Lissajous Curve dense in a Volume

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The Lissajous-type curve $left(sin(omega_1 t), sin(omega_2 t)right)$, with $t in mathrmR$, is dense in a certain region of the plane.



This can be seen for instance from excellent answers to a previous question of mine: Curve dense inside the unit circle.



Consider now the curve $left(sin(omega_1 t), sin(omega_2 t), sin(omega_3 t)right)$ with $t in mathrmR$, and assume that the three frequencies are incommensurable.



Is this curve dense in some 3-dimensional region of finite volume? Or is it also dense just inside a 2-dimensional surface?



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And how about a similar curve in four dimensions (four sines with incommensurate frequencies); would it be dense in a 4-dimensional region of space? If so, how to prove it?







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    The Lissajous-type curve $left(sin(omega_1 t), sin(omega_2 t)right)$, with $t in mathrmR$, is dense in a certain region of the plane.



    This can be seen for instance from excellent answers to a previous question of mine: Curve dense inside the unit circle.



    Consider now the curve $left(sin(omega_1 t), sin(omega_2 t), sin(omega_3 t)right)$ with $t in mathrmR$, and assume that the three frequencies are incommensurable.



    Is this curve dense in some 3-dimensional region of finite volume? Or is it also dense just inside a 2-dimensional surface?



    $textbfADDED QUESTION$:



    And how about a similar curve in four dimensions (four sines with incommensurate frequencies); would it be dense in a 4-dimensional region of space? If so, how to prove it?







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      The Lissajous-type curve $left(sin(omega_1 t), sin(omega_2 t)right)$, with $t in mathrmR$, is dense in a certain region of the plane.



      This can be seen for instance from excellent answers to a previous question of mine: Curve dense inside the unit circle.



      Consider now the curve $left(sin(omega_1 t), sin(omega_2 t), sin(omega_3 t)right)$ with $t in mathrmR$, and assume that the three frequencies are incommensurable.



      Is this curve dense in some 3-dimensional region of finite volume? Or is it also dense just inside a 2-dimensional surface?



      $textbfADDED QUESTION$:



      And how about a similar curve in four dimensions (four sines with incommensurate frequencies); would it be dense in a 4-dimensional region of space? If so, how to prove it?







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      The Lissajous-type curve $left(sin(omega_1 t), sin(omega_2 t)right)$, with $t in mathrmR$, is dense in a certain region of the plane.



      This can be seen for instance from excellent answers to a previous question of mine: Curve dense inside the unit circle.



      Consider now the curve $left(sin(omega_1 t), sin(omega_2 t), sin(omega_3 t)right)$ with $t in mathrmR$, and assume that the three frequencies are incommensurable.



      Is this curve dense in some 3-dimensional region of finite volume? Or is it also dense just inside a 2-dimensional surface?



      $textbfADDED QUESTION$:



      And how about a similar curve in four dimensions (four sines with incommensurate frequencies); would it be dense in a 4-dimensional region of space? If so, how to prove it?









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          "fill"... Since the curve is continuously differentiable its image must have enmpty interior. Regarding whether the image can be dense in a non-empty open set, (pairwise) incommensurable is not quite the right condition. In fact





          The image is dense in $[-1,1]^3$ if and only if $omega_1$, $omega_2$, $omega_3$ are rationally independent.





          Meaning that $r_1omega_1+r_2omega_2+r_3omega_3=0$, $r_j$ rational implies $r_1=r_2=r_3=0$.



          If the $omega_j$ are not rationally independent there exist integers $n_j$ with $sum n_jomega_j=0$ and not all $n_j$ vanish. I think it's clear that this implies the curve is not dense, although I haven't written a formal proof.



          Define $$gamma(t)=(e^iomega_1t,e^iomega_2t,e^iomega_3t).$$
          Say $Bbb T=zinBbb C:$. It is clear that if the $omega_j$ are rationally dependent then $gamma$ is not dense in $Bbb T^3$.



          On the other hand, if the $omega_j$ are rationally independent then a standard elegant argument using Fourier series shows that $gamma$ is dense in $Bbb T^3$ (hence your curve is dense in $[-1,1]^3$). Sketch:



          Suppose the $omega_j$ are rationaly independent. Consider the equation $$left(frac12piint_0^2piright)^3f(e^it_1,e^it_2,e^it_3),dt_1dt_2dt_3=lim_Ttoinftyint_0^Tf(gamma(t)),dt,tag*$$which may or may not hold for a given $fin C(Bbb T^3)$. Show that $(*)$ holds if $f$ is a character, that is $$f(e^it_1,e^it_2,e^it_3)=e^i(n_1t_1+n_2t_2+n_3t_3)$$for some integers $n_j$. (Hint: If $n_1=n_2=n_3=0$ both sides equal $1$; if not, the fact that $sum n_jomega_jne0$ shows that both sides equal $0$.)



