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A classification of Markoff-Fibonacci m-triples

Number Theory 2025-01-30 v2

Abstract

We classify all solution triples with Fibonacci components to the equation a2+b2+c2=3abc+m,a^2+b^2+c^2=3abc+m, for positive mm. We show that for m=2m=2 they are precisely (1,F(b),F(b+2))(1,F(b),F(b+2)), with even bb; for m=21m=21, there exist exactly two Fibonacci solutions (1,2,8)(1,2,8) and (2,2,13)(2,2,13) and for any other mm there exists at most one Fibonacci solution, which, in case it exists, is always minimal (i.e. it is a root of a Markoff tree). Moreover, we show that there is an infinite number of values of mm admitting exactly one such solution.

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@article{arxiv.2405.08509,
  title  = {A classification of Markoff-Fibonacci m-triples},
  author = {D. Alfaya and L. A. Calvo and A. Martínez de Guinea and J. Rodrigo and A. Srinivasan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.08509},
  year   = {2025}
}
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