On the Intervals of a Third between Farey Fractions

Abstract

The spacing distribution between Farey points has drawn attention in recent years. It was found that the gaps $\gamma_{j+1}-\gamma_j$ between consecutive elements of the Farey sequence produce, as $Q\to\infty$, a limiting measure. Numerical computations suggest that for any $d\ge 2$, the gaps $\gamma_{j+d}-\gamma_j$ also produce a limiting measure whose support is distinguished by remarkable topological features. Here we prove the existence of the spacing distribution for $d=2$ and characterize completely the corresponding support of the measure.