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I thought of this construction: Let f, the first function have period 1, g the second have period √2. Define the equivalence relationship that x~y if x = y +
by im3w1l 6y ago
I thought of this construction:
Let f, the first function have period 1, g the second have period √2.
Define the equivalence relationship that x~y if x = y + a + b√2 for some a and b. Pick for each class a unique representative using the Axiom of Choice. For each representative e, define
f(a+b√2+e) = b√2, g(a+b√2+e) = a + e
By construction, any number can be represented through a unique (a, b, e). And f and g manifestly have the right periods.
- a1369209993 6y agoDo you mean real x and y, and rational a and b? (Ie, "x~y if x = y + a + b√2 for some [rational] a and b".)
- im3w1l 6y agoMy bad, a and b are integers. That's why the periods work out.