4 s + 1 with s ≥ 1 s\geq1 s ≥ 1 have no components in the subspace spanned by u 1 u_1 u 1 because all these functions integrate to zero. We can in principle identify and add together all the components living in the spectral subspace of the simple eigenvalue − 1 / β -1/\beta − 1/ β , and this would generate the constant C 2 , q C_{2,q} C 2 , q . Also, we can do the same for the eigenvalue 1 / β 1/\beta 1/ β and identify C 3 , q C_{3,q} C 3 , q , and so on. Finally, because all other eigenvalues are in absolute value less than 1 / β 1/\beta 1/ β we conclude that the function
( P r q ) ( ⋅ ) − u 1 ( ⋅ ) ∫ 0 1 q ( u ) d u − C 2 , q ( − β ) − r u 2 ( ⋅ ) − C 3 , q β − r v 1 ( ⋅ ) (\mathcal{P}^{r}q)(\cdot)-u_{1}(\cdot)\int_{0}^{1}q(u)\,\mathrm{d}u-C_{2,q}(-\beta)^{-r}u_{2}(\cdot)-C_{3,q}\beta^{-r}v_{1}(\cdot) ( P r q ) ( ⋅ ) − u 1 ( ⋅ ) ∫ 0 1 q ( u ) d u − C 2 , q ( − β ) − r u 2 ( ⋅ ) − C 3 , q β − r v 1 ( ⋅ )
will decay like β − r ( 1 + ε ) \beta^{-r(1+\varepsilon)} β − r ( 1 + ε ) .
Proof of Theorem 2.6
(i). Let us first prove (2.2). Using that β − a 0 = b 1 \beta-a_{0}=b_{1} β − a 0 = b 1 we have
β ( P ψ 0 ) ( x ) = g ( x ) χ [ 0 , b 1 ] ( x ) − g ( x ) χ [ 0 , b 1 ] ( x ) = 0. \beta(\mathcal{P}\psi_{0})(x)=g(x)\chi_{[0,b_{1}]}(x)-g(x)\chi_{[0,b_{1}]}(x)=0. β ( P ψ 0 ) ( x ) = g ( x ) χ [ 0 , b 1 ] ( x ) − g ( x ) χ [ 0 , b 1 ] ( x ) = 0.
(ii). Now let us show that K ~ p \widetilde{K}_{p} K p is an isometry; note that K K K , P \mathcal{P} P and K ~ p \widetilde{K}_{p} K p commute with the complex conjugation, thus it is enough to work with real functions. Then:
∫ 0 1 ∣ K ~ p f ∣ p ( x ) d x = ∫ 0 1 u 1 ( x ) ( ∣ f ∣ u 1 1 / p ) p ( T β ( x ) ) d x = ∫ 0 1 u 1 ( x ) K ( ( ∣ f ∣ u 1 1 / p ) p ) ( x ) d x = ∫ 0 1 ∣ f ∣ p ( x ) d x , \begin{aligned}
\int_{0}^{1}\left|\widetilde{K}_{p}f\right|^{p}(x)\,\mathrm{d}x
=\int_{0}^{1}u_{1}(x)\left(\frac{|f|}{u_{1}^{1/p}}\right)^{p}(T_{\beta}(x))\,\mathrm{d}x
=\int_{0}^{1}u_{1}(x)K\left(\left(\frac{|f|}{u_{1}^{1/p}}\right)^{p}\right)(x)\,\mathrm{d}x \\
&=\int_{0}^{1}|f|^{p}(x)\,\mathrm{d}x,
\end{aligned} ∫ 0 1 K p f p ( x ) d x = ∫ 0 1 u 1 ( x ) ( u 1 1/ p ∣ f ∣ ) p ( T β ( x )) d x = ∫ 0 1 u 1 ( x ) K ( ( u 1 1/ p ∣ f ∣ ) p ) ( x ) d x = ∫ 0 1 ∣ f ∣ p ( x ) d x ,
where in the second equality we have used that K K K is acting as a change of variables, while in the last equality we used the duality (9) between K K K and P \mathcal{P} P and that P u 1 = u 1 \mathcal{P}u_{1}=u_{1} P u 1 = u 1 .
Now let us prove that K ~ p \widetilde{K}_{p} K p is not surjective, by showing that there is no f ∈ L p f\in L^{p} f ∈ L p such that K ~ p f = ψ 0 \widetilde{K}_{p}f=\psi_{0} K p f = ψ 0 with ψ 0 \psi_{0} ψ 0 from (i). Assume the contrary; then:
0 < ∫ 0 1 u 1 ( x ) − 1 / p ψ 0 2 ( x ) d x = ∫ 0 1 ψ 0 ( x ) ( K ( u 1 − 1 / p f ) ) ( x ) d x = 0 , 0<\int_{0}^{1}u_{1}(x)^{-1/p}\psi_{0}^{2}(x)\,\mathrm{d}x
=\int_{0}^{1}\psi_{0}(x)\left(K(u_{1}^{-1/p}f)\right)(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=0, 0 < ∫ 0 1 u 1 ( x ) − 1/ p ψ 0 2 ( x ) d x = ∫ 0 1 ψ 0 ( x ) ( K ( u 1 − 1/ p f ) ) ( x ) d x = 0 ,
where in the last equality we again used duality (9) between K K K and P \mathcal{P} P and that P ψ 0 = 0 \mathcal{P}\psi_{0}=0 P ψ 0 = 0 . We conclude that K ~ p \widetilde{K}_{p} K p is a non-surjective isometry on a Banach space, thus using [2 Lemma 3.1] we get that the spectrum of K ~ p \widetilde{K}_{p} K p equals the closed unit disk. Finally, the same holds for K K K because it is conjugated with K ~ p \widetilde{K}_{p} K p .
(iii). If p = 2 p=2 p = 2 we have K ∗ = P K^{*}=\mathcal{P} K ∗ = P and
K ~ 2 ∗ = 1 u 1 P u 1 , K ~ 2 ∗ K ~ 2 = Id . \widetilde{K}_{2}^{*}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{u_{1}}}\mathcal{P}\sqrt{u_{1}},\qquad\widetilde{K}_{2}^{*}\widetilde{K}_{2}=\operatorname{Id}. K 2 ∗ = u 1 1 P u 1 , K 2 ∗ K 2 = Id .
The last identity can be written as u 1 − 1 / 2 P u 1 K u 1 − 1 / 2 = Id u_{1}^{-1/2}\mathcal{P}u_{1}Ku_{1}^{-1/2}=\operatorname{Id} u 1 − 1/2 P u 1 K u 1 − 1/2 = Id on L 2 L^{2} L 2 or P u 1 K f = u 1 f \mathcal{P}u_{1}Kf=u_{1}f P u 1 K f = u 1 f for any smooth f f f . This last identity can be extended to any f ∈ L p f\in L^{p} f ∈ L p with 1 ≤ p < ∞ 1\leq p<\infty 1 ≤ p < ∞ . It also holds on L ∞ ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) L^{\infty}([0,1]) L ∞ ([ 0 , 1 ]) because this space is included in L 2 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) L^{2}([0,1]) L 2 ([ 0 , 1 ]) . If 1 p + 1 p ′ = 1 \frac{1}{p}+\frac{1}{p'}=1 p 1 + p ′ 1 = 1 then this leads to
u 1 − 1 / p ′ P u 1 1 / p ′ u 1 1 / p K u 1 − 1 / p = u 1 − 1 / p ′ P u 1 1 / p ′ K ~ p = Id on L p , 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞ . (33) u_{1}^{-1/p'}\mathcal{P}u_{1}^{1/p'}u_{1}^{1/p}Ku_{1}^{-1/p}=u_{1}^{-1/p'}\mathcal{P}u_{1}^{1/p'}\widetilde{K}_{p}=\operatorname{Id}\quad\text{on }L^{p},\quad1\leq p\leq\infty. \tag*{(33)} u 1 − 1/ p ′ P u 1 1/ p ′ u 1 1/ p K u 1 − 1/ p = u 1 − 1/ p ′ P u 1 1/ p ′ K p = Id on L p , 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞. (33)
If ∣ z ∣ < 1 |z| < 1 ∣ z ∣ < 1 the operator z K ~ p z\widetilde{K}_p z K p has a norm less than 1 and ( Id − z K ~ p ) − 1 (\operatorname{Id}-z\widetilde{K}_p)^{-1} ( Id − z K p ) − 1 exists as a Neumann series in L p L^p L p . Then
ψ z = ∑ j = 0 ∞ z j u 1 1 / p ′ K ~ p j ( 1 u 1 1 / p ′ ψ 0 ) = ψ 0 + ∑ j = 1 ∞ z j u 1 1 / p ′ K ~ p j ( 1 u 1 1 / p ′ ψ 0 ) . \psi_z=\sum_{j=0}^{\infty}z^j u_1^{1/p'}\widetilde{K}_p^j\left(\frac{1}{u_1^{1/p'}}\psi_0\right)=\psi_0+\sum_{j=1}^{\infty}z^j u_1^{1/p'}\widetilde{K}_p^j\left(\frac{1}{u_1^{1/p'}}\psi_0\right). ψ z = j = 0 ∑ ∞ z j u 1 1/ p ′ K p j ( u 1 1/ p ′ 1 ψ 0 ) = ψ 0 + j = 1 ∑ ∞ z j u 1 1/ p ′ K p j ( u 1 1/ p ′ 1 ψ 0 ) .
Moreover:
P ψ z = P ψ 0 + z ∑ j = 1 ∞ z j − 1 u 1 1 / p ′ ( u 1 − 1 / p ′ P u 1 1 / p ′ ) ( K ~ p j ( 1 u 1 1 / p ′ ψ 0 ) ) = 0 + z ∑ j = 1 ∞ z j − 1 u 1 1 / p ′ K ~ p j − 1 ( 1 u 1 1 / p ′ ψ 0 ) = z ψ z , \begin{aligned}
\mathcal{P}\psi_z=\mathcal{P}\psi_0+z\sum_{j=1}^{\infty}z^{j-1}u_1^{1/p'}\left(u_1^{-1/p'}\mathcal{P}u_1^{1/p'}\right)\left(\widetilde{K}_p^j\left(\frac{1}{u_1^{1/p'}}\psi_0\right)\right) \\
&=0+z\sum_{j=1}^{\infty}z^{j-1}u_1^{1/p'}\widetilde{K}_p^{j-1}\left(\frac{1}{u_1^{1/p'}}\psi_0\right)=z\psi_z,
\end{aligned} P ψ z = P ψ 0 + z j = 1 ∑ ∞ z j − 1 u 1 1/ p ′ ( u 1 − 1/ p ′ P u 1 1/ p ′ ) ( K p j ( u 1 1/ p ′ 1 ψ 0 ) ) = 0 + z j = 1 ∑ ∞ z j − 1 u 1 1/ p ′ K p j − 1 ( u 1 1/ p ′ 1 ψ 0 ) = z ψ z ,
where in the second equality we have used (33) . This shows that every z ∈ C z\in\mathbb{C} z ∈ C with ∣ z ∣ < 1 |z|<1 ∣ z ∣ < 1 is an eigenvalue of P \mathcal{P} P in any L p L^p L p .
Proof of Theorem 2.7
Let us first deal with the spectrum in ∣ z ∣ < β − 1 |z|<\beta^{-1} ∣ z ∣ < β − 1 and show that any such z z z is an eigenvalue in B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) BV([0,1]) B V ([ 0 , 1 ]) . Let K ~ 1 \widetilde{K}_1 K 1 be the isometry from the previous theorem with p = 1 p=1 p = 1 . For every j ≥ 1 j\geq1 j ≥ 1 and every f ∈ B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) f\in BV([0,1]) f ∈ B V ([ 0 , 1 ]) we have the identity
( K ~ 1 j f ) ( x ) = u 1 ( x ) u 1 ( T β ( x ) ) ( K ~ 1 j − 1 f ) ( T β ( x ) ) = ⋯ = u 1 ( x ) u 1 ( T β j ( x ) ) f ( T β j ( x ) ) . (\widetilde{K}_1^j f)(x)=\frac{u_1(x)}{u_1(T_\beta(x))}(\widetilde{K}_1^{j-1}f)(T_\beta(x))=\cdots=\frac{u_1(x)}{u_1(T_\beta^j(x))}f(T_\beta^j(x)). ( K 1 j f ) ( x ) = u 1 ( T β ( x )) u 1 ( x ) ( K 1 j − 1 f ) ( T β ( x )) = ⋯ = u 1 ( T β j ( x )) u 1 ( x ) f ( T β j ( x )) .
Let ψ 0 \psi_0 ψ 0 be the function obeying (2.2). Then:
( K ~ 1 j ψ 0 ) ( x ) = u 1 ( x ) u 1 ( T β j ( x ) ) ( g ( β T β j ( x ) ) χ [ 0 , b 1 / β ] ( T β j ( x ) ) − g ( β T β j ( x ) − a 0 ) χ [ a 0 / β , 1 ] ( T β j ( x ) ) ) . (\widetilde{K}_1^j\psi_0)(x)=\frac{u_1(x)}{u_1(T_\beta^j(x))}\left(g(\beta T_\beta^j(x))\chi_{[0,b_1/\beta]}(T_\beta^j(x))-g(\beta T_\beta^j(x)-a_0)\chi_{[a_0/\beta,1]}(T_\beta^j(x))\right). ( K 1 j ψ 0 ) ( x ) = u 1 ( T β j ( x )) u 1 ( x ) ( g ( β T β j ( x )) χ [ 0 , b 1 / β ] ( T β j ( x )) − g ( β T β j ( x ) − a 0 ) χ [ a 0 / β , 1 ] ( T β j ( x )) ) .
We now show that the total variation of this function is of order β j \beta^j β j . Since all the involved functions are in L ∞ L^\infty L ∞ , it is enough to estimate the total variation of each factor.
When x ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] x\in[0,1] x ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] , the range of T β T_\beta T β between two discontinuities can either be [ 0 , 1 ) [0,1) [ 0 , 1 ) or [ 0 , b 1 ] [0,b_1] [ 0 , b 1 ] . The range of T β 2 T_\beta^2 T β 2 can be [ 0 , 1 ) [0,1) [ 0 , 1 ) , [ 0 , b 1 ] [0,b_1] [ 0 , b 1 ] , or [ 0 , b 2 ] [0,b_2] [ 0 , b 2 ] . The range of T β j T_\beta^j T β j can be one of the intervals [ 0 , 1 ) [0,1) [ 0 , 1 ) and [ 0 , b k ] [0,b_k] [ 0 , b k ] with 1 ≤ k ≤ n − 1 1\leq k\leq n-1 1 ≤ k ≤ n − 1 . No other “vertical” variations of T β j T_\beta^j T β j are possible, no matter what j ≥ 1 j\geq1 j ≥ 1 is. Now let c = min { b 1 , … , b n − 1 } ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) c=\min\{b_1,\ldots,b_{n-1}\}\in(0,1) c = min { b 1 , … , b n − 1 } ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) . The map T β j T_\beta^j T β j has a local slope equal to β j \beta^j β j , thus the smallest possible interval between two consecutive discontinuities of T β j T_\beta^j T β j has a length of c / β j c/\beta^j c / β j . Hence if N j N_j N j is the number of intervals whose endpoints are consecutive discontinuities of T β j T_\beta^j T β j on [ 0 , 1 ] [0,1] [ 0 , 1 ] , we must have N j c / β j ≤ 1 N_jc/\beta^j\leq1 N j c / β j ≤ 1 , or
N j ≤ c − 1 β j . N_j\leq c^{-1}\beta^j. N j ≤ c − 1 β j .
Thus the total variation of each factor grows, up to a constant, as β j \beta^j β j . Since ∣ z ∣ < β − 1 |z|<\beta^{-1} ∣ z ∣ < β − 1 , the series ψ z = ∑ j = 0 ∞ z j K ~ 1 j ( ψ 0 ) \psi_z=\sum_{j=0}^{\infty}z^j\widetilde{K}_1^j(\psi_0) ψ z = ∑ j = 0 ∞ z j K 1 j ( ψ 0 ) converges in B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) BV([0,1]) B V ([ 0 , 1 ]) and P ψ z = z ψ z \mathcal{P}\psi_z=z\psi_z P ψ z = z ψ z . Also, we can construct countably many linearly independent such eigenfunctions given the freedom we have in choosing the function g g g .
We now investigate the domain ∣ z ∣ > β − 1 |z|>\beta^{-1} ∣ z ∣ > β − 1 and show that it can only contain discrete spectrum. For that we will need three lemmas:
Lemma 4.2. Let f ∈ B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) f \in BV([0,1]) f ∈ B V ([ 0 , 1 ]) and let g 1 = f ( 1 ) β − 1 χ [ 0 , b 1 ] g_1=f(1)\beta^{-1}\chi_{[0,b_1]} g 1 = f ( 1 ) β − 1 χ [ 0 , b 1 ] with b 1 b_1 b 1 as in (10) . Then
Var 0 1 ( P f − g 1 ) ≤ β − 1 Var 0 1 ( f ) . (34) \operatorname{Var}_0^1(\mathcal{P}f-g_1)\leq\beta^{-1}\operatorname{Var}_0^1(f). \tag*{(34)} Var 0 1 ( P f − g 1 ) ≤ β − 1 Var 0 1 ( f ) . (34)
The proof of this lemma is in Appendix § 8 .§ 1 .
Lemma 4.3. Let ∣ λ ∗ ∣ < β |\lambda_*|<\beta ∣ λ ∗ ∣ < β denote the “second largest” absolute value among the roots of p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) from (3) . There exists C > 0 C>0 C > 0 such that for all ∣ λ ∗ ∣ < β |\lambda_*|<\beta ∣ λ ∗ ∣ < β , all r ≥ 1 r\geq1 r ≥ 1 and all f ∈ B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) f\in BV([0,1]) f ∈ B V ([ 0 , 1 ]) with ∫ 0 1 f ( x ) d x = 0 \int_0^1 f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=0 ∫ 0 1 f ( x ) d x = 0 we have the following alternatives:
∥ P r f ∥ B V ≤ C Var 0 1 ( f ) ⋅ { β − r if ∣ λ ∗ ∣ < 1 , r n β − r if ∣ λ ∗ ∣ = 1 , r n − 1 ( ∣ λ ∗ ∣ / β ) r if 1 < ∣ λ ∗ ∣ < β . (35) \|\mathcal{P}^r f\|_{BV}\leq C\operatorname{Var}_0^1(f)\cdot
\begin{cases}
\beta^{-r} & \text{if }|\lambda_*|<1,\\
r^n\beta^{-r} & \text{if }|\lambda_*|=1,\\
r^{n-1}(|\lambda_*|/\beta)^r & \text{if }1<|\lambda_*|<\beta.
\end{cases} \tag*{(35)} ∥ P r f ∥ B V ≤ C Var 0 1 ( f ) ⋅ ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ β − r r n β − r r n − 1 ( ∣ λ ∗ ∣/ β ) r if ∣ λ ∗ ∣ < 1 , if ∣ λ ∗ ∣ = 1 , if 1 < ∣ λ ∗ ∣ < β . (35)
This lemma is proved in Appendix § 8 .§ 2 . The last technical result we need is the following:
Lemma 4.4. There exists C > 0 C>0 C > 0 such that for all f ∈ B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) f\in BV([0,1]) f ∈ B V ([ 0 , 1 ]) and for all r ≥ 1 r\geq1 r ≥ 1 there exists h r ∈ Span { χ [ 0 , b j ] : 0 ≤ j ≤ n − 1 } h_r\in\operatorname{Span}\{\chi_{[0,b_j]}:0\leq j\leq n-1\} h r ∈ Span { χ [ 0 , b j ] : 0 ≤ j ≤ n − 1 } with the b j b_j b j ’s from (10) such that
Var 0 1 ( P r f − h r ) ≤ C ∥ f ∥ B V β − r . \operatorname{Var}_0^1(\mathcal{P}^r f-h_r)\leq C\|f\|_{BV}\beta^{-r}. Var 0 1 ( P r f − h r ) ≤ C ∥ f ∥ B V β − r .
The proof of this lemma is given in Appendix § 8 .§ 3 . Now we are ready to prove the theorem. Let us fix ε > 0 \varepsilon>0 ε > 0 and choose z z z with ∣ z ∣ ≥ β − 1 + ε |z|\geq\beta^{-1}+\varepsilon ∣ z ∣ ≥ β − 1 + ε which is not in the spectrum of β − 1 P n \beta^{-1}P_n β − 1 P n where P n P_n P n is as in (A.1), or equivalently, β z \beta z β z is not a root of the Parry polynomial; these roots are analyzed in Lemma A.1. We first want to show that there exists r 0 > 1 r_0>1 r 0 > 1 , independent of z z z , such that z r 0 z^{r_0} z r 0 belongs to the resolvent set of P r 0 \mathcal{P}^{r_0} P r 0 , and after that we show that z z z itself is in the resolvent set of P \mathcal{P} P .
We remind that Π \Pi Π is the finite rank orthogonal projection in L 2 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) L^2([0,1]) L 2 ([ 0 , 1 ]) corresponding to the subspace generated by the functions χ [ 0 , b j ] \chi_{[0,b_j]} χ [ 0 , b j ] with 0 ≤ j ≤ n − 1 0\leq j\leq n-1 0 ≤ j ≤ n − 1 , see (18) . Because these functions are all characteristic functions (thus in B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) BV([0,1]) B V ([ 0 , 1 ]) ), Π \Pi Π remains a projection even when considered on B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) BV([0,1]) B V ([ 0 , 1 ]) . We know from Appendix § 5 that P \mathcal{P} P leaves the range of Π \Pi Π invariant, hence we may write (with a slight abuse of language)
P r − z r = [ ( β − 1 P n ) r − z r Π P r ( 1 − Π ) 0 ( 1 − Π ) P r ( 1 − Π ) − z r ( 1 − Π ) ] , r ≥ 1. (36) \mathcal{P}^r-z^r=
\begin{bmatrix}
(\beta^{-1}P_n)^r-z^r & \Pi\mathcal{P}^r(1-\Pi)\\
0 & (1-\Pi)\mathcal{P}^r(1-\Pi)-z^r(1-\Pi)
\end{bmatrix},
\qquad r\geq1. \tag*{(36)} P r − z r = [ ( β − 1 P n ) r − z r 0 Π P r ( 1 − Π ) ( 1 − Π ) P r ( 1 − Π ) − z r ( 1 − Π ) ] , r ≥ 1. (36)
On the range of 1 − Π 1-\Pi 1 − Π we may assume that the functions integrate to zero because the constant function χ [ 0 , 1 ] \chi_{[0,1]} χ [ 0 , 1 ] is in the range of Π \Pi Π . Since P \mathcal{P} P preserves the value of the integral (see Lemma A.4(i)), all the functions in the range of P r ( 1 − Π ) \mathcal{P}^r(1-\Pi) P r ( 1 − Π ) will also integrate to zero. If ∫ 0 1 f ( x ) d x = 0 \int_0^1 f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=0 ∫ 0 1 f ( x ) d x = 0 then Var 0 1 ( f ) ≤ ∥ f ∥ B V ≤ 2 Var 0 1 ( f ) \operatorname{Var}_0^1(f)\leq\|f\|_{BV}\leq2\operatorname{Var}_0^1(f) Var 0 1 ( f ) ≤ ∥ f ∥ B V ≤ 2 Var 0 1 ( f ) , hence Lemma 4.4 implies that
∥ ( 1 − Π ) P r ( 1 − Π ) ∥ B V ≤ C β − r , ∀ r ≥ 1. (37) \|(1-\Pi)\mathcal{P}^r(1-\Pi)\|_{BV}\leq C\beta^{-r},\qquad\forall r\geq1. \tag*{(37)} ∥ ( 1 − Π ) P r ( 1 − Π ) ∥ B V ≤ C β − r , ∀ r ≥ 1. (37)
Now there exists some r 0 > 1 r_0>1 r 0 > 1 such that
∣ z r 0 ∣ = β − r 0 ( 1 + ∣ β z ∣ − 1 ) r 0 ≥ β − r 0 ( 1 + β ε ) r 0 > 2 C β − r 0 |z^{r_0}|=\beta^{-r_0}(1+|\beta z|-1)^{r_0}\geq\beta^{-r_0}(1+\beta\varepsilon)^{r_0}>2C\beta^{-r_0} ∣ z r 0 ∣ = β − r 0 ( 1 + ∣ β z ∣ − 1 ) r 0 ≥ β − r 0 ( 1 + β ε ) r 0 > 2 C β − r 0
with the same C C C as in (37) and
A ( z ) : = ( 1 − Π ) P r 0 ( 1 − Π ) − z r 0 ( 1 − Π ) A(z):=(1-\Pi)\mathcal{P}^{r_0}(1-\Pi)-z^{r_0}(1-\Pi) A ( z ) := ( 1 − Π ) P r 0 ( 1 − Π ) − z r 0 ( 1 − Π )
is invertible with
A ( z ) − 1 = − ∑ k ≥ 0 z − r 0 ( k + 1 ) ( ( 1 − Π ) P r 0 ( 1 − Π ) ) k (38) A(z)^{-1}=-\sum_{k\geq0}z^{-r_{0}(k+1)}\left((1-\Pi)\mathcal{P}^{r_{0}}(1-\Pi)\right)^{k} \tag*{(38)} A ( z ) − 1 = − k ≥ 0 ∑ z − r 0 ( k + 1 ) ( ( 1 − Π ) P r 0 ( 1 − Π ) ) k (38)
in the Banach space ( 1 − Π ) B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) (1-\Pi)BV([0,1]) ( 1 − Π ) B V ([ 0 , 1 ]) . This implies that
( P r 0 − z r 0 ) − 1 = [ ( β − 1 P n ) r 0 − z r 0 ) − 1 − ( ( β − 1 P n ) r 0 − z r 0 ) − 1 Π P r 0 ( 1 − Π ) A ( z ) − 1 0 A ( z ) − 1 ] (39) (\mathcal{P}^{r_{0}}-z^{r_{0}})^{-1}=
\begin{bmatrix}
(\beta^{-1}\mathcal{P}_{n})^{r_{0}}-z^{r_{0}})^{-1} & -((\beta^{-1}\mathcal{P}_{n})^{r_{0}}-z^{r_{0}})^{-1}\Pi\mathcal{P}^{r_{0}}(1-\Pi)A(z)^{-1}\\
0 & A(z)^{-1}
\end{bmatrix} \tag*{(39)} ( P r 0 − z r 0 ) − 1 = [ ( β − 1 P n ) r 0 − z r 0 ) − 1 0 − (( β − 1 P n ) r 0 − z r 0 ) − 1 Π P r 0 ( 1 − Π ) A ( z ) − 1 A ( z ) − 1 ] (39)
The polynomial ξ r 0 − z r 0 \xi^{r_{0}}-z^{r_{0}} ξ r 0 − z r 0 can be factorized as ( ξ − z ) ∑ k = 0 r 0 − 1 ξ k z r 0 − 1 − k (\xi-z)\sum_{k=0}^{r_{0}-1}\xi^{k}z^{r_{0}-1-k} ( ξ − z ) ∑ k = 0 r 0 − 1 ξ k z r 0 − 1 − k which leads to
( P − z ) − 1 = ( ∑ k = 0 r 0 − 1 z r 0 − 1 − k P k ) ( P r 0 − z r 0 ) − 1 = [ ( ( β − 1 P n ) − z ) − 1 − ( ( β − 1 P n ) − z ) − 1 Π P r 0 ( 1 − Π ) A ( z ) − 1 0 ( 1 − Π ) ∑ k = 0 r 0 − 1 z r 0 − 1 − k P k ( 1 − Π ) A ( z ) − 1 ] (40) \begin{aligned}
(\mathcal{P}-z)^{-1}=\left(\sum_{k=0}^{r_{0}-1}z^{r_{0}-1-k}\mathcal{P}^{k}\right)(\mathcal{P}^{r_{0}}-z^{r_{0}})^{-1} \\
&=\begin{bmatrix}
((\beta^{-1}\mathcal{P}_{n})-z)^{-1} & -((\beta^{-1}\mathcal{P}_{n})-z)^{-1}\Pi\mathcal{P}^{r_{0}}(1-\Pi)A(z)^{-1}\\
0 & (1-\Pi)\sum_{k=0}^{r_{0}-1}z^{r_{0}-1-k}\mathcal{P}^{k}(1-\Pi)A(z)^{-1}
\end{bmatrix} \tag*{(40)}
\end{aligned} ( P − z ) − 1 = ( k = 0 ∑ r 0 − 1 z r 0 − 1 − k P k ) ( P r 0 − z r 0 ) − 1 = [ (( β − 1 P n ) − z ) − 1 0 − (( β − 1 P n ) − z ) − 1 Π P r 0 ( 1 − Π ) A ( z ) − 1 ( 1 − Π ) ∑ k = 0 r 0 − 1 z r 0 − 1 − k P k ( 1 − Π ) A ( z ) − 1 ] (40)
which shows that z z z is in the resolvent set of P \mathcal{P} P when P \mathcal{P} P is restricted to B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) BV([0,1]) B V ([ 0 , 1 ]) . This proves that the only singularities of ( P − z ) − 1 (\mathcal{P}-z)^{-1} ( P − z ) − 1 on ∣ z ∣ > β − 1 |z|>\beta^{-1} ∣ z ∣ > β − 1 are of the type λ / β \lambda/\beta λ / β where λ \lambda λ is a root of the Parry polynomial which obeys 1 < ∣ λ ∣ ≤ β 1<|\lambda|\leq\beta 1 < ∣ λ ∣ ≤ β .
