Zaimi, Toufik2022-04-272022-04-272007http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12922Let θ be a real number satisfying 1 <θ< 2, and let A(θ ) be the set of polynomials with coefficients in {0, 1}, evaluated at θ. Using a result of Bugeaud, we prove by elementary methods that θ is a Pisot number when the set (A(θ ) − A(θ ) − A(θ )) is discrete; the problem whether Pisot numbers are the only numbers θ such that 0 is not a limit point of (A(θ ) − A(θ )) is still unsolved. We also determine the three greatest limit points of the quantities inf{c, c > 0, c ∈ C(θ )}, where C(θ ) is the set of polynomials with coefficients in {−1, 1}, evaluated at θ, and we find in particular infinitely many Perron numbers θ such that the sets C(θ ) are discrete.enPolynomial approximationBeta-expansionPisot numbersArticle