OpenAI reports singular Bernoulli convolutions at quartic Salem reciprocals

For every quartic Salem number β with 1<β<2, the unbiased Bernoulli convolution with contraction parameter λ=β⁻¹ is singular with respect to Lebesgue measure.

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For every quartic Salem number β with 1<β<2, the unbiased Bernoulli convolution with contraction parameter λ=β⁻¹ is singular with respect to Lebesgue measure.

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If correct, supplies singular Bernoulli convolutions at non-Pisot reciprocal parameters.

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Can a Bernoulli convolution be singular when the reciprocal parameter is a Salem number rather than Pisot?

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