Proof of Corollary 2.8
The key starting point is formula (40) . Choose ε > 0 \varepsilon>0 ε > 0 small enough such that all eigenvalues of β − 1 P n \beta^{-1}\mathcal{P}_{n} β − 1 P n obeying 1 ≥ ∣ ζ j ∣ > β − 1 1\geq|\zeta_j|>\beta^{-1} 1 ≥ ∣ ζ j ∣ > β − 1 belong to the domain ∣ z ∣ > β − 1 + 2 ε |z|>\beta^{-1}+2\varepsilon ∣ z ∣ > β − 1 + 2 ε . Then the operator A ( z ) − 1 A(z)^{-1} A ( z ) − 1 from (38) is analytic on ∣ z ∣ > β − 1 + ε |z|>\beta^{-1}+\varepsilon ∣ z ∣ > β − 1 + ε as a convergent Neumann series, for some large enough r 0 r_{0} r 0 depending on ε \varepsilon ε . Denoting by q j q_j q j the Riesz projections of β − 1 P n \beta^{-1}\mathcal{P}_{n} β − 1 P n corresponding to the eigenvalues 1 ≥ ∣ ζ j ∣ > β − 1 1\geq|\zeta_j|>\beta^{-1} 1 ≥ ∣ ζ j ∣ > β − 1 , from (40) we obtain:
Q j = Π q j Π − Π q j Π P r 0 A ( ζ j ) − 1 ( 1 − Π ) . (41) Q_j=\Pi q_j\Pi-\Pi q_j\Pi\mathcal{P}^{r_{0}}A(\zeta_j)^{-1}(1-\Pi). \tag*{(41)} Q j = Π q j Π − Π q j Π P r 0 A ( ζ j ) − 1 ( 1 − Π ) . (41)
The norm estimate in (19) which needs an 0 < α < 1 0<\alpha<1 0 < α < 1 is a consequence of the existence of the essential spectrum, and the fact that we use the Gelfand formula relating lim r → ∞ ∥ ( P ( 1 − Q ) ) r ∥ 1 / r \lim_{r\to\infty}\|\left(\mathcal{P}(1-Q)\right)^r\|^{1/r} lim r → ∞ ∥ ( P ( 1 − Q ) ) r ∥ 1/ r with the spectral radius of P ( 1 − Q ) \mathcal{P}(1-Q) P ( 1 − Q ) which is equal to β − 1 \beta^{-1} β − 1 . This proves (19) .
Now let us prove (20) . We must have Q 1 f = u 1 C ( f ) Q_1f=u_1C(f) Q 1 f = u 1 C ( f ) with some constant C ( f ) C(f) C ( f ) . From (19) we have that P r f − u 1 C ( f ) \mathcal{P}^rf-u_1C(f) P r f − u 1 C ( f ) tends to zero when r → ∞ r\to\infty r → ∞ , and since P \mathcal{P} P preserves the integral of f f f we must have that C ( f ) = ∫ 0 1 f ( x ) d x C(f)=\int_0^1 f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x C ( f ) = ∫ 0 1 f ( x ) d x .
Point (iii) is just a reformulation of (19) in the case of simple eigenvalues, and we can identify each U ^ j \widehat{U}_j U j using (41) .
Finally, point (iv) gives a sharper norm estimate of the error without the extra α \alpha α , because in the Parry-Pisot case we do not employ the Gelfand formula. Here we use the first alternative in (35) where we choose the function as f − u 1 ∫ 0 1 f ( x ) d x f-u_1\int_0^1f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x f − u 1 ∫ 0 1 f ( x ) d x .
Remark 4.5. For completeness, let us give an example of a Parry polynomial of degree 4 with roots outside the closed unit disk. Let L ≥ 3 L\geq3 L ≥ 3 be an integer and let p ( z ) = z 4 − ( ( L + 1 ) z 3 + L z 2 + L ) p(z)=z^4-((L+1)z^3+Lz^2+L) p ( z ) = z 4 − (( L + 1 ) z 3 + L z 2 + L ) for which n = 4 n=4 n = 4 , a 0 = L + 1 a_0=L+1 a 0 = L + 1 , a 2 = 0 a_2=0 a 2 = 0 , a 1 = a 3 = L a_1=a_3=L a 1 = a 3 = L . Since a 0 a_0 a 0 is strictly larger than all other coefficients, they form a Parry sequence (see (12) ). Let
f ( z ) = − p ( z ) z 3 = L + 1 + L z + L z 3 − z , z ≠ 0. f(z)=-\frac{p(z)}{z^3}=L+1+\frac{L}{z}+\frac{L}{z^3}-z,\qquad z\ne0. f ( z ) = − z 3 p ( z ) = L + 1 + z L + z 3 L − z , z = 0.
The zeros of f f f and p p p coincide. If x ∈ R ∖ { 0 } x\in\mathbb{R}\setminus\{0\} x ∈ R ∖ { 0 } then f ′ ( x ) = − L / x 2 − 3 L / x 4 − 1 < 0 f'(x)=-L/x^2-3L/x^4-1<0 f ′ ( x ) = − L / x 2 − 3 L / x 4 − 1 < 0 , with lim x → − ∞ f ( x ) = + ∞ \lim_{x\to-\infty}f(x)=+\infty lim x → − ∞ f ( x ) = + ∞ and lim x ↗ 0 f ( x ) = − ∞ \lim_{x\nearrow0}f(x)=-\infty lim x ↗ 0 f ( x ) = − ∞ .
We have f ( − 1 ) = − L + 2 < 0 f(-1)=-L+2<0 f ( − 1 ) = − L + 2 < 0 , thus there must exist a unique negative zero z 2 < − 1 z_2<-1 z 2 < − 1 of f f f (hence p p p ). From [11 ] we also know that ∣ z 2 ∣ < φ = 5 + 1 2 |z_2|<\varphi=\frac{\sqrt{5}+1}{2} ∣ z 2 ∣ < φ = 2 5 + 1 .
Proof of Theorem 2.9
Proof of (i). When ζ = 1 \zeta=1 ζ = 1 then U ^ m ( F ) \widehat{U}_m(F) U m ( F ) is a Riemann sum which converges to the Riemann integral of F F F ; note that any real function of bounded variation can be written as the difference between two bounded and increasing functions, hence it is Riemann integrable. Thus we may assume that 1 / β < ∣ ζ ∣ < 1 1/\beta<|\zeta|<1 1/ β < ∣ ζ ∣ < 1 or 1 < ∣ λ ∣ < β 1<|\lambda|<\beta 1 < ∣ λ ∣ < β . Let us first prove that the limit exists. Let us focus on the sum over the last indices j m j_m j m and k m k_m k m . We have k m ∈ { 1 , 2 , … , n } k_m\in\{1,2,\ldots,n\} k m ∈ { 1 , 2 , … , n } and j m ∈ { 0 , … , a k m − 1 − 1 } j_m\in\{0,\ldots,a_{k_m-1}-1\} j m ∈ { 0 , … , a k m − 1 − 1 } . Then we need to control
∑ j m − 1 k m − 1 λ − k 1 − k 2 − ⋯ − k m − 1 ∑ k m = 1 n ∑ j m = 0 a k m − 1 − 1 λ − k m f ( j m − 1 k m − 1 + β − ∣ k m − 1 ∣ j m k m ) . \sum_{j_{m-1}}^{k_{m-1}}\lambda^{-k_1-k_2-\cdots-k_{m-1}}\sum_{k_m=1}^{n}\sum_{j_m=0}^{a_{k_m-1}-1}\lambda^{-k_m}f\left(\frac{j_{m-1}}{k_{m-1}}+\beta^{-|k_{m-1}|}\frac{j_m}{k_m}\right). j m − 1 ∑ k m − 1 λ − k 1 − k 2 − ⋯ − k m − 1 k m = 1 ∑ n j m = 0 ∑ a k m − 1 − 1 λ − k m f ( k m − 1 j m − 1 + β − ∣ k m − 1 ∣ k m j m ) .
Here (23) plays a crucial role: the above sum over k m k_m k m and j m j_m j m can be rewritten as
f ( j m − 1 k m − 1 ) + ∑ k m = 1 n ∑ j m = 0 a k m − 1 − 1 λ − k m ( f ( j m − 1 k m − 1 + β − ∣ k m − 1 ∣ j m k m ) − f ( j m − 1 k m − 1 ) ) . f\left(\frac{j_{m-1}}{k_{m-1}}\right)+\sum_{k_m=1}^{n}\sum_{j_m=0}^{a_{k_m-1}-1}\lambda^{-k_m}\left(f\left(\frac{j_{m-1}}{k_{m-1}}+\beta^{-|k_{m-1}|}\frac{j_m}{k_m}\right)-f\left(\frac{j_{m-1}}{k_{m-1}}\right)\right). f ( k m − 1 j m − 1 ) + k m = 1 ∑ n j m = 0 ∑ a k m − 1 − 1 λ − k m ( f ( k m − 1 j m − 1 + β − ∣ k m − 1 ∣ k m j m ) − f ( k m − 1 j m − 1 ) ) .
The key estimate is as follows:
∑ k m ∑ j m ∣ λ ∣ − k m ∣ f ( j m − 1 k m − 1 + β − ∣ k m − 1 ∣ j m k m ) − f ( j m − 1 k m − 1 ) ∣ ≤ ∑ k = 1 n a k − 1 ∣ λ ∣ k Var 0 1 ( f ) . \sum_{k_m}\sum_{j_m}|\lambda|^{-k_m}\left|f\left(\frac{j_{m-1}}{k_{m-1}}+\beta^{-|k_{m-1}|}\frac{j_m}{k_m}\right)-f\left(\frac{j_{m-1}}{k_{m-1}}\right)\right|
\leq\sum_{k=1}^{n}\frac{a_{k-1}}{|\lambda|^k}\operatorname{Var}_{0}^{1}\left(f\right). k m ∑ j m ∑ ∣ λ ∣ − k m f ( k m − 1 j m − 1 + β − ∣ k m − 1 ∣ k m j m ) − f ( k m − 1 j m − 1 ) ≤ k = 1 ∑ n ∣ λ ∣ k a k − 1 Var 0 1 ( f ) .
Then when we sum over the partition with m − 1 m-1 m − 1 layers we have
∣ U ^ m ( f ) − U ^ m − 1 ( f ) ∣ ≤ ∣ λ ∣ − m + 1 ∑ k = 1 n a k − 1 ∣ λ ∣ k Var 0 1 ( f ) \left|\widehat{U}_m(f)-\widehat{U}_{m-1}(f)\right|\leq|\lambda|^{-m+1}\sum_{k=1}^{n}\frac{a_{k-1}}{|\lambda|^k}\operatorname{Var}_{0}^{1}(f) U m ( f ) − U m − 1 ( f ) ≤ ∣ λ ∣ − m + 1 k = 1 ∑ n ∣ λ ∣ k a k − 1 Var 0 1 ( f )
which defines a convergent series because ∣ λ ∣ > 1 |\lambda|>1 ∣ λ ∣ > 1 . Thus U ^ ( f ) \widehat{U}(f) U ( f ) exists.
Now let us prove (24) . We will show that for all m ≥ n + 1 m\geq n+1 m ≥ n + 1 we have:
U ^ m ( P f ) = ζ U ^ m − n ( f ) + O ( ∣ λ ∣ − m ) . (42) \widehat{U}_m(\mathcal{P}f)=\zeta\widehat{U}_{m-n}(f)+O(|\lambda|^{-m}). \tag*{(42)} U m ( P f ) = ζ U m − n ( f ) + O ( ∣ λ ∣ − m ) . (42)
From the definition of P \mathcal{P} P we have
U ^ m ( P f ) = β − 1 ∑ s = 0 a 0 − 1 ∑ j m k m λ − ∣ k m ∣ f ( s / β + β − 1 j m k m ) + β − 1 ∑ j m k m λ − ∣ k m ∣ f ( a 0 / β + β − 1 j m k m ) . \widehat{U}_m(\mathcal{P}f)=\beta^{-1}\sum_{s=0}^{a_0-1}\sum_{j_m}^{k_m}\lambda^{-|k_m|}f\left(s/\beta+\beta^{-1}\frac{j_m}{k_m}\right)+\beta^{-1}\sum_{j_m}^{k_m}\lambda^{-|k_m|}f\left(a_0/\beta+\beta^{-1}\frac{j_m}{k_m}\right). U m ( P f ) = β − 1 s = 0 ∑ a 0 − 1 j m ∑ k m λ − ∣ k m ∣ f ( s / β + β − 1 k m j m ) + β − 1 j m ∑ k m λ − ∣ k m ∣ f ( a 0 / β + β − 1 k m j m ) .
The first term contains
s / β + β − 1 j 1 ⋯ j m k 1 ⋯ k m = s j 1 ⋯ j m k 1 ⋯ k m . s/\beta+\beta^{-1}\frac{j_1\cdots j_m}{k_1\cdots k_m}=\frac{s j_1\cdots j_m}{k_1\cdots k_m}. s / β + β − 1 k 1 ⋯ k m j 1 ⋯ j m = k 1 ⋯ k m s j 1 ⋯ j m .
which will eventually run over all partition elements with “m + 1 m+1 m + 1 ” layers where the value of the first “k k k ” equals 1 and the first “j j j ” runs from 0 to a 0 − 1 a_0-1 a 0 − 1 .
The second term contains
a 0 β + β − 1 t k m j m \frac{a_0}{\beta}+\beta^{-1}t^{j_m}_{k_m} β a 0 + β − 1 t k m j m
and we will show that summing over t k m j m t^{j_m}_{k_m} t k m j m in the above formula is the same as summing over all points with k 1 ≥ 2 k_1 \ge2 k 1 ≥ 2 .
In order to make the main idea of the proof more transparent, we first consider a “simpler case”:
Case 1: a 0 > a j a_0>a_j a 0 > a j for all j ≥ 1 j\ge1 j ≥ 1 . We have
b 1 = a 1 β + a 2 β 2 + ⋯ + a n − 1 β n − 1 = t 1 × ( n − 1 ) a 1 ⋯ a n − 1 b_1=\frac{a_1}{\beta}+\frac{a_2}{\beta^2}+\cdots+\frac{a_{n-1}}{\beta^{n-1}}=t^{a_1\cdots a_{n-1}}_{1\times(n-1)} b 1 = β a 1 + β 2 a 2 + ⋯ + β n − 1 a n − 1 = t 1 × ( n − 1 ) a 1 ⋯ a n − 1
where the notation 1 × ( n − 1 ) 1\times(n-1) 1 × ( n − 1 ) means that k 1 = ⋯ = k n − 1 = 1 k_1=\cdots=k_{n-1}=1 k 1 = ⋯ = k n − 1 = 1 . Since f ( a 0 / β + β − 1 t ) = 0 f(a_0/\beta+\beta^{-1}t)=0 f ( a 0 / β + β − 1 t ) = 0 if t > b 1 t>b_1 t > b 1 , it is enough to consider points where t k m j m < b 1 t^{j_m}_{k_m}<b_1 t k m j m < b 1 . This inequality holds if:
k 1 = 1 , j 1 < a 1 k_1=1,\quad j_1<a_1 k 1 = 1 , j 1 < a 1
k 1 = 1 , j 1 = a 1 ; k 2 = 1 , j 2 < a 2 k_1=1,\quad j_1=a_1;\quad k_2=1,\quad j_2<a_2 k 1 = 1 , j 1 = a 1 ; k 2 = 1 , j 2 < a 2
k 1 = 1 , j 1 = a 1 ; k 2 = 1 , j 2 = a 2 ; k 3 = 1 , j 3 < a 3 k_1=1,\quad j_1=a_1;\quad k_2=1,\quad j_2=a_2;\quad k_3=1,\quad j_3<a_3 k 1 = 1 , j 1 = a 1 ; k 2 = 1 , j 2 = a 2 ; k 3 = 1 , j 3 < a 3
⋮ \vdots ⋮
In the first case where k 1 = 1 k_1=1 k 1 = 1 and j 1 < a 1 j_1<a_1 j 1 < a 1 we have
a 0 β + β − 1 ( t 1 j 1 + β − 1 t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m ) = t 2 j 1 + β − 2 t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m = t 2 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m . \frac{a_0}{\beta}+\beta^{-1}\left(t^{j_1}_{1}+\beta^{-1}t^{j_2\cdots j_m}_{k_2\cdots k_m}\right)=t^{j_1}_{2}+\beta^{-2}t^{j_2\cdots j_m}_{k_2\cdots k_m}=t^{j_1j_2\cdots j_m}_{2k_2\cdots k_m}. β a 0 + β − 1 ( t 1 j 1 + β − 1 t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m ) = t 2 j 1 + β − 2 t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m = t 2 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m .
In the second case where k 1 = k 2 = 1 k_1=k_2=1 k 1 = k 2 = 1 , j 1 = a 1 < a 0 j_1=a_1<a_0 j 1 = a 1 < a 0 and j 2 < a 2 j_2<a_2 j 2 < a 2 :
a 0 β + β − 1 ( a 1 β + β − 1 t 1 k 3 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m ) = a 0 β + a 1 β 2 + j 2 β 3 + β − 3 t k 3 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m = t 3 k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m . \frac{a_0}{\beta}+\beta^{-1}\left(\frac{a_1}{\beta}+\beta^{-1}t^{j_2\cdots j_m}_{1k_3\cdots k_m}\right)=\frac{a_0}{\beta}+\frac{a_1}{\beta^2}+\frac{j_2}{\beta^3}+\beta^{-3}t^{j_2\cdots j_m}_{k_3\cdots k_m}=t^{j_2\cdots j_m}_{3k_2\cdots k_m}. β a 0 + β − 1 ( β a 1 + β − 1 t 1 k 3 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m ) = β a 0 + β 2 a 1 + β 3 j 2 + β − 3 t k 3 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m = t 3 k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m .
Now we show that “no points are missing”. Let p > 2 p>2 p > 2 . Then
t 2 k 2 k 3 ⋯ k p j 1 j 2 ⋯ j p = a 0 β + j 1 β 2 + β − 2 t k 2 ⋯ k p j 2 ⋯ j p = a 0 β + β − 1 t 1 k 2 ⋯ k p j 1 j 2 ⋯ j p t^{j_1j_2\cdots j_p}_{2k_2k_3\cdots k_p}=\frac{a_0}{\beta}+\frac{j_1}{\beta^2}+\beta^{-2}t^{j_2\cdots j_p}_{k_2\cdots k_p}=\frac{a_0}{\beta}+\beta^{-1}t^{j_1j_2\cdots j_p}_{1k_2\cdots k_p} t 2 k 2 k 3 ⋯ k p j 1 j 2 ⋯ j p = β a 0 + β 2 j 1 + β − 2 t k 2 ⋯ k p j 2 ⋯ j p = β a 0 + β − 1 t 1 k 2 ⋯ k p j 1 j 2 ⋯ j p
and if i ≥ 3 i\ge3 i ≥ 3 then
t i k 2 k 3 ⋯ k p j 1 j 2 ⋯ j p = a 0 β + a 1 β 2 + ⋯ + a i − 2 β i − 1 + j 1 β i + β − i t k 2 ⋯ k p j 2 ⋯ j p = a 0 β + β − 1 t 1 × ( i − 1 ) , k 2 ⋯ k p a 1 ⋯ a i − 2 j 1 ⋯ j p . (43) \begin{aligned}
t^{j_1j_2\cdots j_p}_{ik_2k_3\cdots k_p}
&=\frac{a_0}{\beta}+\frac{a_1}{\beta^2}+\cdots+\frac{a_{i-2}}{\beta^{i-1}}+\frac{j_1}{\beta^i}+\beta^{-i}t^{j_2\cdots j_p}_{k_2\cdots k_p}\\
&=\frac{a_0}{\beta}+\beta^{-1}t^{a_1\cdots a_{i-2}j_1\cdots j_p}_{1\times(i-1),k_2\cdots k_p}. \tag*{(43)}
\end{aligned} t i k 2 k 3 ⋯ k p j 1 j 2 ⋯ j p = β a 0 + β 2 a 1 + ⋯ + β i − 1 a i − 2 + β i j 1 + β − i t k 2 ⋯ k p j 2 ⋯ j p = β a 0 + β − 1 t 1 × ( i − 1 ) , k 2 ⋯ k p a 1 ⋯ a i − 2 j 1 ⋯ j p . (43)
where the notation 1 × ( i − 1 ) 1\times(i-1) 1 × ( i − 1 ) on the right hand side means that the first i − 1 i-1 i − 1 “k k k ”s are equal to 1. From (43) we see that given m m m and i i i , we may replace a 0 / β + β − 1 t 1 × ( i − 1 ) , k 2 ⋯ k m a 1 ⋯ a i − 2 j 1 ⋯ j m a_0/\beta+\beta^{-1}t^{a_1\cdots a_{i-2}j_1\cdots j_m}_{1\times(i-1),k_2\cdots k_m} a 0 / β + β − 1 t 1 × ( i − 1 ) , k 2 ⋯ k m a 1 ⋯ a i − 2 j 1 ⋯ j m with t i k 2 k 3 ⋯ k m − i + 2 j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m − i + 2 t^{j_1j_2\cdots j_{m-i+2}}_{ik_2k_3\cdots k_{m-i+2}} t i k 2 k 3 ⋯ k m − i + 2 j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m − i + 2 . Also, we see that the sum of k k k ’s on the left hand side of (43) is exactly one unit larger than the sum of k k k ’s on the right hand side. This implies that if we want U ^ m ( P f ) \widehat{U}_m(\mathcal{P}f) U m ( P f ) to resemble U ^ m ( f ) \widehat{U}_m(f) U m ( f ) , we need to multiply it with β / λ \beta/\lambda β / λ .
Thus
β λ U ^ m ( P f ) = ∑ t 1 k 1 ⋯ k m j 1 ⋯ j m λ − 1 − ∣ k m ∣ f ( t 1 k 1 ⋯ k m j 1 ⋯ j m ) + ∑ t 2 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 ⋯ j m λ − 2 − k 2 − ⋯ − k m f ( t 2 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 ⋯ j m ) + ∑ t 3 k 2 ⋯ k m − 1 j 1 ⋯ j m − 1 λ − 3 − k 2 − ⋯ − k m − 1 f ( t 3 k 2 ⋯ k m − 1 j 1 ⋯ j m − 1 ) + ⋯ + ∑ t n k 2 ⋯ k m − n + 2 j 1 ⋯ j m − n + 2 λ − n − k 2 − ⋯ − k m − n + 2 f ( t n k 2 ⋯ k m − n + 2 j 1 ⋯ j m − n + 2 ) . (44) \frac{\beta}{\lambda}\widehat{U}_m(\mathcal{P}f)=\sum_{t^{j_1\cdots j_m}_{1k_1\cdots k_m}}\lambda^{-1-\lvert k_m\rvert}f\left(t^{j_1\cdots j_m}_{1k_1\cdots k_m}\right)+\sum_{t^{j_1\cdots j_m}_{2k_2\cdots k_m}}\lambda^{-2-k_2-\cdots-k_m}f\left(t^{j_1\cdots j_m}_{2k_2\cdots k_m}\right)
+\sum_{t^{j_1\cdots j_{m-1}}_{3k_2\cdots k_{m-1}}}\lambda^{-3-k_2-\cdots-k_{m-1}}f\left(t^{j_1\cdots j_{m-1}}_{3k_2\cdots k_{m-1}}\right)+\cdots+\sum_{t^{j_1\cdots j_{m-n+2}}_{nk_2\cdots k_{m-n+2}}}\lambda^{-n-k_2-\cdots-k_{m-n+2}}f\left(t^{j_1\cdots j_{m-n+2}}_{nk_2\cdots k_{m-n+2}}\right). \tag*{(44)} λ β U m ( P f ) = t 1 k 1 ⋯ k m j 1 ⋯ j m ∑ λ − 1 − ∣ k m ∣ f ( t 1 k 1 ⋯ k m j 1 ⋯ j m ) + t 2 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 ⋯ j m ∑ λ − 2 − k 2 − ⋯ − k m f ( t 2 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 ⋯ j m ) + t 3 k 2 ⋯ k m − 1 j 1 ⋯ j m − 1 ∑ λ − 3 − k 2 − ⋯ − k m − 1 f ( t 3 k 2 ⋯ k m − 1 j 1 ⋯ j m − 1 ) + ⋯ + t n k 2 ⋯ k m − n + 2 j 1 ⋯ j m − n + 2 ∑ λ − n − k 2 − ⋯ − k m − n + 2 f ( t n k 2 ⋯ k m − n + 2 j 1 ⋯ j m − n + 2 ) . (44)
Each sum on the right hand side is performed over a different number of layers varying from m − n + 1 m-n+1 m − n + 1 to m + 1 m+1 m + 1 . Since f f f has bounded variation, we may discard a finite number of layers with a price of an error O ( ∣ λ ∣ − m ) O(\lvert\lambda\rvert^{-m}) O (∣ λ ∣ − m ) and this proves (42) . Then take m → ∞ m\to\infty m → ∞ and obtain (24) when a 0 > a j a_0>a_j a 0 > a j for all 1 ≤ j ≤ n − 1 1\leq j\leq n-1 1 ≤ j ≤ n − 1 .
