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2503.10381

ON DIRICHLET NON-IMPROVABLE NUMBERS AND SHRINKING TARGET PROBLEMS

Qian Xiao

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Strong Field
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Sep 28, 2025, 12:56 AM

Audit review

The paper proves that dim_H E2({z_n},B) = limsup s_n with s_n built from three pre-dimensional series, via a careful two-case covering for the upper bound and a pressure/Cantor-measure construction for the lower bound. The model’s solution independently reconstructs the three covering mechanisms in the tail coordinate and performs a Moran-type lower bound via quasi-multiplicativity/Frostman. The core combinatorics (continued-fraction cylinders, inverse-branch scaling ≍ q_n^{-2}, and the three families leading to s_{n,1}, s_{n,2}, s_{n,3}) match the paper. The model, however, contains a sign/inversion slip when stating (T^n)' (it writes the inverse-branch derivative as the forward derivative) but then consistently uses the correct scaling for pullbacks; this is a minor correctable issue that does not affect the argument’s substance.

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\textbf{Recommendation:} minor revisions

\textbf{Journal Tier:} strong field

\textbf{Justification:}

The paper delivers a complete and apparently correct dimension formula for a moving-target variant of the Gauss map shrinking-target problem with product constraint. The argument is carefully split into an optimal cover (upper bound) and a pressure-based Cantor construction (lower bound), and the three pre-dimensional series cleanly encode the dependence on a1(z\_n). Minor expository adjustments would further improve clarity.