          Hence $(*)$ holds if $f$ is a trigonometric polynomial (a linear combination of characters). Since the trigonometric polynomials are dense in $C(Bbb T^3)$ it follows that $(*)$ holds for every $fin C(Bbb T^3)$, hence $gamma$ must be dense in $Bbb T^3$.






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            Let $a=sqrt2$, $b=sqrt3$, $c=sqrt5$.



             ParametricPlot3D[Sin[a t],Sin[b t],Sin[c t],t,-100,100]


            enter image description here



            The curve will not fill a surface or a volume. No differentiable curve can do that.



            Answer to the edited question



            There are cases where the image is not dense. The following follows this post in Wolfram Blog.



            Let $phi$ be the golden ratio. Then the image of the curve $(sin t,sin(phi,t),sin(phi^2,t))$ is contained in the surface
            $$
            (2 - x^2 - y^2 - z^2)^2 = 4 (1 - x^2) (1 - y^2) (1 - z^2).
            $$






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            • Thank you!, but posting the image is not enough to prove that a curve is dense in a volume. It looks dense, but a proof is a different thing!
              – Jennifer
              Aug 3 at 10:53










            • When I wrote the answer, there was no mention to density, unless my memory fails.
              – Julián Aguirre
              Aug 3 at 13:24










            • You are right, I didn't word it properly. And your figure is helpful because it suggests the denseness.
              – Jennifer
              Aug 3 at 13:40











            • I'm actually particularly interested in the case where the frequencies are square roots of prime numbers. Numerically it seems that the image is dense in a volume.
              – Jennifer
              Aug 3 at 14:12











            • I suspect that the image will be dense "for almost all" choices.
              – Julián Aguirre
              Aug 3 at 14:19










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            "fill"... Since the curve is continuously differentiable its image must have enmpty interior. Regarding whether the image can be dense in a non-empty open set, (pairwise) incommensurable is not quite the right condition. In fact





            The image is dense in $[-1,1]^3$ if and only if $omega_1$, $omega_2$, $omega_3$ are rationally independent.





            Meaning that $r_1omega_1+r_2omega_2+r_3omega_3=0$, $r_j$ rational implies $r_1=r_2=r_3=0$.



            If the $omega_j$ are not rationally independent there exist integers $n_j$ with $sum n_jomega_j=0$ and not all $n_j$ vanish. I think it's clear that this implies the curve is not dense, although I haven't written a formal proof.



            Define $$gamma(t)=(e^iomega_1t,e^iomega_2t,e^iomega_3t).$$
            Say $Bbb T=zinBbb C:$. It is clear that if the $omega_j$ are rationally dependent then $gamma$ is not dense in $Bbb T^3$.



            On the other hand, if the $omega_j$ are rationally independent then a standard elegant argument using Fourier series shows that $gamma$ is dense in $Bbb T^3$ (hence your curve is dense in $[-1,1]^3$). Sketch:



            Suppose the $omega_j$ are rationaly independent. Consider the equation $$left(frac12piint_0^2piright)^3f(e^it_1,e^it_2,e^it_3),dt_1dt_2dt_3=lim_Ttoinftyint_0^Tf(gamma(t)),dt,tag*$$which may or may not hold for a given $fin C(Bbb T^3)$. Show that $(*)$ holds if $f$ is a character, that is $$f(e^it_1,e^it_2,e^it_3)=e^i(n_1t_1+n_2t_2+n_3t_3)$$for some integers $n_j$. (Hint: If $n_1=n_2=n_3=0$ both sides equal $1$; if not, the fact that $sum n_jomega_jne0$ shows that both sides equal $0$.)



            Hence $(*)$ holds if $f$ is a trigonometric polynomial (a linear combination of characters). Since the trigonometric polynomials are dense in $C(Bbb T^3)$ it follows that $(*)$ holds for every $fin C(Bbb T^3)$, hence $gamma$ must be dense in $Bbb T^3$.






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              "fill"... Since the curve is continuously differentiable its image must have enmpty interior. Regarding whether the image can be dense in a non-empty open set, (pairwise) incommensurable is not quite the right condition. In fact





              The image is dense in $[-1,1]^3$ if and only if $omega_1$, $omega_2$, $omega_3$ are rationally independent.





              Meaning that $r_1omega_1+r_2omega_2+r_3omega_3=0$, $r_j$ rational implies $r_1=r_2=r_3=0$.



