Supersilver ratio

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Supersilver ratio
A supersilver rectangle contains two scaled copies of itself, ς = ((ς − 1)2 + 2(ς − 1) + 1) / ς
Rationalityirrational algebraic
Symbolς
Representations
Decimal2.2055694304005903117020286...
Algebraic formreal root of x3 = 2x2 + 1
Continued fraction (linear)[2;4,1,6,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,2,1,2,1,...]
not periodic
infinite

In mathematics, the supersilver ratio is a geometrical proportion close to 75/34. Its true value is the real solution of the equation x3 = 2x2 + 1.

The name supersilver ratio results from analogy with the silver ratio, the positive solution of the equation x2 = 2x + 1, and the supergolden ratio.

Definition[edit]

Two quantities a > b > 0 are in the supersilver ratio-squared if

.

The ratio is here denoted

Based on this definition, one has

It follows that the supersilver ratio is found as the unique real solution of the cubic equation The decimal expansion of the root begins as (sequence A356035 in the OEIS).

The minimal polynomial for the reciprocal root is the depressed cubic thus the simplest solution with Cardano's formula,

or, using the hyperbolic sine,

is the superstable fixed point of the iteration

Rewrite the minimal polynomial as , then the iteration results in the continued radical

[1]

Dividing the defining trinomial by one obtains , and the conjugate elements of are

Properties[edit]

Rectangles with aspect ratios related to powers of ς tile the square.

The growth rate of the average value of the n-th term of a random Fibonacci sequence is .[2]

The supersilver ratio can be expressed in terms of itself as the infinite geometric series

and

in comparison to the silver ratio identities

and

For every integer one has

Continued fraction pattern of a few low powers

(5/24)
(5/11)
(53/24)
(73/15)
(118/11)

The supersilver ratio is a Pisot number.[3] Because the absolute value of the algebraic conjugates is smaller than 1, powers of generate almost integers. For example: After ten rotation steps the phases of the inward spiraling conjugate pair – initially close to – nearly align with the imaginary axis.

The minimal polynomial of the supersilver ratio has discriminant and factors into The imaginary quadratic field has class number Then the Hilbert class field of can be formed by adjoining .[4] With argument a generator for the ring of integers of , the real root  j(τ) of the Hilbert class polynomial is given by [5][6]

The Weber-Ramanujan class invariant is approximated with error < 3.5 ∙ 10−20 by

while its true value is the single real root of the polynomial

The elliptic integral singular value[7] for has closed form expression

(which is less than 1/294 the eccentricity of the orbit of Venus).

Third-order Pell sequences[edit]

These numbers are associated with the supersilver ratio as the Pell numbers and Pell-Lucas numbers are with the silver ratio.

The fundamental sequence is defined by the third-order recurrence relation

for n > 2,

with initial values

The first few terms are 1, 2, 4, 9, 20, 44, 97, 214, 472, 1041, 2296, 5064,... (sequence A008998 in the OEIS). The limit ratio between consecutive terms is the supersilver ratio.

The first 8 indices n for which is prime are n = 1, 6, 21, 114, 117, 849, 2418, 6144. The last number has 2111 decimal digits.

The sequence can be extended to negative indices using

The generating function of the sequence is given by

for .[8]

The third-order Pell numbers are related to sums of binomial coefficients by

.[9]

The characteristic equation of the recurrence is If the three solutions are real root and conjugate pair and , the supersilver numbers can be computed with the Binet formula

with real and conjugates and the roots of

Since and the number is the nearest integer to with n ≥ 0 and 0.1732702315504081807484794...

Coefficients result in the Binet formula for the related sequence

The first few terms are 3, 2, 4, 11, 24, 52, 115, 254, 560, 1235, 2724, 6008,... (sequence A332647 in the OEIS).

This third-order Pell-Lucas sequence has the Fermat property: if p is prime, The converse does not hold, but the small number of odd pseudoprimes makes the sequence special.[10] The 14 odd composite numbers below 108 to pass the test are n = 32, 52, 53, 315, 99297, 222443, 418625, 9122185, 32572, 11889745, 20909625, 24299681, 64036831, 76917325.

The third-order Pell numbers are obtained as integral powers n > 3 of a matrix with real eigenvalue

The trace of gives the above

Supersilver rectangle[edit]

Powers of ς within a supersilver rectangle.

A supersilver rectangle is a rectangle whose side lengths are in a ratio. Compared to the silver rectangle, containing a single scaled copy of itself, the supersilver rectangle has one more degree of self-similarity.

Given a rectangle of height 1 and length . On the right-hand side, cut off a square of side length 1 and mark the intersection with the falling diagonal. The remaining rectangle now has aspect ratio (according to ). Divide the original rectangle into four parts by a second, horizontal cut passing through the intersection point.[11]

Along the diagonal are two supersilver rectangles. The original rectangle and the scaled copies have diagonal lengths in the ratios or, equivalently, areas The areas of the rectangles opposite the diagonal are both equal to with aspect ratios (below) and (above).

The process can be repeated in the smallest supersilver rectangle at a scale of

See also[edit]

  • Solutions of equations similar to :
    • Silver ratio – the only positive solution of the equation
    • Golden ratio – the only positive solution of the equation
    • Supergolden ratio – the only real solution of the equation

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A272874". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.
  2. ^ (sequence A137421 in the OEIS)
  3. ^ Panju, Maysum (2011). "A Systematic Construction of Almost Integers" (PDF). The Waterloo Mathematics Review. 1 (2): 35–43.
  4. ^ "Hilbert class field of a quadratic field whose class number is 3". Mathematics stack exchange. 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  5. ^ Berndt, Bruce C.; Chan, Heng Huat (1999). "Ramanujan and the modular j-invariant". Canadian Mathematical Bulletin. 42 (4): 427–440. doi:10.4153/CMB-1999-050-1.
  6. ^ Johansson, Fredrik (2021). "Modular j-invariant". Fungrim. Retrieved April 30, 2024. Table of Hilbert class polynomials
  7. ^ Weisstein, Eric W. "Elliptic integral singular value". MathWorld.
  8. ^ (sequence A008998 in the OEIS)
  9. ^ Mahon, Br. J. M.; Horadam, A. F. (1990). "Third-order diagonal functions of Pell polynomials". The Fibonacci Quarterly. 28 (1): 3–10.
  10. ^ Similar sequences are studied in: Adams, William; Shanks, Daniel (1982). "Strong Primality Tests that are Not Sufficient". Mathematics of Computation. 39 (159). American Mathematical Society: 255–300. doi:10.1090/S0025-5718-1982-0658231-9. JSTOR 2007637.
  11. ^ Analogue to the construction in: Crilly, Tony (1994). "A Supergolden Rectangle". The Mathematical Gazette. 78 (483): 320–325. doi:10.2307/3620208.