Case 2: general Parry coefficients. In Appendix B.2 we will prove the following result:
Lemma 4.6. Any number t k 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m t^{j_1j_2\cdots j_m}_{k_1k_2\cdots k_m} t k 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m with k 1 ≥ 2 k_1\geq2 k 1 ≥ 2 can be written as
t k 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m = a 0 β + β − 1 t ~ with t ~ = t k ~ 1 ⋯ k ~ p j ~ 1 ⋯ j ~ p , t^{j_1j_2\cdots j_m}_{k_1k_2\cdots k_m}=\frac{a_0}{\beta}+\beta^{-1}\widetilde{t}
\quad\text{with}\quad
\widetilde{t}=t^{\widetilde{j}_1\cdots\widetilde{j}_p}_{\widetilde{k}_1\cdots\widetilde{k}_p}, t k 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m = β a 0 + β − 1 t with t = t k 1 ⋯ k p j 1 ⋯ j p , where
k 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k m = 1 + k ~ 1 + ⋯ + k ~ p , m ≤ p ≤ n − 1 + m . k_1+k_2+\cdots+k_m=1+\widetilde{k}_1+\cdots+\widetilde{k}_p,\qquad m\leq p\leq n-1+m. k 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k m = 1 + k 1 + ⋯ + k p , m ≤ p ≤ n − 1 + m . The other way around, let t k 1 ⋯ k m j 1 ⋯ j m < b 1 = a 1 / β + ⋯ + a n − 1 / β n − 1 t^{j_1\cdots j_m}_{k_1\cdots k_m}<b_1=a_1/\beta+\cdots+a_{n-1}/\beta^{n-1} t k 1 ⋯ k m j 1 ⋯ j m < b 1 = a 1 / β + ⋯ + a n − 1 / β n − 1 . Then there exists p ≥ 1 p\geq1 p ≥ 1 and t k ~ p j ~ p < 1 t^{\widetilde{j}_p}_{\widetilde{k}_p}<1 t k p j p < 1 with k ~ 1 ≥ 2 \widetilde{k}_1\geq2 k 1 ≥ 2 such that
t k ~ p j ~ p = a 0 β + β − 1 t k m j m . t^{\widetilde{j}_p}_{\widetilde{k}_p}=\frac{a_0}{\beta}+\beta^{-1}t^{j_m}_{k_m}. t k p j p = β a 0 + β − 1 t k m j m .
This technical result replaces the identity (43) , which was the crucial ingredient in proving (44) . This time we cannot exactly say how many layers we loose or gain by replacing the summation over the indices k ~ \widetilde{k} k and j ~ \widetilde{j} j with indices where the first “k k k ” equals 2 , 3 , … , n 2,3,\ldots,n 2 , 3 , … , n . But (42) still holds, and this finishes the proof of (i).
Proof of (ii). Let us introduce a modified version of U ^ m ( F ) \widehat{U}_m(F) U m ( F ) given by
U ~ m ( f ) = ∑ t k m j m λ − ∣ k m ∣ f ( t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ) . \widetilde{U}_m(f)=\sum_{t^{j_m}_{k_m}}\lambda^{-\lvert k_m\rvert}f\left(t^{j_m}_{k_m}+\beta^{-\lvert k_m\rvert}\right). U m ( f ) = t k m j m ∑ λ − ∣ k m ∣ f ( t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ) .
It turns out that one can explicitly compute U ~ m ( f ) \widetilde{U}_m(f) U m ( f ) when f = χ [ 0 , y ] f=\chi_{[0,y]} f = χ [ 0 , y ] with 0 < y < 1 0<y<1 0 < y < 1 . Let us do that. There exists a unique sequence t u 1 u 2 ⋯ u p w 1 w 2 ⋯ w p t^{w_1w_2\cdots w_p}_{u_1u_2\cdots u_p} t u 1 u 2 ⋯ u p w 1 w 2 ⋯ w p such that
t u 1 u 2 ⋯ u p w 1 w 2 ⋯ w p ≤ y = ∑ r ≥ 1 y r − 1 β r < t u 1 u 2 ⋯ u p w 1 w 2 ⋯ w p + β − u 1 − ⋯ − u p , p ≥ 1. t^{w_1w_2\cdots w_p}_{u_1u_2\cdots u_p}\leq y=\sum_{r\geq1}\frac{y_{r-1}}{\beta^r}<t^{w_1w_2\cdots w_p}_{u_1u_2\cdots u_p}+\beta^{-u_1-\cdots-u_p},\qquad p\geq1. t u 1 u 2 ⋯ u p w 1 w 2 ⋯ w p ≤ y = r ≥ 1 ∑ β r y r − 1 < t u 1 u 2 ⋯ u p w 1 w 2 ⋯ w p + β − u 1 − ⋯ − u p , p ≥ 1.
For example
t u 1 w 1 = a 0 β + ⋯ + a u 1 − 2 β u 1 − 1 + w 1 β u 1 , w 1 = y u 1 − 1 , t^{w_1}_{u_1}=\frac{a_0}{\beta}+\cdots+\frac{a_{u_1-2}}{\beta^{u_1-1}}+\frac{w_1}{\beta^{u_1}},\qquad w_1=y_{u_1-1}, t u 1 w 1 = β a 0 + ⋯ + β u 1 − 1 a u 1 − 2 + β u 1 w 1 , w 1 = y u 1 − 1 ,
where by convention, if u 1 = 1 u_1=1 u 1 = 1 , then only the term y 0 / β y_0/\beta y 0 / β appears. If u 1 > 1 u_1>1 u 1 > 1 then y 0 = a 0 y_0=a_0 y 0 = a 0 , y 1 = a 1 , … , y u 1 − 2 = a u 1 − 2 y_1=a_1,\ldots,y_{u_1-2}=a_{u_1-2} y 1 = a 1 , … , y u 1 − 2 = a u 1 − 2 .
For m = 1 m=1 m = 1 we have
U ~ 1 ( χ [ 0 , y ] ) = ∑ k 1 = 1 n λ − k 1 ∑ j 1 = 0 a k 1 − 1 − 1 χ [ 0 , y ] ( t k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 ) = ∑ r = 1 u 1 y r − 1 β r . \widetilde{U}_1(\chi_{[0,y]})=\sum_{k_1=1}^{n}\lambda^{-k_1}\sum_{j_1=0}^{a_{k_1-1}-1}\chi_{[0,y]}\left(t_{k_1}^{j_1}+\beta^{-k_1}\right)=\sum_{r=1}^{u_1}\frac{y_{r-1}}{\beta^r}. U 1 ( χ [ 0 , y ] ) = k 1 = 1 ∑ n λ − k 1 j 1 = 0 ∑ a k 1 − 1 − 1 χ [ 0 , y ] ( t k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 ) = r = 1 ∑ u 1 β r y r − 1 .
where we see that when k 1 = u 1 k_1=u_1 k 1 = u 1 , only the values j 1 = 0 , 1 , … , w 1 − 1 j_1=0,1,\ldots,w_1-1 j 1 = 0 , 1 , … , w 1 − 1 will produce a value 1, hence by summing them we obtain w 1 = y u 1 − 1 w_1=y_{u_1-1} w 1 = y u 1 − 1 .
For m = 2 m=2 m = 2 we have
U ~ 2 ( χ [ 0 , y ] ) = ∑ k 2 = 1 n λ − k 2 ∑ j 2 = 0 a k 2 − 1 − 1 ∑ k 1 = 1 n λ − k 1 ∑ j 1 = 0 a k 1 − 1 − 1 χ [ 0 , y ] ( t k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 t k 2 j 2 + β − k 1 − k 2 ) . \widetilde{U}_2(\chi_{[0,y]})=\sum_{k_2=1}^{n}\lambda^{-k_2}\sum_{j_2=0}^{a_{k_2-1}-1}\sum_{k_1=1}^{n}\lambda^{-k_1}\sum_{j_1=0}^{a_{k_1-1}-1}\chi_{[0,y]}\left(t_{k_1}^{j_1}+\beta^{-k_1}t_{k_2}^{j_2}+\beta^{-k_1-k_2}\right). U 2 ( χ [ 0 , y ] ) = k 2 = 1 ∑ n λ − k 2 j 2 = 0 ∑ a k 2 − 1 − 1 k 1 = 1 ∑ n λ − k 1 j 1 = 0 ∑ a k 1 − 1 − 1 χ [ 0 , y ] ( t k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 t k 2 j 2 + β − k 1 − k 2 ) .
If k 1 < u 1 k_1<u_1 k 1 < u 1 or if k 1 = u 1 k_1=u_1 k 1 = u 1 and j 1 < w 1 j_1<w_1 j 1 < w 1 then the value of the function is 1, regardless of k 2 k_2 k 2 and j 2 j_2 j 2 . This part reproduces U ~ 1 \widetilde{U}_1 U 1 . If k 1 = u 1 k_1=u_1 k 1 = u 1 and j 1 = w 1 j_1=w_1 j 1 = w 1 then the summation over k 2 k_2 k 2 and j 2 j_2 j 2 is no longer trivial and we have the following extra terms:
∑ k 2 = 1 n ∑ j 2 = 0 a k 2 − 1 − 1 λ − u 1 − k 2 χ [ 0 , y ] ( t u 1 w 1 + β − u 1 t k 2 j 2 + β − u 1 − k 2 ) = ∑ r = u 1 + 1 u 1 + u 2 y r − 1 λ r . \sum_{k_2=1}^{n}\sum_{j_2=0}^{a_{k_2-1}-1}\lambda^{-u_1-k_2}\chi_{[0,y]}\left(t_{u_1}^{w_1}+\beta^{-u_1}t_{k_2}^{j_2}+\beta^{-u_1-k_2}\right)=\sum_{r=u_1+1}^{u_1+u_2}\frac{y_{r-1}}{\lambda^r}. k 2 = 1 ∑ n j 2 = 0 ∑ a k 2 − 1 − 1 λ − u 1 − k 2 χ [ 0 , y ] ( t u 1 w 1 + β − u 1 t k 2 j 2 + β − u 1 − k 2 ) = r = u 1 + 1 ∑ u 1 + u 2 λ r y r − 1 .
In the same way we may prove
U ~ m ( χ [ 0 , y ] ) = ∑ r = 1 u 1 + ⋯ + u m y r − 1 λ r , m ≥ 1. \widetilde{U}_m(\chi_{[0,y]})=\sum_{r=1}^{u_1+\cdots+u_m}\frac{y_{r-1}}{\lambda^r},\qquad m\ge1. U m ( χ [ 0 , y ] ) = r = 1 ∑ u 1 + ⋯ + u m λ r y r − 1 , m ≥ 1.
The final step is to take m → ∞ m\to\infty m → ∞ .
In order to prove (26) we use
h ( 1 ) − h ( t ) = ∫ t 1 h ′ ( y ) d y = ∫ 0 1 χ [ 0 , y ] ( t ) h ′ ( y ) d y h(1)-h(t)=\int_t^1 h'(y)\,dy=\int_0^1\chi_{[0,y]}(t)h'(y)\,dy h ( 1 ) − h ( t ) = ∫ t 1 h ′ ( y ) d y = ∫ 0 1 χ [ 0 , y ] ( t ) h ′ ( y ) d y
and apply the formula for U ^ ( χ [ 0 , y ] \widehat{U}(\chi_{[0,y]} U ( χ [ 0 , y ] ).
Now let us prove (27) . Using (25) we have
U ^ ( u ) = ∑ k = 0 n − 1 λ − k − 1 U ^ ( χ [ 0 , b k ] ) = ∑ k = 0 n − 1 ∑ j ≥ 1 λ − k − j − 1 a k + j − 1 = ∑ p ≥ 1 p a p − 1 λ p + 1 = h n ′ ( λ ) . \widehat{U}(u)=\sum_{k=0}^{n-1}\lambda^{-k-1}\widehat{U}(\chi_{[0,b_k]})=\sum_{k=0}^{n-1}\sum_{j\ge1}\lambda^{-k-j-1}a_{k+j-1}=\sum_{p\ge1}p\frac{a_{p-1}}{\lambda^{p+1}}=h'_n(\lambda). U ( u ) = k = 0 ∑ n − 1 λ − k − 1 U ( χ [ 0 , b k ] ) = k = 0 ∑ n − 1 j ≥ 1 ∑ λ − k − j − 1 a k + j − 1 = p ≥ 1 ∑ p λ p + 1 a p − 1 = h n ′ ( λ ) .
Proof of (iii). Denote by f ( y ) = U ^ ( χ [ 0 , y ] ) f(y)=\widehat{U}(\chi_{[0,y]}) f ( y ) = U ( χ [ 0 , y ] ) . Assume first that
y = ∑ m ≥ 1 y k m β k m , y k m > 0. y=\sum_{m\ge1}\frac{y_{k_m}}{\beta^{k_m}},\qquad y_{k_m}>0. y = m ≥ 1 ∑ β k m y k m , y k m > 0.
Let Y M = y k M − 1 β k M + ∑ m ≠ M y k m β k m Y_M=\frac{y_{k_M-1}}{\beta^{k_M}}+\sum_{m\ne M}\frac{y_{k_m}}{\beta^{k_m}} Y M = β k M y k M − 1 + ∑ m = M β k m y k m . Then f ( y ) − f ( Y M ) = λ − k M f(y)-f(Y_M)=\lambda^{-k_M} f ( y ) − f ( Y M ) = λ − k M and y − Y M = β − k M y-Y_M=\beta^{-k_M} y − Y M = β − k M for all M M M and f ′ ( y ) f'(y) f ′ ( y ) does not exist.
Now assume that y = ∑ k = 1 K y k β k y=\sum_{k=1}^{K}\frac{y_k}{\beta^k} y = ∑ k = 1 K β k y k with y K > 0 y_K>0 y K > 0 . For every m > K + 2 m>K+2 m > K + 2 we define Y m = y + β − m < 1 Y_m=y+\beta^{-m}<1 Y m = y + β − m < 1 . Then f ( Y m ) − f ( y ) = λ − m f(Y_m)-f(y)=\lambda^{-m} f ( Y m ) − f ( y ) = λ − m and Y m − y = β − m Y_m-y=\beta^{-m} Y m − y = β − m for all m m m and f ′ ( y ) f'(y) f ′ ( y ) does not exist.
Proof of (iv). The proof is identical with the one in [12 Theorem 4.5] . Assume that such a μ \mu μ exists. Then the map from (iii) would equal μ ( [ 0 , y ] ) \mu([0,y]) μ ([ 0 , y ]) . This is a function of bounded variation, thus differentiable almost everywhere, which is in contradiction with (iii).
Proof of (v). If q q q is a polynomial of degree M M M then by choosing m = 1 m=1 m = 1 and N = M + 1 N=M+1 N = M + 1 in formula (31) we see that the error term is identically zero and for r ≥ n r\ge n r ≥ n we have
( P r q ) ( y ) = ∑ k 1 = 1 n ∑ j 1 = 0 a k 1 − 1 − 1 { ( P r − k 1 H 1 ) ( y ) ∫ k 1 j 1 k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 q ( u ) d u + ∑ s = 1 M + 1 β − k 1 s ( q ( s − 1 ) ( k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 ) − q ( s − 1 ) ( k 1 j 1 ) ) 1 s ! ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) ( P r − k 1 H n s + 1 ) ( y ) } . (45) (\mathcal{P}^{r}q)(y)=\sum_{k_1=1}^{n}\sum_{j_1=0}^{a_{k_1-1}-1}\left\{(\mathcal{P}^{r-k_1}H_1)(y)\int_{k_1^{j_1}}^{k_1^{j_1}+\beta^{-k_1}}q(u)\,\mathrm{d}u
+\sum_{s=1}^{M+1}\beta^{-k_1s}\left(q^{(s-1)}\left(k_1^{j_1}+\beta^{-k_1}\right)-q^{(s-1)}\left(k_1^{j_1}\right)\right)\frac{1}{s!}\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}(\mathcal{P}^{r-k_1}H_{ns+1})(y)\right\}. \tag*{(45)} ( P r q ) ( y ) = k 1 = 1 ∑ n j 1 = 0 ∑ a k 1 − 1 − 1 { ( P r − k 1 H 1 ) ( y ) ∫ k 1 j 1 k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 q ( u ) d u + s = 1 ∑ M + 1 β − k 1 s ( q ( s − 1 ) ( k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 ) − q ( s − 1 ) ( k 1 j 1 ) ) s ! 1 ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) ( P r − k 1 H n s + 1 ) ( y ) } . (45)
Note that the term with s = M + 1 s=M+1 s = M + 1 is zero because q ( M ) q^{(M)} q ( M ) is constant.
Let 1 / β < ∣ ζ ∣ < 1 1/\beta<|\zeta|<1 1/ β < ∣ ζ ∣ < 1 be a simple discrete eigenvalue. It will also be an eigenvalue for the matrix P ~ ν , n \widetilde{\mathcal{P}}_{\nu,n} P ν , n from (A.12), see also the invariance property in (A.11). Its Riesz projection π ζ \pi_\zeta π ζ will have rank one and
π ζ ( H n s + 1 ) = C s u ζ , 0 ≤ s ≤ M , \pi_\zeta(H_{ns+1})=C_su_\zeta,\qquad0\le s\le M, π ζ ( H n s + 1 ) = C s u ζ , 0 ≤ s ≤ M ,
where u ζ u_\zeta u ζ is the eigenvector from (A.8) with c 1 = 1 / λ c_1=1/\lambda c 1 = 1/ λ for which we know the value of U ^ ( u ζ ) \widehat{U}(u_\zeta) U ( u ζ ) from (27) . We also have C 0 = 1 / U ^ ( u ζ ) C_0=1/\widehat{U}(u_\zeta) C 0 = 1/ U ( u ζ ) because π ζ ( χ [ 0 , 1 ] ) = u ζ 1 U ^ ( u ζ ) U ^ ( χ [ 0 , 1 ] ) \pi_\zeta(\chi_{[0,1]})=u_\zeta\frac{1}{\widehat{U}(u_\zeta)}\widehat{U}(\chi_{[0,1]}) π ζ ( χ [ 0 , 1 ] ) = u ζ U ( u ζ ) 1 U ( χ [ 0 , 1 ] ) and U ^ ( χ [ 0 , 1 ] ) = 1 \widehat{U}(\chi_{[0,1]})=1 U ( χ [ 0 , 1 ] ) = 1 .
U ^ \widehat{U} U applied on any other (generalized) eigenvector of P \mathcal{P} P (in B V ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) BV([0,1]) B V ([ 0 , 1 ]) ) or on vectors in the range of the Riesz projection corresponding to the essential spectrum of P \mathcal{P} P gives zero, so applying U ^ \widehat{U} U on both sides of (45) we obtain
ζ r U ^ ( q ) = ∑ k 1 = 1 n ∑ j 1 = 0 a k 1 − 1 − 1 ζ r − k 1 ∫ k 1 j 1 k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 q ( u ) d u + U ^ ( u ζ ) ∑ s = 1 M + 1 C s β − k 1 s ( q ( s − 1 ) ( k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 ) − q ( s − 1 ) ( k 1 j 1 ) ) 1 s ! ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) . \zeta^r\widehat{U}(q)=\sum_{k_1=1}^{n}\sum_{j_1=0}^{a_{k_1-1}-1}\zeta^{r-k_1}\int_{k_1^{j_1}}^{k_1^{j_1}+\beta^{-k_1}}q(u)\,\mathrm{d}u
+\widehat{U}(u_\zeta)\sum_{s=1}^{M+1}C_s\beta^{-k_1s}\left(q^{(s-1)}\left(k_1^{j_1}+\beta^{-k_1}\right)-q^{(s-1)}\left(k_1^{j_1}\right)\right)\frac{1}{s!}\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}. ζ r U ( q ) = k 1 = 1 ∑ n j 1 = 0 ∑ a k 1 − 1 − 1 ζ r − k 1 ∫ k 1 j 1 k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 q ( u ) d u + U ( u ζ ) s = 1 ∑ M + 1 C s β − k 1 s ( q ( s − 1 ) ( k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 ) − q ( s − 1 ) ( k 1 j 1 ) ) s ! 1 ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) .
Dividing by ζ r \zeta^r ζ r we finally obtain (28) . When q ( x ) = 1 q(x)=1 q ( x ) = 1 , the only non-zero term comes from the integral and we can see that U ^ ( χ [ 0 , 1 ] ) = 1 \widehat{U}(\chi_{[0,1]})=1 U ( χ [ 0 , 1 ] ) = 1 , as expected. □
The invariant subspace
We recall the definition of the following linearly independent (due to Lemma 1.2) characteristic functions
ψ 1 ( x ) = χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) , ψ 2 ( x ) = χ [ 0 , b 1 ] ( x ) , … , ψ n ( x ) = χ [ 0 , b n − 1 ] ( x ) . \psi_1(x)=\chi_{[0,1]}(x),\qquad\psi_2(x)=\chi_{[0,b_1]}(x),\qquad\ldots,\qquad\psi_n(x)=\chi_{[0,b_{n-1}]}(x). ψ 1 ( x ) = χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) , ψ 2 ( x ) = χ [ 0 , b 1 ] ( x ) , … , ψ n ( x ) = χ [ 0 , b n − 1 ] ( x ) .
Applying the transfer operator P \mathcal{P} P to each of these functions gives for 1 ≤ j ≤ n − 1 1\le j\le n-1 1 ≤ j ≤ n − 1 and for Lebesgue almost every x x x (see also [3 ] ):
β ( P ψ j ) ( x ) = a j − 1 ψ 1 ( x ) + ψ j + 1 ( x ) , \beta(\mathcal{P}\psi_j)(x)=a_{j-1}\psi_1(x)+\psi_{j+1}(x), β ( P ψ j ) ( x ) = a j − 1 ψ 1 ( x ) + ψ j + 1 ( x ) ,
and
β ( P ψ n ) ( x ) = a n − 1 ψ 1 ( x ) . \beta(\mathcal{P}\psi_n)(x)=a_{n-1}\psi_1(x). β ( P ψ n ) ( x ) = a n − 1 ψ 1 ( x ) .
This shows that the functions ψ 1 , … , ψ n \psi_1,\ldots,\psi_n ψ 1 , … , ψ n span an invariant subspace for β P \beta\mathcal{P} β P with a restriction matrix equal to
P n = ( a 0 a 1 ⋯ ⋯ a j − 1 ⋯ a n − 2 a n − 1 1 0 ⋯ 0 ⋯ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ⋮ ⋮ ⋱ 0 ⋮ ⋮ ⋮ ⋮ 0 0 0 ⋯ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ⋮ ⋮ 0 ⋱ ⋮ ⋮ ⋮ 0 0 0 0 0 ⋯ 1 0 ) . (46) \mathcal{P}_n =
\begin{pmatrix}
a_0 & a_1 & \cdots& \cdots& a_{j-1} & \cdots& a_{n-2} & a_{n-1}\\
1 & 0 & \cdots& 0 & \cdots& 0 & 0 & 0\\
0 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0\\
\vdots& \vdots& \ddots& 0 & \vdots& \vdots& \vdots& \vdots\\
0 & 0 & 0 & \cdots& 0 & 0 & 0 & 0\\
0 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0\\
\vdots& \vdots& & 0 & \ddots& \vdots& \vdots& \vdots\\
0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & \cdots& 1 & 0
\end{pmatrix}. \tag*{(46)} P n = a 0 1 0 ⋮ 0 0 ⋮ 0 a 1 0 1 ⋮ 0 0 ⋮ 0 ⋯ ⋯ 0 ⋱ 0 0 0 ⋯ 0 0 0 ⋯ 1 0 0 a j − 1 ⋯ 0 ⋮ 0 0 ⋱ 0 ⋯ 0 0 ⋮ 0 0 ⋮ ⋯ a n − 2 0 0 ⋮ 0 0 ⋮ 1 a n − 1 0 0 ⋮ 0 0 ⋮ 0 . (46)
Let ψ ℓ , j ( x ) = x ℓ ψ j ( x ) \psi_{\ell,j}(x)=x^\ell\psi_j(x) ψ ℓ , j ( x ) = x ℓ ψ j ( x ) with 1 ≤ j ≤ n 1\leq j\leq n 1 ≤ j ≤ n and ℓ ≥ 1 \ell\geq1 ℓ ≥ 1 . Then using the binomial formula and the previous formulas we have (j ≤ n − 1 j\leq n-1 j ≤ n − 1 ):
β ( P ψ ℓ , j ) ( x ) = a j − 1 x ℓ β ℓ ψ 1 ( x ) + x ℓ β ℓ ψ j + 1 ( x ) + R ℓ − 1 , j ( x ) = a j − 1 β ℓ ψ ℓ , 1 ( x ) + 1 β ℓ ψ ℓ , j + 1 ( x ) + ∑ k = 0 ℓ − 1 ∑ m = 1 n C ℓ , j , k , m ψ k , m . \begin{aligned}
\beta(\mathcal{P}\psi_{\ell,j})(x)
=
\frac{a_{j-1}x^\ell}{\beta^\ell}\psi_1(x)
+
\frac{x^\ell}{\beta^\ell}\psi_{j+1}(x)
+
R_{\ell-1,j}(x) \\
&=
\frac{a_{j-1}}{\beta^\ell}\psi_{\ell,1}(x)
+
\frac{1}{\beta^\ell}\psi_{\ell,j+1}(x)
+
\sum_{k=0}^{\ell-1}\sum_{m=1}^{n}C_{\ell,j,k,m}\psi_{k,m}.
