Pisot eigenvalue conjecture for periods of the multidimensional slow continued fraction algorithm

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Let KK be a real cubic field, and let α(0),α(1),α(2)\alpha^{(0)},\alpha^{(1)},\alpha^{(2)} be its positive Q\mathbb{Q}-basis. Set

α=α(1)α(0)+α(1)+α(2),β=α(2)α(0)+α(1)+α(2).\alpha=\frac{\alpha^{(1)}}{\alpha^{(0)}+\alpha^{(1)}+\alpha^{(2)}},\qquad \beta=\frac{\alpha^{(2)}}{\alpha^{(0)}+\alpha^{(1)}+\alpha^{(2)}}.

Let {εn}n=0∞\{\varepsilon_n\}_{n=0}^{\infty} be the expansion of (α,β)(\alpha,\beta). If εk+1,…,εk+l\varepsilon_{k+1},\ldots,\varepsilon_{k+l} is the period of this expansion, then Pisot eigenvalue conjecture. The matrix product

Mεk+1⋯Mεk+lM_{\varepsilon_{k+1}}\cdots M_{\varepsilon_{k+l}}

has a Pisot number as an eigenvalue.

The conjecture is one of two claims introduced as supported by numerical experiments. The supplied text gives no proof or resolution.

References

Primary source

Maki Furukado, Shunji Ito, Asaki Saito, Jun-ichi Tamura and Shin-ichi Yasutomi, “A new multidimensional slow continued fraction algorithm and stepped surface”, arXiv:1310.7781 (2013).

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