The effective Lang-type approximation conjecture for cubic irrational numbers

Let ξR\xi\in\mathbb{R} be a real cubic irrational number, let H(ξ)H(\xi) be the naive height of its minimal polynomial with coprime integer coefficients, and let φ=(5+1)/2\varphi=(\sqrt{5}+1)/2. Let τ\tau and CC be the constants from the partial-quotient bound conjecture. Effective Lang-type approximation conjecture. There exists an absolute constant cc such that, for every real cubic irrational number ξ\xi and every qNq\in\mathbb{N},

qξcH(ξ)τq(logq)2.\lVert q\xi\rVert\geq\frac{c}{H(\xi)^\tau q(\log q)^2}.

Moreover, one can take c=ln2φCc=\frac{\ln^2\varphi}{C}. This is presented as a reformulation of the preceding conjecture using standard continued-fraction estimates. The supplied text gives no independent resolution of the claim.

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Dmitry Badziahin, “Continued fractions of cubic Laurent series”, arXiv:2211.08663 (2024).

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