\end{aligned} β ( P ψ ℓ , j ) ( x ) = β ℓ a j − 1 x ℓ ψ 1 ( x ) + β ℓ x ℓ ψ j + 1 ( x ) + R ℓ − 1 , j ( x ) = β ℓ a j − 1 ψ ℓ , 1 ( x ) + β ℓ 1 ψ ℓ , j + 1 ( x ) + k = 0 ∑ ℓ − 1 m = 1 ∑ n C ℓ , j , k , m ψ k , m .
where R ℓ − 1 , j R_{\ell-1,j} R ℓ − 1 , j are remaining terms of degree at most ℓ − 1 \ell-1 ℓ − 1 in x x x . Similarly:
β ( P ψ ℓ , n ) ( x ) = a n − 1 β ℓ ψ ℓ , 1 ( x ) + ∑ k = 0 ℓ − 1 ∑ m = 1 n C ℓ , k , m ψ k , m . (47) \beta(\mathcal{P}\psi_{\ell,n})(x)
=
\frac{a_{n-1}}{\beta^\ell}\psi_{\ell,1}(x)
+
\sum_{k=0}^{\ell-1}\sum_{m=1}^{n}C_{\ell,k,m}\psi_{k,m}. \tag*{(47)} β ( P ψ ℓ , n ) ( x ) = β ℓ a n − 1 ψ ℓ , 1 ( x ) + k = 0 ∑ ℓ − 1 m = 1 ∑ n C ℓ , k , m ψ k , m . (47)
Now let us renumber the functions ψ ℓ , j ( x ) = x ℓ ψ j ( x ) \psi_{\ell,j}(x)=x^\ell\psi_j(x) ψ ℓ , j ( x ) = x ℓ ψ j ( x ) with 0 ≤ ℓ ≤ ν − 1 0\leq\ell\leq\nu-1 0 ≤ ℓ ≤ ν − 1 and 1 ≤ j ≤ n 1\leq j\leq n 1 ≤ j ≤ n as
Ψ 1 = ψ 0 , 1 , … , Ψ n = ψ 0 , n , Ψ n + 1 = ψ 1 , 1 , … , Ψ 2 n = ψ 1 , n , … , Ψ ν n = ψ ν , n . (48) \Psi_1=\psi_{0,1},\ldots,\Psi_n=\psi_{0,n},\ \Psi_{n+1}=\psi_{1,1},\ldots,\Psi_{2n}=\psi_{1,n},\ldots,\Psi_{\nu n}=\psi_{\nu,n}. \tag*{(48)} Ψ 1 = ψ 0 , 1 , … , Ψ n = ψ 0 , n , Ψ n + 1 = ψ 1 , 1 , … , Ψ 2 n = ψ 1 , n , … , Ψ ν n = ψ ν , n . (48)
We see that the restriction matrix P ν , n \mathcal{P}_{\nu,n} P ν , n to this ν n \nu n ν n dimensional subspace generated by the functions Ψ k \Psi_k Ψ k with 1 ≤ k ≤ ν n 1\leq k\leq\nu n 1 ≤ k ≤ ν n has ν \nu ν blocks on the “diagonal” which are all of the type n × n n\times n n × n and equal to β − k P n \beta^{-k}\mathcal{P}_n β − k P n with 0 ≤ k ≤ ν − 1 0\leq k\leq\nu-1 0 ≤ k ≤ ν − 1 :
P ν , n = ( P n ⋆ ⋆ ⋯ ⋆ 0 n β − 1 P n ⋆ ⋯ ⋆ 0 n 0 n β − 2 P n ⋯ ⋆ ⋮ ⋮ ⋱ ⋱ ⋆ 0 n 0 n 0 n ⋱ ⋆ 0 n 0 n 0 n ⋯ β − ( ν − 1 ) P n ) . (49) \mathcal{P}_{\nu,n}=
\begin{pmatrix}
\mathcal{P}_n & \star& \star& \cdots& \star\\
\mathbf{0}_n & \beta^{-1}\mathcal{P}_n & \star& \cdots& \star\\
\mathbf{0}_n & \mathbf{0}_n & \beta^{-2}\mathcal{P}_n & \cdots& \star\\
\vdots& \vdots& \ddots& \ddots& \star\\
\mathbf{0}_n & \mathbf{0}_n & \mathbf{0}_n & \ddots& \star\\
\mathbf{0}_n & \mathbf{0}_n & \mathbf{0}_n & \cdots& \beta^{-(\nu-1)}\mathcal{P}_n
\end{pmatrix}. \tag*{(49)} P ν , n = P n 0 n 0 n ⋮ 0 n 0 n ⋆ β − 1 P n 0 n ⋮ 0 n 0 n ⋆ ⋆ β − 2 P n ⋱ 0 n 0 n ⋯ ⋯ ⋯ ⋱ ⋱ ⋯ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ β − ( ν − 1 ) P n . (49)
This implies that the spectrum of P ν , n \mathcal{P}_{\nu,n} P ν , n is given by
σ ( P ν , n ) = ⋃ ℓ = 0 ν − 1 β − ℓ σ ( P n ) . (50) \sigma(\mathcal{P}_{\nu,n})=\bigcup_{\ell=0}^{\nu-1}\beta^{-\ell}\sigma(\mathcal{P}_n). \tag*{(50)} σ ( P ν , n ) = ℓ = 0 ⋃ ν − 1 β − ℓ σ ( P n ) . (50)
Lemma A.1. We have that σ ( P n ) = { β , λ 2 , … , λ n } \sigma(\mathcal{P}_n)=\{\beta,\lambda_2,\ldots,\lambda_n\} σ ( P n ) = { β , λ 2 , … , λ n } where β > 1 \beta>1 β > 1 is a simple eigenvalue and 0 < ∣ λ j ∣ < β 0<|\lambda_j|<\beta 0 < ∣ λ j ∣ < β for all 2 ≤ j ≤ n 2\leq j\leq n 2 ≤ j ≤ n . Moreover, the geometric multiplicity of all eigenvalues is always equal to 1.
Proof. Another way of formulating the lemma is that β \beta β is a simple zero for Det ( z 1 n − P n ) \operatorname{Det}(z\mathbf{1}_n-\mathcal{P}_n) Det ( z 1 n − P n ) , and all other zeros of this polynomial have a length less than β \beta β . We have
Det ( z 1 n − P n ) = ( z − a 0 ) z n − 1 − a 1 z n − 2 − ⋯ − a n − 1 = z n − ( a 0 z n − 1 + a 1 z n − 2 + ⋯ + a n − 1 ) . \operatorname{Det}(z\mathbf{1}_n-\mathcal{P}_n)=(z-a_0)z^{n-1}-a_1z^{n-2}-\cdots-a_{n-1}=z^n-(a_0z^{n-1}+a_1z^{n-2}+\cdots+a_{n-1}). Det ( z 1 n − P n ) = ( z − a 0 ) z n − 1 − a 1 z n − 2 − ⋯ − a n − 1 = z n − ( a 0 z n − 1 + a 1 z n − 2 + ⋯ + a n − 1 ) .
Then z z z is a zero for the determinant iff z z z is a zero for the function
f ( z ) = 1 − ( a 0 z − 1 + a 1 z − 2 + ⋯ + a n − 1 z − n ) . (51) f(z)=1-(a_0z^{-1}+a_1z^{-2}+\cdots+a_{n-1}z^{-n}). \tag*{(51)} f ( z ) = 1 − ( a 0 z − 1 + a 1 z − 2 + ⋯ + a n − 1 z − n ) . (51)
We already know that β > a 0 \beta>a_0 β > a 0 is the unique positive solution of f ( x ) = 0 f(x)=0 f ( x ) = 0 with x > 0 x>0 x > 0 . Since Det ( z 1 n − P n ) = z n f ( z ) \operatorname{Det}(z\mathbf{1}_n-\mathcal{P}_n)=z^nf(z) Det ( z 1 n − P n ) = z n f ( z ) and f ′ ( β ) ≠ 0 f'(\beta)\ne0 f ′ ( β ) = 0 we conclude that β \beta β is a simple root.
Next, let us assume that ∣ z ∣ > β |z|>\beta ∣ z ∣ > β . Then
∣ f ( z ) ∣ ≥ 1 − ∑ j = 0 n − 1 a j ∣ z ∣ − j − 1 > f ( β ) = 0. |f(z)|\geq1-\sum_{j=0}^{n-1}a_j|z|^{-j-1}>f(\beta)=0. ∣ f ( z ) ∣ ≥ 1 − j = 0 ∑ n − 1 a j ∣ z ∣ − j − 1 > f ( β ) = 0.
This implies that the zeros of f f f have a length at most β \beta β .
Now let us assume that there exists φ ∈ ( 0 , π ] \varphi\in(0,\pi] φ ∈ ( 0 , π ] such that ρ = β e i φ \rho=\beta e^{i\varphi} ρ = β e i φ is a root. We have
0 = f ( β e i φ ) = 1 − ∑ j = 0 n − 1 a j β − j − 1 e − i ( j + 1 ) φ . 0=f(\beta e^{i\varphi})=1-\sum_{j=0}^{n-1}a_j\beta^{-j-1}e^{-i(j+1)\varphi}. 0 = f ( β e i φ ) = 1 − j = 0 ∑ n − 1 a j β − j − 1 e − i ( j + 1 ) φ .
Taking the real part and using (2) we have
0 = 1 − ∑ j ≥ 0 a j β − j − 1 cos ( ( j + 1 ) φ ) = ∑ j ≥ 0 a j β − j − 1 ( 1 − cos ( ( j + 1 ) φ ) ) ≥ a 0 β − 1 ( 1 − cos ( φ ) ) \begin{aligned}
0=1-\sum_{j\geq0}a_j\beta^{-j-1}\cos((j+1)\varphi)=\sum_{j\geq0}a_j\beta^{-j-1}(1-\cos((j+1)\varphi)) \\
&\geq a_0\beta^{-1}(1-\cos(\varphi))
\end{aligned} 0 = 1 − j ≥ 0 ∑ a j β − j − 1 cos (( j + 1 ) φ ) = j ≥ 0 ∑ a j β − j − 1 ( 1 − cos (( j + 1 ) φ )) ≥ a 0 β − 1 ( 1 − cos ( φ ))
which leads to φ = 0 \varphi=0 φ = 0 , contradiction. This implies that any zero of f f f other than β \beta β must also have a length less than β \beta β .
Now let us show that the geometric multiplicity of all eigenvalues equals one. We have
β ( P ψ j ) ( x ) = a j − 1 ψ 1 ( x ) + ψ j + 1 ( x ) , for j ∈ { 1 , … , n − 1 } , β ( P ψ n ) ( x ) = a n − 1 ψ 1 ( x ) . (52) \begin{aligned}
\beta(\mathcal{P}\psi_j)(x)&=a_{j-1}\psi_1(x)+\psi_{j+1}(x), &&\text{for }j\in\{1,\ldots,n-1\},\\
\beta(\mathcal{P}\psi_n)(x)&=a_{n-1}\psi_1(x). \tag*{(52)}
\end{aligned} β ( P ψ j ) ( x ) β ( P ψ n ) ( x ) = a j − 1 ψ 1 ( x ) + ψ j + 1 ( x ) , = a n − 1 ψ 1 ( x ) . for j ∈ { 1 , … , n − 1 } , (52)
Any eigenfunction corresponding to an eigenvalue λ \lambda λ is given by a linear combination
u ( x ) = c 1 ψ 1 ( x ) + c 2 ψ 2 + ⋯ + c n ψ n ( x ) . u(x)=c_1\psi_1(x)+c_2\psi_2+\cdots+c_n\psi_n(x). u ( x ) = c 1 ψ 1 ( x ) + c 2 ψ 2 + ⋯ + c n ψ n ( x ) .
Then β P u = λ u \beta\mathcal{P}u=\lambda u β P u = λ u , (A.7) and 1 = ∑ k = 1 n a k − 1 λ k 1=\sum_{k=1}^n\frac{a_{k-1}}{\lambda^k} 1 = ∑ k = 1 n λ k a k − 1 lead to
u = c 1 ( ψ 1 ( x ) + 1 λ ψ 2 ( x ) + ⋯ + 1 λ n − 1 ψ n ( x ) ) = c 1 ∑ k = 0 n − 1 λ − k χ [ 0 , b k ] . (53) u=c_1\left(\psi_1(x)+\frac{1}{\lambda}\psi_2(x)+\cdots+\frac{1}{\lambda^{n-1}}\psi_n(x)\right)=c_1\sum_{k=0}^{n-1}\lambda^{-k}\chi_{[0,b_k]}. \tag*{(53)} u = c 1 ( ψ 1 ( x ) + λ 1 ψ 2 ( x ) + ⋯ + λ n − 1 1 ψ n ( x ) ) = c 1 k = 0 ∑ n − 1 λ − k χ [ 0 , b k ] . (53)
which shows that this is a one-dimensional subspace. When λ = β > 1 \lambda=\beta>1 λ = β > 1 we may choose a unique c 1 = C 0 c_1=C_0 c 1 = C 0 , such that
u 1 ( x ) = C 0 ( ψ 1 ( x ) + 1 β ψ 2 ( x ) + ⋯ + 1 β n − 1 ψ n ( x ) ) u_1(x)=C_0\left(\psi_1(x)+\frac{1}{\beta}\psi_2(x)+\cdots+\frac{1}{\beta^{n-1}}\psi_n(x)\right) u 1 ( x ) = C 0 ( ψ 1 ( x ) + β 1 ψ 2 ( x ) + ⋯ + β n − 1 1 ψ n ( x ) )
and
∫ 0 1 u 1 ( x ) d x = 1. (54) \int_0^1 u_1(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=1. \tag*{(54)} ∫ 0 1 u 1 ( x ) d x = 1. (54)
Let us also compute a left eigenvector w 1 = [ d 1 , d 2 , … , d n ] w_1=[d_1,d_2,\ldots,d_n] w 1 = [ d 1 , d 2 , … , d n ] such that w 1 P n = β w 1 w_1P_n=\beta w_1 w 1 P n = β w 1 . Imposing d 1 = 1 d_1=1 d 1 = 1 we have the equations
d 1 = 1 , d 2 = β − a 0 , d 3 = β d 2 − a 1 = β 2 − a 0 β − a 1 , … d_1=1,\qquad d_2=\beta-a_0,\qquad d_3=\beta d_2-a_1=\beta^2-a_0\beta-a_1,\ldots d 1 = 1 , d 2 = β − a 0 , d 3 = β d 2 − a 1 = β 2 − a 0 β − a 1 , …
Comparing with (10) we see that w 1 = [ 1 , b 1 , b 2 , … , b n − 1 ] w_1=[1,b_1,b_2,\ldots,b_{n-1}] w 1 = [ 1 , b 1 , b 2 , … , b n − 1 ] . We see that the constant C 0 C_0 C 0 from (A.9) obeys
C 0 ( 1 + b 1 β + ⋯ + b n − 1 β n − 1 ) = 1 , C_0\left(1+\frac{b_1}{\beta}+\cdots+\frac{b_{n-1}}{\beta^{n-1}}\right)=1, C 0 ( 1 + β b 1 + ⋯ + β n − 1 b n − 1 ) = 1 ,
which implies that the rank one Riesz projection Π β \Pi_\beta Π β corresponding to β \beta β acts on a given basis element ψ k ( x ) \psi_k(x) ψ k ( x ) as ( Π β ψ k ) ( x ) = b k − 1 u 1 ( x ) (\Pi_\beta\psi_k)(x)=b_{k-1}u_1(x) ( Π β ψ k ) ( x ) = b k − 1 u 1 ( x ) , 1 ≤ k ≤ n 1\leq k\leq n 1 ≤ k ≤ n . In particular:
( Π β ψ 1 ) ( x ) = u 1 ( x ) . (55) (\Pi_\beta\psi_1)(x)=u_1(x). \tag*{(55)} ( Π β ψ 1 ) ( x ) = u 1 ( x ) . (55)
We also need to investigate how the restriction matrix looks. when we use the basis consisting of scaled Bernoulli polynomials H s n + j H_{sn+j} H s n + j from Definition 4.1. For s ∈ { 0 , … , ν − 1 } s\in\{0,\ldots,\nu-1\} s ∈ { 0 , … , ν − 1 } , j ∈ { 1 , … , n } j\in\{1,\ldots,n\} j ∈ { 1 , … , n } and k ∈ { 1 , … , ν n } k\in\{1,\ldots,\nu n\} k ∈ { 1 , … , ν n } we have
( P H s n + j ) ( x ) = ∑ k = 1 ν n p ~ k , s n + j H k ( x ) , (56) (\mathcal{P}H_{sn+j})(x)=\sum_{k=1}^{\nu n}\widetilde{p}_{k,sn+j}H_k(x), \tag*{(56)} ( P H s n + j ) ( x ) = k = 1 ∑ ν n p k , s n + j H k ( x ) , (56)
where P ~ ν , n = { p ~ k , s n + j } \widetilde{P}_{\nu,n}=\{\widetilde{p}_{k,sn+j}\} P ν , n = { p k , s n + j } is a matrix conjugated to β − 1 P ν , n \beta^{-1}P_{\nu,n} β − 1 P ν , n . We note that the degree of the polynomial in H s n + j H_{sn+j} H s n + j coincides with the degree of Ψ s n + j = x s ψ j ( x ) \Psi_{sn+j}=x^s\psi_j(x) Ψ s n + j = x s ψ j ( x ) 's from (A.3), which implies that the ν n × ν n \nu n\times\nu n ν n × ν n “change of basis” invertible matrix S S S which transforms the Ψ \Psi Ψ ’s into H H H ’s has the same block structure as P ν , n \mathcal{P}_{\nu,n} P ν , n , that is
S ν , n = ( S n , 1 ⋆ ⋆ ⋯ ⋆ 0 n S n , 2 ⋆ ⋯ ⋆ 0 n 0 n S n , 3 ⋯ ⋆ ⋮ ⋮ ⋱ ⋱ ⋆ 0 n 0 n 0 n ⋱ ⋆ 0 n 0 n 0 n ⋯ S n , ν ) , S ν , n − 1 = ( S n , 1 − 1 ⋆ ⋆ ⋯ ⋆ 0 n S n , 2 − 1 ⋆ ⋯ ⋆ 0 n 0 n S n , 3 − 1 ⋯ ⋆ ⋮ ⋮ ⋱ ⋱ ⋆ 0 n 0 n 0 n ⋱ ⋆ 0 n 0 n 0 n ⋯ S n , ν − 1 ) . S_{\nu,n} =
\begin{pmatrix}
S_{n,1} & \star& \star& \cdots& \star\\
0_n & S_{n,2} & \star& \cdots& \star\\
0_n & 0_n & S_{n,3} & \cdots& \star\\
\vdots& \vdots& \ddots& \ddots& \star\\
0_n & 0_n & 0_n & \ddots& \star\\
0_n & 0_n & 0_n & \cdots& S_{n,\nu}
\end{pmatrix},
\qquad
S_{\nu,n}^{-1} =
\begin{pmatrix}
S_{n,1}^{-1} & \star& \star& \cdots& \star\\
0_n & S_{n,2}^{-1} & \star& \cdots& \star\\
0_n & 0_n & S_{n,3}^{-1} & \cdots& \star\\
\vdots& \vdots& \ddots& \ddots& \star\\
0_n & 0_n & 0_n & \ddots& \star\\
0_n & 0_n & 0_n & \cdots& S_{n,\nu}^{-1}
\end{pmatrix}. S ν , n = S n , 1 0 n 0 n ⋮ 0 n 0 n ⋆ S n , 2 0 n ⋮ 0 n 0 n ⋆ ⋆ S n , 3 ⋱ 0 n 0 n ⋯ ⋯ ⋯ ⋱ ⋱ ⋯ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ S n , ν , S ν , n − 1 = S n , 1 − 1 0 n 0 n ⋮ 0 n 0 n ⋆ S n , 2 − 1 0 n ⋮ 0 n 0 n ⋆ ⋆ S n , 3 − 1 ⋱ 0 n 0 n ⋯ ⋯ ⋯ ⋱ ⋱ ⋯ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ S n , ν − 1 .
Thus P ~ ν , n = S ν , n ( β − 1 P ν , n ) S ν , n − 1 \widetilde{\mathcal{P}}_{\nu,n}=S_{\nu,n}(\beta^{-1}\mathcal{P}_{\nu,n})S_{\nu,n}^{-1} P ν , n = S ν , n ( β − 1 P ν , n ) S ν , n − 1 still has a block structure of the type
P ~ ν , n = ( A n , 1 ⋆ ⋆ ⋯ ⋆ 0 n A n , 2 ⋆ ⋯ ⋆ 0 n 0 n A n , 3 ⋯ ⋆ ⋮ ⋮ ⋱ ⋱ ⋆ 0 n 0 n 0 n ⋱ ⋆ 0 n 0 n 0 n ⋯ A n , ν ) (57) \widetilde{\mathcal{P}}_{\nu,n} =
\begin{pmatrix}
\mathcal{A}_{n,1} & \star& \star& \cdots& \star\\
0_n & \mathcal{A}_{n,2} & \star& \cdots& \star\\
0_n & 0_n & \mathcal{A}_{n,3} & \cdots& \star\\
\vdots& \vdots& \ddots& \ddots& \star\\
0_n & 0_n & 0_n & \ddots& \star\\
0_n & 0_n & 0_n & \cdots& \mathcal{A}_{n,\nu}
\end{pmatrix} \tag*{(57)} P ν , n = A n , 1 0 n 0 n ⋮ 0 n 0 n ⋆ A n , 2 0 n ⋮ 0 n 0 n ⋆ ⋆ A n , 3 ⋱ 0 n 0 n ⋯ ⋯ ⋯ ⋱ ⋱ ⋯ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ A n , ν (57)
where A n , ℓ = S n , ℓ ( β − ℓ P n ) S n , ℓ − 1 \mathcal{A}_{n,\ell}=S_{n,\ell}(\beta^{-\ell}\mathcal{P}_n)S_{n,\ell}^{-1} A n , ℓ = S n , ℓ ( β − ℓ P n ) S n , ℓ − 1 for all 1 ≤ ℓ ≤ ν 1\leq\ell\leq\nu 1 ≤ ℓ ≤ ν . This implies that the spectrum of P ~ ν , n \widetilde{\mathcal{P}}_{\nu,n} P ν , n is given by
σ ( P ~ ν , n ) = ⋃ ℓ = 1 ν β − ℓ σ ( P n ) . (58) \sigma(\widetilde{\mathcal{P}}_{\nu,n})=\bigcup_{\ell=1}^{\nu}\beta^{-\ell}\sigma(\mathcal{P}_n). \tag*{(58)} σ ( P ν , n ) = ℓ = 1 ⋃ ν β − ℓ σ ( P n ) . (58)
Now assume that P ~ ν , n \widetilde{\mathcal{P}}_{\nu,n} P ν , n has exactly 2 ≤ E ≤ ν n 2\leq E\leq\nu n 2 ≤ E ≤ ν n distinct eigenvalues and let π ( a ) \pi^{(a)} π ( a ) where 1 ≤ a ≤ E 1\leq a\leq E 1 ≤ a ≤ E denote the Riesz projection onto the invariant subspace of each distinct eigenvalue ζ a \zeta_a ζ a . We have:
∑ a = 1 E π ( a ) = I ν n × ν n and P ~ ν , n = π ( 1 ) + ∑ a = 2 E π ( a ) P ~ ν , n π ( a ) . \sum_{a=1}^{E}\pi^{(a)}=I_{\nu n\times\nu n}
\qquad\text{and}\qquad
\widetilde{\mathcal{P}}_{\nu,n}=\pi^{(1)}+\sum_{a=2}^{E}\pi^{(a)}\widetilde{\mathcal{P}}_{\nu,n}\pi^{(a)}. a = 1 ∑ E π ( a ) = I ν n × ν n and P ν , n = π ( 1 ) + a = 2 ∑ E π ( a ) P ν , n π ( a ) .
where we recall that the projection π ( 1 ) \pi^{(1)} π ( 1 ) is rank one since 1 1 1 is a simple eigenvalue. Furthermore, if 1 ≤ m a 1\leq m_a 1 ≤ m a denotes the algebraic multiplicity of ζ a \zeta_a ζ a for a ≥ 2 a\geq2 a ≥ 2 there exists C > 0 C>0 C > 0 such that for all r ≥ 1 r\geq1 r ≥ 1 we have
∥ ( π ( a ) P ~ ν , n π ( a ) ) r ∥ ≤ C r m a − 1 ∣ ζ a ∣ r . \left\|\left(\pi^{(a)}\widetilde{\mathcal{P}}_{\nu,n}\pi^{(a)}\right)^r\right\|\leq Cr^{m_a-1}|\zeta_a|^r. ( π ( a ) P ν , n π ( a ) ) r ≤ C r m a − 1 ∣ ζ a ∣ r .
For the special case when the polynomial is Parry-Pisot, we recall from Definition 1.1 that all eigenvalues other than β \beta β lie in the open unit disk and we thus get a more refined result than above when s = 1 s=1 s = 1 :
Lemma A.5. Let ∣ λ ∗ ∣ < 1 |\lambda_*|<1 ∣ λ ∗ ∣ < 1 be the length of the second largest root (in absolute value) of p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) . Then the second largest eigenvalue (in absolute value) of P ~ 2 , n \widetilde{\mathcal{P}}_{2,n} P 2 , n equals β − 1 \beta^{-1} β − 1 , is simple, and there exists a corresponding eigenfunction v 1 ( x ) ≠ 0 v_1(x)\ne0 v 1 ( x ) = 0 of P \mathcal{P} P consisting of a linear combination of piecewise polynomials, such that for all j ≥ 1 j\ge1 j ≥ 1 we have
P j H n + 1 = β − j v 1 + O ( ( ∣ λ ∗ ∣ β ) j ) , ∫ 0 1 v 1 ( x ) d x = 0. (59) \mathcal{P}^j H_{n+1}=\beta^{-j}v_1+O\left(\left(\frac{|\lambda_*|}{\beta}\right)^j\right),\qquad\int_0^1 v_1(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=0. \tag*{(59)} P j H n + 1 = β − j v 1 + O ( ( β ∣ λ ∗ ∣ ) j ) , ∫ 0 1 v 1 ( x ) d x = 0. (59)
Proof. The second largest in absolute value of the eigenvalues of the first n × n n\times n n × n block A n , 1 \mathcal{A}_{n,1} A n , 1 has a length of ∣ λ ∗ ∣ / β < β − 1 |\lambda_*|/\beta<\beta^{-1} ∣ λ ∗ ∣/ β < β − 1 . Also, P j H n + 1 \mathcal{P}^jH_{n+1} P j H n + 1 stays in the subspace corresponding to the first two blocks of the matrix in (A.12). The second block A n , 2 \mathcal{A}_{n,2} A n , 2 is conjugate to and has the same spectrum as β − 2 P n \beta^{-2}\mathcal{P}_n β − 2 P n or β − 1 A n , 1 \beta^{-1}\mathcal{A}_{n,1} β − 1 A n , 1 . For these two blocks taken together, the second largest eigenvalue becomes 1 / β 1/\beta 1/ β while λ ∗ / β \lambda_*/\beta λ ∗ / β becomes the third largest. The Riesz projection of the eigenvalue 1 / β 1/\beta 1/ β coming from the second block has rank one, thus when the projection acts on H n + 1 H_{n+1} H n + 1 , the result is a function v 1 v_1 v 1 which is a linear combination of piecewise polynomials of degree at most one.