              If the $omega_j$ are not rationally independent there exist integers $n_j$ with $sum n_jomega_j=0$ and not all $n_j$ vanish. I think it's clear that this implies the curve is not dense, although I haven't written a formal proof.



              Define $$gamma(t)=(e^iomega_1t,e^iomega_2t,e^iomega_3t).$$
              Say $Bbb T=zinBbb C:$. It is clear that if the $omega_j$ are rationally dependent then $gamma$ is not dense in $Bbb T^3$.



              On the other hand, if the $omega_j$ are rationally independent then a standard elegant argument using Fourier series shows that $gamma$ is dense in $Bbb T^3$ (hence your curve is dense in $[-1,1]^3$). Sketch:



              Suppose the $omega_j$ are rationaly independent. Consider the equation $$left(frac12piint_0^2piright)^3f(e^it_1,e^it_2,e^it_3),dt_1dt_2dt_3=lim_Ttoinftyint_0^Tf(gamma(t)),dt,tag*$$which may or may not hold for a given $fin C(Bbb T^3)$. Show that $(*)$ holds if $f$ is a character, that is $$f(e^it_1,e^it_2,e^it_3)=e^i(n_1t_1+n_2t_2+n_3t_3)$$for some integers $n_j$. (Hint: If $n_1=n_2=n_3=0$ both sides equal $1$; if not, the fact that $sum n_jomega_jne0$ shows that both sides equal $0$.)



              Hence $(*)$ holds if $f$ is a trigonometric polynomial (a linear combination of characters). Since the trigonometric polynomials are dense in $C(Bbb T^3)$ it follows that $(*)$ holds for every $fin C(Bbb T^3)$, hence $gamma$ must be dense in $Bbb T^3$.






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                "fill"... Since the curve is continuously differentiable its image must have enmpty interior. Regarding whether the image can be dense in a non-empty open set, (pairwise) incommensurable is not quite the right condition. In fact





                The image is dense in $[-1,1]^3$ if and only if $omega_1$, $omega_2$, $omega_3$ are rationally independent.





                Meaning that $r_1omega_1+r_2omega_2+r_3omega_3=0$, $r_j$ rational implies $r_1=r_2=r_3=0$.



                If the $omega_j$ are not rationally independent there exist integers $n_j$ with $sum n_jomega_j=0$ and not all $n_j$ vanish. I think it's clear that this implies the curve is not dense, although I haven't written a formal proof.



                Define $$gamma(t)=(e^iomega_1t,e^iomega_2t,e^iomega_3t).$$
                Say $Bbb T=zinBbb C:$. It is clear that if the $omega_j$ are rationally dependent then $gamma$ is not dense in $Bbb T^3$.



                On the other hand, if the $omega_j$ are rationally independent then a standard elegant argument using Fourier series shows that $gamma$ is dense in $Bbb T^3$ (hence your curve is dense in $[-1,1]^3$). Sketch:



                Suppose the $omega_j$ are rationaly independent. Consider the equation $$left(frac12piint_0^2piright)^3f(e^it_1,e^it_2,e^it_3),dt_1dt_2dt_3=lim_Ttoinftyint_0^Tf(gamma(t)),dt,tag*$$which may or may not hold for a given $fin C(Bbb T^3)$. Show that $(*)$ holds if $f$ is a character, that is $$f(e^it_1,e^it_2,e^it_3)=e^i(n_1t_1+n_2t_2+n_3t_3)$$for some integers $n_j$. (Hint: If $n_1=n_2=n_3=0$ both sides equal $1$; if not, the fact that $sum n_jomega_jne0$ shows that both sides equal $0$.)



                Hence $(*)$ holds if $f$ is a trigonometric polynomial (a linear combination of characters). Since the trigonometric polynomials are dense in $C(Bbb T^3)$ it follows that $(*)$ holds for every $fin C(Bbb T^3)$, hence $gamma$ must be dense in $Bbb T^3$.






                share|cite|improve this answer















                "fill"... Since the curve is continuously differentiable its image must have enmpty interior. Regarding whether the image can be dense in a non-empty open set, (pairwise) incommensurable is not quite the right condition. In fact





                The image is dense in $[-1,1]^3$ if and only if $omega_1$, $omega_2$, $omega_3$ are rationally independent.





                Meaning that $r_1omega_1+r_2omega_2+r_3omega_3=0$, $r_j$ rational implies $r_1=r_2=r_3=0$.



                If the $omega_j$ are not rationally independent there exist integers $n_j$ with $sum n_jomega_j=0$ and not all $n_j$ vanish. I think it's clear that this implies the curve is not dense, although I haven't written a formal proof.



