# $L^\infty$-estimation of generalized Thue-Morse trigonometric polynomials and ergodic maximization

## TL;DR

This paper establishes the asymptotic behavior of the $L^
abla$-norm of generalized Thue-Morse trigonometric polynomials, linking it to ergodic maximization and providing a method to compute the key exponent.

## Contribution

It introduces a new connection between the $L^
abla$-norm growth of these polynomials and ergodic theory, specifically maximizing a certain function over a dynamical system.

## Key findings

- The $L^
abla$-norm behaves like $N^{b3(q;c)}$ with $b3(q;c)$ linked to ergodic maximization.
- The maximum is attained by a $q$-Sturmian measure.
- Numerical methods can compute $b3(q;c)$ for given parameters.

## Abstract

Given an integer $q\ge 2$ and a real number $c\in [0,1)$, consider the generalized Thue-Morse sequence $(t_n^{(q;c)})_{n\ge 0}$ defined by $t_n^{(q;c)} = e^{2\pi i c S_q(n)}$, where $S_q(n)$ is the sum of digits of the $q$-expansion of $n$. We prove that the $L^\infty$-norm of the trigonometric polynomials $\sigma_{N}^{(q;c)} (x) := \sum_{n=0}^{N-1} t_n^{(q;c)} e^{2\pi i n x}$, behaves like $N^{\gamma(q;c)}$, where $\gamma(q;c)$ is equal to the dynamical maximal value of $\log_q \left|\frac{\sin q\pi (x+c)}{\sin \pi (x+c)}\right|$ relative to the dynamics $x \mapsto qx \mod 1$ and that the maximum value is attained by a $q$-Sturmian measure. Numerical values of $\gamma(q;c)$ can be computed.