The conjecture that continued-fraction sets with matched bounds cover modulo 1

For kNk\in\mathbb{N}, let FkF_{\leq k} and FkF_{\geq k} denote the continued-fraction sets whose partial quotients are respectively bounded above by kk and bounded below by kk. Write A+B={a+b:aA,bB}A+B=\{a+b:a\in A,b\in B\} and ARmod1A\equiv\mathbb{R}\mod 1 when A+Z=RA+\mathbb{Z}=\mathbb{R}. The continued-fraction upper-and-lower conjecture. For every kNk\in\mathbb{N},

F2k+FkRmod1.F_{\leq 2k}+F_{\geq k}\equiv\mathbb{R}\mod 1.

The directly matched sum Fk+FkF_{\leq k}+F_{\geq k} has diameter less than 11, so it cannot satisfy the corresponding covering statement. This alternative conjecture is presented as an analogue of the Lüroth-set results and relates to decompositions involving badly and well approximable numbers.

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Maiken Gravgaard and Ying Wai Lee, “Decomposition of real numbers into sums of Lüroth sets”, arXiv:2506.12513 (2026).

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