Since ∫ 0 1 v 1 ( x ) d x = ∫ 0 1 ( P v 1 ) ( x ) d x = β − 1 ∫ 0 1 v 1 ( x ) d x \int_0^1v_1(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=\int_0^1(\mathcal{P}v_1)(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=\beta^{-1}\int_0^1v_1(x)\,\mathrm{d}x ∫ 0 1 v 1 ( x ) d x = ∫ 0 1 ( P v 1 ) ( x ) d x = β − 1 ∫ 0 1 v 1 ( x ) d x , we conclude that ∫ 0 1 v 1 ( x ) d x = 0 \int_0^1v_1(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=0 ∫ 0 1 v 1 ( x ) d x = 0 . Now we may write
H n + 1 ( x ) = C 1 u 1 ( x ) + v 1 ( x ) + ψ ~ n + 1 ( x ) H_{n+1}(x)=C_1u_1(x)+v_1(x)+\widetilde{\psi}_{n+1}(x) H n + 1 ( x ) = C 1 u 1 ( x ) + v 1 ( x ) + ψ n + 1 ( x )
where P u 1 = u 1 \mathcal{P}u_1=u_1 P u 1 = u 1 , P v 1 = β − 1 v 1 \mathcal{P}v_1=\beta^{-1}v_1 P v 1 = β − 1 v 1 , and ψ ~ n + 1 \widetilde{\psi}_{n+1} ψ n + 1 is in the range of the projections corresponding to eigenvalues of P ~ 2 , n \widetilde{\mathcal{P}}_{2,n} P 2 , n with a length at most equal to ∣ λ ∗ ∣ / β < 1 / β |\lambda_*|/\beta<1/\beta ∣ λ ∗ ∣/ β < 1/ β . The coefficient C 1 C_1 C 1 must be zero because the integrals of H n + 1 H_{n+1} H n + 1 and v 1 v_1 v 1 are zero, where again we use that P j \mathcal{P}^j P j preserves the value of the integral. This leads to (A.14). □
Splitting the interval [0,1]
We recall that the first splitting of the interval [ 0 , 1 ] [0,1] [ 0 , 1 ] is given by
t k 1 j 1 = { j 1 β , 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a 0 − 1 when k 1 = 1 , a 0 β + j 1 β 2 , 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a 1 − 1 when k 1 = 2 , a 0 β + a 1 β 2 + j 1 β 3 , 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a 2 − 1 when k 1 = 3 , ⋮ a 0 β + a 1 β 2 + ⋯ + a n − 2 β n − 1 + j 1 β n , 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a n − 1 − 1 when k 1 = n . t_{k_1}^{j_1}=
\begin{cases}
\dfrac{j_1}{\beta}, & 0\le j_1\le a_0-1 \quad\text{when } k_1=1,\\
\dfrac{a_0}{\beta}+\dfrac{j_1}{\beta^2}, & 0\le j_1\le a_1-1 \quad\text{when } k_1=2,\\
\dfrac{a_0}{\beta}+\dfrac{a_1}{\beta^2}+\dfrac{j_1}{\beta^3}, & 0\le j_1\le a_2-1 \quad\text{when } k_1=3,\\
\vdots\\
\dfrac{a_0}{\beta}+\dfrac{a_1}{\beta^2}+\cdots+\dfrac{a_{n-2}}{\beta^{n-1}}+\dfrac{j_1}{\beta^n}, & 0\le j_1\le a_{n-1}-1 \quad\text{when } k_1=n.
\end{cases} t k 1 j 1 = ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ β j 1 , β a 0 + β 2 j 1 , β a 0 + β 2 a 1 + β 3 j 1 , ⋮ β a 0 + β 2 a 1 + ⋯ + β n − 1 a n − 2 + β n j 1 , 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a 0 − 1 when k 1 = 1 , 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a 1 − 1 when k 1 = 2 , 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a 2 − 1 when k 1 = 3 , 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a n − 1 − 1 when k 1 = n .
where we use the convention that if a i − 1 = 0 a_{i-1}=0 a i − 1 = 0 , for i ∈ { 2 , … , n − 1 } i\in\{2,\ldots,n-1\} i ∈ { 2 , … , n − 1 } , then we omit the case k 1 = i k_1=i k 1 = i , since this implies that we have no intervals of length β − i \beta^{-i} β − i .
After m m m splittings, we have
t k 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m = t k 1 k 2 ⋯ k m − 1 j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m − 1 + β − ( k 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k m − 1 ) t k m j m . t_{k_1k_2\cdots k_m}^{j_1j_2\cdots j_m}
=
t_{k_1k_2\cdots k_{m-1}}^{j_1j_2\cdots j_{m-1}}
+
\beta^{-(k_1+k_2+\cdots+k_{m-1})}
t_{k_m}^{j_m}. t k 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m = t k 1 k 2 ⋯ k m − 1 j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m − 1 + β − ( k 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k m − 1 ) t k m j m .
Furthermore, recall the shorthand notation
k m : = ( k 1 , k 2 , … , k m ) , j m : = ( j 1 , j 2 , … , j m ) , t k m j m : = t k 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m , ∣ k m ∣ : = k 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k m \begin{aligned}
\mathbf{k}_m &:= (k_1,k_2,\ldots,k_m),\\
\mathbf{j}_m &:= (j_1,j_2,\ldots,j_m),\\
t^{\mathbf{j}_m}_{\mathbf{k}_m} &:= t^{j_1j_2\cdots j_m}_{k_1k_2\cdots k_m},\\
|\mathbf{k}_m| &:= k_1+k_2+\cdots+k_m
\end{aligned} k m j m t k m j m ∣ k m ∣ := ( k 1 , k 2 , … , k m ) , := ( j 1 , j 2 , … , j m ) , := t k 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m , := k 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k m
and that the points t k m j m t^{\mathbf{j}_m}_{\mathbf{k}_m} t k m j m and t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ t^{\mathbf{j}_m}_{\mathbf{k}_m}+\beta^{-|\mathbf{k}_m|} t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ are “consecutive points”.
Lemma A.1. Let m ≥ 2 m\ge2 m ≥ 2 . Then for all 1 ≤ i ≤ n 1\le i\le n 1 ≤ i ≤ n with a i − 1 > 0 a_{i-1}>0 a i − 1 > 0 and 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a i − 1 − 1 0\le j_1\le a_{i-1}-1 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a i − 1 − 1 we have
t 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j m = j 1 β + β − 1 t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m when i = 1 , (60) t^{\mathbf{j}_m}_{1k_2\cdots k_m}=\frac{j_1}{\beta}+\beta^{-1}t^{j_2\cdots j_m}_{k_2\cdots k_m}\qquad\text{when }i=1, \tag*{(60)} t 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j m = β j 1 + β − 1 t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m when i = 1 , (60) and if i ≥ 2 i\ge2 i ≥ 2
t i k 2 ⋯ k m j m = a 0 β + a 1 β 2 + ⋯ + a i − 2 β i − 1 + β − ( i − 1 ) t 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j m . (61) t^{\mathbf{j}_m}_{ik_2\cdots k_m}=\frac{a_0}{\beta}+\frac{a_1}{\beta^2}+\cdots+\frac{a_{i-2}}{\beta^{i-1}}+\beta^{-(i-1)}t^{\mathbf{j}_m}_{1k_2\cdots k_m}. \tag*{(61)} t i k 2 ⋯ k m j m = β a 0 + β 2 a 1 + ⋯ + β i − 1 a i − 2 + β − ( i − 1 ) t 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j m . (61)
Proof. We first prove (A.1) by induction in m ≥ 2 m\ge2 m ≥ 2 . If m = 2 m=2 m = 2 then this is just the definition of t k 1 k 2 j 1 j 2 t^{j_1j_2}_{k_1k_2} t k 1 k 2 j 1 j 2 . Then
t 1 k 2 ⋯ k m + 1 j m + 1 = t 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j m + β − ( 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k m ) t k m + 1 j m + 1 = j 1 β − 1 + β − 1 t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m + β − ( 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k m ) t k m + 1 j m + 1 = j 1 β − 1 + β − 1 t k 2 ⋯ k m + 1 j 2 ⋯ j m + 1 , \begin{aligned}
t^{\mathbf{j}_{m+1}}_{1k_2\cdots k_{m+1}}&=t^{\mathbf{j}_m}_{1k_2\cdots k_m}+\beta^{-(1+k_2+\cdots+k_m)}t^{j_{m+1}}_{k_{m+1}}\\
&=j_1\beta^{-1}+\beta^{-1}t^{j_2\cdots j_m}_{k_2\cdots k_m}+\beta^{-(1+k_2+\cdots+k_m)}t^{j_{m+1}}_{k_{m+1}}\\
&=j_1\beta^{-1}+\beta^{-1}t^{j_2\cdots j_{m+1}}_{k_2\cdots k_{m+1}},
\end{aligned} t 1 k 2 ⋯ k m + 1 j m + 1 = t 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j m + β − ( 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k m ) t k m + 1 j m + 1 = j 1 β − 1 + β − 1 t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m + β − ( 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k m ) t k m + 1 j m + 1 = j 1 β − 1 + β − 1 t k 2 ⋯ k m + 1 j 2 ⋯ j m + 1 ,
where in the second equality we used the induction step.
Now let us prove (A.2), again by induction in m ≥ 2 m\ge2 m ≥ 2 . If m = 2 m=2 m = 2 we have
t i k 2 j 1 j 2 = t i j 1 + β − ( i − 1 ) t k 2 j 2 = ∑ j = 0 i − 2 a j β j + 1 + j 1 β i + β − i t k 2 j 2 = ∑ j = 0 i − 2 a j β j + 1 + β − ( i − 1 ) ( j 1 β + β − 1 t k 2 j 2 ) = ∑ j = 0 i − 2 a j β j + 1 + β − ( i − 1 ) t 1 k 2 j 1 j 2 . \begin{aligned}
t^{j_1j_2}_{ik_2}&=t^{j_1}_{i}+\beta^{-(i-1)}t^{j_2}_{k_2}
=\sum_{j=0}^{i-2}\frac{a_j}{\beta^{j+1}}+\frac{j_1}{\beta^i}+\beta^{-i}t^{j_2}_{k_2}\\
&=\sum_{j=0}^{i-2}\frac{a_j}{\beta^{j+1}}+\beta^{-(i-1)}\left(\frac{j_1}{\beta}+\beta^{-1}t^{j_2}_{k_2}\right)\\
&=\sum_{j=0}^{i-2}\frac{a_j}{\beta^{j+1}}+\beta^{-(i-1)}t^{j_1j_2}_{1k_2}.
\end{aligned} t i k 2 j 1 j 2 = t i j 1 + β − ( i − 1 ) t k 2 j 2 = j = 0 ∑ i − 2 β j + 1 a j + β i j 1 + β − i t k 2 j 2 = j = 0 ∑ i − 2 β j + 1 a j + β − ( i − 1 ) ( β j 1 + β − 1 t k 2 j 2 ) = j = 0 ∑ i − 2 β j + 1 a j + β − ( i − 1 ) t 1 k 2 j 1 j 2 .
Now let m ≥ 2 m\ge2 m ≥ 2 . We have
t i k 2 ⋯ k m + 1 j 1 ⋯ j m + 1 = t i k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 ⋯ j m + β − ( i + k 2 + ⋯ + k m ) t k m + 1 j m + 1 = ∑ j = 0 i − 2 a j β j + 1 + β − ( i − 1 ) t 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 ⋯ j m + β − ( i + k 2 + ⋯ + k m ) t k m + 1 j m + 1 = ∑ j = 0 i − 2 a j β j + 1 + β − ( i − 1 ) t 1 k 2 ⋯ k m + 1 j 1 ⋯ j m + 1 , \begin{aligned}
t^{j_1\cdots j_{m+1}}_{ik_2\cdots k_{m+1}}
&=t^{j_1\cdots j_m}_{ik_2\cdots k_m}+\beta^{-(i+k_2+\cdots+k_m)}t^{j_{m+1}}_{k_{m+1}}\\
&=\sum_{j=0}^{i-2}\frac{a_j}{\beta^{j+1}}+\beta^{-(i-1)}t^{j_1\cdots j_m}_{1k_2\cdots k_m}
+\beta^{-(i+k_2+\cdots+k_m)}t^{j_{m+1}}_{k_{m+1}}\\
&=\sum_{j=0}^{i-2}\frac{a_j}{\beta^{j+1}}+\beta^{-(i-1)}t^{j_1\cdots j_{m+1}}_{1k_2\cdots k_{m+1}},
\end{aligned} t i k 2 ⋯ k m + 1 j 1 ⋯ j m + 1 = t i k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 ⋯ j m + β − ( i + k 2 + ⋯ + k m ) t k m + 1 j m + 1 = j = 0 ∑ i − 2 β j + 1 a j + β − ( i − 1 ) t 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 ⋯ j m + β − ( i + k 2 + ⋯ + k m ) t k m + 1 j m + 1 = j = 0 ∑ i − 2 β j + 1 a j + β − ( i − 1 ) t 1 k 2 ⋯ k m + 1 j 1 ⋯ j m + 1 ,
where in the second equality we used the induction step. □
We are now ready to prove Lemma 4.1.
Proof of Lemma 4.1
The functions appearing below were introduced in Definition 4.1. We will use induction and for the initial step we put m = 1 m=1 m = 1 .
First, let k 1 = 1 k_1=1 k 1 = 1 , then for 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a 0 − 1 0\le j_1\le a_0-1 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a 0 − 1 :
G s , 1 j 1 ( x ) = β ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) B s ( β ( x − t 1 j 1 ) ) χ [ t 1 j 1 , t 1 j 1 + 1 ] ( x ) = β ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) B s ( β ( x − j 1 β ) ) χ [ j 1 β − 1 , ( j 1 + 1 ) β − 1 ] ( x ) . G^{j_1}_{s,1}(x)=\frac{\beta}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}B_s\left(\beta\left(x-t^{j_1}_1\right)\right)\chi_{[t^{j_1}_1,t^{j_1+1}_1]}(x)
=\frac{\beta}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}B_s\left(\beta\left(x-\frac{j_1}{\beta}\right)\right)\chi_{[j_1\beta^{-1},(j_1+1)\beta^{-1}]}(x). G s , 1 j 1 ( x ) = ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) β B s ( β ( x − t 1 j 1 ) ) χ [ t 1 j 1 , t 1 j 1 + 1 ] ( x ) = ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) β B s ( β ( x − β j 1 ) ) χ [ j 1 β − 1 , ( j 1 + 1 ) β − 1 ] ( x ) .
Thus by applying the operator P \mathcal{P} P , we get for a.e. x ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] x\in[0,1] x ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] :
β ( P G s , 1 j 1 ) ( x ) = ∑ j = 0 a 0 − 1 G s , 1 j 1 ( x + j β ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) + G s , 1 j 1 ( x + a 0 β ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) = ∑ j = 0 a 0 − 1 β ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) B s ( β ( x + j β − j 1 β ) ) χ [ j 1 β − 1 , ( j 1 + 1 ) β − 1 ] ( x + j β ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) + β ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) B s ( β ( x + a 0 β − j 1 β ) ) χ [ j 1 β − 1 , ( j 1 + 1 ) β − 1 ] ( x + a 0 β ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) = ∑ j = 0 a 0 − 1 β ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) B s ( x + j − j 1 ) χ [ j 1 − j , j 1 − j + 1 ] ( x ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) + β ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) B s ( x + a 0 − j 1 ) χ [ j 1 − a 0 , j 1 − a 0 + 1 ] ( x ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) . \begin{aligned}
\beta(\mathcal{P}G^{j_1}_{s,1})(x)
&=\sum_{j=0}^{a_0-1}G^{j_1}_{s,1}\left(\frac{x+j}{\beta}\right)\chi_{[0,1]}(x)+G^{j_1}_{s,1}\left(\frac{x+a_0}{\beta}\right)\chi_{[0,1]}(x)\\
&=\sum_{j=0}^{a_0-1}\frac{\beta}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}B_s\left(\beta\left(\frac{x+j}{\beta}-\frac{j_1}{\beta}\right)\right)\chi_{[j_1\beta^{-1},(j_1+1)\beta^{-1}]}\left(\frac{x+j}{\beta}\right)\chi_{[0,1]}(x)\\
&\quad+\frac{\beta}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}B_s\left(\beta\left(\frac{x+a_0}{\beta}-\frac{j_1}{\beta}\right)\right)\chi_{[j_1\beta^{-1},(j_1+1)\beta^{-1}]}\left(\frac{x+a_0}{\beta}\right)\chi_{[0,1]}(x)\\
&=\sum_{j=0}^{a_0-1}\frac{\beta}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}B_s(x+j-j_1)\chi_{[j_1-j,j_1-j+1]}(x)\chi_{[0,1]}(x)\\
&\quad+\frac{\beta}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}B_s(x+a_0-j_1)\chi_{[j_1-a_0,j_1-a_0+1]}(x)\chi_{[0,1]}(x).
\end{aligned} β ( P G s , 1 j 1 ) ( x ) = j = 0 ∑ a 0 − 1 G s , 1 j 1 ( β x + j ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) + G s , 1 j 1 ( β x + a 0 ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) = j = 0 ∑ a 0 − 1 ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) β B s ( β ( β x + j − β j 1 ) ) χ [ j 1 β − 1 , ( j 1 + 1 ) β − 1 ] ( β x + j ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) + ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) β B s ( β ( β x + a 0 − β j 1 ) ) χ [ j 1 β − 1 , ( j 1 + 1 ) β − 1 ] ( β x + a 0 ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) = j = 0 ∑ a 0 − 1 ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) β B s ( x + j − j 1 ) χ [ j 1 − j , j 1 − j + 1 ] ( x ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) + ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) β B s ( x + a 0 − j 1 ) χ [ j 1 − a 0 , j 1 − a 0 + 1 ] ( x ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) .
Since 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a 0 − 1 0\le j_1\le a_0-1 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a 0 − 1 it follows that the second term is zero a.e.. Also, the only term in the sum which is different from zero a.e. is when j = j 1 j=j_1 j = j 1 , hence
( P G s , 1 j 1 ) ( x ) = B s ( x ) ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) = H s n + 1 ( x ) . (62) (\mathcal{P}G^{j_1}_{s,1})(x)=\frac{B_s(x)}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}\chi_{[0,1]}(x)=H_{sn+1}(x). \tag*{(62)} ( P G s , 1 j 1 ) ( x ) = ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) B s ( x ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) = H s n + 1 ( x ) . (62)
Next, let k 1 = i k_1=i k 1 = i for i ∈ { 2 , … , n } i\in\{2,\ldots,n\} i ∈ { 2 , … , n } . Notice, that this implies that a i − 1 ≠ 0 a_{i-1}\ne0 a i − 1 = 0 , since otherwise we would have omitted k 1 = i k_1=i k 1 = i . Then for 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a i − 1 − 1 0\le j_1\le a_{i-1}-1 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a i − 1 − 1 :
G s , i j 1 ( x ) = β i ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) B s ( β i ( x − t i j 1 ) ) χ [ t i j 1 , t i j 1 + 1 ] ( x ) = β i ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) B s ( β i ( x − ∑ k = 0 i − 2 a k β k + 1 − j 1 β i ) ) χ [ ∑ k = 0 i − 2 a k β k + 1 + j 1 β i , ∑ k = 0 i − 2 a k β k + 1 + j 1 + 1 β i ] ( x ) G^{j_1}_{s,i}(x)=\frac{\beta^i}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}B_s\left(\beta^i\left(x-t^{j_1}_i\right)\right)\chi_{[t^{j_1}_i,t^{j_1+1}_i]}(x)
=\frac{\beta^i}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}B_s\left(\beta^i\left(x-\sum_{k=0}^{i-2}\frac{a_k}{\beta^{k+1}}-\frac{j_1}{\beta^i}\right)\right)\chi_{\left[\sum_{k=0}^{i-2}\frac{a_k}{\beta^{k+1}}+\frac{j_1}{\beta^i},\sum_{k=0}^{i-2}\frac{a_k}{\beta^{k+1}}+\frac{j_1+1}{\beta^i}\right]}(x) G s , i j 1 ( x ) = ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) β i B s ( β i ( x − t i j 1 ) ) χ [ t i j 1 , t i j 1 + 1 ] ( x ) = ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) β i B s ( β i ( x − k = 0 ∑ i − 2 β k + 1 a k − β i j 1 ) ) χ [ ∑ k = 0 i − 2 β k + 1 a k + β i j 1 , ∑ k = 0 i − 2 β k + 1 a k + β i j 1 + 1 ] ( x )
and
β ( P G s , i j ) ( x ) = ∑ j = 0 a 0 − 1 G s , i j ( x + j β ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) + G s , i j ( x + a 0 β ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) = ∑ j = 0 a 0 − 1 β i ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) B s ( β i ( x + j β − a 0 β − a 1 β 2 − ⋯ − a i − 2 β i − 1 − j 1 β i ) ) \begin{aligned}
\beta\left(\mathcal{P}G^{j}_{s,i}\right)(x)=\sum_{j=0}^{a_0-1}G^{j}_{s,i}\left(\frac{x+j}{\beta}\right)\chi_{[0,1]}(x)+G^{j}_{s,i}\left(\frac{x+a_0}{\beta}\right)\chi_{[0,1]}(x) \\
&=\sum_{j=0}^{a_0-1}\frac{\beta^i}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}B_s\left(\beta^i\left(\frac{x+j}{\beta}-\frac{a_0}{\beta}-\frac{a_1}{\beta^2}-\cdots-\frac{a_{i-2}}{\beta^{i-1}}-\frac{j_1}{\beta^i}\right)\right)
\end{aligned} β ( P G s , i j ) ( x ) = j = 0 ∑ a 0 − 1 G s , i j ( β x + j ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) + G s , i j ( β x + a 0 ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) = j = 0 ∑ a 0 − 1 ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) β i B s ( β i ( β x + j − β a 0 − β 2 a 1 − ⋯ − β i − 1 a i − 2 − β i j 1 ) )
⋅ χ [ a 0 β + a 1 β 2 + ⋯ + a i − 2 β i − 1 + j 1 β i , a 0 β + ⋯ + a i − 2 β i − 1 + j 1 + 1 β i ] ( x ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) + β i ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) B s ( β i − 1 ( x − a 1 β − ⋯ − a i − 2 β i − 2 − j 1 β i − 1 ) ) \begin{aligned}
\qquad\cdot\chi_{\left[\frac{a_0}{\beta}+\frac{a_1}{\beta^2}+\cdots+\frac{a_{i-2}}{\beta^{i-1}}+\frac{j_1}{\beta^i},\frac{a_0}{\beta}+\cdots+\frac{a_{i-2}}{\beta^{i-1}}+\frac{j_1+1}{\beta^i}\right]}(x)\chi_{[0,1]}(x) \\
&+\frac{\beta^i}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}B_s\left(\beta^{i-1}\left(x-\frac{a_1}{\beta}-\cdots-\frac{a_{i-2}}{\beta^{i-2}}-\frac{j_1}{\beta^{i-1}}\right)\right)
\end{aligned} ⋅ χ [ β a 0 + β 2 a 1 + ⋯ + β i − 1 a i − 2 + β i j 1 , β a 0 + ⋯ + β i − 1 a i − 2 + β i j 1 + 1 ] ( x ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) + ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) β i B s ( β i − 1 ( x − β a 1 − ⋯ − β i − 2 a i − 2 − β i − 1 j 1 ) )
⋅ χ [ a 1 β + ⋯ + a i − 2 β i − 2 + j 1 β i − 1 , a 1 β + ⋯ + a i − 2 β i − 2 + j 1 + 1 β i − 1 ] ( x ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) . \qquad\cdot\chi_{\left[\frac{a_1}{\beta}+\cdots+\frac{a_{i-2}}{\beta^{i-2}}+\frac{j_1}{\beta^{i-1}},\frac{a_1}{\beta}+\cdots+\frac{a_{i-2}}{\beta^{i-2}}+\frac{j_1+1}{\beta^{i-1}}\right]}(x)\chi_{[0,1]}(x). ⋅ χ [ β a 1 + ⋯ + β i − 2 a i − 2 + β i − 1 j 1 , β a 1 + ⋯ + β i − 2 a i − 2 + β i − 1 j 1 + 1 ] ( x ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) .
Since 0 ≤ j ≤ a 0 − 1 0\leq j\leq a_0-1 0 ≤ j ≤ a 0 − 1 , the sum over j j j is zero almost-everywhere and thus we get
( P G s , i j 1 ) ( x ) = β i − 1 ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) B s ( β i − 1 ( x − a 1 β − ⋯ − a i − 2 β i − 2 − j 1 β i − 1 ) ) \left(\mathcal{P}G^{j_1}_{s,i}\right)(x)=\frac{\beta^{i-1}}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}B_s\left(\beta^{i-1}\left(x-\frac{a_1}{\beta}-\cdots-\frac{a_{i-2}}{\beta^{i-2}}-\frac{j_1}{\beta^{i-1}}\right)\right) ( P G s , i j 1 ) ( x ) = ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) β i − 1 B s ( β i − 1 ( x − β a 1 − ⋯ − β i − 2 a i − 2 − β i − 1 j 1 ) )
× χ [ a 1 β + ⋯ + a i − 2 β i − 2 + j 1 β i − 1 , a 1 β + ⋯ + a i − 2 β i − 2 + j 1 + 1 β i − 1 ] ( x ) . \qquad\times\chi_{\left[\frac{a_1}{\beta}+\cdots+\frac{a_{i-2}}{\beta^{i-2}}+\frac{j_1}{\beta^{i-1}},\frac{a_1}{\beta}+\cdots+\frac{a_{i-2}}{\beta^{i-2}}+\frac{j_1+1}{\beta^{i-1}}\right]}(x). × χ [ β a 1 + ⋯ + β i − 2 a i − 2 + β i − 1 j 1 , β a 1 + ⋯ + β i − 2 a i − 2 + β i − 1 j 1 + 1 ] ( x ) .
