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Hurwitz proves that every real irrational alpha has infinitely many rational approximations p/q with |alpha−p/q|<1/(sqrt(5)q²). The constant sqrt(5) in the denominator cannot be uniformly increased: irrationals whose continued fractions are eventually all 1, including the golden ratio and its integral fractional-linear equivalents, obstruct every larger constant.
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The universal quantifier is every real irrational, not every real including rationals and not a merely almost-everywhere statement. Infinitely many rational approximants have unbounded positive denominators; no finite precision search certifies the theorem. Sharpness is uniform over alpha, not a claim that every individual irrational has the same best approximation constant. Later refinements/Markoff classifications mentioned at the end are credited to Markoff rather than exported as wholly new Hurwitz theorems.
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A. Hurwitz
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Hurwitz proves the sharp universal square-root-five rational-approximation bound
Hurwitz proves that every real irrational alpha has infinitely many rational approximations p/q with |alpha−p/q|<1/(sqrt(5)q²). The constant sqrt(5) in the denominator cannot be uniformly increased: irrationals whose continued fractions are eventually all 1, including the golden ratio and its integral fractional-linear equivalents, obstruct every larger constant.
Scientific scope
The universal quantifier is every real irrational, not every real including rationals and not a merely almost-everywhere statement. Infinitely many rational approximants have unbounded positive denominators; no finite precision search certifies the theorem. Sharpness is uniform over alpha, not a claim that every individual irrational has the same best approximation constant. Later refinements/Markoff classifications mentioned at the end are credited to Markoff rather than exported as wholly new Hurwitz theorems.
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A. Hurwitz
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