Hensley's dimension criterion for Zaremba's conjecture

For an integer A2A\geq 2, let

EA={x=[0;a1,a2,][0,1]:ajA},E_A=\{x=[0;a_1,a_2,\ldots]\in[0,1]:a_j\leq A\},

and let δA\delta_A be the Hausdorff dimension of EAE_A. Define

DA={NN:aNEAQ for some a(Z/NZ)×}.D_A=\left\{N\in\mathbb{N}:\frac{a}{N}\in E_A\cap\mathbb{Q}\text{ for some }a\in(\mathbb{Z}/N\mathbb{Z})^\times\right\}.

Hensley's conjecture. One has δA>1/2\delta_A>1/2 if and only if DAN1D_A\supset\mathbb{N}_{\gg 1}, meaning that Zaremba's conjecture holds for all sufficiently large NN.

This proposes a precise link between the Hausdorff dimension of the bounded-digit continued-fraction set and the eventual validity of Zaremba's conjecture. The paper describes it as a claim of Hensley; its resolution status is not specified in the supplied text.

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Primary source

Jungwon Lee, “Asymptotic statistics for finite continued fractions with restricted digits”, arXiv:2512.11357 (2026).

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