Another ( i − 1 ) (i-1) ( i − 1 ) applications of P \mathcal{P} P (while noticing that each time only one term is different from zero a.e., either one in the sum if a ν < a 0 a_\nu<a_0 a ν < a 0 or the last term if a ν = a 0 a_\nu=a_0 a ν = a 0 , for ν ∈ { 1 , … , n − 1 } \nu\in\{1,\ldots,n-1\} ν ∈ { 1 , … , n − 1 } ) and using (A.3) (since a i − 1 ≤ a 0 a_{i-1}\leq a_0 a i − 1 ≤ a 0 ), gives
( P i G s , i j 1 ) ( x ) = H s n + 1 ( x ) , \left(\mathcal{P}^{i}G^{j_1}_{s,i}\right)(x)=H_{sn+1}(x), ( P i G s , i j 1 ) ( x ) = H s n + 1 ( x ) ,
which finishes the basis step with m = 1 m=1 m = 1 of our induction proof.
Now we assume that the equality is true for m = ℓ m=\ell m = ℓ and let m = ℓ + 1 m=\ell+1 m = ℓ + 1 . We first consider the case when k 1 = 1 k_1=1 k 1 = 1 . By Lemma A.1 we may write
G s , 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ( x ) = β 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) B s ( β 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ( x − t 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ) ) χ [ t 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 , t 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 + 1 β 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ] ( x ) = β 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) B s ( β 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ( x − j 1 β − β − 1 t k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j 2 ⋯ j ℓ + 1 ) ) \begin{aligned}
G^{j_{\ell+1}}_{s,1k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}(x)=\frac{\beta^{1+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}B_s\left(\beta^{1+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}\left(x-t^{j_{\ell+1}}_{1k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}\right)\right)\chi_{\left[t^{j_{\ell+1}}_{1k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}},t^{j_{\ell+1}}_{1k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}+\frac{1}{\beta^{1+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}}\right]}(x) \\
&=\frac{\beta^{1+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}B_s\left(\beta^{1+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}\left(x-\frac{j_1}{\beta}-\beta^{-1}t^{j_2\cdots j_{\ell+1}}_{k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}\right)\right)
\end{aligned} G s , 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ( x ) = ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) β 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 B s ( β 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ( x − t 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ) ) χ [ t 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 , t 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 + β 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 1 ] ( x ) = ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) β 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 B s ( β 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ( x − β j 1 − β − 1 t k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j 2 ⋯ j ℓ + 1 ) )
⋅ χ [ j 1 β + β − 1 t k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j 2 ⋯ j ℓ + 1 , j 1 β + β − 1 t k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j 2 ⋯ j ℓ + 1 + 1 β 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ] ( x ) , \qquad\cdot\chi_{\left[\frac{j_1}{\beta}+\beta^{-1}t^{j_2\cdots j_{\ell+1}}_{k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}},\frac{j_1}{\beta}+\beta^{-1}t^{j_2\cdots j_{\ell+1}}_{k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}+\frac{1}{\beta^{1+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}}\right]}(x), ⋅ χ [ β j 1 + β − 1 t k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j 2 ⋯ j ℓ + 1 , β j 1 + β − 1 t k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j 2 ⋯ j ℓ + 1 + β 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 1 ] ( x ) ,
for 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a 0 − 1 0\leq j_1\leq a_0-1 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a 0 − 1 . Thus for a.e. x ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] x\in[0,1] x ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] we have
β ( P 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 G s , 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ) ( x ) = ( P k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ( β P G s , 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ) ) ( x ) = P k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ( ∑ j = 0 a 0 − 1 G s , 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ( x + j β ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) + G s , 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ( x + a 0 β ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) ) = ( P k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 G s , k 2 ⋯ k m + 1 j 2 ⋯ j m + 1 ) ( x ) = H s n + 1 ( x ) . \begin{aligned}
\beta\left(\mathcal{P}^{1+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}G^{j_{\ell+1}}_{s,1k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}\right)(x)=\left(\mathcal{P}^{k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}\left(\beta\mathcal{P}G^{j_{\ell+1}}_{s,1k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}\right)\right)(x) \\
&=\mathcal{P}^{k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}\left(\sum_{j=0}^{a_0-1}G^{j_{\ell+1}}_{s,1k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}\left(\frac{x+j}{\beta}\right)\chi_{[0,1]}(x)+G^{j_{\ell+1}}_{s,1k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}\left(\frac{x+a_0}{\beta}\right)\chi_{[0,1]}(x)\right) \\
&=\left(\mathcal{P}^{k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}G^{j_2\cdots j_{m+1}}_{s,k_2\cdots k_{m+1}}\right)(x) \\
&=H_{sn+1}(x).
\end{aligned} β ( P 1 + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 G s , 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ) ( x ) = ( P k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ( β P G s , 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ) ) ( x ) = P k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ( j = 0 ∑ a 0 − 1 G s , 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ( β x + j ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) + G s , 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ( β x + a 0 ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) ) = ( P k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 G s , k 2 ⋯ k m + 1 j 2 ⋯ j m + 1 ) ( x ) = H s n + 1 ( x ) .
where in the third equality we have used that the second term is zero a.e., and that in the sum, only the term j = j 1 j=j_1 j = j 1 is not zero a.e.. Furthermore, in the last equality we have used the induction hypothesis.
Next let i ∈ { 2 , … , n } i\in\{2,\ldots,n\} i ∈ { 2 , … , n } and k 1 = i k_1=i k 1 = i . Recall, that this implies that a i − 1 ≠ 0 a_{i-1}\ne0 a i − 1 = 0 . By Lemma A.1 we may write
\begin{aligned}
G_{s,ik_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}^{j_{\ell+1}}(x)=\frac{\beta^{i+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}B_s\left(\beta^{i+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}\left(x-\frac{j_{\ell+1}_{ik_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}}{\beta^{i+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}}\right)\right)\chi_{\left[\frac{j_{\ell+1}_{ik_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}}{\beta^{i+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}},\frac{j_{\ell+1}_{ik_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}+1}{\beta^{i+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}}\right]}(x) \\
&=\frac{\beta^{i+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}B_s\left(\beta^{i+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}\left(x-\sum_{m=0}^{i-2}\frac{a_m}{\beta^{m+1}}-\beta^{-(i-1)}j_{\!1k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}^{\ell+1}\right)\right)
\cdot\chi_{\left[\sum_{m=0}^{i-2}\frac{a_m}{\beta^{m+1}}+\beta^{-(i-1)}j_{\!1k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}^{\ell+1},\sum_{m=0}^{i-2}\frac{a_m}{\beta^{m+1}}+\beta^{-(i-1)}j_{\!1k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}^{\ell+1}+1/\beta^{i+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}\right]}(x),
\end{aligned}
for 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a i − 1 − 1 0\le j_1\le a_{i-1}-1 0 ≤ j 1 ≤ a i − 1 − 1 . Thus for a.e. x ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] x\in[0,1] x ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] we have
β ( P i + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 G s , i k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ) ( x ) = ( P ( i − 1 ) + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ( β P G s , i k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ) ) ( x ) = P ( i − 1 ) + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ( ∑ j = 0 a 0 − 1 G s , i k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ( x + j β ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) + G s , i k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ( x + a 0 β ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) ) = P ( i − 1 ) + k 2 + ⋯ + k m + 1 ( β i + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) B s ( β i + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ( x β − ∑ m = 1 i − 2 a m β m + 1 − β − ( i − 1 ) j 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 ℓ + 1 ) ) \begin{aligned}
\beta\left(\mathcal{P}^{i+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}G_{s,ik_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}^{j_{\ell+1}}\right)(x)=\left(\mathcal{P}^{(i-1)+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}\left(\beta\mathcal{P}G_{s,ik_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}^{j_{\ell+1}}\right)\right)(x) \\
&=\mathcal{P}^{(i-1)+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}\left(\sum_{j=0}^{a_0-1}G_{s,ik_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}^{j_{\ell+1}}\left(\frac{x+j}{\beta}\right)\chi_{[0,1]}(x)+G_{s,ik_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}^{j_{\ell+1}}\left(\frac{x+a_0}{\beta}\right)\chi_{[0,1]}(x)\right) \\
&=\mathcal{P}^{(i-1)+k_2+\cdots+k_{m+1}}\left(\frac{\beta^{i+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}B_s\left(\beta^{i+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}\left(\frac{x}{\beta}-\sum_{m=1}^{i-2}\frac{a_m}{\beta^{m+1}}-\beta^{-(i-1)}j_{\!1k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}^{\ell+1}\right)\right)\right.
\end{aligned} β ( P i + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 G s , i k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ) ( x ) = ( P ( i − 1 ) + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ( β P G s , i k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ) ) ( x ) = P ( i − 1 ) + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ( j = 0 ∑ a 0 − 1 G s , i k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ( β x + j ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) + G s , i k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 j ℓ + 1 ( β x + a 0 ) χ [ 0 , 1 ] ( x ) ) = P ( i − 1 ) + k 2 + ⋯ + k m + 1 ( ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) β i + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 B s ( β i + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ( β x − m = 1 ∑ i − 2 β m + 1 a m − β − ( i − 1 ) j 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 ℓ + 1 ) )
⋅ χ [ a 0 β + ⋯ + a i − 2 β i − 1 + β − ( i − 1 ) j 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 ℓ + 1 , a 0 β + ⋯ + a i − 2 β i − 1 + β − ( i − 1 ) j 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 ℓ + 1 + 1 / β i + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ] ( x + a 0 β ) ) = P ( i − 1 ) + k 2 + ⋯ + k m + 1 ( β i + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) B s ( β ( i − 1 ) + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ( x − ∑ m = 1 i − 2 a m β m − β − ( i − 2 ) j 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 ℓ + 1 ) ) \begin{aligned}
\left.\cdot\chi_{\left[\frac{a_0}{\beta}+\cdots+\frac{a_{i-2}}{\beta^{i-1}}+\beta^{-(i-1)}j_{\!1k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}^{\ell+1},\frac{a_0}{\beta}+\cdots+\frac{a_{i-2}}{\beta^{i-1}}+\beta^{-(i-1)}j_{\!1k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}^{\ell+1}+1/\beta^{i+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}\right]}\left(\frac{x+a_0}{\beta}\right)\right) \\
&=\mathcal{P}^{(i-1)+k_2+\cdots+k_{m+1}}\left(\frac{\beta^{i+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}}{\lVert B_s\rVert_{L^1([0,1])}}B_s\left(\beta^{(i-1)+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}\left(x-\sum_{m=1}^{i-2}\frac{a_m}{\beta^m}-\beta^{-(i-2)}j_{\!1k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}^{\ell+1}\right)\right)\right.
\end{aligned} ⋅ χ [ β a 0 + ⋯ + β i − 1 a i − 2 + β − ( i − 1 ) j 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 ℓ + 1 , β a 0 + ⋯ + β i − 1 a i − 2 + β − ( i − 1 ) j 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 ℓ + 1 + 1/ β i + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ] ( β x + a 0 ) ) = P ( i − 1 ) + k 2 + ⋯ + k m + 1 ( ∥ B s ∥ L 1 ([ 0 , 1 ]) β i + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 B s ( β ( i − 1 ) + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ( x − m = 1 ∑ i − 2 β m a m − β − ( i − 2 ) j 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 ℓ + 1 ) )
⋅ χ [ ∑ m = 1 i − 2 a m β m + β − ( i − 2 ) j 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 ℓ + 1 , ∑ m = 1 i − 2 a m β m + β − ( i − 2 ) j 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 ℓ + 1 + 1 / β ( i − 1 ) + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ] ( x ) ) , \left.\cdot\chi_{\left[\sum_{m=1}^{i-2}\frac{a_m}{\beta^m}+\beta^{-(i-2)}j_{\!1k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}^{\ell+1},\sum_{m=1}^{i-2}\frac{a_m}{\beta^m}+\beta^{-(i-2)}j_{\!1k_2\cdots k_{\ell+1}}^{\ell+1}+1/\beta^{(i-1)+k_2+\cdots+k_{\ell+1}}\right]}(x)\right), ⋅ χ [ ∑ m = 1 i − 2 β m a m + β − ( i − 2 ) j 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 ℓ + 1 , ∑ m = 1 i − 2 β m a m + β − ( i − 2 ) j 1 k 2 ⋯ k ℓ + 1 ℓ + 1 + 1/ β ( i − 1 ) + k 2 + ⋯ + k ℓ + 1 ] ( x ) ) ,
where in the third equality, we have used that the sum over 0 ≤ j ≤ a 0 − 1 0\le j\le a_0-1 0 ≤ j ≤ a 0 − 1 equals zero a.e..
Applying P \mathcal{P} P another ( i − 2 ) (i-2) ( i − 2 ) times (where each time only one term is different from zero a.e., either one in the sum if a ν < a 0 a_\nu<a_0 a ν < a 0 or the last term if a ν = a 0 a_\nu=a_0 a ν = a 0 , for ν ∈ { 1 , … , n − 1 } \nu\in\{1,\ldots,n-1\} ν ∈ { 1 , … , n − 1 } ) we get back to k 1 = 1 k_1=1 k 1 = 1 , which we have already considered. □ \square □
Proof of Lemma 4.6
By definition, there exists j 1 < a k 1 − 1 j_1<a_{k_1-1} j 1 < a k 1 − 1 such that
t k 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m = a 0 β + a 1 β 2 + ⋯ + a k 1 − 2 β k 1 − 1 + j 1 β k 1 + β − k 1 t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m . t_{k_1k_2\cdots k_m}^{j_1j_2\cdots j_m}
=\frac{a_0}{\beta}+\frac{a_1}{\beta^2}+\cdots+\frac{a_{k_1-2}}{\beta^{k_1-1}}+\frac{j_1}{\beta^{k_1}}+\beta^{-k_1}t_{k_2\cdots k_m}^{j_2\cdots j_m}. t k 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m = β a 0 + β 2 a 1 + ⋯ + β k 1 − 1 a k 1 − 2 + β k 1 j 1 + β − k 1 t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m .
If k 1 = 2 k_1=2 k 1 = 2 then
t 2 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m = a 0 β + j 1 β 2 + β − 2 t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m t_{2k_2\cdots k_m}^{j_1j_2\cdots j_m}
=\frac{a_0}{\beta}+\frac{j_1}{\beta^2}+\beta^{-2}t_{k_2\cdots k_m}^{j_2\cdots j_m} t 2 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m = β a 0 + β 2 j 1 + β − 2 t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m
hence t ~ = t 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m \widetilde{t}=t_{1k_2\cdots k_m}^{j_1j_2\cdots j_m} t = t 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m . Thus we may assume that k 1 ≥ 3 k_1\ge3 k 1 ≥ 3 .
If a 1 , … , a k 1 − 2 < a 0 a_1,\ldots,a_{k_1-2}<a_0 a 1 , … , a k 1 − 2 < a 0 then
t ~ = a 1 β + ⋯ + a k 1 − 2 β k 1 − 2 + j 1 β k 1 − 1 + β − ( k 1 − 1 ) t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m = t 1 × ( k 1 − 1 ) k 2 ⋯ k m a 1 ⋯ a k 1 − 2 j 1 ⋯ j m \widetilde{t}=\frac{a_1}{\beta}+\cdots+\frac{a_{k_1-2}}{\beta^{k_1-2}}+\frac{j_1}{\beta^{k_1-1}}+\beta^{-(k_1-1)}t_{k_2\cdots k_m}^{j_2\cdots j_m}
=t_{1\times(k_1-1)k_2\cdots k_m}^{a_1\cdots a_{k_1-2}j_1\cdots j_m} t = β a 1 + ⋯ + β k 1 − 2 a k 1 − 2 + β k 1 − 1 j 1 + β − ( k 1 − 1 ) t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m = t 1 × ( k 1 − 1 ) k 2 ⋯ k m a 1 ⋯ a k 1 − 2 j 1 ⋯ j m
where again the notation 1 × ( k 1 − 1 ) 1 \times(k_1-1) 1 × ( k 1 − 1 ) means 1 repeated k 1 − 1 k_1-1 k 1 − 1 times. Now assume that there exists 1 ≤ r ≤ k 1 − 2 1 \le r \le k_1-2 1 ≤ r ≤ k 1 − 2 such that a r = a 0 a_r=a_0 a r = a 0 . Let r 1 r_1 r 1 be the smallest such index. This means that a 1 , a 2 , … , a r 1 − 1 < a 0 a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_{r_1-1}<a_0 a 1 , a 2 , … , a r 1 − 1 < a 0 and
a 1 β + ⋯ + a r 1 − 1 β r 1 − 1 = t 1 × ( r 1 − 1 ) a 1 ⋯ a r 1 − 1 . \frac{a_1}{\beta}+\cdots+\frac{a_{r_1-1}}{\beta^{r_1-1}}=t_{1\times(r_1-1)}^{a_1\cdots a_{r_1-1}}. β a 1 + ⋯ + β r 1 − 1 a r 1 − 1 = t 1 × ( r 1 − 1 ) a 1 ⋯ a r 1 − 1 .
Then with a r 1 = a 0 a_{r_1}=a_0 a r 1 = a 0 we have
t ~ = t 1 × ( r 1 − 1 ) a 1 ⋯ a r 1 − 1 + β − ( r 1 − 1 ) ( a 0 β + a r 1 + 1 β 2 + ⋯ + a k 1 − 2 β k 1 − r 1 − 1 + j 1 β k 1 − r 1 ) + β − ( k 1 − 1 ) t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m . \widetilde{t}=t_{1\times(r_1-1)}^{a_1\cdots a_{r_1-1}}+\beta^{-(r_1-1)}\left(\frac{a_0}{\beta}+\frac{a_{r_1+1}}{\beta^2}+\cdots+\frac{a_{k_1-2}}{\beta^{k_1-r_1-1}}+\frac{j_1}{\beta^{k_1-r_1}}\right)+\beta^{-(k_1-1)}t_{k_2\cdots k_m}^{j_2\cdots j_m}. t = t 1 × ( r 1 − 1 ) a 1 ⋯ a r 1 − 1 + β − ( r 1 − 1 ) ( β a 0 + β 2 a r 1 + 1 + ⋯ + β k 1 − r 1 − 1 a k 1 − 2 + β k 1 − r 1 j 1 ) + β − ( k 1 − 1 ) t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m .
We need to control the parenthesis. Parry’s lexicographic condition implies:
[ a r 1 , a r 1 + 1 , … , a k 1 − 2 , j 1 , 0 , … ] ≺ [ a 0 , a 1 , … , a n − 1 , 0 , … ] . [a_{r_1},a_{r_1+1},\ldots,a_{k_1-2},j_1,0,\ldots]\prec[a_0,a_1,\ldots,a_{n-1},0,\ldots]. [ a r 1 , a r 1 + 1 , … , a k 1 − 2 , j 1 , 0 , … ] ≺ [ a 0 , a 1 , … , a n − 1 , 0 , … ] .
In the “shortest case scenario", we have a “best saturation" of the above inequality where a r 1 + 1 = a 1 a_{r_1+1}=a_1 a r 1 + 1 = a 1 , a r 1 + 2 = a 2 a_{r_1+2}=a_2 a r 1 + 2 = a 2 , ..., a k 1 − 2 = a k 1 − r 1 − 2 a_{k_1-2}=a_{k_1-r_1-2} a k 1 − 2 = a k 1 − r 1 − 2 and j 1 < a k 1 − 1 ≤ a k 1 − r 1 − 1 j_1<a_{k_1-1}\le a_{k_1-r_1-1} j 1 < a k 1 − 1 ≤ a k 1 − r 1 − 1 so
a 0 β + a r 1 + 1 β 2 + ⋯ + a s − 2 β k 1 − r 1 − 1 + j 1 β k 1 − r 1 = t k 1 − r 1 a 0 a r 1 + 1 ⋯ a s − 2 j 1 \frac{a_0}{\beta}+\frac{a_{r_1+1}}{\beta^2}+\cdots+\frac{a_{s-2}}{\beta^{k_1-r_1-1}}+\frac{j_1}{\beta^{k_1-r_1}}=t_{k_1-r_1}^{a_0a_{r_1+1}\cdots a_{s-2}j_1} β a 0 + β 2 a r 1 + 1 + ⋯ + β k 1 − r 1 − 1 a s − 2 + β k 1 − r 1 j 1 = t k 1 − r 1 a 0 a r 1 + 1 ⋯ a s − 2 j 1
and
t ~ = t 1 × ( r 1 − 1 ) a 1 ⋯ a r 1 − 1 + β − ( r 1 − 1 ) ( t k 1 − r 1 j 1 + β − ( k 1 − r 1 ) t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m ) = t 1 × ( r 1 − 1 ) , k 1 − r 1 , k 2 ⋯ k m a 1 ⋯ a r 1 − 1 j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m . \widetilde{t}=t_{1\times(r_1-1)}^{a_1\cdots a_{r_1-1}}+\beta^{-(r_1-1)}\left(t_{k_1-r_1}^{j_1}+\beta^{-(k_1-r_1)}t_{k_2\cdots k_m}^{j_2\cdots j_m}\right)=t_{1\times(r_1-1),k_1-r_1,k_2\cdots k_m}^{a_1\cdots a_{r_1-1}j_1j_2\cdots j_m}. t = t 1 × ( r 1 − 1 ) a 1 ⋯ a r 1 − 1 + β − ( r 1 − 1 ) ( t k 1 − r 1 j 1 + β − ( k 1 − r 1 ) t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m ) = t 1 × ( r 1 − 1 ) , k 1 − r 1 , k 2 ⋯ k m a 1 ⋯ a r 1 − 1 j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m .
If the best saturation does not happen, for example when a r 1 + 1 < a 1 a_{r_1+1}<a_1 a r 1 + 1 < a 1 , we have
a 0 β + a r 1 + 1 β 2 + ⋯ + a k 1 − 2 β k 1 − r 1 − 1 + j 1 β k 1 − r 1 = t 2 a r 1 + 1 + β − 2 ( a r 1 + 2 β + ⋯ + j 1 β k 1 − r 1 − 2 ) \frac{a_0}{\beta}+\frac{a_{r_1+1}}{\beta^2}+\cdots+\frac{a_{k_1-2}}{\beta^{k_1-r_1-1}}+\frac{j_1}{\beta^{k_1-r_1}}=t_{2}^{a_{r_1+1}}+\beta^{-2}\left(\frac{a_{r_1+2}}{\beta}+\cdots+\frac{j_1}{\beta^{k_1-r_1-2}}\right) β a 0 + β 2 a r 1 + 1 + ⋯ + β k 1 − r 1 − 1 a k 1 − 2 + β k 1 − r 1 j 1 = t 2 a r 1 + 1 + β − 2 ( β a r 1 + 2 + ⋯ + β k 1 − r 1 − 2 j 1 )
and we continue by induction using Parry’s condition until the parenthesis is exhausted. Now let us prove the other way around, that is if a 0 / β + β − 1 t k m j m < 1 a_0/\beta+\beta^{-1}t_{k_m}^{j_m}<1 a 0 / β + β − 1 t k m j m < 1 then it must equal some t k ~ p j ~ p t_{\widetilde{k}_p}^{\widetilde{j}_p} t k p j p . Let us start with k 1 = 1 k_1=1 k 1 = 1 , i.e.
a 0 β + β − 1 t 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m = a 0 β + j 1 β 2 + β − 2 t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m . \frac{a_0}{\beta}+\beta^{-1}t_{1k_2\cdots k_m}^{j_1j_2\cdots j_m}=\frac{a_0}{\beta}+\frac{j_1}{\beta^2}+\beta^{-2}t_{k_2\cdots k_m}^{j_2\cdots j_m}. β a 0 + β − 1 t 1 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m = β a 0 + β 2 j 1 + β − 2 t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m .
If j 1 > a 1 j_1>a_1 j 1 > a 1 then this number is larger than 1. If j 1 < a 1 j_1<a_1 j 1 < a 1 then we can write it as t 2 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m t_{2k_2\cdots k_m}^{j_1j_2\cdots j_m} t 2 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m . If j 1 = a 1 j_1=a_1 j 1 = a 1 then we can write it as t 3 k 2 ⋯ k m 0 j 2 ⋯ j m t_{3k_2\cdots k_m}^{0j_2\cdots j_m} t 3 k 2 ⋯ k m 0 j 2 ⋯ j m .
If k 1 = 2 k_1=2 k 1 = 2 then
a 0 β + β − 1 t 2 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m = a 0 β + a 0 β 2 + j 1 β 3 + β − 3 t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m , j 1 < a 1 . \frac{a_0}{\beta}+\beta^{-1}t_{2k_2\cdots k_m}^{j_1j_2\cdots j_m}=\frac{a_0}{\beta}+\frac{a_0}{\beta^2}+\frac{j_1}{\beta^3}+\beta^{-3}t_{k_2\cdots k_m}^{j_2\cdots j_m},\qquad j_1<a_1. β a 0 + β − 1 t 2 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m = β a 0 + β 2 a 0 + β 3 j 1 + β − 3 t k 2 ⋯ k m j 2 ⋯ j m , j 1 < a 1 .
First of all, if a 1 < a 0 a_1<a_0 a 1 < a 0 this number is larger than 1. If a 1 = a 0 a_1=a_0 a 1 = a 0 and j 1 < a 2 j_1<a_2 j 1 < a 2 then this number can be written as t 3 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m t_{3k_2\cdots k_m}^{j_1j_2\cdots j_m} t 3 k 2 ⋯ k m j 1 j 2 ⋯ j m . If j 1 > a 2 j_1>a_2 j 1 > a 2 the number is larger than 1, and if j 1 = a 2 j_1=a_2 j 1 = a 2 then it can be written as t 4 k 2 ⋯ k m 0 j 2 ⋯ j m t_{4k_2\cdots k_m}^{0j_2\cdots j_m} t 4 k 2 ⋯ k m 0 j 2 ⋯ j m . When k 1 ≥ 3 k_1\ge3 k 1 ≥ 3 the argument is similar. □
Euler-Bernoulli approximation formula
We refer the reader to [3 ] for proofs of the results in this section. Define B 0 ( x ) = 1 B_0(x)=1 B 0 ( x ) = 1 and B 1 ( x ) = x − 1 / 2 B_1(x)=x-1/2 B 1 ( x ) = x − 1/2 for x ∈ [ 0 , 1 ) x\in[0,1) x ∈ [ 0 , 1 ) and Z \mathbb{Z} Z -periodically extend both B 0 B_0 B 0 and B 1 B_1 B 1 to all of R \mathbb{R} R ; the periodic functions are denoted by B ~ 0 \widetilde{B}_0 B 0 and B ~ 1 \widetilde{B}_1 B 1 . Let r ≥ 2 r \ge2 r ≥ 2 and define
B ~ r ( x ) : = − r ! ∑ m ≠ 0 e 2 π i m x ( 2 π i m ) − r , d B ~ r d x ( x ) = r B ~ r − 1 ( x ) , 0 < x < 1. \widetilde{B}_r(x):=-r!\sum_{m\ne0}e^{2\pi imx}(2\pi im)^{-r},\qquad\frac{d\widetilde{B}_r}{dx}(x)=r\widetilde{B}_{r-1}(x),\qquad0<x<1. B r ( x ) := − r ! m = 0 ∑ e 2 π im x ( 2 π im ) − r , d x d B r ( x ) = r B r − 1 ( x ) , 0 < x < 1.