                Define $$gamma(t)=(e^iomega_1t,e^iomega_2t,e^iomega_3t).$$
                Say $Bbb T=zinBbb C:$. It is clear that if the $omega_j$ are rationally dependent then $gamma$ is not dense in $Bbb T^3$.



                On the other hand, if the $omega_j$ are rationally independent then a standard elegant argument using Fourier series shows that $gamma$ is dense in $Bbb T^3$ (hence your curve is dense in $[-1,1]^3$). Sketch:



                Suppose the $omega_j$ are rationaly independent. Consider the equation $$left(frac12piint_0^2piright)^3f(e^it_1,e^it_2,e^it_3),dt_1dt_2dt_3=lim_Ttoinftyint_0^Tf(gamma(t)),dt,tag*$$which may or may not hold for a given $fin C(Bbb T^3)$. Show that $(*)$ holds if $f$ is a character, that is $$f(e^it_1,e^it_2,e^it_3)=e^i(n_1t_1+n_2t_2+n_3t_3)$$for some integers $n_j$. (Hint: If $n_1=n_2=n_3=0$ both sides equal $1$; if not, the fact that $sum n_jomega_jne0$ shows that both sides equal $0$.)



                Hence $(*)$ holds if $f$ is a trigonometric polynomial (a linear combination of characters). Since the trigonometric polynomials are dense in $C(Bbb T^3)$ it follows that $(*)$ holds for every $fin C(Bbb T^3)$, hence $gamma$ must be dense in $Bbb T^3$.







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                    Let $a=sqrt2$, $b=sqrt3$, $c=sqrt5$.



                     ParametricPlot3D[Sin[a t],Sin[b t],Sin[c t],t,-100,100]


                    enter image description here



                    The curve will not fill a surface or a volume. No differentiable curve can do that.



                    Answer to the edited question



                    There are cases where the image is not dense. The following follows this post in Wolfram Blog.



                    Let $phi$ be the golden ratio. Then the image of the curve $(sin t,sin(phi,t),sin(phi^2,t))$ is contained in the surface
                    $$
                    (2 - x^2 - y^2 - z^2)^2 = 4 (1 - x^2) (1 - y^2) (1 - z^2).
                    $$






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                    • Thank you!, but posting the image is not enough to prove that a curve is dense in a volume. It looks dense, but a proof is a different thing!
                      – Jennifer
                      Aug 3 at 10:53










                    • When I wrote the answer, there was no mention to density, unless my memory fails.
                      – Julián Aguirre
                      Aug 3 at 13:24










                    • You are right, I didn't word it properly. And your figure is helpful because it suggests the denseness.
                      – Jennifer
                      Aug 3 at 13:40











                    • I'm actually particularly interested in the case where the frequencies are square roots of prime numbers. Numerically it seems that the image is dense in a volume.
                      – Jennifer
                      Aug 3 at 14:12











                    • I suspect that the image will be dense "for almost all" choices.
                      – Julián Aguirre
                      Aug 3 at 14:19














                    up vote
                    1
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                    Let $a=sqrt2$, $b=sqrt3$, $c=sqrt5$.



                     ParametricPlot3D[Sin[a t],Sin[b t],Sin[c t],t,-100,100]


                    enter image description here



                    The curve will not fill a surface or a volume. No differentiable curve can do that.



                    Answer to the edited question



                    There are cases where the image is not dense. The following follows this post in Wolfram Blog.



                    Let $phi$ be the golden ratio. Then the image of the curve $(sin t,sin(phi,t),sin(phi^2,t))$ is contained in the surface
                    $$
                    (2 - x^2 - y^2 - z^2)^2 = 4 (1 - x^2) (1 - y^2) (1 - z^2).
                    $$






                    share|cite|improve this answer























                    • Thank you!, but posting the image is not enough to prove that a curve is dense in a volume. It looks dense, but a proof is a different thing!
                      – Jennifer
                      Aug 3 at 10:53










                    • When I wrote the answer, there was no mention to density, unless my memory fails.
                      – Julián Aguirre
                      Aug 3 at 13:24










                    • You are right, I didn't word it properly. And your figure is helpful because it suggests the denseness.
                      – Jennifer
                      Aug 3 at 13:40











                    • I'm actually particularly interested in the case where the frequencies are square roots of prime numbers. Numerically it seems that the image is dense in a volume.
                      – Jennifer
                      Aug 3 at 14:12











                    • I suspect that the image will be dense "for almost all" choices.
                      – Julián Aguirre
                      Aug 3 at 14:19












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                    Let $a=sqrt2$, $b=sqrt3$, $c=sqrt5$.



