Uniform Distribution Theory
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Journal

Uniform Distribution Theory


Volume
& Issue

Volume 11, Issue 2


Published
on

June 14, 2016


Pages

151-161


DOI

Article

Spatial Equidistribution of Binomial Coefficients Modulo Prime Powers

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Authors

Guy Barat Affiliation:
Institut fur Analysis und Zahlentheorie Technische Universitat Graz Kopernikusgasse 24 8010 Graz AUSTRIA
and Peter J. Grabner Affiliation:
Institut fur Analysis und Zahlentheorie Technische Universitat Graz Kopernikusgasse 24 8010 Graz AUSTRIA


Abstract

The spatial distribution of binomial coefficients in residue classes modulo prime powers is studied. It is proved inter alia that empirical distribution of the points \( (k, m) p^{-m} \) with \( 0 \leq k \leq n < p^m \) and \( \binom{n}{k} \equiv a \pmod{p^s} \) (for \( (a, p) = 1 \)) for \( m \to \infty \) tends to the Hausdorff measure on the "\( p \)-adic Sierpiński gasket," a fractal set studied earlier by von Haeseler, Peitgen, and Skordev.


Keywords

Binomial coefficients, equidistribution.


Citation

Barat, G. (2016). Spatial equidistribution of binomial coefficients modulo prime powers. Uniform Distribution Theory, 11(2), 151–161. https://doi.org/10.1515/udt-2016-0017

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