Then B ~ r \widetilde{B}_r B r are Z \mathbb{Z} Z -periodic functions which coincide with the Bernoulli polynomials B r B_r B r on ( 0 , 1 ) (0,1) ( 0 , 1 ) for r ∈ N r\in\mathbb{N} r ∈ N . If F ~ ∈ C N ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) \widetilde{F}\in C^N([0,1]) F ∈ C N ([ 0 , 1 ]) with N ≥ 1 N\ge1 N ≥ 1 , the Euler-Bernoulli approximation formula reads as:
F ~ ( x ) = ∫ 0 1 F ~ ( t ) d t + ∑ s = 1 N ( F ~ ( s − 1 ) ( 1 ) − F ~ ( s − 1 ) ( 0 ) ) B ~ s ( x ) s ! \widetilde{F}(x)=\int_0^1\widetilde{F}(t)\,dt+\sum_{s=1}^N\left(\widetilde{F}^{(s-1)}(1)-\widetilde{F}^{(s-1)}(0)\right)\frac{\widetilde{B}_s(x)}{s!} F ( x ) = ∫ 0 1 F ( t ) d t + s = 1 ∑ N ( F ( s − 1 ) ( 1 ) − F ( s − 1 ) ( 0 ) ) s ! B s ( x )
− ∫ 0 1 F ~ ( N ) ( u ) B ~ N ( x − u ) N ! d u , 0 < x < 1. (63) -\int_0^1\widetilde{F}^{(N)}(u)\frac{\widetilde{B}_N(x-u)}{N!}\,du,\qquad0<x<1. \tag*{(63)} − ∫ 0 1 F ( N ) ( u ) N ! B N ( x − u ) d u , 0 < x < 1. (63)
This can be rescaled to general intervals. If F : [ a , b ] → R F:[a,b]\to\mathbb{R} F : [ a , b ] → R belongs to C N ( [ a , b ] ) C^N([a,b]) C N ([ a , b ]) we can define F ~ ( x ) = F ( a ( 1 − x ) + b x ) \widetilde{F}(x)=F(a(1-x)+bx) F ( x ) = F ( a ( 1 − x ) + b x ) with 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 0\le x\le1 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 . Then for all a < y < b a<y<b a < y < b we have
F ( y ) = ( b − a ) − 1 ∫ a b F ( u ) d u + ∑ s = 1 N ( b − a ) s − 1 ( F ( s − 1 ) ( b ) − F ( s − 1 ) ( a ) ) B ~ s ( y − a b − a ) s ! F(y)=(b-a)^{-1}\int_a^bF(u)\,du+\sum_{s=1}^N(b-a)^{s-1}\left(F^{(s-1)}(b)-F^{(s-1)}(a)\right)\frac{\widetilde{B}_s\left(\frac{y-a}{b-a}\right)}{s!} F ( y ) = ( b − a ) − 1 ∫ a b F ( u ) d u + s = 1 ∑ N ( b − a ) s − 1 ( F ( s − 1 ) ( b ) − F ( s − 1 ) ( a ) ) s ! B s ( b − a y − a )
− ( b − a ) N ∫ 0 1 F ( N ) ( a ( 1 − u ) + b u ) B ~ N ( y − a b − a − u ) N ! d u . (64) -(b-a)^N\int_0^1F^{(N)}(a(1-u)+bu)\frac{\widetilde{B}_N\left(\frac{y-a}{b-a}-u\right)}{N!}\,du. \tag*{(64)} − ( b − a ) N ∫ 0 1 F ( N ) ( a ( 1 − u ) + b u ) N ! B N ( b − a y − a − u ) d u . (64)
By this rescaled Bernoulli approximation formula applied to each interval in the splitting, i.e. b = t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ b=t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-|k_m|} b = t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ and a = t k m j m a=t_{k_m}^{j_m} a = t k m j m we get
F ( y ) = β ∣ k m ∣ ∫ t k m j m t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ F ( u ) d u + ∑ s = 1 N β − ( s − 1 ) ∣ k m ∣ ( F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ) − F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m ) ) B ~ s ( β ∣ k m ∣ ( y − t k m j m ) ) s ! \begin{aligned}
F(y)=\beta^{|k_m|}\int_{t_{k_m}^{j_m}}^{t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-|k_m|}}F(u)\,du \\
&+\sum_{s=1}^N\beta^{-(s-1)|k_m|}\left(F^{(s-1)}\left(t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-|k_m|}\right)-F^{(s-1)}\left(t_{k_m}^{j_m}\right)\right)\frac{\widetilde{B}_s\left(\beta^{|k_m|}\left(y-t_{k_m}^{j_m}\right)\right)}{s!}
\end{aligned} F ( y ) = β ∣ k m ∣ ∫ t k m j m t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ F ( u ) d u + s = 1 ∑ N β − ( s − 1 ) ∣ k m ∣ ( F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ) − F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m ) ) s ! B s ( β ∣ k m ∣ ( y − t k m j m ) )
− β − N ∣ k m ∣ ∫ 0 1 F ( N ) ( t k m j m ( 1 − u ) + t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ u ) B ~ N ( β ∣ k m ∣ ( y − t k m j m ) − u ) N ! d u = β ∣ k m ∣ ∫ t k m j m t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ F ( u ) d u + ∑ s = 1 N β − ( s − 1 ) ∣ k m ∣ ( F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ) − F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m ) ) B ~ s ( β ∣ k m ∣ ( y − t k m j m ) ) s ! + O ( β − ∣ k m ∣ N ∥ F ( N ) ∥ C ( [ 0 , 1 ] ) ) , ∀ y ∈ [ t k m j m , t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ] . (65) \begin{aligned}
-\beta^{-N|k_m|}\int_0^1F^{(N)}\left(t_{k_m}^{j_m}(1-u)+t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-|k_m|}u\right)\frac{\widetilde{B}_N\left(\beta^{|k_m|}\left(y-t_{k_m}^{j_m}\right)-u\right)}{N!}\,du \\
&=\beta^{|k_m|}\int_{t_{k_m}^{j_m}}^{t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-|k_m|}}F(u)\,du \\
&+\sum_{s=1}^N\beta^{-(s-1)|k_m|}\left(F^{(s-1)}\left(t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-|k_m|}\right)-F^{(s-1)}\left(t_{k_m}^{j_m}\right)\right)\frac{\widetilde{B}_s\left(\beta^{|k_m|}\left(y-t_{k_m}^{j_m}\right)\right)}{s!} \\
&+O\left(\beta^{-|k_m|N}\|F^{(N)}\|_{C([0,1])}\right),\qquad\forall y\in\left[t_{k_m}^{j_m},t_{k_m}^{j_m}+\beta^{-|k_m|}\right]. \tag*{(65)}
\end{aligned} − β − N ∣ k m ∣ ∫ 0 1 F ( N ) ( t k m j m ( 1 − u ) + t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ u ) N ! B N ( β ∣ k m ∣ ( y − t k m j m ) − u ) d u = β ∣ k m ∣ ∫ t k m j m t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ F ( u ) d u + s = 1 ∑ N β − ( s − 1 ) ∣ k m ∣ ( F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ) − F ( s − 1 ) ( t k m j m ) ) s ! B s ( β ∣ k m ∣ ( y − t k m j m ) ) + O ( β − ∣ k m ∣ N ∥ F ( N ) ∥ C ([ 0 , 1 ]) ) , ∀ y ∈ [ t k m j m , t k m j m + β − ∣ k m ∣ ] . (65)
Proofs of lemmas regarding bounded variation
Proof of Lemma 4.2
Let us denote by X 1 = P f − g 1 X_1=\mathcal{P}f-g_1 X 1 = P f − g 1 . Consider a partition 0 = x 0 < x 1 < ⋯ < x m = 1 0=x_0<x_1<\cdots<x_m=1 0 = x 0 < x 1 < ⋯ < x m = 1 as in (17) . There exists some 1 ≤ j 0 ≤ m − 1 1\le j_0\le m-1 1 ≤ j 0 ≤ m − 1 such that x j 0 ≤ b 1 < x j 0 + 1 x_{j_0}\le b_1<x_{j_0+1} x j 0 ≤ b 1 < x j 0 + 1 which leads to
∑ j = 0 m − 1 ∣ X 1 ( x j + 1 ) − X 1 ( x j ) ∣ = ∑ j = 0 j 0 − 1 ∣ ( P f ) ( x j + 1 ) − ( P f ) ( x j ) ∣ + ∣ X 1 ( x j 0 + 1 ) − X 1 ( x j 0 ) ∣ + ∑ j = j 0 + 1 m − 1 ∣ ( P f ) ( x j + 1 ) − ( P f ) ( x j ) ∣ . \sum_{j=0}^{m-1} \lvert X_1(x_{j+1})-X_1(x_j)\rvert
=
\sum_{j=0}^{j_0-1} \lvert(\mathcal{P}f)(x_{j+1})-(\mathcal{P}f)(x_j)\rvert
+\lvert X_1(x_{j_0+1})-X_1(x_{j_0})\rvert
+\sum_{j=j_0+1}^{m-1} \lvert(\mathcal{P}f)(x_{j+1})-(\mathcal{P}f)(x_j)\rvert. j = 0 ∑ m − 1 ∣ X 1 ( x j + 1 ) − X 1 ( x j )∣ = j = 0 ∑ j 0 − 1 ∣( P f ) ( x j + 1 ) − ( P f ) ( x j )∣ + ∣ X 1 ( x j 0 + 1 ) − X 1 ( x j 0 )∣ + j = j 0 + 1 ∑ m − 1 ∣( P f ) ( x j + 1 ) − ( P f ) ( x j )∣ .
We have f ( ( a 0 + x j 0 + 1 ) / β ) = g 1 ( x j 0 + 1 ) = 0 f((a_0+x_{j_0+1})/\beta)=g_1(x_{j_0+1})=0 f (( a 0 + x j 0 + 1 ) / β ) = g 1 ( x j 0 + 1 ) = 0 and g 1 ( x j 0 ) = f ( 1 ) β − 1 g_1(x_{j_0})=f(1)\beta^{-1} g 1 ( x j 0 ) = f ( 1 ) β − 1 hence
X 1 ( x j 0 + 1 ) − X 1 ( x j 0 ) = ( P f ) ( x j 0 + 1 ) − ( P f ) ( x j 0 ) + f ( 1 ) β − 1 = β − 1 ∑ k = 0 a 0 − 1 ( f ( ( k + x j 0 + 1 ) / β ) − f ( ( k + x j 0 ) / β ) ) + β − 1 ( f ( 1 ) − f ( ( a 0 + x j 0 ) / β ) ) . \begin{aligned}
X_1(x_{j_0+1})-X_1(x_{j_0})
=
(\mathcal{P}f)(x_{j_0+1})-(\mathcal{P}f)(x_{j_0})+f(1)\beta^{-1} \\
&=
\beta^{-1}\sum_{k=0}^{a_0-1}\left(f((k+x_{j_0+1})/\beta)-f((k+x_{j_0})/\beta)\right)
+\beta^{-1}\left(f(1)-f((a_0+x_{j_0})/\beta)\right).
\end{aligned} X 1 ( x j 0 + 1 ) − X 1 ( x j 0 ) = ( P f ) ( x j 0 + 1 ) − ( P f ) ( x j 0 ) + f ( 1 ) β − 1 = β − 1 k = 0 ∑ a 0 − 1 ( f (( k + x j 0 + 1 ) / β ) − f (( k + x j 0 ) / β ) ) + β − 1 ( f ( 1 ) − f (( a 0 + x j 0 ) / β ) ) .
In the sum over j > j 0 j>j_0 j > j 0 , the term with k = a 0 k=a_0 k = a 0 is absent, thus adding all three contributions we have
∑ j = 0 m − 1 ∣ X 1 ( x j + 1 ) − X 1 ( x j ) ∣ ≤ β − 1 ∑ j = 0 j 0 − 1 ∑ k = 0 a 0 ∣ f ( ( k + x j + 1 ) / β ) − f ( ( k + x j ) / β ) ∣ + β − 1 ∑ k = 0 a 0 − 1 ∣ f ( ( k + x j 0 + 1 ) / β ) − f ( ( k + x j 0 ) / β ) ∣ + β − 1 ∣ f ( 1 ) − f ( ( a 0 + x j 0 ) / β ) ∣ + β − 1 ∑ j = j 0 + 1 m − 1 ∑ k = 0 a 0 − 1 ∣ f ( ( k + x j + 1 ) / β ) − f ( ( k + x j ) / β ) ∣ . \begin{aligned}
\sum_{j=0}^{m-1}\lvert X_1(x_{j+1})-X_1(x_j)\rvert
&\leq\beta^{-1}\sum_{j=0}^{j_0-1}\sum_{k=0}^{a_0}\lvert f((k+x_{j+1})/\beta)-f((k+x_j)/\beta)\rvert\\
&\quad+\beta^{-1}\sum_{k=0}^{a_0-1}\lvert f((k+x_{j_0+1})/\beta)-f((k+x_{j_0})/\beta)\rvert\\
&\quad+\beta^{-1}\lvert f(1)-f((a_0+x_{j_0})/\beta)\rvert\\
&\quad+\beta^{-1}\sum_{j=j_0+1}^{m-1}\sum_{k=0}^{a_0-1}\lvert f((k+x_{j+1})/\beta)-f((k+x_j)/\beta)\rvert.
\end{aligned} j = 0 ∑ m − 1 ∣ X 1 ( x j + 1 ) − X 1 ( x j )∣ ≤ β − 1 j = 0 ∑ j 0 − 1 k = 0 ∑ a 0 ∣ f (( k + x j + 1 ) / β ) − f (( k + x j ) / β )∣ + β − 1 k = 0 ∑ a 0 − 1 ∣ f (( k + x j 0 + 1 ) / β ) − f (( k + x j 0 ) / β )∣ + β − 1 ∣ f ( 1 ) − f (( a 0 + x j 0 ) / β )∣ + β − 1 j = j 0 + 1 ∑ m − 1 k = 0 ∑ a 0 − 1 ∣ f (( k + x j + 1 ) / β ) − f (( k + x j ) / β )∣ .
The points y k , j : = ( k + x j ) / β y_{k,j}:=(k+x_j)/\beta y k , j := ( k + x j ) / β live in the intervals [ k / β , ( k + 1 ) / β ] [k/\beta,(k+1)/\beta] [ k / β , ( k + 1 ) / β ] and form a partition of [ 0 , ( a 0 + 1 ) / β ] [0,(a_0+1)/\beta] [ 0 , ( a 0 + 1 ) / β ] . We see that the largest element of this partition for which $f(y_{k,j}) might be non zero is ( a 0 + x j 0 ) / β (a_0+x_{j_0})/\beta ( a 0 + x j 0 ) / β . Rearranging the sums by first summing over k ≤ a 0 − 1 k\leq a_0-1 k ≤ a 0 − 1 and after that for k = a 0 k=a_0 k = a 0 , the right hand side of the above inequality becomes:
β − 1 ∑ k = 0 a 0 − 1 ∑ j = 0 m − 1 ∣ f ( ( k + x j + 1 ) / β ) − f ( ( k + x j ) / β ) ∣ + β − 1 ∑ j = 0 j 0 − 1 ∣ f ( ( a 0 + x j + 1 ) / β ) − f ( ( a 0 + x j ) / β ) ∣ + β − 1 ∣ f ( 1 ) − f ( ( a 0 + x j 0 ) / β ) ∣ = β − 1 ( ∑ k = 0 a 0 − 1 ∑ j = 0 m − 1 ∣ f ( y k , j + 1 ) − f ( y k , j ) ∣ + ∑ j = 0 j 0 − 1 ∣ f ( y a 0 , j + 1 ) − f ( y a 0 , j ) ∣ + ∣ f ( 1 ) − f ( y a 0 , j 0 ) ∣ ) ≤ β − 1 Var 0 1 ( f ) . \begin{aligned}
\beta^{-1}\sum_{k=0}^{a_0-1}\sum_{j=0}^{m-1}\lvert f((k+x_{j+1})/\beta)-f((k+x_j)/\beta)\rvert\\
&+\beta^{-1}\sum_{j=0}^{j_0-1}\lvert f((a_0+x_{j+1})/\beta)-f((a_0+x_j)/\beta)\rvert
+\beta^{-1}\lvert f(1)-f((a_0+x_{j_0})/\beta)\rvert\\
&=
\beta^{-1}\left(\sum_{k=0}^{a_0-1}\sum_{j=0}^{m-1}\lvert f(y_{k,j+1})-f(y_{k,j})\rvert
+\sum_{j=0}^{j_0-1}\lvert f(y_{a_0,j+1})-f(y_{a_0,j})\rvert
+\lvert f(1)-f(y_{a_0,j_0})\rvert\right) \\
&\leq\beta^{-1}\operatorname{Var}_0^1(f).
\end{aligned} β − 1 k = 0 ∑ a 0 − 1 j = 0 ∑ m − 1 ∣ f (( k + x j + 1 ) / β ) − f (( k + x j ) / β )∣ + β − 1 j = 0 ∑ j 0 − 1 ∣ f (( a 0 + x j + 1 ) / β ) − f (( a 0 + x j ) / β )∣ + β − 1 ∣ f ( 1 ) − f (( a 0 + x j 0 ) / β )∣ = β − 1 ( k = 0 ∑ a 0 − 1 j = 0 ∑ m − 1 ∣ f ( y k , j + 1 ) − f ( y k , j )∣ + j = 0 ∑ j 0 − 1 ∣ f ( y a 0 , j + 1 ) − f ( y a 0 , j )∣ + ∣ f ( 1 ) − f ( y a 0 , j 0 )∣ ) ≤ β − 1 Var 0 1 ( f ) .
Proof of Lemma 4.3
Let g 1 ( x ) = f ( 1 ) β − 1 ( − b 1 + χ [ 0 , b 1 ] ( x ) ) g_1(x)=f(1)\beta^{-1}(-b_1+\chi_{[0,b_1]}(x)) g 1 ( x ) = f ( 1 ) β − 1 ( − b 1 + χ [ 0 , b 1 ] ( x )) . It only differs by a global constant from the function g 1 g_1 g 1 from Lemma 4.2 , while here ∫ 0 1 g 1 ( x ) d x = 0 \int_0^1 g_1(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=0 ∫ 0 1 g 1 ( x ) d x = 0 . We still have Var 0 1 ( P f − g 1 ) ≤ β − 1 Var 0 1 ( f ) \operatorname{Var}_0^1(\mathcal{P}f-g_1)\leq\beta^{-1}\operatorname{Var}_0^1(f) Var 0 1 ( P f − g 1 ) ≤ β − 1 Var 0 1 ( f ) . For r ≥ 1 r\geq1 r ≥ 1 we introduce
g r + 1 ( x ) : = ( P g r ) ( x ) + ( ( P r f ) ( 1 ) − g r ( 1 ) ) β − 1 ( − b 1 + χ [ 0 , b 1 ] ( x ) ) . (66) g_{r+1}(x):=(\mathcal{P}g_r)(x)+\left((\mathcal{P}^r f)(1)-g_r(1)\right)\beta^{-1}(-b_1+\chi_{[0,b_1]}(x)). \tag*{(66)} g r + 1 ( x ) := ( P g r ) ( x ) + ( ( P r f ) ( 1 ) − g r ( 1 ) ) β − 1 ( − b 1 + χ [ 0 , b 1 ] ( x )) . (66)
We have
P r + 1 f − g r + 1 = P ( P r f − g r ) − ( ( P r f ) ( 1 ) − g r ( 1 ) ) β − 1 ( − b 1 + χ [ 0 , b 1 ] ) \mathcal{P}^{r+1}f-g_{r+1}=\mathcal{P}(\mathcal{P}^r f-g_r)-\left((\mathcal{P}^r f)(1)-g_r(1)\right)\beta^{-1}(-b_1+\chi_{[0,b_1]}) P r + 1 f − g r + 1 = P ( P r f − g r ) − ( ( P r f ) ( 1 ) − g r ( 1 ) ) β − 1 ( − b 1 + χ [ 0 , b 1 ] )
hence the induction step implies
Var 0 1 ( P r + 1 f − g r + 1 ) ≤ β − 1 Var 0 1 ( P r f − g r ) ≤ β − ( r + 1 ) Var 0 1 ( f ) . \operatorname{Var}_0^1(\mathcal{P}^{r+1}f-g_{r+1})\leq\beta^{-1}\operatorname{Var}_0^1(\mathcal{P}^r f-g_r)\leq\beta^{-(r+1)}\operatorname{Var}_0^1(f). Var 0 1 ( P r + 1 f − g r + 1 ) ≤ β − 1 Var 0 1 ( P r f − g r ) ≤ β − ( r + 1 ) Var 0 1 ( f ) .
In conclusion, we have just proved that the function X r = P r f − g r X_r=\mathcal{P}^r f-g_r X r = P r f − g r obeys for all r ≥ 1 r\geq1 r ≥ 1 that
Var 0 1 ( X r ) ≤ β − r Var 0 1 ( f ) and ∫ 0 1 X r ( x ) d x = 0 , (67) \operatorname{Var}_0^1(X_r)\leq\beta^{-r}\operatorname{Var}_0^1(f)\quad\text{and}\quad\int_0^1 X_r(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=0, \tag*{(67)} Var 0 1 ( X r ) ≤ β − r Var 0 1 ( f ) and ∫ 0 1 X r ( x ) d x = 0 , (67)
where the last equality comes from the fact that P \mathcal{P} P preserves the value of integrals. Since ∫ 0 1 X r ( x ) d x = 0 \int_0^1X_r(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=0 ∫ 0 1 X r ( x ) d x = 0 then X r X_r X r must change sign, thus ∣ X r ( x ) ∣ ≤ Var 0 1 ( X r ) ≤ β − r Var 0 1 ( f ) \lvert X_r(x)\rvert\leq\operatorname{Var}_0^1(X_r)\leq\beta^{-r}\operatorname{Var}_0^1(f) ∣ X r ( x )∣ ≤ Var 0 1 ( X r ) ≤ β − r Var 0 1 ( f ) for all x ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] x\in[0,1] x ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] . In particular, if we denote by c r = ( P r f ) ( 1 ) − g r ( 1 ) c_r=(\mathcal{P}^r f)(1)-g_r(1) c r = ( P r f ) ( 1 ) − g r ( 1 ) we have
∣ c r ∣ ≤ β − r Var 0 1 ( f ) , r ≥ 1. (68) \lvert c_r\rvert\leq\beta^{-r}\operatorname{Var}_0^1(f),\quad r\geq1. \tag*{(68)} ∣ c r ∣ ≤ β − r Var 0 1 ( f ) , r ≥ 1. (68)
Let h : = β − 1 ( − b 1 + χ [ 0 , b 1 ] ) h:=\beta^{-1}(-b_1+\chi_{[0,b_1]}) h := β − 1 ( − b 1 + χ [ 0 , b 1 ] ) . We can rewrite (A.1) as
g r + 1 = P g r + c r h , r ≥ 1. g_{r+1}=\mathcal{P}g_r+c_rh,\quad r\geq1. g r + 1 = P g r + c r h , r ≥ 1.
Then for all r ≥ 2 r\geq2 r ≥ 2 we have
g r = P g r − 1 + c r − 1 h = P 2 g r − 2 + c r − 2 P h + c r − 1 h = P r − 1 g 1 + ∑ k = 1 r − 1 c r − k P k − 1 h . (69) \begin{aligned}
g_r&=\mathcal{P}g_{r-1}+c_{r-1}h=\mathcal{P}^2g_{r-2}+c_{r-2}\mathcal{P}h+c_{r-1}h\\
&=\mathcal{P}^{r-1}g_1+\sum_{k=1}^{r-1}c_{r-k}\mathcal{P}^{k-1}h. \tag*{(69)}
\end{aligned} g r = P g r − 1 + c r − 1 h = P 2 g r − 2 + c r − 2 P h + c r − 1 h = P r − 1 g 1 + k = 1 ∑ r − 1 c r − k P k − 1 h . (69)
We observe that h h h and all the functions g r g_r g r are linear combinations of the functions χ [ 0 , b j ] \chi_{[0,b_j]} χ [ 0 , b j ] with 0 ≤ j ≤ n − 1 0\leq j\leq n-1 0 ≤ j ≤ n − 1 , which form an invariant subspace for P \mathcal{P} P , see Appendix § 5 . The restriction of β P \beta\mathcal{P} β P to this n n n dimensional subspace generates the matrix from (A.1). The spectral properties of this matrix are analyzed in Lemma A.1.
Since ∫ 0 1 g 1 ( x ) d x = ∫ 0 1 h ( x ) d x = 0 \int_0^1g_1(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=\int_0^1h(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=0 ∫ 0 1 g 1 ( x ) d x = ∫ 0 1 h ( x ) d x = 0 , both g 1 g_1 g 1 and h h h must have a zero component on the subspace corresponding to the eigenvalue β \beta β of the matrix P n P_n P n from (A.1). This can be seen as follows. Let for example h ( x ) = c 1 u 1 ( x ) + h ~ ( x ) h(x)=c_1u_1(x)+\widetilde{h}(x) h ( x ) = c 1 u 1 ( x ) + h ( x ) where h ~ ( x ) \widetilde{h}(x) h ( x ) belongs to the spectral subspaces of all other eigenvalues of P n P_n P n . Then P m h − c 1 u 1 = P m h ~ → 0 \mathcal{P}^m h-c_1u_1=\mathcal{P}^m\widetilde{h}\to0 P m h − c 1 u 1 = P m h → 0 when m → ∞ m\to\infty m → ∞ . Since P \mathcal{P} P preserves the integral of h h h , we must have c 1 = 0 c_1=0 c 1 = 0 .
