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Diophantine bound for the square root of two (∥q2​∥≥1/(4q))

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For the nearest integer a to q2​, the nonzero integer 2q2−a2 has absolute value at least one. Dividing by q2​+a≤4q proves the bound. Thus the points 0,2​,…,W2​ modulo one are separated by at least 1/(4W). Ordering their distances from zero gives ∑h≤W​∥h2​∥−1≪Wlog(2W).

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