                     ParametricPlot3D[Sin[a t],Sin[b t],Sin[c t],t,-100,100]


                    enter image description here



                    The curve will not fill a surface or a volume. No differentiable curve can do that.



                    Answer to the edited question



                    There are cases where the image is not dense. The following follows this post in Wolfram Blog.



                    Let $phi$ be the golden ratio. Then the image of the curve $(sin t,sin(phi,t),sin(phi^2,t))$ is contained in the surface
                    $$
                    (2 - x^2 - y^2 - z^2)^2 = 4 (1 - x^2) (1 - y^2) (1 - z^2).
                    $$






                    share|cite|improve this answer















                    Let $a=sqrt2$, $b=sqrt3$, $c=sqrt5$.



                     ParametricPlot3D[Sin[a t],Sin[b t],Sin[c t],t,-100,100]


                    enter image description here



                    The curve will not fill a surface or a volume. No differentiable curve can do that.



                    Answer to the edited question



                    There are cases where the image is not dense. The following follows this post in Wolfram Blog.



                    Let $phi$ be the golden ratio. Then the image of the curve $(sin t,sin(phi,t),sin(phi^2,t))$ is contained in the surface
                    $$
                    (2 - x^2 - y^2 - z^2)^2 = 4 (1 - x^2) (1 - y^2) (1 - z^2).
                    $$







                    share|cite|improve this answer















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                    • Thank you!, but posting the image is not enough to prove that a curve is dense in a volume. It looks dense, but a proof is a different thing!
                      – Jennifer
                      Aug 3 at 10:53










                    • When I wrote the answer, there was no mention to density, unless my memory fails.
                      – Julián Aguirre
                      Aug 3 at 13:24










                    • You are right, I didn't word it properly. And your figure is helpful because it suggests the denseness.
                      – Jennifer
                      Aug 3 at 13:40











                    • I'm actually particularly interested in the case where the frequencies are square roots of prime numbers. Numerically it seems that the image is dense in a volume.
                      – Jennifer
                      Aug 3 at 14:12











                    • I suspect that the image will be dense "for almost all" choices.
                      – Julián Aguirre
                      Aug 3 at 14:19
















                    • Thank you!, but posting the image is not enough to prove that a curve is dense in a volume. It looks dense, but a proof is a different thing!
                      – Jennifer
                      Aug 3 at 10:53










                    • When I wrote the answer, there was no mention to density, unless my memory fails.
                      – Julián Aguirre
                      Aug 3 at 13:24










                    • You are right, I didn't word it properly. And your figure is helpful because it suggests the denseness.
                      – Jennifer
                      Aug 3 at 13:40











                    • I'm actually particularly interested in the case where the frequencies are square roots of prime numbers. Numerically it seems that the image is dense in a volume.
                      – Jennifer
                      Aug 3 at 14:12











                    • I suspect that the image will be dense "for almost all" choices.
                      – Julián Aguirre
                      Aug 3 at 14:19















                    Thank you!, but posting the image is not enough to prove that a curve is dense in a volume. It looks dense, but a proof is a different thing!
                    – Jennifer
                    Aug 3 at 10:53




                    Thank you!, but posting the image is not enough to prove that a curve is dense in a volume. It looks dense, but a proof is a different thing!
                    – Jennifer
                    Aug 3 at 10:53












                    When I wrote the answer, there was no mention to density, unless my memory fails.
                    – Julián Aguirre
                    Aug 3 at 13:24




                    When I wrote the answer, there was no mention to density, unless my memory fails.
                    – Julián Aguirre
                    Aug 3 at 13:24












                    You are right, I didn't word it properly. And your figure is helpful because it suggests the denseness.
                    – Jennifer
                    Aug 3 at 13:40





                    You are right, I didn't word it properly. And your figure is helpful because it suggests the denseness.
                    – Jennifer
                    Aug 3 at 13:40













                    I'm actually particularly interested in the case where the frequencies are square roots of prime numbers. Numerically it seems that the image is dense in a volume.
                    – Jennifer
                    Aug 3 at 14:12





                    I'm actually particularly interested in the case where the frequencies are square roots of prime numbers. Numerically it seems that the image is dense in a volume.
                    – Jennifer
                    Aug 3 at 14:12













                    I suspect that the image will be dense "for almost all" choices.
                    – Julián Aguirre
                    Aug 3 at 14:19




                    I suspect that the image will be dense "for almost all" choices.
                    – Julián Aguirre
                    Aug 3 at 14:19












                     

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