Let δ = 1 \delta=1 δ = 1 if the algebraic multiplicity of λ ∗ \lambda_* λ ∗ is larger than 1 (but at most n − 1 n-1 n − 1 ), and δ = 0 \delta=0 δ = 0 if λ ∗ \lambda_* λ ∗ is simple. Then there exists C > 0 C>0 C > 0 such that for all j ≥ 1 j\geq1 j ≥ 1 we have
max { ∥ P j g 1 ∥ B V , ∥ P j h ∥ B V } ≤ C j δ ( n − 1 ) ( ∣ λ ∗ ∣ / β ) j . (70) \max\left\{\lVert\mathcal{P}^j g_1\rVert_{BV},\lVert\mathcal{P}^j h\rVert_{BV}\right\}\leq Cj^{\delta(n-1)}\left(\lvert\lambda_*\rvert/\beta\right)^j. \tag*{(70)} max { ∥ P j g 1 ∥ B V , ∥ P j h ∥ B V } ≤ C j δ ( n − 1 ) ( ∣ λ ∗ ∣ / β ) j . (70)
This together with (A.3) applied to (A.4) leads to (remember that ∣ f ( 1 ) ∣ ≤ ∥ f ∥ L ∞ ≤ Var 0 1 ( f ) |f(1)| \le\|f\|_{L^\infty} \le\operatorname{Var}_{0}^{1}(f) ∣ f ( 1 ) ∣ ≤ ∥ f ∥ L ∞ ≤ Var 0 1 ( f ) because f f f changes sign):
∥ g r − ( β − 1 P n ) r − 1 g 1 ∥ B V ≤ C Var 0 1 ( f ) ∑ k = 1 r − 1 β − ( r − k ) k δ ( n − 1 ) ( ∣ λ ∗ ∣ β ) k . (71) \|g_r-(\beta^{-1}\mathcal{P}_n)^{r-1}g_1\|_{BV}\le C\operatorname{Var}_{0}^{1}(f)\sum_{k=1}^{r-1}\beta^{-(r-k)}k^{\delta(n-1)}\left(\frac{|\lambda_*|}{\beta}\right)^k. \tag*{(71)} ∥ g r − ( β − 1 P n ) r − 1 g 1 ∥ B V ≤ C Var 0 1 ( f ) k = 1 ∑ r − 1 β − ( r − k ) k δ ( n − 1 ) ( β ∣ λ ∗ ∣ ) k . (71)
We have the following alternatives:
If ∣ λ ∗ ∣ < 1 |\lambda_*|<1 ∣ λ ∗ ∣ < 1 then we know from Lemma A.4 that all roots of p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) are simple, thus δ = 0 \delta=0 δ = 0 in (A.5) and (A.6) hence ∑ k = 1 r − 1 β − ( r − k ) ( ∣ λ ∗ ∣ β ) k ≤ β − r ( 1 − ∣ λ ∗ ∣ ) − 1 \sum_{k=1}^{r-1}\beta^{-(r-k)}\left(\frac{|\lambda_*|}{\beta}\right)^k\le\beta^{-r}(1-|\lambda_*|)^{-1} ∑ k = 1 r − 1 β − ( r − k ) ( β ∣ λ ∗ ∣ ) k ≤ β − r ( 1 − ∣ λ ∗ ∣ ) − 1 and
∥ g r − ( β − 1 P n ) r − 1 g 1 ∥ B V ≤ C Var 0 1 ( f ) ( 1 − ∣ λ ∗ ∣ ) − 1 β − r ; \|g_r-(\beta^{-1}\mathcal{P}_n)^{r-1}g_1\|_{BV}\le C\operatorname{Var}_{0}^{1}(f)(1-|\lambda_*|)^{-1}\beta^{-r}; ∥ g r − ( β − 1 P n ) r − 1 g 1 ∥ B V ≤ C Var 0 1 ( f ) ( 1 − ∣ λ ∗ ∣ ) − 1 β − r ;
∥ g r − ( β − 1 P n ) r − 1 g 1 ∥ B V ≤ C Var 0 1 ( f ) r n − 1 ( ∣ λ ∗ ∣ / β ) r ∣ λ ∗ ∣ − 1 . \|g_r-(\beta^{-1}\mathcal{P}_n)^{r-1}g_1\|_{BV}\le C\operatorname{Var}_{0}^{1}(f)\frac{r^{n-1}(|\lambda_*|/\beta)^r}{|\lambda_*|-1}. ∥ g r − ( β − 1 P n ) r − 1 g 1 ∥ B V ≤ C Var 0 1 ( f ) ∣ λ ∗ ∣ − 1 r n − 1 ( ∣ λ ∗ ∣/ β ) r .
Going back to (A.2) and using that X r = P r f − g r X_r=\mathcal{P}^r f-g_r X r = P r f − g r changes sign we have
∥ P r f − g r ∥ L ∞ ≤ Var 0 1 ( P r f − g r ) ≤ Var 0 1 ( f ) β − r \|\mathcal{P}^r f-g_r\|_{L^\infty}\le\operatorname{Var}_{0}^{1}(\mathcal{P}^r f-g_r)\le\operatorname{Var}_{0}^{1}(f)\beta^{-r} ∥ P r f − g r ∥ L ∞ ≤ Var 0 1 ( P r f − g r ) ≤ Var 0 1 ( f ) β − r
which together with the above estimates on (A.6) and the triangle inequality we obtain (35) . □
Proof of Lemma 4.4
Let g = f − ∫ 0 1 f ( x ) d x g=f-\int_{0}^{1}f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x g = f − ∫ 0 1 f ( x ) d x . Then ∫ 0 1 g ( x ) d x = 0 \int_{0}^{1}g(x)\,\mathrm{d}x=0 ∫ 0 1 g ( x ) d x = 0 . We will now reuse some of the construction from Lemma 4.3. Namely, from (A.1) we see that all g r g_r g r ’s with r ≥ 1 r\ge1 r ≥ 1 belong to the subspace generated by the χ [ 0 , b j ] \chi_{[0,b_j]} χ [ 0 , b j ] ’s. From (A.2) we have Var 0 1 ( X r ) ≤ β − r Var 0 1 ( g ) \operatorname{Var}_{0}^{1}(X_r)\le\beta^{-r}\operatorname{Var}_{0}^{1}(g) Var 0 1 ( X r ) ≤ β − r Var 0 1 ( g ) . Thus by putting h r = g r + χ [ 0 , 1 ] ∫ 0 1 f ( x ) d x h_r=g_r+\chi_{[0,1]}\int_{0}^{1}f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x h r = g r + χ [ 0 , 1 ] ∫ 0 1 f ( x ) d x we obtain the result.
Various properties of β \beta β
Criteria for p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) to be a Parry-Pisot polynomial
We start by giving here a short alternative proof for a result of Brauer [1 ] which holds for all n ≥ 2 n\ge2 n ≥ 2 .
Lemma A.1. Assume that n ≥ 2 n\ge2 n ≥ 2 and a 0 ≥ ⋯ ≥ a n − 1 ≥ 1 a_0\ge\cdots\ge a_{n-1}\ge1 a 0 ≥ ⋯ ≥ a n − 1 ≥ 1 are natural numbers. Let
p ( z ) = z n − ( a 0 z n − 1 + ⋯ + a n − 1 ) . p(z)=z^n-(a_0z^{n-1}+\cdots+a_{n-1}). p ( z ) = z n − ( a 0 z n − 1 + ⋯ + a n − 1 ) .
Then p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) is a Parry-Pisot polynomial according to Definition 1.1 .
Proof. We already know from the analysis of (1) that f ( x ) = x − n p ( x ) f(x)=x^{-n}p(x) f ( x ) = x − n p ( x ) (and thus p p p ) has a unique and simple positive root β > 1 \beta>1 β > 1 . Also, from (5) we infer that p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) is a Parry polynomial. We now need to show that the other roots of p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) belong to the open unit disk. Let
q ( z ) = ( 1 − z ) p ( z ) = ( 1 − z ) ( z n − ( a 0 z n − 1 + ⋯ + a n − 1 ) ) = ( a 0 + 1 ) z n − ( z n + 1 + ( a 0 − a 1 ) z n − 1 + ⋯ + ( a n − 2 − a n − 1 ) z + a n − 1 ) = : H ( z ) − M ( z ) . (72) \begin{aligned}
q(z)=(1-z)p(z)=(1-z)\left(z^n-(a_0z^{n-1}+\cdots+a_{n-1})\right) \\
&=(a_0+1)z^n-\left(z^{n+1}+(a_0-a_1)z^{n-1}+\cdots+(a_{n-2}-a_{n-1})z+a_{n-1}\right) \\
&=:H(z)-M(z). \tag*{(72)}
\end{aligned} q ( z ) = ( 1 − z ) p ( z ) = ( 1 − z ) ( z n − ( a 0 z n − 1 + ⋯ + a n − 1 ) ) = ( a 0 + 1 ) z n − ( z n + 1 + ( a 0 − a 1 ) z n − 1 + ⋯ + ( a n − 2 − a n − 1 ) z + a n − 1 ) =: H ( z ) − M ( z ) . (72)
Let us show that if ∣ z ∣ = 1 + r |z|=1+r ∣ z ∣ = 1 + r with r > 0 r>0 r > 0 sufficiently small then ∣ H ( z ) ∣ > ∣ M ( z ) ∣ |H(z)|>|M(z)| ∣ H ( z ) ∣ > ∣ M ( z ) ∣ , hence q q q has no zeros on that circle. Indeed, if r r r is small we have
∣ H ( z ) ∣ = ( a 0 + 1 ) ( 1 + n r ) + O ( r 2 ) |H(z)|=(a_0+1)(1+nr)+O(r^2) ∣ H ( z ) ∣ = ( a 0 + 1 ) ( 1 + n r ) + O ( r 2 )
and by the triangle inequality
∣ M ( z ) ∣ ≤ 1 + ( n + 1 ) r + ( a 0 − a 1 ) ( 1 + ( n − 1 ) r ) + ⋯ + ( a n − 2 − a n − 1 ) ( 1 + r ) + a n − 1 + O ( r 2 ) = 1 + a 0 + r ( n + 1 + ( a 0 − a 1 ) ( n − 1 ) + ( a 1 − a 2 ) ( n − 2 ) + ⋯ + ( a n − 2 − a n − 1 ) ) + O ( r 2 ) . \begin{aligned}
|M(z)|\leq1+(n+1)r+(a_0-a_1)(1+(n-1)r)+\cdots+(a_{n-2}-a_{n-1})(1+r)+a_{n-1}+O(r^2) \\
&=1+a_0+r\left(n+1+(a_0-a_1)(n-1)+(a_1-a_2)(n-2)+\cdots+(a_{n-2}-a_{n-1})\right)+O(r^2).
\end{aligned} ∣ M ( z ) ∣ ≤ 1 + ( n + 1 ) r + ( a 0 − a 1 ) ( 1 + ( n − 1 ) r ) + ⋯ + ( a n − 2 − a n − 1 ) ( 1 + r ) + a n − 1 + O ( r 2 ) = 1 + a 0 + r ( n + 1 + ( a 0 − a 1 ) ( n − 1 ) + ( a 1 − a 2 ) ( n − 2 ) + ⋯ + ( a n − 2 − a n − 1 ) ) + O ( r 2 ) .
Replacing n − k n-k n − k with n − 1 n-1 n − 1 we have
( a 0 − a 1 ) ( n − 1 ) + ( a 1 − a 2 ) ( n − 2 ) + ⋯ + ( a n − 2 − a n − 1 ) ≤ ( n − 1 ) ( a 0 − a n − 1 ) (a_0-a_1)(n-1)+(a_1-a_2)(n-2)+\cdots+(a_{n-2}-a_{n-1})\leq(n-1)(a_0-a_{n-1}) ( a 0 − a 1 ) ( n − 1 ) + ( a 1 − a 2 ) ( n − 2 ) + ⋯ + ( a n − 2 − a n − 1 ) ≤ ( n − 1 ) ( a 0 − a n − 1 )
and thus
∣ M ( z ) ∣ ≤ 1 + a 0 + r ( n + 1 + ( a 0 − a n − 1 ) ( n − 1 ) ) + O ( r 2 ) . |M(z)|\leq1+a_0+r\left(n+1+(a_0-a_{n-1})(n-1)\right)+O(r^2). ∣ M ( z ) ∣ ≤ 1 + a 0 + r ( n + 1 + ( a 0 − a n − 1 ) ( n − 1 ) ) + O ( r 2 ) .
Hence for small r > 0 r>0 r > 0 :
r − 1 ( ∣ H ( z ) ∣ − ∣ M ( z ) ∣ ) ≥ ( 1 + a 0 ) n − ( n + 1 ) − ( a 0 − a n − 1 ) ( n − 1 ) + O ( r ) = a 0 − 1 + a n − 1 ( n − 1 ) + O ( r ) ≥ 1 + O ( r ) > 0. \begin{aligned}
r^{-1}\left(|H(z)|-|M(z)|\right)\geq(1+a_0)n-(n+1)-(a_0-a_{n-1})(n-1)+O(r) \\
&=a_0-1+a_{n-1}(n-1)+O(r)\geq1+O(r)>0.
\end{aligned} r − 1 ( ∣ H ( z ) ∣ − ∣ M ( z ) ∣ ) ≥ ( 1 + a 0 ) n − ( n + 1 ) − ( a 0 − a n − 1 ) ( n − 1 ) + O ( r ) = a 0 − 1 + a n − 1 ( n − 1 ) + O ( r ) ≥ 1 + O ( r ) > 0.
Now fix such an r r r and consider the polynomial
q t ( z ) = H ( z ) − t M ( z ) , ∣ z ∣ ≤ 1 + r , 0 ≤ t ≤ 1 , q ( z ) = q 1 ( z ) , H ( z ) = q 0 ( z ) . q_t(z)=H(z)-tM(z),\qquad|z|\leq1+r,\qquad0\leq t\leq1,\qquad q(z)=q_1(z),\qquad H(z)=q_0(z). q t ( z ) = H ( z ) − tM ( z ) , ∣ z ∣ ≤ 1 + r , 0 ≤ t ≤ 1 , q ( z ) = q 1 ( z ) , H ( z ) = q 0 ( z ) .
As in Rouché’s theorem, the number of zeros (counting algebraic multiplicities) of q t q_t q t inside the disk ∣ z ∣ ≤ 1 + r |z|\leq1+r ∣ z ∣ ≤ 1 + r is given by the Cauchy integral
N t = 1 2 π i ∮ ∣ z ∣ = 1 + r q t ′ ( z ) q t ( z ) d z N_t=\frac{1}{2\pi i}\oint_{|z|=1+r}\frac{q_t'(z)}{q_t(z)}\,dz N t = 2 π i 1 ∮ ∣ z ∣ = 1 + r q t ( z ) q t ′ ( z ) d z
which is integer valued and (Lipschitz) continuous on 0 ≤ t ≤ 1 0\leq t\leq1 0 ≤ t ≤ 1 , thus constant and equal to N 0 = n N_0=n N 0 = n . This remains true for all small enough r r r , thus q ( z ) = q 1 ( z ) q(z)=q_1(z) q ( z ) = q 1 ( z ) has exactly n n n zeros inside the closed unit disk ∣ z ∣ ≤ 1 |z|\leq1 ∣ z ∣ ≤ 1 .
By construction, z = 1 z=1 z = 1 is a root for q q q but not for p p p . Let us show that q q q has no other roots on ∣ z ∣ = 1 |z|=1 ∣ z ∣ = 1 other than z = 1 z=1 z = 1 . Indeed, if z = e i θ z=e^{i\theta} z = e i θ is such a root with − π < θ ≤ π -\pi<\theta\leq\pi − π < θ ≤ π then z − n q ( z ) = 0 z^{-n}q(z)=0 z − n q ( z ) = 0 and from (A.1) we get
a 0 + 1 = cos ( θ ) + ( a 0 − a 1 ) cos ( θ ) + ⋯ + ( a n − 2 − a n − 1 ) cos ( ( n − 1 ) θ ) + a n − 1 cos ( n θ ) ≤ cos ( θ ) + a 0 \begin{aligned}
a_0+1=\cos(\theta)+(a_0-a_1)\cos(\theta)+\cdots+(a_{n-2}-a_{n-1})\cos((n-1)\theta)+a_{n-1}\cos(n\theta) \\
&\leq\cos(\theta)+a_0
\end{aligned} a 0 + 1 = cos ( θ ) + ( a 0 − a 1 ) cos ( θ ) + ⋯ + ( a n − 2 − a n − 1 ) cos (( n − 1 ) θ ) + a n − 1 cos ( n θ ) ≤ cos ( θ ) + a 0
which demands θ = 0 \theta=0 θ = 0 . We conclude that q q q thus p p p have n − 1 n-1 n − 1 zeros inside the open unit disk. □
Lemma A.2. Assume that { a j } j = 0 n − 1 \{a_j\}_{j=0}^{n-1} { a j } j = 0 n − 1 with n ≥ 2 n \ge2 n ≥ 2 are natural numbers such that
a n − 1 ≥ 1 and a 0 ≥ 2 + a 1 + ⋯ + a n − 1 . a_{n-1} \ge1 \qquad\text{and}\qquad a_0 \ge2+a_1+\cdots+a_{n-1}. a n − 1 ≥ 1 and a 0 ≥ 2 + a 1 + ⋯ + a n − 1 . Then they form a finite Parry sequence and p ( z ) = z n − ( a 0 z n − 1 + ⋯ + a n − 1 ) p(z)=z^n-(a_0z^{n-1}+\cdots+a_{n-1}) p ( z ) = z n − ( a 0 z n − 1 + ⋯ + a n − 1 ) is Parry-Pisot according to Definition 1.1 .
Proof. The sequence { a j } j = 0 n − 1 \{a_j\}_{j=0}^{n-1} { a j } j = 0 n − 1 obeys (12) with j = 0 j=0 j = 0 hence p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) is a Parry polynomial. We write p ( z ) = H ( z ) + M ( z ) p(z)=H(z)+M(z) p ( z ) = H ( z ) + M ( z ) where
H ( z ) = − a 0 z n − 1 and M ( z ) = z n − a 1 z n − 2 − ⋯ − a n − 1 . H(z)=-a_0z^{n-1} \qquad\text{and}\qquad M(z)=z^n-a_1z^{n-2}-\cdots-a_{n-1}. H ( z ) = − a 0 z n − 1 and M ( z ) = z n − a 1 z n − 2 − ⋯ − a n − 1 .
If ∣ z ∣ = 1 |z|=1 ∣ z ∣ = 1 then ∣ H ( z ) ∣ − ∣ M ( z ) ∣ ≥ a 0 − ( 1 + a 1 + ⋯ + a n − 1 ) ≥ 1 |H(z)|-|M(z)|\ge a_0-(1+a_1+\cdots+a_{n-1})\ge1 ∣ H ( z ) ∣ − ∣ M ( z ) ∣ ≥ a 0 − ( 1 + a 1 + ⋯ + a n − 1 ) ≥ 1 hence reasoning as in the previous Lemma we have that p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) and H ( z ) H(z) H ( z ) have exactly n − 1 n-1 n − 1 zeros inside the open unit disk while β > 1 \beta>1 β > 1 is also a zero for p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) , hence β \beta β is a Pisot number. □ \square □
It turns out that if n ≤ 3 n\le3 n ≤ 3 , then p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) is always Parry-Pisot:
Lemma A.3. For any finite Parry sequence with n ≤ 3 n\le3 n ≤ 3 , p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) is a Parry-Pisot polynomial.
Proof. If n = 2 n=2 n = 2 then we must have a 0 ≥ a 1 a_0\ge a_1 a 0 ≥ a 1 hence Brauer’s criterion is always satisfied, but one can also directly use the formula which gives the second root z 2 = − a 1 / β z_2=-a_1/\beta z 2 = − a 1 / β which shows that ∣ z 2 ∣ < 1 |z_2|<1 ∣ z 2 ∣ < 1 . If n = 3 n=3 n = 3 we might have that a 0 ≥ max { a 1 , a 2 } a_0\ge\max\{a_1,a_2\} a 0 ≥ max { a 1 , a 2 } and a 1 < a 2 a_1<a_2 a 1 < a 2 , which still generate a finite Parry sequence according to Lemma 1.3 but do not satisfy Brauer’s criterion. Nevertheless, let us show that
p ( z ) = z 3 − a 0 z 2 − a 1 z − a 2 p(z)=z^3-a_0z^2-a_1z-a_2 p ( z ) = z 3 − a 0 z 2 − a 1 z − a 2
is Parry-Pisot. Denote its roots with β > 1 \beta>1 β > 1 , z 2 z_2 z 2 and z 3 z_3 z 3 . If z 2 z_2 z 2 has a non-zero imaginary part then z 3 = z 2 ‾ z_3=\overline{z_2} z 3 = z 2 . We must have β z 2 z 3 = a 2 \beta z_2z_3=a_2 β z 2 z 3 = a 2 , hence ∣ z 2 ∣ = ∣ z 3 ∣ = a 2 / β ≤ a 0 / β < 1 |z_2|=|z_3|=\sqrt{a_2/\beta}\le\sqrt{a_0/\beta}<1 ∣ z 2 ∣ = ∣ z 3 ∣ = a 2 / β ≤ a 0 / β < 1 . If z 2 z_2 z 2 and z 3 z_3 z 3 are both real, then they must be negative since β \beta β is the only positive root. We also have
β + z 2 + z 3 = a 0 \beta+z_2+z_3=a_0 β + z 2 + z 3 = a 0
hence 0 < − z 2 − z 3 = β − a 0 < 1 0<-z_2-z_3=\beta-a_0<1 0 < − z 2 − z 3 = β − a 0 < 1 which implies that z 2 , 3 ∈ ( − 1 , 0 ) z_{2,3}\in(-1,0) z 2 , 3 ∈ ( − 1 , 0 ) . We note that in the “non Brauer” case with a 1 < a 2 a_1<a_2 a 1 < a 2 we cannot have negative roots at all because for z ∈ [ − 1 , 0 ] z\in[-1,0] z ∈ [ − 1 , 0 ] we have
p ( z ) < − a 1 z − a 2 ≤ a 1 − a 2 < 0. p(z)<-a_1z-a_2\le a_1-a_2<0. p ( z ) < − a 1 z − a 2 ≤ a 1 − a 2 < 0.
□ \square □
Lemma A.4. If p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) is Parry-Pisot, then it is irreducible over the rationals and all its roots are simple.
Proof. Let us first prove that p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) cannot be written as a product of two nontrivial monic polynomials with integer coefficients. If this were possible, then one of the factors would have β \beta β as a root, while the other factor can only have roots of absolute value obeying 0 < ∣ λ ∣ < 1 0<|\lambda|<1 0 < ∣ λ ∣ < 1 hence its “free” term equals (up to a sign) the product of its roots, which cannot equal an integer.
From Gauss’ Lemma we have that p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) is also irreducible over the rationals. Denote by d ( z ) d(z) d ( z ) the greatest common divisor of p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) and p ′ ( z ) p'(z) p ′ ( z ) . From Bézout’s identity we know that d ( z ) d(z) d ( z ) can be written as a linear combination of p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) and p ′ ( z ) p'(z) p ′ ( z ) , hence if p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) had a double root it would also be a root for d ( z ) d(z) d ( z ) , implying that the degree of d ( z ) d(z) d ( z ) is at least 1. This contradicts the irreducibility of p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) over the rationals. □ \square □
All roots of p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) can get arbitrarily close to the unit circle
The interest of this result is more that there exist Parry polynomials whose roots can get arbitrarily close to 1 in absolute value, that is given ε \varepsilon ε there is a Parry polynomial all of whose roots z z z obey ∣ 1 − ∣ z ∣ ∣ < ε |1-|z||<\varepsilon ∣1 − ∣ z ∣∣ < ε . Let us consider the polynomial p ( z ) = z n − z n − 1 − 1 p(z)=z^n-z^{n-1}-1 p ( z ) = z n − z n − 1 − 1 with n ≥ 3 n\ge3 n ≥ 3 for which a 0 = a n − 1 = 1 a_0=a_{n-1}=1 a 0 = a n − 1 = 1 and a 1 = ⋯ = a n − 2 = 0 a_1=\cdots=a_{n-2}=0 a 1 = ⋯ = a n − 2 = 0 .
Let f ( z ) = − p ( z ) / z n − 1 = 1 + 1 / z n − 1 − z f(z)=-p(z)/z^{n-1}=1+1/z^{n-1}-z f ( z ) = − p ( z ) / z n − 1 = 1 + 1/ z n − 1 − z . The zeros of f f f coincide with the zeros of p p p . Let us estimate the position of β \beta β . We have f ( 1 ) > 0 f(1)>0 f ( 1 ) > 0 and
f ( 1 + 1 n − 1 ) = e − ( n − 1 ) ln ( 1 + 1 / n − 1 ) − 1 n − 1 = − 1 n − 1 + O ( e − n − 1 ) < 0 f\left(1+\frac{1}{\sqrt{n-1}}\right)=e^{-(n-1)\ln(1+1/\sqrt{n-1})}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{n-1}}=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{n-1}}+O\left(e^{-\sqrt{n-1}}\right)<0 f ( 1 + n − 1 1 ) = e − ( n − 1 ) l n ( 1 + 1/ n − 1 ) − n − 1 1 = − n − 1 1 + O ( e − n − 1 ) < 0
if n n n is large enough. Thus β ∈ ( 1 , 1 + 1 / n − 1 ) \beta\in(1,1+1/\sqrt{n-1}) β ∈ ( 1 , 1 + 1/ n − 1 ) for n n n large enough.
Since a 0 = 1 a_0=1 a 0 = 1 we have β < a 0 + 1 < 2 \beta<a_0+1<2 β < a 0 + 1 < 2 . Thus if z z z is any zero of p ( z ) p(z) p ( z ) we have ∣ z ∣ ≤ β ≤ 2 |z|\le\beta\le2 ∣ z ∣ ≤ β ≤ 2 and
∣ 1 − z ∣ = 1 / ∣ z ∣ n − 1 ≤ 3 , ∣ z ∣ ≥ 1 / 3 1 / ( n − 1 ) . |1-z|=1/|z|^{n-1}\le3,\qquad|z|\ge1/3^{1/(n-1)}. ∣1 − z ∣ = 1/∣ z ∣ n − 1 ≤ 3 , ∣ z ∣ ≥ 1/ 3 1/ ( n − 1 ) .
This means that for large enough n n n , the zeros of p p p obey
1 3 1 / ( n − 1 ) ≤ ∣ z ∣ ≤ 1 + 1 n − 1 , \frac{1}{3^{1/(n-1)}}\le|z|\le1+\frac{1}{\sqrt{n-1}}, 3 1/ ( n − 1 ) 1 ≤ ∣ z ∣ ≤ 1 + n − 1 1 ,
thus ∣ z ∣ |z| ∣ z ∣ can get arbitrarily close to 1 when n n n grows.
Acknowledgements. We are grateful for the technical assistance of A. Author.
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