Centered Polygonal Lacunary Sequences

Keith Sullivan, Drew Rutherford and Darin J. Ulness
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Keith Sullivan: Department of Mathematics, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN 56562, USA
Drew Rutherford: Department of Chemistry, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN 56562, USA
Darin J. Ulness: Department of Chemistry, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN 56562, USA

Mathematics, 2019, vol. 7, issue 10, 1-34

Abstract: Lacunary functions based on centered polygonal numbers have interesting features which are distinct from general lacunary functions. These features include rotational symmetry of the modulus of the functions and a notion of polished level sets. The behavior and characteristics of the natural boundary for centered polygonal lacunary sequences are discussed. These systems are complicated but, nonetheless, well organized because of their inherent rotational symmetry. This is particularly apparent at the so-called symmetry angles at which the values of the sequence at the natural boundary follow a relatively simple 4 p -cycle. This work examines special limit sequences at the natural boundary of centered polygonal lacunary sequences. These sequences arise by considering the sequence of values along integer fractions of the symmetry angle for centered polygonal lacunary functions. These sequences are referred to here as p -sequences. Several properties of the p -sequences are explored to give insight in the centered polygonal lacunary functions. Fibered spaces can organize these cycles into equivalence classes. This then provides a natural way to approach the infinite sum of the actual lacunary function. It is also seen that the inherent organization of the centered polygonal lacunary sequences gives rise to fractal-like self-similarity scaling features. These features scale in simple ways.

Keywords: lacunary function; gap function; centered polygonal numbers; triangular numbers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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